Saint Motel and Races , a couple of young interesting bands on the landscape, are gaining new fans t

Saint Motel and Races , a couple of young interesting bands on the landscape, are gaining new fans together on a summer tour over the next few weeks, and wind up in Phoenix at a Statesides Presents show at Rhythm florida auto rental Room on Tues, Aug 7th. I just wrote about Saint Motel the other day , having heard their cool pop song Puzzle Pieces, and liking what I hear of the group's other material. You can stream Saint Motel's LP 'Voyeur' over at their Soundcloud page. The other band on the bill, Races , has a new LP called " Year of the Witch " and recently released a video for the song 'Lies', which shows lead singer Wade Ryff getting beaten up in a quiet suburban neighborhood. I'm not sure why, but the band's description for the clip reads: florida auto rental "With the new video for Races' florida auto rental dreampop single "Lies," frontman Wade Ryff exposes the toxicity that insularity can breed, and what turmoil lies beneath the squeaky-clean facade." Races has gotten some good press for the new LP - it bodes well for a fine indie show. - Under The Radar : "Splits the difference between 1990s posturing and a romantic streak as long as Sunset Blvd - Creating a space where the male/female harmonies are big and the baselines are even bigger" - Magnet Magazine : "RACES (formally known as Black Jesus) aren't just fundamental indie rock. The band has put style into the classic genre, mixing catchy chords with other subtle nuances that captivates your ears attention." - No Fear In Pop : "Good old indie rock usually isn t exactly our cup of tea (anymore, admittedly), but we can t help but face the simple fact that there still is a good amount of finest, straightforwardly guitar-based music out there that does indeed evoke those same old feelings. Take as an example Los Angeles outfit RACES" florida auto rental Here are the tour dates for the bands - The Phoenix date include local band SunGhost , which released part of their Glitter, Guns & Gold LP in June. The other part will come out later this summer, according to the band. Tour Dates 07/17 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO* 07/19 - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI* 07/20 - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN* 07/21 - Schubas Tavern- Chicago, IL* 07/22 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, florida auto rental OH* 07/23 - Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON* 07/25 - Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA* 07/27 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY* 07/28 - Glasslands florida auto rental - Brooklyn, NY* 07/29 - DC9 - Washington, DC* 07/31 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA* 08/01 - High Watt - Nashville, TN* 08/03 - Rudyard's - Houston, TX* 08/04 - Stubb's - Austin, TX* 08/06 - Lowbrow Palace - El Paso, TX* 08/07 - Rhythm Room - Phoenix, AZ* * With Saint Motel