Farewell Continental Announces Full Length; Officially Unmasks Band Members

Paper + Plastick Records‘ most secretive band, Farewell Continental, has announced plans for their full length debut.  The album is currently set for a May 11, 2011 release and will be titled ¡Hey, Hey Pioneers! Up until this point the band has masked their names with Harrison Ford references, but speculation can now finally be put to rest.  With reference to their stage names, Farewell Continental is:

Kari Gray as Allie Fox (vocals, keyboard), Justin Pierre as Dr. Richard Kimble (vocals, guitar),Thomas Rehbein as Rick Deckard (guitar, vocals), Jim Adolphson as Dr. Norman Spencer (bass, vocals), and Josh Mckayas Jack Ryan (drums, vocals).

The band has also revealed tour information for what has been described as their only tour for the year, as well as in promotion of the record.  Tour dates can be found below.

Farewell Continental tour dates:

May 11 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
May 12 – Altoona, PA @ The Archway Center 
May 13 – West Chester, PA @ The Note 
May 14 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s 
May 15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory 
May 17 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel 
May 18 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall 
May 19 – Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheels 
May 20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe 
May 21 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot – Pike Room 
June 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock

June 7 – Seattle, WA @ Vera Project 
June 8 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre 
June 10 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 
June 11 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction 
June 12 – Upland, CA @ The Wire
June 13 – Silver Lake, CA @ The Satellite 
June14 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch 
June 16 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre 
June 17 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar 
June 18 – St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird 
June 19 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas