Both Animal Collective and Wavves want you to remember them. Keep them close to your body. Animal Collective wants you to wear their fashionable shoes that you will take you on fantastical journeys through psychedelic projector skies, and Wavves wants you to gaze at their mascot, Snacks the Cat, as you grind up some bud that will permeate your lungs.
Has merchandise ever been so trippy?
Keep, a shoe company based in Los Angeles, will be working with Animal Collective during their elected hiatus to design some stylin' kicks that are cruelty free and full of good vibes. Right now there's no sketches to share, but if you sign up for Keep's mailing list, they will keep you in the loop. Judging by the cookie-cutter icons on the image proclaiming the collaboration, I hope there is a kitty cat paw smacking the face off a great white shark on these shoes.
But while we wait for more info on that, Wavves will provide all your weed grinding needs at their merch tables during their tour. Available in three not-so-subtle colors, and a demure gray shade, you'll never have to worry about wasting time shredding the leaves as you wait for Wavves to hit the stage.
Check them out touring in a state near you:
09-16 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
09-17 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub
09-18 Waltham, MA - Brandeis University
09-20 Providence, RI - Met Cafe
09-21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
09-24 Kingston, NY - 323 Wall Street
09-25 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
09-27 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
09-28 Greensboro, NC - Guilford College
09-29 Charlotte, NC - Milestone
09-30 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
10-01 Nashville, TN - Exit / In
10-02 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
10-20 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
10-21 Montreal, Quebec - CEPSUM
10-22 Toronto, Ontario - Tower Theatre
10-23 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
10-25 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
10-26 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
10-27 Miami, FL - The Fillmore
11-06 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest