Craft Spells announce North American tour + remix competition

This past summer, Seattle-based artist Craft Spells, i.e.musician and songwriter Justin Vallesteros, released his sophomore album ‘Nausea,’ the follow-up to his 2011 critically acclaimed debut ‘Idle Labor’. He will be embarking on a North American tour at the end of February, his second in support of this album. Beginning at San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival, the tour will consist of 25 dates with support from The Billinda Butchers. See the full set of dates below.

To coincide with the tour, Craft Spells have announced a remix competition for the track Nausea. Hosted on the official Craft Spells website, entrants must fill out an initial form by January 13th. Once they sign up, participants will then receive stems for Nausea and will have until February 13th to submit their remix. Winners will receive signed merchandise and two tickets to the show of their choice. Winners will be announced February 18th. To get you inspired, you can watch the video for Nausea via YouTube below.

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North American tour dates
2/25 – San Francisco, CA – Noise Pop @ Great American Music Hall*
2/26 – Santa Barbara, CA – Soho*
2/27 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex*
2/28 – San Diego, CA – Hideout*
3/01 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom*
3/03 – Austin, TX – Red 7 Inside*
3/04 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada*
3/06 – Nashville, TN – High Watt*
3/07 – Atlanta, GA – 529*
3/08 – Asheville, NC – Mothlight*
3/10 – Washington, DC – Comet Ping Pong*
3/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot and Saddle*
3/13 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge*
3/15 – Boston, MA – Great Scott*
3/17 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck*
3/18 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig*
3/19 – Chicago, IL – Schubas*
3/20 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry*
3/21 – Lincoln, NE – Vega*
3/23 – Denver, CO – Hi Dive*
3/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court*
3/25 – 3/29 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Festival* +
3/26 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios*
3/27 – Vancouver, BC – Electric Owl*
3/28 – Seattle, WA – Neumos*
3/28 – 3/29 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory (Burgerama Four)&

*w/ Bilinda Butchers
+w/ TV On the Radio, Yacht, Hurray for the Riff Raff and more
&w/ Weezer, Ty Segall, Fidlar, Black Lips, Ariel Pink and more