Vanguard Records has announced the signing of Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes. The Australian songstress and her band will be releasing their U.S. debut Baby Caught the Bus on May 21, 2013. Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes incorporate a unique blend of soul, blues, doo-woop, jazz and R&B with Clairy’s powerful, soulful vocals at the forefront.
Already breakout stars in their native Australia, CBBR gained international attention with their song “Love Letter” which was featured in Heineken’s award-winning campaign The Switch.
American audiences will have the opportunity to experience the band’s rousing live shows with a string of performances at this year’s SXSW festival (SXSW dates below) followed by a cross country tour kicking off in Dallas, TX at the House of Blues on March 18th. Additional dates include March 22 at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta; March 26 at the Mercury Lounge in New York; March 30 at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago and April 9 at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. See full tour dates below.
CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES on Tour:
SXSW
Thursday March 14th SXSW Showcase @ Javelina, Austin TX (11pm)
Saturday March 16th The Aussie BBQ @ Maggie Mae¹s, Austin TX (4pm)
Saturday March 16th SXSW Showcase @ The Iron Bear, Austin TX (1am)
US TOUR
March 18th House Of Blues Cambridge Room Dallas, TX
March 19th House Of Blues Bronze Peacock Houston, TX
March 20th Varsity Theatre, Baton Rouge, LA
March 21st Soul Kitchen Mobile, AL
March 22nd Smith¹s Olde Bar Atlanta, GA
March 23rd Zydeco Birmingham, AL
March 25th Rock and Roll Hotel Washington, DC
March 26th Mercury Lounge New York, NY
March 27th TT the Bears Place Boston, MA
March 28th North Star Bar Philadelphia, PA
March 30th Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
March 31st Mill City Nights/The Nether Bar Minneapolis, MN
April 2nd Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
April 4-6th Cosmopolitan Chandelier Bar Las Vegas, NV
April 8th Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
April 9th Troubadour West Hollywood, CA
April 10th The Casbah San Diego, CA
April 12th Rickshaw San Francisco, CA
