After releasing what was their fourth studio album back in 2007, original
Akron/Family member
Ryan Vanderhoof quit the band for personal reasons, leaving drummer
Dana Janssen, guitarist
Seth Olinsky and bassist
Miles Seaton behind to try and assemble the pieces that remained. Rising to the challenge, the remaining trio are soon set to release (May 5th)
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free (
Dead Oceans); an album that, in this case, suggests less just might be more.
..Keep Reading.. -
Greg Lozoff
Akron/Family on Tour
05/05/09 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
05/06/09 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
05/08/09 Burlington, VT - Club Metronome
05/09/09 Bennington, VT - Bennington College
05/16/09 Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie 'Nuits Botanique'
05/17/09 Amsterdam, Holland - Melkweg Old Room
05/18/09 Nijmegen, Holland - Doornroosje
05/19/09 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino 'Custom'
05/20/09 London, UK - ICA
05/22/09 Glasgow, UK - Captains Rest
05/23/09 Tenerife, Spain - Tenerife Auditorium w/ Wilco
05/23/09 Manchester, UK - Ruby Lounge
05/24/09 Bristol, UK - Fiddlers w/ Omar Souleyman and Group Doueh
05/25/09 Malaga, Spain - Teatro Cervantes w/ Wilco
05/26/09 Madrid, Spain - Teatro Calderon w/ Wilco
05/27/09 Grenada, Spain - Congress Place w/ Wilco
05/29/09 Seville, Spain - La Cartuja Monastery Contemporary Arts Museum, Territorios Festival
05/31/09 Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv
06/01/09 Ravenna, Italy - Hana-bi
06/02/09 Verona, Italy - Interzona
06/03/09 Milan, Italy - Casa 139
06/04/09 Torino, Italy - Spazio 211
06/05/09 Italy, Rome - Init
07/23/09 Detroit Lakes, MN - 10,000 Lakes Festival 2009
09/12/09 Monticello, NY - Kutshers Country Club w/ Animal Collective, Panda Bear and Atlas Sound
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MP3: Akron/Family:: river - set 'em wild, set 'em free
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