The Helio Sequence Tours With Menomena

The Helio Sequence To Tour With Menomena
September 28th - October 25th
  The Helio Sequence will hit the road this fall with fellow Portland band & longtime friends Menomena. Dubbed the “Heliomena” tour, the trek begins September 28th in San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall and ends October 25th in Salt Lake City, UT at the Urban Lounge. Preceding the tour, The Helio Sequence have a few festival and club shows to mention: July 27th in Carnation, WA for the Timber Outdoor Music Festival; September 7th in Portland, OR at Music Fest Northwest (Aladdin Theatre); and September 26th in Seattle, WA at Showbox at The Market with Shabazz Palaces. The tour is in support of their 5th album Negotiations.  Please find a full list of tour dates below.
Negotiations, the fifth album from The Helio Sequence, is available now via Sub Pop on CD, LP, and digitally.  The album, led by the singles "October" and "Hall of Mirrors", was written, recorded and produced by the band in their studio in Portland, Oregon.  Watch the band’s video for "Hall of Mirrors", which was co-directed by Cliff Sargent and Alex Huebsch, here.
What people are saying about Negotiations: "There’s no debate here -- Negotiationswas well worth the four year-long wait. A seminal point for The Helio Sequence, the forthcoming release sees the band digging back into their more experimental roots while simultaneously falling into their true sound" - FILTER       "…When they settled down to write and record Negotiations, their fifth full-length and latest for Sub Pop, the duo decided to ditch the sleek digital textures that have defined much of their work up until now for a setup that features vintage synthesizers, reverb, and microphones. The result is perhaps the most inviting inviting record they've crafted to date, a warm, humid, seismic set of songs..." - SPIN.com       "Hints of psych and prog color the margins here, but by and large, Negotiationstakes the romantic sweep of 1980s arena-pop and plays it with the relative emotional reserve and compositional trickiness of turn-of-the-millennium Pacific Northwest indie. Sidestepping go-for-broke bombast and easy melodrama, Summers and Weikel lean into Negotiations' curves, making their every move count." - Pitchfork       "Summers and Weikel work incredibly well together on Negotiations. Summers’ haunting voice and shimmering guitars roll and intertwine with Weikel’s drum and synth work effortlessly. It’s an album that may take an extended listen, but once you key in, you won’t shake it off." - Consequence of Sound      "The duo presents itself with a maturity that continues to snowball and solidify their sound, proving they’re still riding high on a wave that shows no sign of cresting." - Portland Monthly

Tour Dates
Jul. 27 - Carnation, WA - Timber Outdoor Music Festival Sep. 07 - Portland, OR - Music Fest Northwest / Aladdin Theatre Sep. 26 - Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market* Sep. 28 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall Sep. 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex Sep. 30 - Santa Ana, CA -  Constellation Room Oct. 1 - Phoenix, AZ - Pub Rock Oct. 2 - Tucson, AZ - Plush Oct. 4 - Austin, TX - Mohawk Oct. 5 - Denton, TX - Canned Festival Oct. 7 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder Oct. 8 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree Oct. 10 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West Oct. 11 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Oct. 12 - Raleigh, NC - Kings Barcade Oct. 13 - Washington, DC - Black Cat Oct. 15 - Philadelphia, PA  - Underground Arts Oct. 17 - New York, NY - Webster Hall Oct. 18 - Boston, MA  - Sinclair Oct. 19 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt Oct. 21 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge Oct. 22 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater Oct. 24 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Oct. 25 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge All dates with Menomena, unless noted* w/ Shabazz Palaces