STAGNANT_POOLS

Four Shows @ SXSW + Shows on the way and back!

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:43:00 -0500

On the way…
3/9 - Cincinnati, OH @ The Comet
3/10 - St. Louis, MO @ The Demo
3/12 - Dallas, TX @ City Tavern***
3/11 - OKC, OK @ The Conservatory

SXSW OFFICIAL SHOWCASES (BADGE REQUIRED)
3/13 - SXSW: Consequence of Sound Showcase @ Palm Door (We play at midnight) @@@
3/14 - SXSW @ Polyvinyl Showcase @ Red Eyed fly (We play at 8pm) ###

SXSW NON-OFFICIAL / PARTIES (NO BADGE REQUIRED, FREE!)
3/14 - SXSW : Hood Booking / Slip Booking Party @ The Liberty (We play at 1pm) !!!
3/14 - SXSW : Austin Psych Fest Presents: LEVITATION 2013 @ Hotel Vegas (Set time, other bands TBA shortly)

On the way back…
3/16 - Hot Springs, AR @ Valley of the Vapors Festival

***w/ So Many Dynamos
@@@ w/ Kitty Pryde, So-So-Glos
### - w/ Generationals, Shugo Tukamaru
!!! - w/ Frank Turner, Edsel

Our Daytrotter Session is Available Now

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:35:35 -0400

Click here to listen - http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/concert/stagnant-pools/20056241-37383407

KEXP Song of the Day

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:14:50 -0400

Our song Solitude is KEXP’s Song of the Day today. Check it out, grab the mp3 for free, and listen to KEXP. They’re great!

Touring w/ David Bazan!

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:01:52 -0400

We’re very excited to announce we’ll be supporting David Bazan of Pedro the Lion on a very long tour this winter that covers pretty much all of The US + a couple of shows in Canada. David and his band will be playing the Pedro the Lion album “Control” every night. We’re stoked.

Check out the dates below. There are links to buy tickets on the Tour Dates page of our site.
w/ David Bazan
Thu, November 01 - Boise ID - Neurolux
Fri, November 02 - Salt Lake City UT - Urban Lounge
Sat, November 03 - Denver CO - Hi Dive
Mon, November 05 - Kansas City MO - Record Bar
Tue, November 06 - Minneapolis MN - Fine Line Music Hall
Wed, November 07 - Milwaukee WI - Cactus Club
Thu, November 08 - Chicago IL - Metro
Fri, November 09 - Grand Rapids MI - Pyramid Scheme
Sat, November 10 - Ann Arbor MI - The Blind Pig
Sun, November 11 - Toronto ON - Horseshoe Tavern
Tue, November 13 - Allston MA - Brighton Music Hall
Thu, November 15 - Brooklyn NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Fri, November 16 - Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brenda’s
Sat, November 17 - Washington DC - Black Cat
Sun, November 18 - Carrboro NC - Cat’s Cradle
Mon, November 19 - Knoxville TN - Pilot Light
Sat, November 24 - Nashville TN - Exit/In
Sun, November 25 - Birmingham AL - The Bottletree
Mon, November 26 - Atlanta GA - The Earl
Tue, November 27 - St. Augustine FL - The Original Cafe Eleven
Wed, November 28 - Orlando FL - The Social
Fri, November 30 - Houston TX - Fitzgerald’s
Sat, December 01 - Austin TX - The Parish
Sun, December 02 - Denton TX - Dan’s Silverleaf
Tue, December 04 - Albuquerque NM - Low Spirits
Wed, December 05 - Phoenix AZ - Rhythm Room
Thu, December 06 - San Diego CA - Casbah
Fri, December 07 - Los Angeles CA - Troubadour
Sat, December 08 - Santa Ana CA - Constellation Room
Mon, December 10 - San Francisco CA - The Independent
Tue, December 11 - Sacramento CA - Blue Lamp
Thu, December 13 - Vancouver BC - The Biltmore Cabaret
Fri, December 14 - Portland OR - Mississippi Studios
Sat, December 15 - Seattle WA - Neptune Theatre

"Dead Sailor" featured on Urban Outfitters' Music Monday Series

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:50:46 -0400

Howdy.
You can download “Dead Sailor” for free as part of Urban Outfitters Music Mondays series -

riiiiiight HERE.

Paste Magazine's "Best of What's Next 2012"

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:26:29 -0400

We were honored to recently be included in Paste Magazine’s annual “Best of What’s Next” list.

Check it out here.

Our Record is out Now!

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:29:00 -0400

Friends,
Our record, “Temporary Room,” is out right now on Polyvinyl Records.
We’re super proud of it and hope you enjoy it.
If you’d like, you can buy it at a record store, digital outlets, or on limited-to-300 white vinyl at Polyvinyl.

thank you.
-SP.

Shows supporting School of Seven Bells!

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:18:23 -0400

We’re very pleased to announce a short run supporting School of Seven Bells in August:

8.25 - Columbus, OH @ Wexner Arts Center (w/ School of Seven Bells)

8.27 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar (w/ School of Seven Bells)

8.28 - St. Louis, MO @ Luminary Center for the Arts (w/ School of Seven Bells)

8.29 - Columbia, MO @ Mojos (w/ School of Seven Bells)

We also have a record release show and dates w/ Bad Veins in August, as well as a tour with Maximo Park in September. See all the dates at the tour dates page.

Shows Supporting Maximo Park in September!

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:18:00 -0400

We’re super excited to be playing several shows with Maximo Park in September.

