Lake Trout will return to the stage the first time in almost a year this December. The group has spent the past eleven months off the road, but will release a new live album this December. In celebration, the quintet will perform at Baltimores The Ottobar on December 19 and New Yorks Mercury Lounge on December 20. Bassist James Griffith, drummer Mike Lowry and multi-instrumentalist Matt Pierce will also play a set of improvisational music at Baltimores 8×10 Night Club on December 30 as Big in Japan. The trio has also serves as UNKLEs backing band both on the road and in the studio.