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DARK DARK DARK FALL 2012 TOUR DATES
(all dates with Emily Wells supporting except where noted)
Wednesday, October 3rd - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center (with Mountain Man, Emily Wells) - TICKETS
Saturday, October 6th - Chicago, IL - Schubas (no Emily Wells, Angel Olsen to support) - TICKETS
Monday, October 8th - Hudson, NY - Helsinki Hudson - TICKETS
Tuesday, October 9th - Boston, MA - Great Scott - TICKETS
Wednesday, October 10th - Providence, RI - The Met - TICKETS
Thursday, October 11th - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse - TICKETS
Friday, October 12th - Brooklyn, NY - The Knitting Factory - TICKETS
Saturday, October 13th - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge - TICKETS
Sunday, October 14th - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery - TICKETS
Monday, October 15th - Washington, DC - DC9 - TICKETS
Tuesday, October 16th - Durham, NC - The Pinhook - TICKETS
Wednesday, October 17th - Atlanta, GA - The 529 - TICKETS
Thursday, October 18th - New Orleans, LA - Cafe Istanbul - TICKETS
Friday, October 19th - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s - TICKETS
Saturday, October 20th - Austin, TX - Holy Mountain - TICKETS
Sunday, October 21st - Denton, TX - Dan’s Silverleaf - TICKETS
Wednesday, October 24th - Santa Fe, NM - Sol Santa Fe - TICKETS
Friday, October 26th - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive - TICKETS
Saturday, October 27th - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court - TICKETS
Sunday, October 28th - Boise, ID - Visual Arts Collective - TICKETS
Monday, October 29th - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile Cafe - TICKETS
Tuesday, October 30th - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom - TICKETS
Thursday, November 1st - Santa Rosa, CA - Arlene Francis Center - TICKETS
Friday, November 2nd - Oakland, CA - The New Parish - TICKETS
Saturday, November 3rd - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill - TICKETS
Monday, November 5th - Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex - TICKETS
Tuesday, November 6th - San Diego, CA - Luce Loft - TICKETS
my initial reaction when i saw they were playing in hudson was to be disappointed because i just moved from there but then i was like WAIT I MOVED TO BROOKLYN. now the question is…who’s going with me????
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I’ll be opening for Sister Spit on April 29th at AS220 in Providence. If you’re in the area I highly encourage you to come- I caught the last tour in Baltimore and it was one of the best cabaret-style events I’ve been to. Also, both Mx. Justian Vivian Bond and Brontez Purnell or Gravy Train/Fag School joined the tour this year! EXCITED/NERVOUSSister Spit
April 2012 Nationwide TourThe legendary, raucous, rowdy performance gang, Sister Spit, comes to your town with a vanload of multimedia, queer-centric brilliance! Don’t miss this multimedia explosion of taste-makers, novelists, luminaries, chanteuses, performance artists, poets and filmmakers.
Featuring your host Michelle Tea (Best Music Writing 2010, Chelsea Whistle, Valencia, Rent Girl), legendary author Dorothy Allison* (Bastard Out of Carolina, Two or Three Things I know for Sure, Cavedweller), “The greatest cabaret artist of (v’s) generation” (Hilton Als, The New Yorker) and star of John Cameron Mitchell’s groundbreaking film Shortbus, Mx Justin Vivian Bond,writer and musician Brontez Purnell (FAG School, Younger Lovers, Gravy Train!!!), genius performer and playwright Erin Markey (Green Eyes, Puppy Love: A Stripper’s Tail), comic artist and writer Cassie J Sneider (Fine Fine Music) and nationally-ranking slam poet and Mr Transman 2010 Kit Yan!
*Dorothy Allison joins Sister Spit West Coast tour April 1 – 15; Mx Justin Vivian Bond joins Sister Spit rest of the country tour April 15-30.
APRIL 2012 TOUR DATES
Schedule updated often. Check back for updates and join Sister Spit on Facebook!
