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)