Coming To Your Local Bandstand: Jana Hunter

Texas-based singer-songwriter Jana Hunter, the first signing to Devendra Banhart's Gnomonsong imprint, is taking her gothic Americana out on tour over the next six weeks or so. Ms. Hunter's Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom, which collected recordings made over the course of a decade, was one of the more captivating releases of last year, curious in its haunting (almost sinister) and stark presentation. Frankly, it's not the kind of stuff we usually go in for, but there is something to Hunter's music that will plant tendrils right into your subconcious... ness... Can she bring it live? We've no idea. But we expect it's worth finding out for yourself. Here are the dates. For a taste of what to expect, check out Hunter's MySpace pueblo.

03/16 -- Austin, TX -- ACD House/Collection Rert
03/17 -- Austin, TX -- Austin Convention Center/Tambaleo
03/19 -- Dallas, TX -- Darkside Lounge
03/21 -- Phoenix, AZ -- Rhythm Room
03/23 -- San Diego, CA -- Voltaire
03/24 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Echo
03/25 -- San Francisco, CA -- Hotel Utah
03/26 -- San Francisco, CA -- Amoeba Records (NC)
03/27 -- Portland, OR -- Holocene
03/28 -- Vancouver, BC -- Pat's Pub
03/29 -- Seattle, WA -- S.S. Marie Antoinette
03/31 -- Boise, ID -- Neurolux
04/01 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- Kilby Court
04/02 -- Denver, CO -- Hi Dive
04/04 -- Lawrence, KS -- Jackpot Saloon
04/05 -- Des Moines, IA -- Vaudeville Mews
04/06 -- Northfield, MN -- The Cave
04/07 -- Chicago, IL -- Open End Gallery
04/08 -- Detroit, MI -- Magic Stick
04/09 -- Grand Rapids, MI -- Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
04/10 -- Lansing, MI -- Mac's
04/11 -- Newport, KY -- Southgate House (NC)
04/12 -- Cleveland, OH -- Grog Shop (NC)
04/13 -- Buffalo, NY -- Soundlab
04/14 -- Toronto, ON -- Sneaky Dee's
04/15 -- Montreal, QC -- Casa Del Popolo
04/16 -- Cambridge, MA -- Great Scott
04/17 -- Hoboken, NJ -- Maxwell's
04/18 -- Brooklyn, NY -- Northsix
04/19 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Khyber
04/21 -- Chapel Hill, NC -- Local 506 (NC)
04/22 -- Knoxville, TN -- The Pilot Light (NC)
04/23 -- Nashville, TN -- Exit In (NC)
04/24 -- Memphis, TN -- Hi Tone (NC)
04/26 -- Fort Worth, TX -- Metrognome (NC)
04/27 -- Austin, TX -- Emo's

[NC = Not Confirmed last we checked.]