Taper’s Choice Announces 2025/2026 Winter Tour Dates & Shares Debut Studio Album ‘Prog Hat’
Stream the quartet’s first official studio LP, Prog Hat.
By Andy Kahn Oct 1, 2025 • 11:49 am PDT

Taper’s Choice shared their debut studio album, Prog Hat. The quartet confirmed 2025/2026 Winter Tour dates supporting the new record.
News of the album and tour dates arrived via the first edition of The Taper’s Voice, which was written by Taper’s Choice drummer Chris Tomson (Vampire Weekend).
The letter addressed to “Heads, Freaks and Wooks Of The Known Universe“ revealed Tomson, bassist Alex Bleeker (Real Estate), keyboardist Zach Tenorio-Miller (Aric Iris) and guitarist Dave Harrington (DARKSIDE), recorded Prog Hat over two days, tracking three to four takes per song.
Taper’s Choice will embark on their “Westlands“ run throughout Southern California in December 2025.
The band will then head to the East Coast for late January and early February 2026 performances. Taper’s Choice will be aboard Jam Cruise in February and will appear at the Big Ears Festival in March.
Tickets the newly announced shows go on sale on Friday, October 3.
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