Juliana Hatfield Three announces fall tour with Soul Asylum
The Juliana Hatfield Three will hit the road with Soul Asylum this fall to celebrate the 30th(ish) anniversary of their debut album Become What You Are. The trio will play the album in its entirety along with other songs from their catalog. The coast-to-coast tour begins September 30th at the Boulder Theater and wraps November 1st in Rutland, VT. Confirmed tour dates as follows:
SEP 30 / BOULDER, CO @ Boulder Theater
OCT 01 / SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ The Grand at The Complex
OCT 03 / SPOKANE, WA @ Spokane Live
OCT 05 / VANCOUVER, BC @ Vogue Theatre
OCT 06 / SEATTLE, WA @ Neptune Theatre
OCT 08 / PORTLAND, OR @ Revolution Hall
OCT 10 / SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ Regency Ballroom
OCT 11 / LOS ANGELES, CA @ Regent
OCT 12 / SAN DIEGO, CA @ House of Blues
OCT 13 / TUCSON, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
OCT 15 / EL PASO, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
OCT 16 / ODESSA, TX @ Ector Theatre
OCT 17 / AUSTIN, TX @ Mohawk
OCT 18 / OKLAHOMA CITY, OK @ Tower Theatre
OCT 20 / KANSAS CITY, MO @ The Truman
OCT 21 / ST. LOUIS, MO @ Delmar Hall
OCT 22 / COLUMBUS, OH @ Athenaeum Theatre
OCT 24 / PITTSBURGH, PA @ Mr. Small’s
OCT 25 / HOMER, NY @ Homer Center for the Arts
OCT 26 / NORWALK, CT @ District Music Hall
OCT 28 / PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Union Transfer
OCT 29 / NEW YORK, NY @ Webster Hall
OCT 31 / PORTLAND, ME @ State Theatre
NOV 01 / RUTLAND, VT @ Paramount Theatre
The Juliana Hatfield Three - singer/songwriter/guitarist Juliana Hatfield, drummer Todd Philips, and bassist Dean Fisher - released Become What You Are in August 1993. Produced by Scott Litt (R.E.M.), the album found early success with the debut single “My Sister.” Despite the song’s title, Juliana did not have a sister, leading many to speculate about the inspiration for the song. “My Sister” reached #1 on the Billboard “Modern Rock” charts with an accompanying video, directed by Phil Morrison (Junebug), played on MTV.
The album’s third single “Spin The Bottle” (1994) was featured on the soundtrack to the Ben Stiller-directed film Reality Bites starring Winona Ryder, and Ethan Hawke. In the music video, directed by Stiller, a group including Juliana Hatfield, Todd Phillips, Dean Fisher, Ethan Hawke, and Tanya Donelly (Belly) play a game of spin the bottle while scenes from the film project behind them. Propelled by the success of the film and soundtrack, “Spin The Bottle” peaked at #39 on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream charts.
Following a 20 year hiatus, the Juliana Hatfield Three reformed in 2014 and released their critically acclaimed sophomore album Whatever, My Love in 2015 on American Laundromat Records followed by a U.S. tour. Both Stereogum and Consequence named it “one of the most anticipated albums of 2015”.
We hope to see you at the shows!
Photo credit Johnny Anguish