Open Mike Eagle now has a new label home: Mello Music Group. The deal includes releasing three projects with MMG, the first of which will be an album due this summer called Dark Comedy. He played in Minneapolis tonight as part of the Dorner vs. Tookie tour that teams him up with Milo, Busdriver, and Nocando. The tour, which indludes a stop at SXSW, heads all the way to the first day of spring so head out to see Mike and the others.
February 27… Chicago, IL (Schubas Tavern)
February 28… Grand Rapids, MI (The Pyramid Scheme)
March 1… Cincinnati, OH (Northside Tavern)
March 3… Montreal, QC (Il Motore)
March 5… Philadelphia, PA (The Barbary)
March 6… New York, NY (Mercury Lounge)
March 7… Boston, MA (The Middle East)
March 8… New Haven, CT (Stella Blues)
March 9… Washington, DC (DC9)
March 10… Charlotte, NC (Snug Harbor)
March 11… Atlanta, GA (Masquerade)
March 13-16… Austin, TX (SXSW)
March 18… Phoenix, AZ (Crescent Ballroom)
March 20… Tucson, AZ (Opti Club/Congress)
March 21… Los Angeles, CA (The Mint)
If “Qualifiers” below sounds familiar, you no doubt remember the version he performed live in a laundromat. Now you get to hear it polished up, although I love the laundromat version myself.
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