Portland bedroom lo-fi troubadour Casiotone for the Painfully Alone has announced he (Owen Ashworth) is becoming a they (a bunch of friends —  aka: a band) and they are hitting the road!

Celebratory MP3s and tour dates a plenty!

 ***Casiotone for the MP3 player***
A recent session at Daytrotter:
http://www.daytrotter.com/daytrotterSessions/68/free-songs-casiotone

"Cold, White Christmas": 
http://teamclermont.com/mp3/CFTPA_ColdWhiteChristmas.mp3

"Young Shields":
http://teamclermont.com/mp3/CFTPA_YoungShields.mp3

***Tour dates (all dates with The Donkeys)***
6-14 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo (w/ Ladybug Transistor & The Papercuts)
6-15 – San Diego, CA – Habitat
6-16 – Phoenix, AZ – Trunkspace
6-18 – Oklahoma City, OK – Conservatory
6-19 – Dallas, TX – Palladium
6-20 – Austin, TX – Emo's
6-21 – Houston, TX – Proletariat
6-23 – Birmingham, AL – Bottletree
6-25 – Athens, GA – Caledonia
6-26 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
6-27 – Chapel Hill, NC- Local 506
6-29 – Washington DC- The Red and The Black
6-30 – Norfolk, VA – The Boot
7-01 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church Side Chapel
7-03 – Brooklyn, NY – Don Pedro's
7-05 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
7-06 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
7-07 – Burlington, VT – Kriya Studio
7-08 – Rochester, NY – Bug Jar
7-09 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
7-11 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen (all ages)
7-14 – Iowa City, IA – Picador
7-20 – Seattle, WA – Atlas Clothing
7-21 – Portland, OR – Holocene
7-25 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill (all ages)