Astronautalis is coming back to Texas, y’all. The artist currently based out of Minneapolis just dropped his latest EP on February 19, and as kind of a surprise (google doesn’t even know yet). The SIKE! EP is a prequel to the full-length album he will be releasing later this Spring. Joining Astronautalis on the Texas dates will be Bird Peterson.

Andy Bothwell, better known on stage as Astronautalis, has been releasing weekly video updates on his Facebook page since the beginning of February, keeping us in the loop about everything from album work, tour updates, and answering questions about the currently released EP.

If that’s not enough for you hounds, Bothwell is doing a Reddit AMA on April 26, 2016, where you can, as the event suggests, ask him anything.

His Texas adventure will span over the course of a week and will hit four different cities, including a stop in Denton. Bothwell will be hitting the road for an official world tour at the beginning of May and making his way throughout the continental U.S., UK, Netherlands, and Germany.

Tickets for Astronautalis’ Texas shows will go on sale Friday (we’ll update the ticket links on this post as soon as they go up).

You can buy The SIKE! EP on a limited run cassette (already purchased mine), or via iTunes. There will be an exclusive shirt available for his Texas show dates, as well.

March 18 - Dallas, TX - Three Links w/ Bird Peterson and 88 Killa
March 22 - Austin, TX - Sidewinder w/ Bird Peterson and friends
March 23 - Ft. Worth, TX - Lola’s Saloon w/ Bird Peterson and Krum
March 24 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves w/ Bird Peterson and AV The Great

Other previously released tour dates are as follows:
May 5 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
May 6 –Madison, WI – The Majestic
May 7 – Detroit, MI – Loving Touch
May 11 – New Haven, CT – Bar
May 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
May 13 – Boston, MA – Great Scott
May 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
May 15 – Washington, DC – DC 9
May 18 – Vienna, Austria – Arena
May 19 – Budapest, Hungary – Dürer Kert
May 20 – Bratislava, Slovakia – A4
May 21 – Zilina, Czech Republic – Stanica
May 23 – Cologne, Germany – Studio 672
May 24 – Dortmund, Germany – Sissi King Kong
May 25 – Berlin, Germany – Badehaus Szimpla
May 27 – Dresden, Germany – Groovestation
May 29 – Nuremberg, Germany – K4
May 31 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Sugarfactory
June 2 – London, UK – Water Rats
June 3 – London, UK – Water Rats
June 6 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
June 7 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
June 9 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro
June 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
June 11 – Fullerton, CA – The Slide Bar
June 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
June 18 – Minneapolis, MN- 7th Street Entry
July 8 – Trencin, Czech Republic – Pohoda Festival

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