Murder By Death Unveil 2011 Tour Dates

Murder By Death have confirmed a two-month headlining tour of the US that begins February 1st in Lexington, Kentucky at Cosmic Charlie's and currently wraps in Bloomington, Illinois, on March 19th at the Castle Theatre. The group is touring in support of their fifth full-length album, "Good Morning, Magpie," which was released on April 6, 2010 (Vagrant).

"We've been holed up at home this winter and are itchin' to hit the road," said singer/guitarist Adam Turla. "Can't wait to share in the drunken rock n' roll revelry!"

Murder By Death - Turla, Sarah Balliet (cello, keys), Matt Armstrong (bass), Dagan Thogerson (drums) and occasional touring keys/horn player Scott Brackett (Okkervil River) - have been touring nearly non-stop since the release of "Good Morning, Magpie" and were recently featured on NPR's World Café near the end of their fall tour.

The New Yorker proclaimed that "Good Morning, Magpie" is, "the four-piece's most accomplished work to date. The eleven new songs find Turla's deep and arid bass-baritone pitted against a tumbledown bricolage of dark vaudeville hysterics and Southern Gothicism." Upon release "GM,M" debuted at #5 on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart and marked the band's debut on Billboard's Top 200 chart.

"Murder By Death conjures a tough, unforgiving place full of passion, humor and occasional violence," according to The San Francisco Chronicle while The New Haven Register said the band, "...takes the best of Tom Waits and Bob Dylan and adds an American gothic vibe." The Dallas Observer adds, "Rarely does a band blend upbeat melodies with downtrodden characters to such a believable effect."

MURDER BY DEATH upcoming tour dates:

• Dec 31 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada (all ages)
• Jan 05 - Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording (Live on WFHB)
• Jan 06 - Fort Wayne, IN @ The Brass Rail (21+)
• Jan 07 - Three Rivers, MI @ Riviera Theatre (all ages)
• Jan 21 - Bloomington, IN @ The Buskirk-Chumley Theater (Live From Bloomington)
• Feb 01 - Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie's #
• Feb 02 - Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Café #
• Feb 03 - New Orleans, LA @ The Parish at House of Blues #
• Feb 04 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves #
• Feb 05 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 #
• Feb 07 - Albuquerque, NM @ Low Spirits #
• Feb 08 - Tucson, AZ @ Plush #
• Feb 09 - San Diego, CA The Casbah #
• Feb 10 - Costa Mesa, CA @ The Detroit Bar #
• Feb 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex #
• Feb 12 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill #
• Feb 13 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's #
• Feb 15 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom #
• Feb 16 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern #
• Feb 17 - Boise, ID @ Visual Arts Collective #
• Feb 18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe #
• Feb 19 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre #
• Feb 20 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room #
• Feb 24 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean ^
• Feb 25 - DeKalb, IL @ The House Café ^
• Feb 26 - Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar ^
• Feb 28 - Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant St. ^
• Mar 01 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^
• Mar 02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's ^
• Mar 03 - West Chester, PA @ The Note ^
• Mar 04 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar ^
• Mar 05 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs ^
• Mar 07 - Norfolk, VA @ Jewish Mother Backstage ^
• Mar 08 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl ^
• Mar 09 - Orlando, FL @ The Social ^
• Mar 10 - Ybor City, FL @ The Orpheum ^
• Mar 11 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds ^
• Mar 13 - Charleston, SC @ The Oasis ^
• Mar 14 - Asheville, NC @ Stella Blue %
• Mar 16 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway %
• Mar 17 - Madison, WI @ The Annex %
• Mar 18 - Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio %
• Mar 19 - Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theatre %

# with The Builders & The Butchers
^ with Fake Problems
% support to be announced

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