Italian dark-wave post-rock band
JoyCut, from Bologna, Italy, were formed in 2001 and named for the conceptual conjunction between the song ‘Joey’ from Nick Drake and Pink Floyd’s album The Final Cut. This post-rock, dark-wave outfit weaves powerful sonic moments using electronic melodies and percussion with found objects from the urban landscape. Often experimental but always accessible, JoyCut have found a loyal fanbase in Italy and the UK as well as most of Europe. Having opened and toured with such bands as The Editors, Art Brut, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire and Sebadoh, the trio is poised to win over American fans on their first proper US Tour in February and March of 2014 (a mini tour happened in October 2013). The tour will be in support of their third album, PiecesOfUsWereLeftOnTheGround (released in 2013 by Italy’s largest record label, IRMA) and centred on their selection for the South By Southwest festival, for which they were one of just two Italian bands to be selected thus far! For fans of: Fuck Buttons, The Cure, Joy Division, A Place To Bury Strangers, Godspeed You Black Emperor.
Their tour dates within our consular area are as follows:
21 March: SAN FRANCISCO (CA) – Hotel Utah (Details here).
22 March: BEND (OR) – The Astro Lounge (Details coming soon).
23 March: PORTLAND (OR) – Alhambra Theatre Lounge (Details here).
26 March: SEATTLE (WA) – LoFi (Details here).
Information about other tour dates and venues can be found here.To learn more about JoyCut, visit their website and their facebook page. You can also find them on bandcamp, twitter and instagram. You can view videos of their work here and here.