A Storm of Light Start Coast-to-Coast Tour Next Month; Show at Union Pool on March 18th

Brooklyn ambient/doom metal band A Storm of Light are heading back on the road next month for a coast-to-coast tour that finishes up with a show at Union Pool on March 18th.

For most of the West Coast shows, A Storm of Light is playing with Shrinebuilder. Harvestman is along for a few of the West Coast dates as well and there are shows with US Christmas, Via Vengeance, Rumanian Buck, Batillus, Indian, and Battlefields on some of the other tour stops.

A Storm of Light is touring behind their second release Forgive Us Our Trespasses which came out late last year on Neurot Recordings. Kerrang described this disc as "focused on song-craft and what unfolds is a majestically epic and intimidating soundscape. A haunting, bleak and impressive record."

A Storm of Light's 2010 touring lineup is: (Note: the band has an open call out for a permanent drummer)
Josh Graham (Battle Of Mice, Blood And Time, Neurosis): guitar, vocals
Domenic Seita (ex Tombs): bass, backing vocals,
Geoff Summers (Batillus): drum ands
Zohra Atash (Religious To Damn): vocals.

Here are the upcoming tour dates:
2/18/2010 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
2/19/2010 Gallery 5 - Richmond, VA
2/20/2010 The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN
2/21/2010 King Pin Bowl - Athens, GA
2/22/2010 Club 529 - Atlanta, GA
2/24/2010 Rubber Gloves - Denton, TX
2/25/2010 Emo’s - Austin, TX
2/27/2010 23 West - Tempe, AZ
2/28/2010 Club Congress - Tucson, AZ
3/02/2010 Casbah - San Diego, CA *
3/03/2010 Echo - Los Angeles, CA *
3/04/2010 Echo - Los Angeles, CA *
3/05/2010 Voodoo Lounge - San Jose, CA* + HARVESTMAN
3/06/2010 Oakland Metro - Oakland, CA * + HARVESTMAN
3/07/2010 The Independent - San Francisco,CA * + HARVESTMAN
3/09/2010 Neumos - Seattle, WA *
3/10/2010 Rotture - Portland, OR
3/13/2010 Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN
3/14/2010 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
3/15/2010 Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
3/18/2010 Union Pool - Brooklyn, NY
* w/ SHRINEBUILDER



Links:
A Storm of Light

Pelican Plays The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza on June 2nd with Isis and Tombs (Southern Lord)

Pelican, who recently signed to Southern Lord, is off on a May/June tour with Isis (Hydra Head) and Tombs (Relapse). The only area show is at Irving Plaza on June 2nd and tickets are $20.00.

Pelican will be performing material from their new EP "Ephemeral" and debuting new material that will be recorded for a forthcoming full-length on Southern Lord. The band will have tour-only CD copies of "Ephemeral" for sale at the shows. The vinyl edition of "Ephemeral" will be available on Southern Lord in early June.

Here are the upcoming tour dates:

5/19/2009 Emo's - Austin, TX
5/20/2009 Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX
5/21/2009 Meridian - Houston, TX
5/22/2009 Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA
5/23/2009 Bottletree Cafe - Birmingham, AL
5/25/2009 The Social - Orlando, FL
5/26/2009 Common Grounds - Gainesville, FL
5/27/2009 Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL
5/28/2009 The Earl - Atlanta, GA
5/29/2009 Cats Cradle - Carrboro, NC
5/30/2009 Black Cat - Washington, Washington DC
5/31/2009 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
6/02/2009 The Fillmore At Irving Plaza - New York, NY
6/03/2009 Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
6/04/2009 Pearl Street - Northampton, MA
6/05/2009 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
6/06/2009 The National - Montreal, QC
6/07/2009 Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
6/09/2009 Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
6/10/2009 20th Century Theatre - Cincinnati, OH
6/11/2009 Small’s - Detroit, MI
6/12/2009 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL

Links:
Pelican's MySpace Profile

Tombs (Relapse Records) are Playing the Charleston on Jan. 28th

Ambient/psychedelic metalers, Tombs are playing a couple shows in the area over the next couple weeks. The first is a show at The Charleston on January 28th. On the bill with Tombs are Kylesa, Black Anvil and Tournament. Tickets are $10.

The next area show is at Union Pool on February 4th. Tombs is playing with Dysrythmia and 1200 Trees. Admission is $10.

Tombs recently signed to Relapse Records and their label debut, Winter Hours, is coming out on February 17th. There are a couple tracks, "Gossamer" and "Beneath the Toxic Jungle", currently streaming on the Tombs' MySpace profile.

Here is a live video of Tombs performing "Golden Eyes" (from Winter Hours) that was filmed at the Relapse Records showcase at CMJ: