• Touring w/ The Queers, The Taxpayers
• In Support of A Collection (Asian Man) + Split 7″ w/ Run, Forever (Solidarity)
• Both releases available as Free / Donation-Based Downloads from Quote Unquote + If You Make It

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Beginning today, The Wild will embark on a three-week tour of the U.S., covering most of the Southeast and parts of the East Coast. Along the way the quintet will share the stage with The Taxpayers, as well as legendary punk band The Queers for a week and a half’s worth of shows. Also noteworthy is the New Year’s Eve show in The Wild’s hometown of Atlanta with Against Me!, Fake Problems, Ninja Gun and Franz Nicolay.

The Wild is touring in support of its 2011 releases, including A Collection and a Split 7″ with Pittsburgh friends Run, Forever. The former was released on CD by Asian Man Records and compiles all of the band’s out-of-print singles, EPs, live songs and split releases. You can grab a copy of the record from the label here. The latter is limited to 500 and was pressed on purple, green and black vinyl by Solidarity Recordings. Grab that one here.

As an added bonus, both albums are available as free / donation-based downloads. Quote Unquote Records released the mp3 version of A Collection here, while you can download the songs from the split 7″ from the good folks at If You Make It.

Stay tuned for more news regarding The Wild’s 2012 touring plans, as well as information about the band’s next full-length, which they’ve been writing for during the last couple months. As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

TOUR
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DEC 29 – Gainesville, FL @ 1982 Bar w/ The Taxpayers
DEC 30 – Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery w/ The Taxpayers
DEC 31 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade w/ Against Me!, Fake Problems, Ninja Gun, Franz Nicolay
JAN 02 – Miami, FL @ Travoupapalooza w/ The Taxpayers– All Ages
JAN 03 – The Keys w/ The Taxpayers
JAN 04 – The Keys w/ The Taxpayers
JAN 05 – Miami, FL @ Sweat Records w/ The Taxpayers
JAN 06 – Orlando, FL @ Uncle Lou’s w/ The Taxpayers
JAN 07 – St. Augustine, FL @ TBA w/ The Taxpayers
JAN 08 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Shark Tank w/ The Taxpayers
JAN 12 – Savannah, GA @ The Wormhole w/ The Queers
JAN 13 – Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic w/ The Queers
JAN 14 – Mobilie, AL @ Alabama Music Box w/ The Queers
JAN 15 – Houma, LA @ Boxer and Barrel w/ The Queers
JAN 16 – Lafayette, LA @ The Wild Salmon w/ The Queers
JAN 17 – Monroe, LA @ Tsunami w/ The Queers
JAN 18 – Memphis, TN @ Murphy’s w/ The Queers
JAN 19 – Columbus, GA @ Eighty-five w/ The Queers
JAN 20 – Greensboro, NC @ Glenwood Coffee w/ The Queers

* Short Summer Tour (8/10 – 8/14)
* Campaign added to Southeastern Hardcore Fest and The Fest 10
* Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! available for Free Download on If You Make It
* Campaign performs Nervous Energies session

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CAMPAIGN (Atlanta, GA) are heading out for a short East Coast tour in support of the band’s newest EP, Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!. The band’s third EP is available for free download exclusively on If You Make It. Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! is the band’s follow-up to their highly-acclaimed 2010 EP, It Likes To Party.

In addition to these upcoming shows, Campaign have been added to the Southeastern Hardcore Fest in Chattanooga, TN in September and The Fest 10 in Gainesville.

Make sure you check out the Nervous Energies session the band performed earlier this year. Additionally, Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! and It Likes To Party are both streaming exclusively on Punknews.org.

With Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!, Campaign moves forward with their sound while still paying homage to their influences. Comparisons to beardcore favorites is inevitable but these four new songs move Campaign beyond all the usual suspects. Practicing a heavier approach, the band’s songs take on a whole new life often moving into thicker post-hardcore waters. The melody remains front and center in Campaign’s passionate hardcore anthems but the band has added new dimensions to their sound. The anger and vitriol have been ratcheted up a notch here as the dynamic five-piece sounds downright combustible. With Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Campaign prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are indeed the real deal.

Also, you can still download the band’s previous EPs, 2010′s It Likes To Party and 2009′s H1N1, for free here. How’s that for instant gratification!?

Campaign is heading out for select East Coast dates in support of Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! playing shows with Off With Their Heads, Dead To Me, Banquets and Worn In Red.

