The Wonderful Time Warp That Is La Luz

Chances are Seattle’s La Luz – Alice Sandahl (keyboards), Abbey Blackwell (bass), Marian Li Pino (drums) and Shana Cleveland (guitar) – probably doesn’t sound like anything you’re listening to right now.  That is, unless you’re listening to something combining Ventures-like surf guitar with traces of doo-wop mixed with a little dose of the old Phil Spector sound found on records by The Ronettes or The Crystals.  But if those are the sounds coming out of your stereo, you’re probably already listening to La Luz.

But if you’re among the uninitiated when it comes to La Luz, why not take the group’s “Sure As Spring” out for a test drive?

Along with the tour comes the chance to possess a vinyl copy of the girls’ Damp Face EP.  Available on translucent yellow/gold vinyl, the first pressing of the disc is limited to 500 copies.

As for the tour, the ladies of La Luz are looking at a journey taking them from the Pacific Northwest to the East Coast and back again.  Here’s the schedule:

June 28 – Portland, Ore., The Know
June 30 – San Francisco, Calif., Hemlock Tavern
July 2 – San Diego, Calif., The Void
July 3 – Phoenix, Ariz., Last Exit Live
July 4 – Marfa, Texas, Padre’s
July 5 – Austin, Texas, Hotel Vegas
July 6 – Fort Worth, Texas, The Where House
July 8 – Atlanta, Ga., 529
July 9 – Knoxville, Tenn., Pilot Light
July 10 – Nashville, Tenn., Stone Fox
July 11 – Boone, N.C., Black Cat
July 12 – Baltimore, Md., Golden West Café
July 14 – New York, N.Y., Mercury Lounge
July 15 – Cambridge, Mass., T.T. The Bear’s
July 17 – New Haven, Conn.,  Bar
July 18 – Harrisburg, Pa, The Make Space
July 19 – Cleveland, Ohio, The Happy Dog
July 20 – Detroit, Mich., Garden Bowl
July 24 – Denver, Colo., Moe’s Original Bar B Que
July 26 – Boise, Idaho, Neurolox
July 27 – Seattle, Wash., Capitol Hill Festival Grounds (Capitol Hill Block Party)