Bear Hands begins US tour today

Bear Hands US Tour

Headline Mercury Lounge Thursday May 22nd at 10:30PM
With Action Painters, Saints & Lovers And The Jaguar Club

More Tour Dates
May 31 2008 8:00P Grog Shop w/ Broken Spindles Cleveland, OH
Jun 1 2008 4:00P Do-Division Festival w/ Ted Leo & the Pharmacists Chicago, IL
Jun 2 2008 7:00P The Barbary w/ Die! Die! Die! - EARLY ALL AGES SHOW! Philadelphia, PA
Jun 26 2008 7:00P Cuneen Hackett Theatre w/ Ted Leo & The Pharmacists ALL AGES! Poughkeepsie, NY

Fresh off their critically acclaimed SXSW shows, Brooklyn’s Bear Hands are playing a slew of dates with Ambulance Ltd., Cursive, & Die Die Die! Come and check out the hottest new band that everybody is talking about! Tell All Your Friends is thrilled to announce the arrival of Bear Hands! Brooklyn’s up and coming indie-rock impresarios bring us the “Golden EP” (December 11th).

With titles such as “Sickly Brunette” and “Bad Blood”, this 4-song EP features themes from the ironic and sublime to the punchy and powerful. Bear Hands’ music harkens back to the wit and weariness of the days when Pavement reigned supreme, (think “Box Elder”).

Bear Hands have recently performed with MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Ra Ra Riot, & The Honorary Title.

In August 2006, Dylan Rau (vocals/guitar) brought together Ted Feldman (guitar), Val Loper (bass) and TJ Orscher (drums) in a small NYC practice space. The original plan was to flesh out some demos Rau had been working on but each quickly saw and heard the potential for a band; a band that would be unique sounding yet widely accessible.

Focusing on the rhythm and percussion that Orscher and Loper bring, they strive to bring the driving beat to the foreground and to marry it with the contemplative lyrics of Rau and inventive guitar lines of Feldman. This musical creativity combines and combats ideas set forth by pioneers of the rock genre.

The band are already being championed by the NYC underground, indeed they have just been featured as a Great NYC Band You Need To Check Out in L magazine's Music Issue.Bear Hands have just recorded their debut ep with producer Andrew Schneider (Cave In, Pelican). This 4 song ep, entitled the “Golden ep”, will be released on Freedom In Exile and will be available on: itunes; old school compact disc at fine independent retailers and at their many upcoming live shows; and even older school mail order via their myspace page.

www.myspace.com/bearhandsband