Stately New York rockers the Walkmen will join the Fleet Foxes for a North American tour beginning Sept. 6 in the Foxes’ hometown of Seattle and includes a show at the Williamsburg Waterfront on Sept. 24.
For all the critical acclaim of their records, the Walkmen benefit immensely from a live setting. Like fellow Brooklynite and master of lament, the National's Matt Berninger, Walkmen leader Hamilton Leithauser delivers an intensely felt live vocal (typically in well-tailored duds). And drummer Matt Barrick raises a hellacious clatter that has to be felt to be believed.
The Walkmen’s tour dates with the Foxes are below. While you’re at it, take a second to check out Leithauser and co. performing “Angela Surf City,” a standout from their 2010 LP Lisbon, at Bonnaroo last weekend.
Sept. 6 and 7: Paradise Theatre, Seattle, WA
Sept. 9: Grand Sierra Theatre, Reno, NV
Sept. 10: Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
Sept. 11: Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, CA
Sept. 13: Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
Sept. 14: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 17: Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
Sept. 18: Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX
Sept. 20: Florida Theater, Jacksonville, FL
Sept. 21: Raleigh Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC
Sept. 23: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
Sept. 24: Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn, NY
Sept. 25: Mountain Park, Holyoke, MA
Sept. 29: Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI
