Slingshot Dakota
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Carly Comando and Tom Patterson are two people who carry the weight of an entire band. Their set-up is simple: Carly is on keys and Tom plays drums. They do things with these instruments that most bands can’t do with a standard set up: they cram the sonic space they are in. Originally this was actually the case as they began as a three-piece featuring Jeff Cunningham and Latterman’s Pat Schramm. But narrowing it down to a duo in 2006 did no harm; Carly’s keyboard seems to take on the role of several more people as it adds multiple dimensions to their sound.
2008’s Their Dreams are Dead, but Ours is the Golden Ghost was a seminal release for their entry onto the scene. With Carly from Long Island and Tom from the Lehigh Valley (PA), their home-turfs both came with built-in popular support as they romped the DIY all-ages show circuit. In it, they blew away audiences with their at-times more sober lines like “I’m gonna love you till the day I die” juxtaposed with moments of their swelling pop sound. When Tom isn’t screenprinting (he does everything from gig posters to commercial ventures to fine art) and Carly isn’t music licensing, they are refining their highly-anticipated album, Dark Hearts, set to come out this year.
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Topshelf tours & news re-cap: Tue, May 21, 2013
Tour Dates:
- Diamond Youth full US tour in support of Make Do and Mend, Cheap Girls »
- A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Weatherbox to tour in support of The Front Bottoms »
- Have Mercy full US tour with Koji, Turnover & Ivy League »
- Pianos Become the Teeth, Tigers Jaw US tour with Sainthood Reps & Dad Punchers »
- Slingshot Dakota US summer tour with Owen, Allison Weiss & Taking Meds »
- Caravels US tour dates with Octaves, Frameworks, I Kill Giants & Old Gray »
- You Blew It! tour dates with Light Years, Mixtapes & Modern Baseball »
- The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die announce May tour with Dads, Cerce »
- Fake Problems tour with The Menzingers, Restorations & Captain We?re Sinking! »
- A Great Big Pile of Leaves record release show details »
- Pianos Become the Teeth Australian tour supporting La Dispute »
- As always, see all tour dates for all of our roster on our site?s tour page »
News:
- Into It. Over It. / Hilary J. Corts // Life Is Suffering 7” and 200-page book »
- New shirts in the store from You Blew It!, TWIABP & Weatherbox »
- Pre-orders are now up for A Great Big Pile of Leaves’ You’re Always On My Mind »
- Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) has finished recording music for LP2 »
- Enemies // Embark, Embrace »
- Good news for toe fans »
- Video of You Blew It!?s set at Fest 11 »
- Crash of Rhinos // Knots »
- The Saddest Landscape // Exit Wounded »
- Read a great Prawn interview »
- Watch Slingshot Dakota play in a parking lot at Fest 11 »
- The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die // Whenever, If Ever »
Owen will be taking Slingshot Dakota out on his mini-tour in June. Check out the dates for the run below after the jump.
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Be sure to check out Slingshot Dakota’s tour dates with Allison Weiss and Taking Meds as well!
Allison Weiss will be heading out on a short run this July with Slingshot Dakota surrounding I Got Brains Fest.
July 17 - Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary (w/Slingshot Dakota)
July 18 - Baltimore, MD - Charm City Artspace (w/Slingshot Dakota)
July 19 - Blacksburg, VA - I Got Brains Fest
July 20 - Blacksburg, VA - I Got Brains Fest
July 21 - Altoona, PA - The Archway Center (w/Slingshot Dakota)
July 22 - Rochester, NY - Dubland (w/Slingshot Dakota)
Be sure to check out all of Slingshot Dakota’s dates with Owen & Taking Meds as well!
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Catch them on tour right now! And also on tour soon with Allison Weiss, Owen and Taking Meds this spring & summer!
