Photo by Photic PhotographicMan, the West Coast gets all the best tours. It's probably really irritating to see someone from New York City whining about the amount of shows we get (true, it's a lot) but there's a certain wild, weird quality to the shows that crawl up and down the Left Coast, particularly in its Northwestern quadrant. My latest reason to rue my decision to stay out East comes courtesy of Aerial Ruin, who will be spreading a delicate veil of acoustic folk up and down the coast come December.Fresh off a European tour with Galacian forest folk troubadours Sange de Muerdago, Aerial Ruin (aka Erik Moggridge) recently released Ash of Your Cares, a soothing acoustic folk album that often sounds like sun-dappled blend of Agalloch, Nechochwen, and Pink Floyd. It's currently available digitally and on CD from Moggridge himself, with a limited edition tour cassette out on Belief Mower.If you're lucky enough to reside on the correct side of the country, be sure to catch Aerial Ruin on tour this December with a bunch of amazing bands like Wrekmeister Harmonies, Nest, Jessica Way, frequent Aerial Ruin collaborators Bell Witch, and more.2 - The Know, Portland, OR w/ Strangeweather, Nest
3 - The Cobalt, Vancouver B.C. w/ Bell Witch, Wrekmeister Harmonies4 - Obsidian, Olympia, WA w/ Bell Witch, Wrekmeister Harmonies
5 - Hollow Earth Radio, Seattle, WA w/ Strangeweather, A God or an Other, Thunder Grey Pilgrim
8 - The Hidey Hole, Astoria, OR10 - House show, Benbow, CA w/ Waul of the Weald
12 - Golden Bull, Oakland, CA w/ Noctooa, Lux Interna, Jessica Way
13 - The Starlite, Sacramento, CA w/ Noctooa15 - Wandering Goat, Eugene, OR w/ Rivers of Mercury, Rav
18/19 - Cascadian Yule - Olympia, WA
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3 - The Cobalt, Vancouver B.C. w/ Bell Witch, Wrekmeister Harmonies4 - Obsidian, Olympia, WA w/ Bell Witch, Wrekmeister Harmonies
5 - Hollow Earth Radio, Seattle, WA w/ Strangeweather, A God or an Other, Thunder Grey Pilgrim
8 - The Hidey Hole, Astoria, OR10 - House show, Benbow, CA w/ Waul of the Weald
12 - Golden Bull, Oakland, CA w/ Noctooa, Lux Interna, Jessica Way
13 - The Starlite, Sacramento, CA w/ Noctooa15 - Wandering Goat, Eugene, OR w/ Rivers of Mercury, Rav
18/19 - Cascadian Yule - Olympia, WA