2013 U.S. Tour Dates

Posted: March 13th, 2013

Catfish, Denver, Ryan & I are hitting the road & we hope to see you!

THE CULT RECORDS TOUR w/ THE VIRGINS

03/17/2013 – SAN DIEGO, CA @ CASBAH
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03/19/2013 – SANTA ANA, CA @ CONSTELLATION ROOM
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03/21/2013 – LOS ANGELES, CA @ BOOTLEG BAR
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03/22/2013 – OAKLAND, CA @ THE NEW PARISH
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03/24/2013 – PORTLAND, OR @ LOLA’S ROOM
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03/25/2013 – SEATTLE, WA @ EL CORAZON
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03/28/2012 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
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03/29/2013 – MADISON, WI @ THE FREQUENCY
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03/30/2013 – CHICAGO, IL @ LINCOLN HALL
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04/01/2013 – NEW YORK, NY @ THE BOWERY BALLROOM
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04/03/2013 – PHILADELPHIA, PA @ JOHNNY BRENDA’S
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04/04/2013 – BOSTON, MA @ T.T. THE BEAR’S
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04/05/2013 – HOBOKEN, NJ @ MAXWELL’S
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HAR MAR SUPERSTAR

04/11/2013 – RALEIGH, NC @ KINGS BARCADE
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04/12/2013 – NASHVILLE, TN @ MERCY LOUNGE
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04/13/2013 – ATLANTA, GA @ THE EARL
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04/14/2013 – GAINESVILLE, FL @ 1982 BAR
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04/16/2013 – NEW ORLEANS, LA @ ONE-EYED JACK’S
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04/17/2013 – HOUSTON, TX @ MANGO’S
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04/18/2013 – SAN ANTONIO, TX @ WAR ROOM
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04/19/2013 – AUSTIN, TX @ RED 7
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04/20/2013 – DALLAS, TX @ BRYAN STREET TAVERN
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04/21/2013 – EL PASO, TX @ TRICKY FALLS
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04/22/2013 – TUCSON, AZ @ PLUSH
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04/23/2013 – PHOENIX, AZ @ THE RHYTHM ROOM
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04/24/2013 – FULLERTON, CA @ THE SLIDEBAR
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04/25/2013 – LOS ANGELES, CA @ THE SATELLITE
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04/26/2013 – LAS VEGAS, NV @ BACKSTAGE BAR & BILLIARDS
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04/28/2013 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ BOTTOM OF THE HILL
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04/30/2013 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ URBAN LOUNGE
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05/01/2013 – DENVER, CO @ HI-DIVE
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05/02/2013 – LAWRENCE, KS @ THE GRANADA THEATER
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05/03/2013 – MILWAUKEE, WI @ HOTEL FOSTER
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05/04/2013 – ST. PAUL, MN @ THE TURF CLUB
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05/05/2013 – CHICAGO, IL @ THE EMPTY BOTTLE
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05/07/2013 – ST. LOUIS, MO @ FIREBIRD
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05/08/2013 – GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ THE PYRAMID SCHEME
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05/09/2013 – DETROIT, MI @ GARDEN BOWL
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05/10/2013 – CLEVELAND, OH @ GROG SHOP
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05/11/2013 – WASHINGTON, DC @ DC9
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05/12/2013 – BOSTON, MA @ HOUSE OF BLUES (SUPPORTING THE YEAH YEAH YEAHS)
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05/15/2013 – NEW YORK, NY @ LE POISSON ROUGE
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06/01/2013 – FARGO, ND @ THE AQUARIUM
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06/02/2013 – ST. PAUL, MN @ GRAND OLD DAY (DIXIE’S STAGE)
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06/14/2013 – BROOKLYN, NY @ THE GRAND VICTORY
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Har Mar Superstar’s “Bye Bye 17” To Be Released April 23rd on Cult Records

Posted: January 31st, 2013

“I’d travel to the edge of the earth to hear that man sing.” —SF Weekly

“He’s a singular performer who struts with enviable assurance; his confident swagger fills the room.” —Metro