Sunday, April 1
San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street San Francisco
Koret Auditorium, 2pm FREE
With special guests Ali Liebegott, Hilary Goldberg and a sneak preview of Valencia: the Movie
Monday, April 2
Pasadena, CA
Creveling Lounge, Pasadena City College
7pm, FREE
Tuesday, April 3
UC Riverside, CA
HUB, 302
8pm, FREE
With special guests Susan Straight + Nalo Hopkinson!
Special afternoon panel with Sister Spit artists! Free, 2pm in HUB 355!!
Wed, April 4
UC Santa Cruz, CA
Porter Dining Hall
8:30pm, FREE
With special UC Santa Cruz guests!
Thursday, April 5
UC Santa Barbara, CA
Multicultural Center Auditorium
8pm, FREE
Friday, April 6
Long Beach, CA
Hosted by QSpeak and AMP ORG
Art Theatre Long Beach, 2025 E. 4th St.
Show 7pm, FREE
With special guests Myriam Gurba + Tara Jepsen!
After party at Que Sera, 1923 E. 7th St.
Saturday, April 7
Tucson, AZ
Fluxx Productions, 414 E. 9th St
TWO SHOWS: 4pm (with Dorothy Allison) + 9pm, FREE
With special guests Sam Ace + Amrit Donaldson!
Made possible by The Friends of the Pima County Public Library!!
Sunday, April 8
Oakland, CA
Rock, Paper, Scissors Collective, 2278 Telegraph
Doors 7pm, $15 Advance tickets recommended
With special guests Beth Lisick + Annie Danger!
Monday, April 9
Arcata, CA
Humbrews, 856 10th St
$10/door
Tuesday, April 10
Portland, OR
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St.
Doors 9pm; $10 adv/$12 door
With Nicole J. Georges & “Valencia-The Movie” chapter by Aubree Bernier-Clark!
Wed, April 11
Seattle, WA
Richard Hugo House Theater
8pm; $15 students/$20 general
With special guests Rebecca Brown + David Schmader!
Thursday, April 12
Portland, OR
Lewis & Clark College, Free
Council Chamber, Templeton Campus Center
7pm, FREE
Friday, April 13
Denver, CO
Saturday, April 14
Chicago, IL
Part of CIMMFest
Wicker Park Art Center, 2215 W. North Ave
7:30, $12
With special guest Edie Fake!
Sunday, April 15
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota
Monday, April 16
Iowa City, IA
Public Space One, Jefferson Building on University of Iowa campus
7pm, FREE
Tuesday, April 17
Indianapolis, IN
Butler University
Wednesday, April 18
Thursday, April 19
Friday, April 20
Pittsburgh, PA
The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St.
8pm, $15/general and $12/students TIX HERE
With special guest Art Noose!
Saturday, April 21
Sunday, April 22
Durham, NC
The Pinhook, 117 W. Main St.
Doors 7pm, $10
With special guest Alysia Angel!
Monday, April 23
Baltimore, MD
Towson University
University Union, Chesapeake 3
3:30pm, FREE
Tuesday, April 24
Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania
Kelly Writer House (front parlor)
8pm, FREE – RSVP REQUIRED wh@writing.upenn.edu
Wednesday, April 25
Easthampton, MA
Flywheel, 43 Main Street
Doors 7:30, $5 – $10 sliding scale
With special guests Andrea Lawlor + Dori Midnight!
Thursday, April 26
Middletown, CT
Wesleyan University
Beckham Hall
8pm, FREE
Friday, April 27
Saturday, April 28
Williams College, MA
Paresky Center Auditorium, 39 Chapin Hall Dr.
8:30pm, FREE and open to the public
Sunday, April 29
Providence, RI
AS220, 115 Empire St.
10pm, $6-$10
With Thomas McBee and Olivia Horvath!
Monday, April 30
Brooklyn, NY
Issue Project Room, 110 Livingston St (Entrance at 22 Boerum Place)
Doors 7:30, $15
With special guest Eileen Myles!
YOU SHOULD ALL ATTEND IF YOU CAN.
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