The Contortionist has released a music video for their cover of The Smashing Punkins’ “1979”. The band’s vocalist Michael Lessard handled directing duties on the video. The song appears on their “Our Bones” EP. Lessard had the following comments:
“We’re very excited to release a video for our cover of The Smashing Pumpkins‘ timeless song ‘1979‘. It’s a song that we all grew up with and hold dear to our hearts. It felt only fitting to use footage from the growing years of the band for this one.”
The band will be out on tour with Devin Townsend and Haken on the following North American dates:
02/26 Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
02/27 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
02/28 Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
02/29 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
03/01 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
03/03 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts
03/05 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
03/06 Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
03/07 Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
03/09 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
03/10 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
03/12 Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
03/13 Pontiac, MI – The Crofoot Ballroom
03/14 Chicago, IL – Metro
03/15 Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
03/16 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
03/19 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
03/20 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
03/21 Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
03/23 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
03/24 Los Angeles, CA – The Mayan
03/25 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
