Sometimes the scheduling gods have everyone’s best interests in mind. Take the case of L.A. Witch, a Los Angeles trio who are touring North America this fall. The band is headed out on a 37-date run that encompasses much of October and November, and thankfully, they don’t cross into Massachusetts borders until after Halloween (November 6 at the Middle East in Cambridge). And we’re grateful, because while much of Boston and its North Shore neighbors in Salem go batshit crazy for the holiday and all things associated with it, L.A. Witch, the band, have very little to do with spooky sounds and sonic witchcraft.
Instead, Sade, Irita, and Ellie conjure up a hazy type of ’60s-pop garage rock, the type of reverb-enchanted seance Dum Dum Girls used to swirl around before Kristin went electro. Their late-summer single “Baby In Blue Jeans” is a hypnotic twirl around psychedelic fantasies, the type of sound that would not be out of place on a Fuzzstival lineup or a Lana Del Rey tumblr feed. It follows recent cut “Untitled,” another calculated cool guitar-rock bopper that ups the jangle and flirts with twang. The songs themselves have their own immediate identity.
“Baby In Blue Jeans” and “Untitled” are shaping L.A. Witch’s debut album rather nicely, and the LP hits September 8 via Suicide Squeeze Records. Listen to “Baby In Blue Jeans” and “Untitled” below, and scan through all their fall tour dates after the Soundcloud jump.
Oh, and in case you can’t help but wonder — L.A. Witch play Baltimore on Halloween night.
Featured LA Witch by Marco Hernandez.
LA Witch 2017 North American Tour
October 02: San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
October 03: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
October 05: Arcata, CA @ Miniplex
October 06: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
October 07: Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
October 08: Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
October 09: Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
October 11: Reno, NV @ Jub Jubs
October 15: Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert Daze
October 17: Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar
October 18: El Paso, TX @ Monarch
October 20: Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
October 21: Austin, TX @ Sidewinder
October 22: Houston, TX @ Walters Downtown
October 23: New Orleans, LA @ Ace Hotel
October 25: Orlando, FL @ HENOA Contemporary Center
October 26: Miami, FL @ Gramps
October 27: St Petersburg, FL @ The Bends
October 28: Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
October 29: Asheville, NC @ Mothlight
October 30: Richmond, VA @ The Camel
October 31: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
November 02: Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
November 03: Brooklyn, NY @ St Vitus
November 04: Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
November 06: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
November 07: Montreal, QC @ The Ritz
November 08: Toronto, ON @ Garrison
November 09: London, ON @ Call The Office
November 10: Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
November 11: Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory
November 12: Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
November 13: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
November 14: Davenport, IA @ The Mill
November 16: Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
November 17: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
November 18: Las Vegas, NV @ Emerge Music + Impact Conference