CITY CENTER MAPS OUT DIY TOUR IN SUPPORT OF SPRING ST. RELEASE

CITY CENTER MAPS OUT DIY TOUR IN SUPPORT OF SPRING ST. RELEASE

“Even when City Center may appear impenetrable, it’s still welcoming. C’mon in, the water’s great.” – Pitchfork (Review of City Center August 5, 2009)

NYC-based City Center aka Fred Thomas and Ryan Howard of Saturday Looks Good To Me (Polyvinyl, K Records) have announced a full DIY spring tour in support of their Quite Scientific Records debut, a limited edition EP called Spring St.

10 years after its inception, Saturday Looks Good To Me had tallied themselves a fully impressive resume: 6 full-length albums, a handful of EPs and 7″s, hundreds of shows all over the globe and a dedicated legion of supporters. In 2009, however, it was understandably time for something new. Thomas had left his native Michigan and was now living in New York City. He no longer had luxury of larger dwellings or soundproofed practice spaces. Instead, he had to adjust to the acceptable noise levels of apartment life…and thus with the addition of Howard, City Center came to be.

Having now already amassed 10 out-of-print releases on vinyl or CDR, and releasing their first proper full length on Type records, City Center’s Spring St. is a 12″ short-player that runs just over twenty minutes long and will be released both digitally and on stunning limited-run hand screened clear vinyl (image below). Only 500 copies of the vinyl are being sold, and it will be exclusively available at live shows, independent retailers, Insound and the Quite Scientific Webstore.

Where possible, the band will be playing all-ages shows at art-spaces and DIY venues in the hopes of recreating the fan-experience so many were able to be a part of with Saturday Looks Good to Me.

If you have the opportunity, we strongly encourage you to experience the band in-person.

Tour dates and full track listing for Spring St. below:

Spring St. Track Listing:
1. Sky Flowers
2. Poolside
3. Spring St.
4. How We Live

City Center On Tour:
3.10 Wed. Chicago, IL – Century Village
3.11 Thu. Chicago, IL – Subterranean
3.12 Fri. Pontiac, MI – Pike Room/Crofoot w/Ted Leo & Pharmicists
3.13 Sat. Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
3.19 Fri. Swarthmore, PA – Swarthmore Collegew/ Tim Hecker
3.26 Sat. Portland, OR – Reed College
3.29 Mon. Brooklyn, NY – Death By Audio
3.30 Tue. Philadelphia, PA – Danger Danger Gallery
3.31 Wed. Washington, DC – DC9
4.01 Thu. Fredericksburg, VA – Chidester House
4.02 Fri. Columbus, OH – Bourbon St
4.03 Sat. Chicago, IL – Hideout
4.04 Sun. Grand Rapids, MI – DAAC
4.06 Tue. Minneapolis, MN -. First-Avenue
4.09 Fri. Seattle, WA – Comet Tavern
4.10 Sat. Portland, OR – East End
4.11 Sun. Olympia, WA – Northern
4.12 Mon. Salem, OR – The Space (Oregon)
4.13 Tue. Eureka, CA – Nocturnum
4.14 Wed. San Jose, CA – Blank Club
4.16 Fri. San Francisco, CA – Hemlock Tavern
4.17 Sat. Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland
4.18 Sun. San Diego, CA – Bar Pink
4.19 Mon. Isla Vista, CA – Biko Garage
4.20 Tue. Phoenix, AZ – Trunk Space
4.21 Wed. Santa Fe, NM – High Mayhem
4.22 Thu. Lubbock, TX – Bash Riprocks
4.23 Fri. Austin, TX – Mohawk w/ Black Angel (Annual Psych Fest)
4.27 Tue. Lawrence,KS – Replay Lounge
4.28 Wed. St. Louis, MO – Firebird
4.29 Thu. Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
4.30 Fri. Detroit, MI – Majestic Cafe