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A Classic Education Map Out US Tour Dates With British Sea Power

01/19/2011
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A Classic Education have announced tour dates including shows with British Sea Power and SXSW.

When Italy's A Classic Education was in the States for last year's CMJ festival, they popped over to Philly for a Shaking Through session and shared insights into their creative processes along with some new music.

Singer/guitarist Jonathan Clancy and his fearless indie pop outfit bravely came all the way to the Philadelphia to record a session for Shaking Through.

It's not often that music coming from Italy has the ability to take root in the U.S. "We always joke about the fact that being a band from Italy is like starting at a minus 10 points. You have to do that much extra to get to 'zero' to be on pace with everyone else," says Clancy. A Classic Education's humble yet determined attitude make them a perfect addition to Shaking Through, a series created to help establish sustainable careers in music. After a quick listen, you'll know what we're talking about.

The band was selected for Shaking Through by guest Curator Elise Oleksiak of the smart Brooklyn-based music BLOG "Pixelhorse." "I love pop music. I love music that is well written, well composed, well executed..." says Oleksiak. "People need to know their music. People need to hear them and see them!..."

The group recorded "Night Owl", a dreamy love story between a boy and an owl, deftly capturing the band's elegant and soaring pop sound. It's a band favorite for its unconventional song structure: three parts that fail to repeat, all jammed into three minutes. Even without a verse or chorus to be heard, "Night Owl" still holds true to A Classic Education's irresistibly engaging pop sensibility. "I thought this tune would work nice in a studio with a big room sound," said frontman Jonathan Clancy.

According to the band, it's far more difficult to balance musical aspirations and work in Italy. The members of A Classic Education have a banker, radio manager, photographer, computer programmer and psychologist among their ranks, meaning they had to book vacation time to fly over to the states. In one marathon trip, they recorded their full length in Brooklyn with Jarvis Tavenerie of the band Woods, they played CMJ and drove to Philadelphia to record "Night Owl" at Miner Street.

When they come back in March for a US tour and an appearance at SXSW, they'll certainly have to tie up lose ends with work. Regardless, they're excited to be back in the U.S. playing music.

"It'll mean giving up secure jobs and lives! But we like that idea."

A Classic Education Tour Dates (all post-SXSW supporting British Sea Power)
Mar-16-20 SXSW
Tue-Mar-22 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamburg
Wed-Mar-23 TBA
Thu-Mar-24 Toronto, ONT Lees Palace
Fri-Mar-25 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Sat-Mar-26 TBA
Sun-Mar-27 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Mon-Mar-28 TBA
Tue-Mar-29 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
Wed-Mar-30 TBA
Thu-Mar-31 TBA
Fri-Apr-01 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
Sat-Apr-02 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Sun-Apr-03 Portland, OR Doug Fir
Mon-Apr-04 TBA
Tue-Apr-05 San Francisco, CA Independent
Wed-Apr-06 Brookdale, CA Brookroom @ The Historic Brookdale Lodge
Thu-Apr-07 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Fri-Apr-08 San Diego, CA Casbah
Sat-Apr-09 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
Sun-Apr-10 TBA
Mon-Apr-11 Marfa, TX Padres
Tue-Apr-12 TBA
Wed-Apr-13 Austin, TX Mohawk
Thu-Apr-14 Dallas, TX The Loft
Fri-Apr-15 TBA
Sat-Apr-16 TBA
Sun-Apr-17 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Mon-Apr-18 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle
Tue-Apr-19 Washington, DC Black Cat
Wed-Apr-20 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brendas

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