New York City’s diva rock trio Tchotchke has announced a North American tour where they will open for Hunx and His Punx. The upcoming tour will be visiting New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago and other cities. For tickets and more information, click here.
On September 15, Tchotchke will be releasing their album, Playin’ Dumb, which is sophisticated and sonically complex because the music leans heavily into the band’s love of 60s rock and outsider popsters like Harry Nilsson, Dolly Mixture and Sparks. Channeling a Shangri-Las style of conversational vocals, the cast of characters that Tchotchke personifies in Playin’ Dumb embody classic girl group traits of lovelorn winners and losers.
These narrators are hyper-feminine caricatures of the band themselves, with aspects of their personalities amplified to the point of high drama. Playin’ Dumb was recorded over the course of four seasons. Tchotchke would jump back into the studio whenever there was a chance in the Lemon Twigs’ touring schedule from sweating it out above the wilting vegetables to walking on ice with guitars and enduring days without the heat on in order to get the perfect studio sound.
Hunx And His Punx Tour Dates
8/26 – Seattle – Clock – Out Lounge
8/27 – Portland – Mississippi Studios
9/29 – Brooklyn – Warsaw
9/11 – Washington DC – Black Cat
9/12 – Philadelphia – First Unitarian Church
9/13 – Cleveland – Grog Shop
9/14 – Toronto – Lee’s Palace
9/16 – Chicago – Empty Bottle
9/17 – Pittsburgh – Spirit
9/25 – San Francisco – The Chapel
9/27 – Los Angeles – The Belasco Theatre
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