Grates Invade the Great U.S. of A

Preemptive strike for forthcoming album release.

By Nancy Dunham

Get ready for an Aussie invasion this summer when The Grates release the band's sophomore album Teeth Lost, Hearts Won on September 15.

The band generated some great buzz at SXSW and has relocated to Brooklyn and in July will be in residency at Piano's on the Lower East Side.

If you're not in New York, check the group out July 24-26 at the Hillside Festival in Guelph, ON (with Tokyo Police Club, Xavier Rudd and many more) and Sept. 13 at the 2009 Monolith Music Festival, held at Red Rocks (with the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Phoenix, Girl Talk, M Ward, Of Montreal and many more), and at dates listed below:

The Grates Live (More Dates TBA):

July 12^th - Ottawa, ON Live 88 Lounge

July 15^th - New York, NY - Piano's

July 22^nd - New York, NY - Piano's

July 24^th - 26^th - Guelph, ON - The Hillside Festival

July 28^th -  Toronto, ON - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

July 29^th - New York, NY - Piano's

September 13^th - Morrison, CO - The Monolith Music Festival

Want to know more? Go to Grates or Grates on MySpace