Oakland, California’s Howlin Rain have announced a 28-date U.S. summer tour in support of their fifth album, The Alligator Bride, due June 8 via Silver Current Records. In support of the announcement, the band has also unveiled a brand new rock and roll track, “The Wild Boys”, from the forthcoming record. The sprawling, eight-minute, tour-de-force is the second single from The Alligator Bride, following previously released title track, “Alligator Bridge”.

According to a press release, frontman Ethan Miller and company drew inspiration for this album from classic rock formations such as the Grateful Dead‘s Europe ’72, Mountain Bus‘ 1974 burner Sundance, and Free‘s masterpiece of atmospheric, minimalist blues, 1969’s Fire and Water. However, Ethan particularly attributes the magic captured across the album’s seven tracks to the vibe of the Mansion studio in San Francisco; the same space that gave birth to modern garage-psych classics by Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees and Mikal Cronin. Howlin Rain tracked the record there over three days, playing live to tape and cutting the material in first and second takes with engineer Eric “King Riff” Bauer. The result is a set of wide-eyed, ragged and unapologetic rock ‘n’ roll.

Listen to both tracks from The Alligator Bride below:

The first leg of Howlin Rain’s upcoming tour—beginning in Joshua Tree, CA—blankets the West Coast throughout the month of June. Highlights include a performance at Huichica Music Festival in Sonoma Valley, six shows across California and tour closers at Mississippi Studios in Portland and Sunset Tavern in Seattle. In July, Howlin Rain kick off the tour’s second leg on the East Coast, including shows at DC9 in Washington, DC, Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia and two nights at Brooklyn Bowl where they’ll be joined by Grateful Shred and Mapache. From there, the band will sweep through the Midwest with stops along the way at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Beachland Tavern in Cleveland and Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, among several others.

See below for a list of upcoming dates, and head to the band’s website for more information.


HOWLIN RAIN // Tour Dates

June 2 – Joshua Tree, CA – Desert + Denim
June 5 – Long Beach, CA – Fingerprints Music ++
June 6 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
June 7 – Costa Mesa, CA – The Wayfarer ++
June 8 – Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccon //
June 9 – Sonoma Valley, CA – Huichica Music Festival
June 10 – Tahoe, NV – Red Room / Crystal Bay Casino + Resort
June 12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
June 13 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
June 15 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
June 16 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
July 11 – Washington, DC – DC9 **
July 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brendas **
July 13 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl ^^
July 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl ^^
July 15 – Columbus, OH – Ace Of Cups
July 17 – St. Louis, MO – Ready Room **
July 18 – Davenport, IA – Raccoon Motel **
July 19 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry, **
July 20 – Milwaukee, WI- The Cooperage **
July 21 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern **
July 22 – Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub **
July 23 – Detroit, MI – El Club **
July 24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe **
July 25 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern **
July 26 – Northampton, MA – The Root Cellar **
July 27 – Jersey Hall, NJ – Monty Hall **
August 1 – Chico, CA – Naked Lounge

++ with Mapache
// with BRONCHO
** with Mountain Movers
^^ with Grateful Shred, Mapache

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