Casey Crescenzo, of The Dear Hunter, performs at the Fox Theater in Pomona on Feb. 11, 2012. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
The Dear Hunter, the project of Canyon Lake resident Casey Crescenzo, has announced a new album and tour.
The album, “Migrant,” will be released on April 2 on Crescenzo’s own imprint, Cave & Canary.
The tour, which kicks off March 12 in Arizona and ends on April 27 at The Glass House in Pomona, will feature Riverside’s own Naive Thieves as the opener.
The tour will encompass some deep cuts from The Dear Hunter, too. From the press release:
“In the past, due to the time constraints we faced on stage, we focused very narrowly on representing whichever record we were currently promoting. The time is finally right to represent the vastness of the band’s discography, and to give longtime fans something special. There are a great deal of songs we haven’t played in years, and a few we have never played. We hope everyone is as excited as we are.”
“Migrant” was recorded in New York after The Dear Hunter played Coachella 2012. The new album is a departure from how Crescenzo has previously written songs. He said the new material was written from a first-person perspective for the first time.
Here’s a trailer for the album.
Even though this interview is from last year (just before Coachella, actually) it mentions Crescenzo’s creative process. Casey is one of he most genuine, down-to-earth musicians I’ve interviewed. I’m very excited to hear the new work.
The band will also release the one-night-only performance of EP collection “The Color Spectrum” on DVD on March 12, 2013.
Tickets for The Dear Hunter and Naive Thieves April 27 at The Glass House go on sale Saturday, Jan. 26, at noon. Tickets are $15. Visit www.theglasshouse.us for more information.
Tour dates:
The Dear Hunter w/ Naive Thieves
Mar 12 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
Mar 14 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
Mar 18 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
Mar 19 New Orleans, LA @ The Parish – House of Blues
Mar 21 Orlando, FL @ The Social
Mar 23 Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
Mar 24 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Mar 26 Towson, MD @ The Recher Theatre
Mar 27 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Mar 28 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Mar 29 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Mar 30 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Apr 01 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
Apr 02 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club Theatre
Apr 03 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Small’s Theatre
Apr 05 Columbus, OH @ Skully’s Bar & Grille
Apr 06 Canton, OH @ The Auricle
Apr 07 Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre
Apr 09 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Apr 10 St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
Apr 12 Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
Apr 13 Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop
Apr 14 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Apr 16 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
Apr 17 Laramie, WY @ University Of Wyoming
Apr 19 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Apr 20 Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret
Apr 26 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Apr 27 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House