Mastodon Side Projects Set to Kick Off Eastern U.S. Tour

by Ryan Minic | Oct 14, 2010

Fiend Without A Face and West End Motel — side projects of Mastodon guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds — will kick off an Eastern U.S. run next week. Dates are as follows:

Oct 19 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
Oct 20 Washington DC @ The Red Place
Oct 21 Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5
Oct 22 Asbury Park @ The Wonder Bar
Oct 25 Allston, MA @ Great Scott
Oct 26 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
Oct 28 Baltimore, MD @ Golden West Cafe
Oct 29 West Chester, PA @ The Note
Oct 30 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
Nov 05 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
Nov 06 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

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