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Slingshot Dakota w/ Taking Meds:
- May 20, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA @ Golden Tea House
- May 21, 2013 - Arlington, VA @ The Lab
- May 22, 2013 Huntington, WV @ The Elimination Chamber
- May 23, 2013 - Nashville, TN @ The Owl Farm
- May 24, 2013 - Indianpolis, IN @ Hooser Dome
- May 25, 2013 - Howel, MI @ Bled Fest
- May 26, 2013 - Toronto @ TBA
- May 27, 2013 - Rochester, NY @ The Bugjar
Slingshot Dakota w/ Owen:
- June 17, 2013 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
- June 18, 2013 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
- June 19, 2013 - Richmond VA @ Church of Abraham (w/o Owen)
- June 20, 2013 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
- June 21, 2013 - Greensboro, NC @ Tipsy Teapot
- June 22, 2013 - Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundrolounge
- June 23, 2013 - Murrells Inlet, SC @ Rockin’ Hard Saloon (w/o Owen, w/ Hostage Calm)
- June 24, 2013 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
- June 25, 2013 - Atlanta, GA @ Under the Couch (w/o Owen)
- June 26, 2013 - Nashville, TN @ The End
Slingshot Dakota w/ Allison Weiss:
- July 17, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary
- July 18, 2013 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space
- July 21, 2013 - Altoona, PA @ Archway Center
- July 22, 2013 - Rochester, NY @ Dubland Underground
The band is also currently on the tail end of their full US tour with Frameworks so be sure to catch them on those dates incase any of the ones listed above aren’t near you!
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The last time I saw Slingshot Dakota was at a non-affiliated Fest 11 generator show hosted by Topshelf Records behind a warehouse in Gainesville, FL. As you can see, it got shut down in the middle of their set, right before Braid played. Was anyone else there? (I was very close to whoever filmed this).
Stoked to see them again at The Space in Hamden with Koji on April 7!
Whoa! I didn?t know video of this existed! Awesome. The end of this is total #punkthefuckout vibes. What a good time.
Make sure to catch them on their full US tour!
Slingshot Dakota will be embarking on their first full US tour since releasing their newest record, Dark Hearts, last fall. Accompanying them along the way will be Portland, OR natives Duck. Little Brother, Duck! and Gainesville, FL’s Frameworks. Dates and info are below:
Alone:
- 4/13/2013 - Greenville, NC @ East Coast Music & Video
- 4/14/2013 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern w/ Muscle & Bone
w/ Frameworks:
- 4/16/2013 - Atlanta, GA @ Wonder Root
- 4/17/2013 - Jacksonville, FL @ Burro Bar
- 4/18/2013 - Orlando, FL @ Peakcock w/ You Blew It!
- 4/19/2013 - Pembroke, Pines FL @ The Talent Farm
- 4/20/2013 - Gainesville, FL @ Mars w/ Dikembe
- 4/21/2013 - Tallahasee, FL @ The Hidden Hand
- 4/22/2013 - OFF
Alone:
- 4/23/2013 - Houston, TX @ Mango’s
- 4/24/2013 - Austin, TX @ Annex at 1808
- 4/25/2013 - Dallas, TX @ TBA
- 4/26/2013 - Midland, TX @ The Pine Box
- 4/27/2013 - ABQ, NM @ Gasworks
- 4/28/2013 - Mesa, AZ @ The Nile
- 4/29/2013 - SAN, DIEGO CA @ TBA
- 4/30/2013 - LA @ TBA
- 5/1/2013 - Fresno, CA @ CYC
- 5/2/2013 - San Francisco, CA @ The Works
w/ Duck. Little Brother, Duck!:
- 5/4/2013 - Portland @ Garfield House
- 5/5/2013 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon Lounge
Alone:
- 5/6/2013 - Spokane, WA @ TBA
- 5/7/2013 - OFF
- 5/8/2013 - Bois, ID @ TBA
- 5/9/2013 - Salt, Lake City UT @ TBA
- 5/10/2013 - Denver, CO @Circle Music Collective
- 5/11/2013 - ST, Louis MO @ TBA
- 5/12/2013 - Chicago, IL @ Township
- 5/13/2013 - Chesterton, IN @ The Sound Cellar
- 5/14/2013 - Columbus, OH @ KOBO
- 5/15/2013 - Cleveland, OH @ TBA
- 5/16/2013 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Ormsby 222
