When post punk band Preoccupations last were in the Twin Cities they played under their old name Viet Cong, and had to deal with some protests due to it. Their new name is a bit tongue in cheek (which I love) and they just released a self titled album a few weeks ago. Their tour supporting it will bring them to the Fine Line on 10/4. Tickets are still available HERE.
When the four members of Preoccupations wrote and recorded their new record, they were in a state of near total instability. Years-long relationships ended; they left homes behind. Frontman Matt Flegel, guitarist Danny Christiansen, multi-instrumentalist Scott Munro and drummer Mike Wallace all moved to different cities. They resolved to change their band name, but hadn’t settled on a new one. And their road-tested, honed approach to songwriting was basically thrown out the window.
Image Credit: Alessio Boni
Tour Dates:
Sep 28 Rickshaw Theatre North Vancouver, Canada
Oct 01 MacEwan Ballroom Calgary, Canada
Oct 03 West End Cultural Centre Winnipeg, Canada
Oct 04 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
Oct 05 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
Oct 07 Pike Room @ The Crofoot Pontiac, MI
Oct 08 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, Canada
Oct 11 Theatre Fairmount Montreal, Canada
Oct 12 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
Oct 14 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
Oct 15 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
Oct 16 Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC
Oct 18 Masquerade (Hell Stage) Atlanta, GA
Oct 19 Gasa Gasa New Orleans, LA
Oct 21 The Mohawk Austin, TX
Oct 22 Club Dada Dallas, TX
Oct 25 Valley Bar Phoenix, AZ
Oct 26 The Irenic San Diego, CA
Oct 28 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
Oct 29 The Independent San Francisco, CA
Nov 01 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
Nov 02 Neumos Seattle, WA
