Newswire Destroyer to set sail on summer tour

As a member of The New Pornographers, Dan Bejar tends to blend into the background (never mind the hair), but as the frontman of Destroyer, he’s impossible to ignore. (Okay, mind the hair now.) The group’s excellent 2011 album, Kaputt, is equally attention-grabbing, and it’s stuffed with the kind of jazzy, soft-rock ditties that send listeners into woozy hysterics. Your mileage on the good ship Yacht Rock may vary, though seeing Destroyer live on its just-announced summer tour may be the perfect combination of chill music and sweltering weather. [via Pitchfork]

Here’s a full list of tour dates, including a June 13 stop at Milwaukee’s Turner Hall:

April 14—Coachella—Indio, California
April 21—Coachella—Indio, California
June 3—The Showbox—Seattle, Washington
June 4—Aladdin Theatre—Portland, Oregon
June 5—The Fillmore—San Francisco, California
June 6—El Rey Theatre—Los Angeles, California
June 7—The Crescent Ballroom—Phoenix, Arizona
June 8—Launchpad—Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 9—The Bluebird Theatre—Denver, Colorado
June 10—The Granada—Lawrence, Kansas
June 11—The Blue Moon Tap House—Iowa City, Iowa
June 13—Turner Hall Ballroom—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 14—The Ladies Literary Club—Grand Rapids, Michigan
June 15—Beachland Ballroom—Cleveland, Ohio
June 16—9:30 Club—Washington, D.C.
June 17—Union Transfer—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 18—Brooklyn Masonic Temple—Brooklyn, New York
June 20—Paradise—Boston, Maryland
June 21—Rialto Theatre—Montreal, Quebec
June 23—The Opera House—Toronto, Ontario
June 24—Metro—Chicago, Illinois
June 25—Cedar Cultural Center—Minneapolis, Minnesota