via Portland Mercury: Here's the exclusive premiere of Modern Kin's latest video from their recent Banana Stand session, a howling, thunderous take on "Abandon," the excellent opening track from their self-titled album released last year. (For more from that basement session in April, visit Banana Stand for the live album.) If you like what you see and hear, you will want to see and hear Modern Kin in the flesh when they perform at Mississippi Studios in two weeks' time: Thursday, November 20, with opening bands the Ghost Ease and Kithkin. Lucky for you, we're giving away a pair of tickets to the show! To enter to win, send an email to contest at portlandmercury dot com with "Send me to Modern Kin!" in the subject line. Please include your first and last name in the email. We'll select a winner at random and send him or her plus a guest to the show. This contest closes at 10 am on Tuesday, so enter now!

Tickets are now available for our string of shows next month in Portland, Seattle, and Everett! Following a busy festival summer, and fresh off of a US tour this September and October, Modern Kin is closing out the year with a few headlining shows in the NW. This promises to be a special weekend of music - we hope you'll join us as we stretch out a little and weave some new songs in between the album tracks you already know. Shows are best with friends... 11/20: XRAY.fm Presents Modern Kin @ Mississippi Studios Doors @ 8pm | w/ The Ghost Ease & Kithkin Invite on Facebook 11/21: KEXP Presents Modern Kin @ Columbia City Theater Doors @ 8pm | w/ Kithkin & Maiah Manser Invite on Facebook 11/22: Everett Music Initiative Presents Modern Kin @ The Cannery Doors @ 8pm | w/ Gunpowder Stitches Invite on Facebook