Tour Welcomes Audience To The Good Life

The tour kicks off May 24 in Omaha, Neb. where the band was founded. From there the dates are mostly in the Western States and Texas, and the tour ends in Norman, Okla., June 14. One show in Seattle, Wash. On May 29 will feature La Sera instead of Speedy Ortiz.

The Good Life’s band members are all affiliated with other projects. Drummer Roger Lewis plays with Conduits and Oquoa, guitarist/vocalist Tim Kasher has recorded with Cursive and has solo albums, bassist Stefanie Drootin-Senseney is in Big Harp, and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Fox has done solo material and runs a tape label, Majestic Litter.

The group recorded its most recent album, Everybody’s Coming Down in 2015, and prior to that their last project was Help Wanted Nights in 2007.

Speedy Ortiz was founded in 2011 and released its initial album Major Arcana in 2013, following up with 2015’s Foil Deer, which earned it critical praise.

Speedy frontwoman Sadie Dupuis recently moved away from Massachusetts, where the band was formed and rose to indie fame. She announced the move via the band’s Facebook.

Dupuis also recently collaborated with rapper Lizzo to create a song called Basement Queen in a promotion for Google Docs.

Here are the dates for The Good Life and Speedy Ortiz:

May 24— Omaha, Neb., The Waiting Room       
May 25 — Denver, Colo., Marquis Theater
May 26 — Salt Lake City, Utah, Kilby Court
May 28 — Spokane, Wash., The Bartlett       
May 29 — Seattle, Wash., Barboza
May 31 — Portland, Ore., Doug Fir Lounge
June 02 — San Francisco, Calif., Rickshaw Stop
June 03 — Fresno, Calif., Strummer’s
June 04 — Ventura, Calif., Large Marge
June 05 — Los Angeles, Calif., EchoPlex
June 06 — Phoenix, Ariz., The Crescent Ballroom
June 07 — Albuquerque, N.M., Launchpad
June 08 — El Paso, Texas, Tricky Falls
June 10 — Austin, Texas, Barracuda
June 11 — McAllen, Texas, Yerberia Cultura
June 12 — Houston, Texas, Walters Downtown
June 13 — Dallas, Texas, Dada Dallas   
June 14 — Norman, Okla., Opolis

More information regarding tickets is available here.