Lake Street Dive Rides Its ‘Side Pony’

Feb. 19 is when Side Pony lands in stores.  Preordering the album through iTunes or Nonesuch.com means you can immediately download the track “Call Off Your Dogs.”  Preorders also come with a limited edition print signed by band members.

Usually associated with a hairstyle, Side Pony also works as a metaphor for the band’s philosophy and personality.

“When we were settling on the album title, that one just stuck out to us as embodying the band’s spirit,” bassist Bridget Kearney said.  “We’ve always been this somewhat uncategorizable, weird, outlying, genre-less band. That’s the statement we wanted to make with this record: be yourself.”

Guitarist/trumpeter Michael “McDuck” Olson offered his take on the name.

“It has always come to mean anything you’re doing for the sheer joy of it.  We have always ‘rocked our side pony.’ Now we have a convenient phrase for it.”

Come February Lake Street Dive will share its Side Pony with the world.  Here are the dates:

Feb. 22 – Phoenix, Ariz., The Crescent Ballroom
Feb. 23 – Tucson, Ariz., Rialto Theatre
Feb. 24 – San Diego, Calif., Observatory North Park
Feb. 26 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Wiltern
Feb. 27 – San Francisco, Calif., SF Masonic
Feb. 28 – Reno, Nev., Cargo Concert Hall
March 1 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Imperial
March 2 – Portland, Ore., McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
March 3 – Seattle, Wash., The Neptune
March 10 – Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue
March 11 – Chicago, Ill., Vic Theatre
March 12 – Chicago, Ill., Vic Theatre
March 14 – Cleveland, Ohio, House Of Blues
March 15 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall
March 16 –  Royal Oak, Mich., Royal Oak Music Theatre
March 18 – Philadelphia, Pa., The Fillmore Philadelphia
March 19 – Richmond, Va., The National
March 21 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
March 22 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
March 23 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston
March 25 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
March 26 – Portland, Maine, State Theatre 

The Suffers supports on all dates except March 12 & 22.

General onsales for many shows begin Nov. 19.  Head over to the official Lake Street Dive website for more info.