Mates of State have announced a short Northeast tour for December. The band will take some time off from recording their follow up to last year’s Mountaintops and hit the road. The band, which consists of husband-and-wife duo Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, will play eight shows from Connecticut down to Washington, DC, including a two-shows-in-one-day gig at the Mercury Lounge in New York City and a free show in New Haven, CT. They will also play a show in Hartford, CT with Ra Ra Riot. A full list of tour dates can be view below.

Mates of State December 2013 Tour

December 5 New Haven, CT—Bar
December 6 New York, NY—Mercury Lounge (early show)
December 6 New York, NY—Mercury Lounge (late show)
December 7 Washington, DC—Rock and Roll Hotel
December 9 Hartford, CT—Arch Street Tavern(*)
December 10 Philadelphia, PA—Johnny Brenda’s
December 13 Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall
December 16 Hoboken, NJ—Maxwell’s

(*) w/ Ra Ra Riot