The venues are a lot bigger than what we’ve played on the East Coast before. We’d love to see some familiar faces

Here are the new dates. Our entire itinerary for July - September can be found below.

We’ll also have some really exciting news about touring later in the year to share with you soon!

Shows Supporting Maximo Park:

9.10 - Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs (w/ Maximo Park)

9.12 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live Downstairs (w/ Maximo Park)

9.13 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ Maximo Park)

9.15 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall (w/ Maximo Park)

9.17 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall (w/ Maximo Park)

STAGNANT POOLS 2012 TOUR DATES:

W/ OBERHOFER

7.30 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern (w/ Oberhofer)

7.31 - Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room (w/ Oberhofer)

Temporary Room Record Release Show!

8.8 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop - “TEMPORARY ROOM” Record Release show! (w/ Mike Adams, Kam Kama)

W/ Bad Veins

8.10 - Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Tea Branch (w/ Bad Veins)

8.11 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 (w/ Bad Veins)

8.12 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (w/ Bad Veins)

8.13 - Orlando, FL @ The Social (w/ Bad Veins)

8.15 - Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery (w/ Bad Veins)

8.16 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jackrabbit’s (w/ Bad Veins)

8.17 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar (w/ Bad Veins)

8.18 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs (w/ Bad Veins)

8.19 - Ft. Worth, TX @ Lola’s (w/ Bad Veins)

w/ Maximo Park

9.10 - Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs (w/ Maximo Park)

9.12 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live Downstairs (w/ Maximo Park)

9.13 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ Maximo Park)

9.15 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall (w/ Maximo Park)

9.17 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall (w/ Maximo Park)

Stream Temporary Room in it's entirety @ Consequence of Sound

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:20:58 -0400

Stream Temporary Room in it's entirety @ Consequence of Sound:

You can listen to our entire new record over at Consequence of Sound, for free, right now.

It comes out on August 7th via Polyvinyl on CD/LP, and can be pre-ordered HERE

Shows in August with Bad Veins

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:54:52 -0400

We’ll be playing some shows in some new places (for us) in August with Bad Veins:

8.10 - Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Tea Branch

8.11 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

8.12 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

8.13 - Orlando, FL @ The Social

8.15 - Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery

8.16 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jackrabbit’s

8.17 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar

8.18 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs

8.19 - Ft. Worth, TX @ Lola’s

* All shows w/ Bad Veins

Shows added w/ Akron Family, Man or Astroman, A Place to Bury Strangers, Oberhofer

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:23:00 -0400

We added a bunch of shows around our NE mini-tour with Exitmusic and our July performance at Westfest in Chicago.

An evening-show the day of Westfest with Man or Astroman has been added, a second New York show at Brooklyn Bowl supporting Akron Family, an Indianapolis show supporting A Place to Bury Strangers, and Cincinnati and Harrisburg shows on our way to and from the Northeast in June! All of our current tour dates are below:

STAGNANT POOLS SUMMER 2012 TOUR DATES:

6.23 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub (w/ White Walls)

6.25 - Boston, MA @ TT The Bear’s (w/ Exitmusic)

6.26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy (w/ Exitmusic)

6.27 - Washington, DC @ Red Palace (w/ Exitmusic)

6.28 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (w/ Exitmusic)

6.29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl (w/ Akron Family)

6.30 - Harrisburg, PA @ The Abbey Bar

7.7 - Chicago, IL @ West Fest (Afternoon show)

7.7 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (w/ Man or Astroman)

7.8 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop (w/ Lotus Plaza)

7.18 - Indianapolis, IN @ White Rabbit (w/ A Place to Bury Strangers)

7.30 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern (w/ Oberhofer)

7.31 - Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room (w/ Oberhofer)

Northeast shows with Exitmusic!

Thu, 31 May 2012 15:27:18 -0400

We’re excited to announce some shows in the Northeast with Exitmusic (who have a really good new record out now on Secretly Canadian)

6.25 - Boston, MA @ TT The Bear’s (w/ Exitmusic)

6.26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy (w/ Exitmusic)

6.27 - Washington, DC @ Red Palace (w/ Exitmusic)

6.28 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (w/ Exitmusic)

7.7 - Chicago, IL @ West Fest

7.8 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop (w/ Lotus Plaza)

Pitchfork writes about "Dead Sailor"

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:31:00 -0400

Hey, cool, Ian Cohen wrote some stuff about Dead Sailor, the first single from Temporary Room over at Pitchfork.

You can read it and listen to that jam here.

Thanks for saying we sound like Joy Division and Sonic Youth, dude.

7/7 Chicago - West Fest

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:53:00 -0400

We’ll be back in Chicago on July 7th to play Westfest.

We signed to Polyvinyl Records!

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:04:07 -0400

We are very pleased to announce that we have signed with Polyvinyl Records!

Our album, Temporary Room, will be released on August 7th on CD/LP/MP3.

You can stream or download two tracks from the album, and pre-order it on CD or ltd. edition white vinyl now at Polyvinyl’s website.

Two Shows Supporting JAPANDROIDS!

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:18:53 -0400

We’re very pleased to be supporting JAPANDROIDS on their first two US shows in a while! The shows are on a Friday and Saturday and are all ages, so if you live nearby you have exactly zero excuses not to come.

See ya there.

4/27 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme w/ Japandroids

4/28 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme w/ Japandroids

BUY TICKETS HERE ($13 in advance, $15 day-of)

Here’s the first single from our album Temporary Room,...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:44:00 -0400

Here’s the first single from our album Temporary Room, coming this summer.