Sea Wolf announces land-based headlining tour

An Internet search of the phrase “sea wolf” will reveal more hits about the Jack London novel than it will the band by the same name, but perhaps a sea change is imminent. Sea Wolf, whom you’ve hopefully read about by now, is headed off on its first headlining tour.

The band, comprised of principal songwriter Alex Brown Church and a changing cast of other musicians, has been touring for the past year to support its debut full-length, last September’s Leaves in the River. Having already opened for Nada Surf and labelmates Silversun Pickups, Church and Co. will now have the pleasure of an opening band: Brooklyn-based The Jealous Girlfriends . Sounds like Sea Wolf is all growns up!

In other news, on April 14 the band released a new radio single, "Black Dirt." Sea Wolf has also written a song for the audio version of Augusten Burroughs’ newest memoir, the aptly named A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father. Sea Wolf’s track is entitled “Song of the Magpie,” and will join exclusive songs from Ingrid Michaelson, Patti Smith and Tegan Quinn of Tegan and Sara . A Wolf at the Table is due in bookstores on April 29.

See Sea Wolf (Wolf):

May
17 - Tucson, Ariz. @ Plush
19 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ In The Venue
20 - Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird Theater
22 - St. Louis, Mo. @ The Bluebird
23 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Exit In
24 - Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Local 506
25 - Washington, D.C. @ Rock and Roll Hotel
27 - New York, N.Y. @ Mercury Lounge
28 - New York, N.Y. @ Mercury Lounge
29 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ North Star
30 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise
31 - Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle

June
1 - Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange
3 - Toronto, ON @ El Macambo
5 - Chicago, Ill. @ Schubas
7 - Winnipeg, MB @ Parkway Theater
9 - Calgary, AB @ The Republik
10 - Edmonton, AB @ Velvet Underground
12 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
13 - Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar
14 - Seattle, Wash. @ High Dive
15 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir
17 - San Francisco, Calif. @ The Independent
19 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Echoplex
20 - San Diego, Calif. @ The Casbah