TOUR
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AUG 10 – Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn w/ Off With Their Heads and Dead To Me
AUG 11 – Richmond, VA @ The Hospital w/ Street Pizza
AUG 12 – New Brunswick, NJ @ The Court Tavern w/ Banquets
AUG 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Emerald City w/ Banquets
AUG 14 – Charlottesville, VA @ Badd Idea Space w/ Worn In Red

• Free / Donation-based Download available from Quote Unquote Records
• Download new Split 7″ w/ Run, Forever at If You Make It
• Vinyl out now from Solidarity Recordings (06/21/11)

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It’s been a busy summer for The Wild, to say the least. Fresh off a month-long U.S. tour and on the heels of a new Split 7″ with Run, Forever, the Atlanta, GA outfit is celebrating this week’s release of A Collection with a free / donation-based download of the 14-song effort.

Available on CD format from Asian Man Records, the aptly titled A Collection compiles all of The Wild’s out-of-print singles, EPs, live songs and split releases. You can grab a copy of the record from the label here. Only five bucks!

As an added bonus, the band has teamed up with Quote Unquote Records to release the digital version of A Collection as a free / donation-based download. For more info, go here. It’s also worth noting that the digital imprint also released The Wild’s 2010 full-length, Set Ourselves Free.

As if that wasn’t enough awesome free music, the good folks at If You Make It are currently offering The Wild’s recent split 7″ with Run, Forever as a complimentary download. The vinyl version of the record was released a few weeks ago (06/21/11) by Solidarity Recordings. Limited to 500 and pressed on black and color vinyl, you can pick up a copy of the 7″ here.

As previously mentioned, The Wild recently returned from an extensive U.S. tour. While the band is playing Anthony Fest next week and has been confirmed for FEST 10 and Athens Popfest in October, the five piece will spend most of the next few months writing songs for its next full-length.

If you’re interested in receiving a review copy of A Collection or the split 7″, send me an email. A box of both releases just showed up at my doorstep.

* Limited Edition cassette release of Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! available now
* Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! exclusively streaming on Latest Disgrace
* Campaign’s previous two EPs still available for free download

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Atlanta’s CAMPAIGN are offering up their third EP, Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!, for free download exclusively on the venerable website, If You Make It. This is the band’s follow-up to their highly-acclaimed 2010 EP, It Likes To Party. Additionally, the Limited Edition cassette release of Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! is out today, February 8th, via the band’s own Dick Party Records. You can purchase the cassette release here.

The new EP is streaming exclusively on Latest Disgrace and you can listen to “Old Haunts” from Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! (mp3)

On the heels of a successful appearance at The Fest this past year Campaign wasted no time in writing their follow up to It Likes To Party. With Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!, the band moves forward with their sound while still paying homage to their influences. Comparisons to beardcore favorites is inevitable but these four new songs move Campaign beyond all the usual suspects. Practicing a heavier approach, the band’s songs take on a whole new life often moving into thicker post-hardcore waters. The melody remains front and center in Campaign’s passionate anthems but the band has added new dimensions to their sound. The anger and vitriol have been ratcheted up a notch here as the dynamic five-piece sounds downright combustible. With Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Campaign prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are the real deal.

Also, you can still download the band’s previous EPs, 2010′s It Likes To Party and 2009′s H1N1, for free here. How’s that for instant gratification!?

* Band discovers ratio of Copyright Infringement to Money Spent directly proportional to Overall Entertainment Value
* U.S Tour w/ O Pioneers!!! begins next week (10/20 -11/04)
* Self-Titled 7″ still available from Square Up Records

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In an attempt to infringe on more copyrights and spend less money in two and a half minutes than any other band has dared in the past, Canadian punk quartet Junior Battles has unveiled the video for “Basements.”

Created by members of the the band in one coffee-fueled night of stealing and editing, the video not only spits in the face of trademark law, but also the memory of nearly every movie from my childhood. To view the zero budget greatness, go here.

“Basements” is the first single from the Toronto outfit’s Self-Titled 7″, which was released earlier this year on Square Up Records. Copies of the vinyl are still available from the label. The 4-song effort can also be downloaded for free from our friends at If You Make It.

Beginning next week, Junior Battles will embark on a two week tour of the U.S. with Houston’s O Pioneers!!!. The bands toured together earlier this year and recently shared a Split 7″ on Kiss Of Death Records.

