Spinanes' Rebecca Gates to Open for Stereolab

Many ba's shall be inflicted

Before the blips, before the bleeps, before the whirs, Stereolab fans eager to hear the band tap into to their processed muse will receive a special treat. Rebecca Gates, formerly of the Spinanes (and formerly the Spinanes, period, following the departure of current Built to Spill drummer Scott Plouf) will open for the America's best-loved kraut-pop Groop during their current US tour.

The Spinanes, as a duo, burst onto the scene back in 1993 with the Sub Pop release, Manos, which peaked at #1 on the college charts. Two more albums followed-- Strand and Arches and Aisles, the latter recorded after Plouf's departure-- along with a singles collection, The Imp Years, released by Merge in 2000. Gates will likely play older Spinanes tracks, and material from her new Ruby Series EP on Badman Records.

11-14 Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
11-15 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
11-16 New Orleans, LA - Howlin' Wolf
11-17 Houston, TX - Numbers Night Club
11-20 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa

Posted by Derek Fahnestock on Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 12:00am