Thursday, October 16, 2008

Passion Pit on tour

Boston electro-pop upstarts Passion Pit have a busy few weeks ahead of them. Fresh off the release of their Frenchkiss debut Chunk of Change, the band will be performing a whopping five times during the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC next week. Kicking things off with an appearance at the Brooklyn Vegan showcase at Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 21st, the band will then take the stage at Club NME at the Annex and the Fader Lounge on October 23rd, before performing at the Planetary showcase at Pianos on the 24th and toasting their busy schedule with a final performance at The Yard in Brooklyn on the 25th for After The Jump’s wrap-up BBQ. Full list of dates below.

In other news, the band premiered the video for lead single “Sleepyhead”
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/146505-pitchforktv-passion-pit-sleepyhead-video-premiere
on Pitchfork yesterday.

Check out the new clip for “Sleepyhead” and the AOL performances below.

Passion Pit Tour Dates :
10-21 New York, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn Vegan Showcase)
10-23 New York, NY – Club NME
10-23 New York, NY – Fader Lounge
10-24 New York, NY – Pianos (Planetary Party)
10-25 New York, NY – The Yard (After The Jump Showcase)
10-27 Seattle, Washington - Neumo’s *
10-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
10-29 Portland, Oregon - Berbati’s Pan *
10-31 San Francisco, California - Mezzanine *
11-01 Los Angeles, California - Henry Fonda Theatre *
11-02 San Diego, California - The Beauty Bar *
11/3 @ the Grove in Anaheim with The Faint and Kool Keith w/Yelle

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