The Minus 5 announce tour with The Baseball Project, share “Blow in My Bag” ft Patterson Hood & Debbi Peterson

Scott McCaughey‘s The Minus 5 have announced September tour dates in support of their upcoming album, Oar On, Penelope! (out May 30 via Yep Roc). They’ll be out with another of Scott’s bands, The Baseball Project, which shares a few other M5 members, including R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and drummer Linda Pitmon, plus Steve Wynn of The Dream Syndicate. Exactly who the lineups for the groups will be is a little unclear, but all dates are listed below.

The NYC-area show of the tour is at Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall on September 21, and tickets for all September shows go on sale Friday, March 21 at 10 AM local time.

The Minus 5 have also shared a new song from their album, “Blow in My Bag,” which features The Bangles‘ Debbi Peterson and Drive By Truckers‘ Patterson Hood. “I had an idea to do a Nancy Sinatra / Lee Hazlewood duet between me and Debbi, but of course, I only mention that because I typically don’t manage to get close enough to elicit comparisons,” Scott says. “That being said, I’m not sure what the song is about, but Patterson’s vocals at the end convince me that he knows!”

Watch the video below.

The Minus 5 Tour Dates
May 9 -13 – Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise – Miami, FL
June 1 – Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown, CA+
June 2 – Casbah – San Diego, CA+
June 3 – Zebulon – Los Angeles, CA+
June 4 – The Chapel – San Francisco, CA
June 6 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
June 7 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
June 8 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
July 18 & 19 – Woodtick Fest – Darby, MT
September 10 – Intuition Ale Works – Jacksonville, FL*
September 11 – Saturn – Birmingham, AL*
September 12 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA*
September 13 – 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA*
September 16 – Codfish Hollow – Maquoketa, IA*
September 17 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN*
September 18 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL*
September 19 – Bell’s Beer Garden – Kalamazoo, MI*
September 20 – Mr. Smalls Theatre – Millvale, PA*
September 21 – White Eagle Hall – Jersey City, NJ*
September 23 – Crystal Ballroom – Somerville, MA*
September 24 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA*
September 25 – The Hamilton – Washington, DC*
September 26 – The Broadberry – Richmond, VA*
September 27 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC*

+w/ Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill
*w/ The Baseball Project