Slingshot Dakota on tour

Brooklyn, N.Y. / Easton, P.A. duo Slingshot Dakota begins a six-week trek across the U.S. today.

The tour - which covers both coasts and just about everything in between - is in support of the band's latest self-released record, Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is The Golden Ghost. The Slingshot kids are currently streaming five tracks from the album on their myspace page.

Ten irresistible songs recorded by Latterman's Phil Douglas, you can order a copy of Golden Ghost directly from Slingshot Dakota via their myspace page or pick up a copy directly from Carly and Tom at a show.

MAR 14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Cat House w/ Street Smart Cyclist
MAR 15 - Lehigh Valley, PA @ Jan's Room
MAR 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ The 43rd Ward
MAR 18 - Washington, DC @ The Girl Cave
MAR 19 - Richmond, VA @ Rumors (clothing store)
MAR 20 - Silver Spring, MD @ The VT Hurler
MAR 21 - Lexington, KY @ The Shrieking Shack
MAR 22 - Louisville, KY @ Pad Tight (house show) w/ Ghost Mice
MAR 23 - St. Louis, MO @ The R Building
MAR 24 - Columbia / Kansas City, MO @ TBA (help needed)
MAR 25 - Tulsa, OK @ The Monolith
MAR 26 - Ft. Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill
MAR 27 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 (all ages)
MAR 28 - El Paso, TX @ TBA (being booked)
MAR 29 - Anytown, NM @ TBA (help needed)
MAR 30 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Chyro Arts
MAR 31 - Riverside, CA @ The Pizza Factory
APR 01 - Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
APR 02 - Fresno, CA @ The DLC House
APR 03 - San Francisco, CA @ TBA (help needed)
APR 04 - San Francisco / Sacramento, CA @ TBA (help needed)
APR 05 - Arcata, CA @ The Greenhouse
APR 06 - Portland, OR @ Sweetpea Vegan Bakery
APR 08 - Seattle, WA @ TBA (being booked)
APR 09 - Olympia, WA @ TBA (being booked)
APR 10 - Portland, OR @ TBA
APR 11 - Boise, Idaho @ TBA
APR 12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Boing! Collective
APR 13 - Denver, Colorado @ TBA
APR 14 - Lincoln, NE @ The Ghost House
APR 15 - Anytown, IA @ TBA (help needed)
APR 16 - Madison, WI @ The Palindrome House
APR 17 - Chicago, IL @ TBA (help needed)
APR 18 - Peoria, IL @ This Is Ours Fest
APR 19 - Peoria, IL @ This Is Ours Fest
APR 20 - New Buffalo, MI @ TBA
APR 21 - Cincinnati, OH @ Blue Rock Tavern (free show, all ages)
APR 22 - Columbus, OH @ The Monster House!
APR 23 - Parma Heights, OH @ The Davenport (all ages)
APR 24 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Lava Lounge w/ Karmella's Game
APR 25 - Buffalo, NY @ The Death Trap
APR 26 - Rochester, NY @ TBA (being booked)
APR 27 - Syracuse, NY @ 113 W Borden Ave
APR 28 - Oswego, NY @ TBA (being booked)
APR 29 - Oneonta, NY @ House Show!
APR 30 - Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House
MAY 01 - Medford, MA @ The Oxfam Cafe
MAY 02 - Eliot, ME @ Eliot Grange Hall
MAY 03 - Vestal, NY @ Binghamton University Old Union