Katie Stelmanis might not be able to write a song in a major key (or so she claims), but she is able to get us grooving to her dark dance tunes in a major way. See what I did just there?Stelmanis and the rest of the Austra crew have been dominating soundwaves and "best of" lists (as well as our Spotify play counts) ever since the release of their debut LP, Feel It Break, in mid-May. The enigmatic electro-goth album took the Toronto trio on an international tour, situated them solidly in the summer festival circuit, birthed a remix 12" (Sparkle), and even earned them a shortlist nod from the Canada's Polaris Prize jury (who we need to have a word with; as if Arcade Fire needs to win another award for The Suburbs…).But there's no rest for the weary witch-poppers, who have just launched into yet another major world tour. This one takes them all over the US, back to their motherland of Canada, across the pond to Europe, and lands them in the two countries that everyone always says they'll visit because they've "heard it's SOOOOOOO beautiful" but will never actually get around to booking that 20-something hour flight (Australia and New Zealand).Check out tour dates and deets below, and stream Baron Von Luxxury's bangin' unreleased dark disco remix of "Spellwork"!AUSTRA TOUR DATESOct 26 Philadelphia PA – First Unitarian^Oct 27 Washington DC – Rock and Roll Hotel^Oct 28 Asheville NC – MoogfestOct 30 Atlanta GA – The Earl^Nov 01 Orlando FL – Backbooth^Nov 02 Miami FL – Grand Central^Nov 04 New Orleans LA – The Saint^Nov 05 Houston TX – Fitzgerald’s^Nov 06 Austin TX – Fun Fun Fun FestNov 08 Phoenix AZ – Rhythm Room^Nov 09 Costa Mesa CA – Detroit Bar^Nov 10 San Diego CA – The Casbah^Nov 11 Los Angeles CA – The Echo^Nov 12 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall^Nov 14 Portland OR – Holocene^Nov 15 Seattle WA – The Crocodile^Nov 16 Electric Owl – VancouverNov 17 Cactus Jacks – KamloopsNov 18 The Brixx Bar & Grill – EdmontonNov 19 HIFI Club – CalgaryNov 22 Amigos Cantina – SaskatoonNov 23 The Exchange – ReginaNov 24 West End Cultural Centre – WinnipegNov 25 The Aquarium – Fargo, ND@Nov 26 Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN@Nov 28 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL@Nov 29 Pike Room at the Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI@Dec 01 Phoenix Concert Theatre – TorontoDec 01 The Pheonix – TorontoDec 02 Cabaret du Mile End – MontrealDec 03 Ritual Night Club – OttawaDec 06 Paradiso – Amsterdam, NetherlandsDec 07 Rotown – Rotterdam, NetherlandsDec 08 La Laiterie – Strasbourg, FranceDec 09 Charlatan – Ghent, BelgiumDec 11 Les Docks – Lausanne, SwitzerlandDec 12 BOAT – Bordeaux, FranceDec 14 Sterolux – Nantes, FranceDec 15 La Maroquinerie – Paris, FranceDec 17 La Trinitaires – Metz, FranceDec 30 Scheune – Dresden, GermanyDec 31 Palladium – Riga, LatviaJan 01 Volksbuhne – Berlin, GermanyJan 28 Laneway Festival – Brisbane, AustraliaJan 30 Laneway Festival – Auckland, New ZealandFeb 04 Laneway Festival – Melbourne, AustraliaFeb 05 Laneway Festival – Sydney, AustraliaFeb 10 Laneway Festival – Adelaide, AustraliaFeb 11 Laneway Festival – Perth, AustraliaFeb 12 Laneway Festival – Singapore, Singapore^ with Grimes@ with Young Galaxy, Tasseomancy
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