Life is pain until you find your calling, and sometimes your calling is weird. With that in mind, BC band Blessed are tapping into some zen freakiness via the sniff-heavy video for their "Waving Hand."
Directed by Range of Nakasone Folk, the vid finds a group of landscapers feeling down on a ditch-digging job. To cope with their unhappiness, they take a break to whip off their shirts and "snedge." You'll have to watch the video to find out exactly what that means, but one of the figure's girlfriends doesn't seem particularly stoked about the newfound past time.
You can take a whiff of it all down below, where you'll also find info on Blessed's upcoming North American tour. "Waving Hand" comes from the band's self-titled 12-inch through Kingfisher Bluez/Coin Toss records. Pre-orders are expected shortly.
Tour dates:
09/30 Mission, BC - Captains Cabin *
10/01 Vancouver, BC - 333 *
10/05 Calgary, AB - Emmedia *
10/06 Edmonton, AB - Sewing Machine Factory *
10/07 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's *
10/08 Winnipeg, MB - Handsome Daughter *
10/09 Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
10/11 Madison, WS - Frequency
10/12 Chicago, IL - Vito
10/13 Kalamazoo, MI - Headquarters
10/14 Detroit, MI - UFO Factory
10/15 Toronto, ON - Smiling Buddha
10/16 London, ON - Foam Dome
10/18 Guelph, ON - TBA
10/19 Oakville, ON - Lourice
10/20 Montreal, QB - Turbo Haus
10/21 Cleveland, OH - TBA
10/22 Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
10/23 Syracuse, NY - TBA
10/25 New Haven, Connecticut - TBA
10/26 Boston, MA - TBA
10/27 Brooklyn, NY - Shea Stadium
10/28 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
10/29 Baltimore, MD - TBA
10/30 Richmond, VG - TBA
10/31 Norfolk, VG - Charlie's American Cafe
11/01 Atlanta, GA - TBA
11/02 Birmingham, AL - TBA
11/03 Nashville, TN - TBA
11/04 Oxford, MS - The Wall
11/05 Fayetteville, AR - Midsouth DIY Fest
11/06 Springfield, MO - Harvest House
11/07 Wichita, KS - Kirby's Beer Store
11/08 Norman, OK - First Church
11/09 Albuquerque, NM - TBA
11/10 Denver, CO - 7th circle music collective
11/11 Salt Lake City, UT - Diabolical Records
11/12 Boise, ID - Shredders
11/20 Vancouver, BC - TBA
11/23 Portland, OR - Fest
11/25 Portland, OR - TBA
11/26 Eugene, OR - Campbell Club
11/27 Chico, California - TBA
11/29 Sacramento, CA - Starlight
11/30 Fresno, CA - TBA
12/01 Bakersfield, CA - Sandrini's
12/02 Las Vegas, NV - TBA
12/03 Phoenix, AZ - TBA
12/04 Tuscon, AZ - TBA
12/06 El Paso, TX - TBA
12/07 San Antonio, TX - TBA
12/08 Denton TX - TBA
12/09 Austin, TX - Beerland
12/10 Fort Worth, TX - TBA
12/11 Albuquerque, NM - TBA
12/13 Flagstaff, AZ - TBA
12/14 San Diego, CA - TBA
12/15 Los Angeles, CA - TBA
12/16 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
12/17 San Francisco, CA - TBA
12/18 Oakland, CA - The Night Light
12/21 Seattle, WA - TBA
* with Cheap High
Directed by Range of Nakasone Folk, the vid finds a group of landscapers feeling down on a ditch-digging job. To cope with their unhappiness, they take a break to whip off their shirts and "snedge." You'll have to watch the video to find out exactly what that means, but one of the figure's girlfriends doesn't seem particularly stoked about the newfound past time.
You can take a whiff of it all down below, where you'll also find info on Blessed's upcoming North American tour. "Waving Hand" comes from the band's self-titled 12-inch through Kingfisher Bluez/Coin Toss records. Pre-orders are expected shortly.
Tour dates:
09/30 Mission, BC - Captains Cabin *
10/01 Vancouver, BC - 333 *
10/05 Calgary, AB - Emmedia *
10/06 Edmonton, AB - Sewing Machine Factory *
10/07 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's *
10/08 Winnipeg, MB - Handsome Daughter *
10/09 Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
10/11 Madison, WS - Frequency
10/12 Chicago, IL - Vito
10/13 Kalamazoo, MI - Headquarters
10/14 Detroit, MI - UFO Factory
10/15 Toronto, ON - Smiling Buddha
10/16 London, ON - Foam Dome
10/18 Guelph, ON - TBA
10/19 Oakville, ON - Lourice
10/20 Montreal, QB - Turbo Haus
10/21 Cleveland, OH - TBA
10/22 Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
10/23 Syracuse, NY - TBA
10/25 New Haven, Connecticut - TBA
10/26 Boston, MA - TBA
10/27 Brooklyn, NY - Shea Stadium
10/28 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
10/29 Baltimore, MD - TBA
10/30 Richmond, VG - TBA
10/31 Norfolk, VG - Charlie's American Cafe
11/01 Atlanta, GA - TBA
11/02 Birmingham, AL - TBA
11/03 Nashville, TN - TBA
11/04 Oxford, MS - The Wall
11/05 Fayetteville, AR - Midsouth DIY Fest
11/06 Springfield, MO - Harvest House
11/07 Wichita, KS - Kirby's Beer Store
11/08 Norman, OK - First Church
11/09 Albuquerque, NM - TBA
11/10 Denver, CO - 7th circle music collective
11/11 Salt Lake City, UT - Diabolical Records
11/12 Boise, ID - Shredders
11/20 Vancouver, BC - TBA
11/23 Portland, OR - Fest
11/25 Portland, OR - TBA
11/26 Eugene, OR - Campbell Club
11/27 Chico, California - TBA
11/29 Sacramento, CA - Starlight
11/30 Fresno, CA - TBA
12/01 Bakersfield, CA - Sandrini's
12/02 Las Vegas, NV - TBA
12/03 Phoenix, AZ - TBA
12/04 Tuscon, AZ - TBA
12/06 El Paso, TX - TBA
12/07 San Antonio, TX - TBA
12/08 Denton TX - TBA
12/09 Austin, TX - Beerland
12/10 Fort Worth, TX - TBA
12/11 Albuquerque, NM - TBA
12/13 Flagstaff, AZ - TBA
12/14 San Diego, CA - TBA
12/15 Los Angeles, CA - TBA
12/16 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
12/17 San Francisco, CA - TBA
12/18 Oakland, CA - The Night Light
12/21 Seattle, WA - TBA
* with Cheap High
