by John Flynn
The summer looks to be busy for Red Collar frontman Jason Kutchma. In addition to Red Collar releasing their sophomore album in June, his side project, JKutchma and the Five Fifths, will be releasing their debut LP, Pastoral, on July 3, 2012 via Last Chance Records. You can listen to the album's lead single, "There is a Light On," here.
The band will be touring the east coast to support the album.
| Date | City | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | Durham, NC | Broad Street Cafe | w/ Deep Chatham |
| May 9 | Washington, DC | Velvet Lounge | w/ Lucas & the Lovelys, The NRIs |
| May 10 | Manhattan, NY | Googieâs Lounge * # | w/ Free Advice |
| May 11 | Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Rod & Gun * | w/ Rayvon Browne |
| May 12 | Manhattan, NY | Pianos Lounge * # | w/ Jake & His Very Own |
| May 13 | Long Island, NY | The Church House Show * # | Â |
| June 1 | Raleigh, NC | Tir Na Nog | w/ Brice Randall Bickford and Filthybird |
| June 8 | Hillsborough, NC | Barn Show | Â |
| June 13 | Harrisonburg, VA | TBA | Â |
| June 14 | Shepherdstown, WV | Blue Moon Cafe | Â |
| June 15 | Pittsburgh, PA | TBA | w/ The Red Western |
| June 16 | Ithaca, NY | TBA | Â |
| June 17 | Montreal, QC | TBA | Â |
| June 19 | Peterborough, ON | Garnet | w/ Ivy Mairi (of Bruce Peninsula), Joe Fortin |
| June 20 | Toronto, ON | Holy Oak Cafe | w/ Ryan Driver, Lisa Bozikovik |
| June 21 | Toronto, ON | Cameron House | w/ Ivy Mairi, Chris Coole, Kirsten Scholte |
| June 22 | Ann Arbor, MI | House Show, # | w/ Alexander Silver and Sacred Strays |
| June 23 | Ypsilanti, MI | Woodruffs # | w/ Appleseed Collective, Strawberry Heritage |
| June 24 | Grand Rapids, MI | House Show # | w/ Jacob Bullard, Sacred Strays |
| June 25 | Kalamazoo, MI | Old Dog Tavern # | w/ Appleseed Collective, Strawberry Heritage |
| June 26 | Chicago, IL | TBA # | Â |
| June 28 | Bloomington, IN | TBA | Â |
| June 29 | Huntington, WV | V Club | Â |
* w/Adam & the Amethysts
# w/The Weather Station