Throw Me The Statue Beam On First National Tour

Easily one of my favorite albums from the first quarter of 2008 would be Moonbeams, the debut album from Seattle based band Throw Me The Statue. In celebration of their Secretly Canadian effort, the band kicked off their first headlining tour in the US this weekend, and they will be playing with a handful of different bands over the course of their month long jaunt. Make sure to check them out when they come to your neck of the woods.

TMTS TOUR:
03-24 - Fargo, ND - Aquarium
03-26 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville News
03-27 - Davenport, IA - The Redstone Room
03-28 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern^**
03-29 - Bloomington, IN - Art Hospital
03-31 - Lexington, KY - TBA
04-01 - Columbus, OH - Skully‘s
04-02 - Cincinnati, OH - Gypsy Hut
04-03 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop***
04-04 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
04-05 - Ottawa, ON - Zaphod Beeblebrox
04-06 - Montreal, QC - Zoobizarre
04-08 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs *
04-09 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge*
04-10 - Philadelphia, PA - Khyber
04-11 - Ewing, NJ - Ratskeller
04-12 - Norfolk, VA - Boot**
04-13 - Wilmington, SC - Soap Box**
04-14 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn**
04-15 - Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree Cafe**
04-16 - Houston, TX - The Mink**
04-18 - Austin, TX - Mohawk**
04-19 - Fort Worth, TX - Lola‘s **
04-21 - Santa Fe, NM - College of Santa Fe
04-22 - Flagstaff, AZ - Mia‘s
04-24 - Los Angeles, CA - Silver Lake Lounge
04-26 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill^^
* w/ White Hinterland
**w/ The Ruby Suns
*** w/ Born Ruffians, Cadence Weapon
^w/ Bodies of Water, Le Loup
^^ w/ The Heavenly States

They recently were filmed cavorting about their hometown of Seattle, performing songs for La Blogotheque, doing acoustic renditions of some of Moonbeams finest moments, and a cover of the GBV classic "My Valuable Hunting Knife."

"About To Walk"

"My Valuable Hunting Knife"