Bye Bye 17, the anticipated new album from acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Har Mar Superstar (aka Sean Tillmann), is set to be released April 23 on Cult Records. This is Tillmann’s fifth full-length release as Har Mar Superstar and follows his critically acclaimed 2009 release, Dark Touches. Of the release, the BBC heralds, “Dark Touches is a hook-packed, skillfully produced guilty pleasure of a record that it’s almost impossible not to enjoy,” while the Cincinnati CityBeat declares, “simply further proof of Sean Tillmann’s astonishingly broad-yet-laser-guided sense of humor and flawless musical bag of tricks.”

Of asking him to join the label, Cult Records founder Julian Casablancas notes, “First time I saw Sean was at the Mercury Lounge years back, and I was blown away by his voice, his confidence and his showmanship. When he recently played me his new record, I felt it was something we could help make truly great. He’s the man with the golden voice, and we’re excited to try and turn people on to that fact… Like the dude himself, the record’s just tough, sad, hilarious and rad.”

Written in New York City, the 10-song album was recorded at co-producer Jim Eno‘s (Spoon) Austin studio with a full live band. Focusing this time more on his voice, Tillmann says, “I was listening to a lot of Otis Redding and Sam Cooke at the time, and I’ve always been obsessed with those guys… ‘Restless Leg,’ ‘We Don’t Sleep,’ ‘Prisoner’ and ‘Rhythm Bruises’ came out of people playing together. But the rest were just like me in a room, gettin’ weird, by myself.” See below for full track-listing.

Tillmann named his flamboyant alter-ego after the Har Mar mall in suburban St. Paul, MN where he spent his youth watching movies and writing songs about passers-by in the food court. Tillman explains, “Har Mar Superstar used to be a different person. It used to be my excuse to get away with the more fantastic things in life… It was easier to get onstage as this other guy and be outrageous and have it be glorified. I guess the confidence I got from being Har Mar Superstar translated into my real life, so now we’re one and the same.”

In celebration of the release, Tillmann will embark on a nationwide tour in April. More details to be announced shortly.

BYE BYE 17 Track-Listing:

1. Lady, You Shot Me

2. Prisoner

3. Everywhere I’m Local

4. Restless Leg

5. 12:12

6. We Don’t Sleep

7. www

8. Rhythm Bruises

9. Don’t Make Me Hit You

10. Late Night Morning Light

“Nocturnal Emotions” Podcast on Earwolf

Posted: September 10th, 2012

NOCTURNAL EMOTIONS, hosted by indie-rock provocateur Har Mar Superstar, is a loose, improvisational interview show, during which the singer (given name Sean Tillmann) chats up his fascinating friends during the wee hours of the night.

“Har Mar knows everybody, and everybody loves Har Mar,” says Scott Aukerman, Chief Creative Officer of Earwolf and host of COMEDY BANG! BANG! “The fact that he’s so friendly makes him a great interviewer, but anyone who’s ever seen him live knows that this podcast has the potential to go off the rails at any time. Add to that the late hour during which he records, and you have a unique show that we’re really excited about.”

New episodes of NOCTURNAL EMOTIONS will be released Wednesdays on Earwolf.com and iTunes. Subscribe for free!

Check out the Macaulay Culkin, Ellen Page, Adam Green, MNDR, Gavin McInnes, Erin Tate, Jeff Klein, Jon Daly, Josh Tillman (AKA Father John Misty), Alia Shawkat, Flea, Patrick Carney, Jake Fogelnest, Wyatt Cenac, David Yow, Mae Whitman, Jenny Eliscu, Preston Olson, Jonah Ray, P.O.S., The Sklar Brothers, Channy Leaneagh, Jena Friedman, Jesse Pearson, Ted Leo, Matty McLoughlin, Paul Sprangers, Michael Gaughn, Bridey Elliott, Cedric Bixler-Zavala & Steve Agee episodes on iTunes or Earwolf.com.