Mates of State at MHOW (04/05/09)

Photo: Jon Klemm

The Mates of State are back on the road (in a limited way) and they’ll be playing a few shows in San Francisco and then embarking a mini-tour of the Northeast which will bring them to the Bell House on Feb 21, 2010 (Buy Tickets). Cryptically, the blog post below hints at the release of a new album in 2010. More specifically, they’ve been talking about working on some new songs and a new “covers” album (with the venerable Peter Katis) in their Twitter feed.

sf shows & northeast tour on sale
Happy New Year everyone! We wanted to let you know about a couple shows coming up in San Francisco and a short Northeast US tour going on sale.

First off, Mates will be the musical guests for the Red Wine Boys featuring comedians Todd Barry and Jon Benjamin during the annual SF Sketchfest. The show is coming up on Jan 31 at the Mezzanine. These guys are extremely funny and will also have John Hodgman and Larry Murphy with them.
CLICK HERE to get advance tickets.

And the next evening on Feb 1, Mates of State will be playing a very intimate headlining show at Cafe Du Nord. Tickets are going fast.

And here are the new east coast dates:

2/17 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground – Advance Tix
2/18 Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall – Advance Tix
2/19 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall- Advance Tix
2/21 Brooklyn NY @ The Bell House – Advance Tix

That’s it for now, but we should have some more info to share with you soon as 2010 unfolds.
See you soon. [Mates of State MySpace Blog]

More previously unpublished photos from their 2009 Music Hall of Williamsburg gig after the jump.

Mates of State at MHOW (04/05/09)