Castanets announce tour dates and album release

On the heels of completing his second album First Light’s Freeze, Ray Raposa was stricken with depression. Many might assume this would be a happy time for the man behind Castanets, but after a gunpoint mugging that robbed him of his rent money, beloved iPod and sense of security, it was hard for Raposa to lift his spirits.

Luckily, the songwriter did not let this time of darkness go to waste. Instead, he poured all of his sorrow and downward sentiment into his latest recording In the Vines. With the album set to be released Oct. 23, Castanets will be hitting the road for a U.S. tour on Oct. 19. Deer Tick is also slated to perform, and will serve as the Castanets’ backing band.

Castanets tour dates:

October
19 - Purchase, N.Y. @ SUNY Purchase
20 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Johnny Brenda's
21 - Washington, D.C. @ The Red and Black
23 - Williamsburg, Va. @ William and Mary College w/ Cryptacize
24 - Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Nightlight
25 - Montreat, N.C. @ Montreat College
26 - Athens, Ga. @ The Secret Squirrel
27 - Knoxville, Tenn. @ The Pilot Light
29 - Chicago, Ill. @ Empty Bottle w/ Tunng
30 - Grinnell, Iowa @ Bob's Underground Cafe, Grinnell College
31 - Indianapolis, Ind. @ The Underground at the Harrison Center for the Arts w/ Cryptacize

November
1 - Bloomington, Ind. @ The Cinemat
3 - Toronto, Ontario @ Whippersnapper Gallery
7 - Portland, Maine @ Space Gallery
8 - Somerville, Mass. @ P.A.'s Lounge
9 - Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. @ Bard College
10 - Ithaca, N.Y. @ Cornell University
11 - Lancaster, Pa. @ The Sugar Tank

Related links:
Castanets on MySpace
Paste:Castanets finish new album, despite setbacks
Asthmatic Kitty Records

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