Twin Shadow to embark on 'storytelling tour' with his father

Yes, you read that headline correctly. Twin Shadow has announced a new tour where the support act will be either him or his father telling the audience a story.

The musician, otherwise known as George Lewis Jr, explained a little about the bizarre concept he’s calling the ‘True Story Tour’:

“You know when someone tells a story and says “crazier things have happened!” Well, you always wish they would just tell you that crazier thing. Like, why would you want to hear a story that’s not as good? My father told me great stories my whole life, I often wonder if his stories influenced the way I write music. When talk came up of Twin Shadow hitting the road this year I thought again about how we could make each show special, how each city could have a unique piece of Twin Shadow. I thought about my father’s stories, I thought about the stories I tell my friends and I thought this tour would be a good place to share them, so for every city we play my father or myself will tell you one True Story. 24 Cities. 24 Stories. A story for New York, A story for Toronto, A Story for every show on the tour.”

We’re hoping there’ll actually be some music too. We’re sure there will…

George Lewis Jr and George Lewis Sr. will play the following dates (alongside Elliphant):

May
22 San Diego, CA – Belly Up
24 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
27 George, WA – Sasquatch! Music Festival
28 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
31 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

June
1 Chicago, IL – Metro
3 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
5 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
6 Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
7 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Theatre
9 New York, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
12 Boston, MA – Paradise
15 Washington, DC – Black Cat
16 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
18 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
20 New Orleans, LA – The Maison
21 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
22 Austin, TX – Emo’s East
24 Dallas, TX – Granada
26 El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
27 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
28 Pomona, CA – Glass House
29 Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre