Just Announced The Polyphonic Spree at Turner Hall

The choral, symphonic pop-rock band The Polyphonic Spree can be a little scary, as it has 24 members who are usually all dressed alike in either robes or fatigues, creating a kind of new-age rock choir. The result is music that’s perfect for climactic scenes in movies or Lorax trailers, or (if you’re less cynical) grandiose music that takes the power of church songs but leaves the Jesus-y pushiness at the door. Its last record is 2007’s The Fragile Army, a jubilant effort that’s just as imposing as 2004’s Together We’re Heavy. After record label woes, the group took to forming its own label and is releasing one new song at a time. Now the band is touring for the first time in four years, adding Midwest and East Coast dates to previously announced West Coast tour stops. The band will stop at Turner Hall on May 15. General admission tickets are $20, and go on sale Friday, March 9.

Additional dates for The Polyphonic Spree’s You + Me tour are listed below:

May 9—Lola’s—Fort Worth, Texas
May 10—The Blue Note—Columbia, Missouri
May 11—Blueberry Hill—St. Louis, Missouri
May 12—Granada Theater—Lawrence, Kansas
May 14—Varsity Theater—Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 15—Turner Hall Ballroom—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 16—Park West—Chicago, Illinois
May 17—St. Andrews Hall—Detroit, Michigan
May 18—Mr. Small’s Theatre—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 19—Westcott Theater—Syracuse, New York
May 21—Sixth & I Historic Synagogue—Washington, D.C.
May 22—Paradise Rock Club—Boston, Massachusetts
May 23—Webster Hall—New York, New York
May 25—Theatre Of Living Arts—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 26—Cat’s Cradle—Carrboro, North Carolina
May 28—McGlohon Theatre At Spirit Square—Charlotte, North Carolina
May 29—Exit/In—Nashville, Tennessee