On a semi-related note, last week an apparently starved-for-content AV Club featured O Pioneers!!! in an article titled “Viva Hate: 15 anti-Morrissey songs.” The accompanying video spotlights a live performance of the song by front man Eric Solomon with 3/4 of Junior Battles as his backing band.

As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

TOUR
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OCT 20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Party Expo w/ O Pioneers, Fake Problems, My Heart to Joy
OCT 21 – Trenton, NJ @ Mill Hill Saloon w/ O Pioneers, Daytrader, The Great Explainer
OCT 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ O Pioneers, Tigers Jaw
OCT 23 – Richmond, VA @ Exit 76 w/ O Pioneers, the Riot Before, Red City Radio
OCT 24 – Charlotte, NC @ Lunchbox Records w/ O Pioneers
OCT 25 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 w/ O Pioneers, Franz Nicolay
OCT 26 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Shark Tank w/ O Pioneers, The Anchor, Captain We’re Sinking
OCT 27 – Gainesville, FL @ 1982 w/ O Pioneers
OCT 28 – Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery w/ O Pioneers
OCT 29 – 31 – Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST
NOV 01 – Orlando, FL @ Universal Studios w/ our girlfriends
NOV 02 – TBA
NOV 03 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Mulligans
NOV 04 – Guelph, ON @ Jimmy Jazz w/ The Decay

* In support of Each And Everyone
* Album now streaming on Punknews.org
* Band records new EP / new song posted on Myspace

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Beginning tomorrow, Annabel is hitting the road for a Summer Tour that will find the band traveling from the East to the West Coast in the span of three weeks. The Kent, Ohio outfit continues to play shows in support its debut full-length, Each And Everyone, which was released by Count Your Lucky Stars in 2009.

You can currently stream the record in its entirety on Punknews.org. Additionally, Annabel has shot videos for two songs from the album, “As It Happened” and “People & Places.” A third track, “Sleeping Lions,” is available below as a free download as well.

Listen to “Sleeping Lions” ( Free mp3 )

As if that weren’t enough, you can still download the band’s self-released debut EP, Now That We’re Alive, from our friends at If You Make It.

Annabel’s upcoming tour also comes in anticipation of a newly recorded EP, Here We Are Tomorrow. The opening song, “The Forgetting of Names and Faces,” has been posted for your listening pleasure on the band’s Myspace Page. Release details for the EP are TBA.

Following up the success of its self-released EP, Now That We’re Alive, Annabel seizes the momentum with Each And Everyone. Youthful exuberance gives way to thoughtful maturity but the album never lacks the intoxicating energy of the band’s past work. Each And Everyone is noticeably more aggressive as the infectious melodies of the band have become razor sharp. Combining the instrumental dynamics of post rock with driving indie pop gives Annabel a unique charm and displays an outfit on the verge of greatness.

As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

TOUR
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MAY 13 – Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone ( Beartrap Fest! )
MAY 14 – Wilmington, NC @ Rad Fest
MAY 15 – Wilmington, NC @ Rad Fest
MAY 16 – Atlanta, GA @ Wonderroot
MAY 18 – Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill
MAY 19 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
MAY 20 – Las Cruces, NM @ Equinox Music Venue
MAY 21 – Tucson, AZ @ Skrappy’s
MAY 22 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
MAY 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dig In
MAY 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Eastside Cafe
MAY 25 – Stockton, CA @ Plea for Peace Venue
MAY 26 – Eugene, OR @ The Muse Lounge
MAY 27 – Seattle, WA @ The Comet Tavern
MAY 28 – Tacoma, WA @ The Den
MAY 29 – Portland, OR @ Laughing Horse Books
MAY 30 – Boise, ID @ Terrapin Station
JUN 01 – Denver, CO @ Astroland
JUN 02 – Kansas City, MO @ TBA
JUN 03 – St Louis, MO @ Cicero’s
JUN 04 – Columbus, OH @ TBA

* In support of Self-Titled 7″ on Square Up Records
* Available for Free Download @ If You Make It
* Upcoming Split 7″ (w/ O Pioneers!!!) on Kiss Of Death announced

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Beginning today, Toronto punk band Junior Battles will join Houston’s O Pioneers!!! for two weeks’ worth of shows throughout the U.S. and Canada (May 06 – 22).

The quartet is touring support of its latest Self-Titled 7″ release on Square Up Records, as well as an upcoming split 7″ between the two touring bands via Kiss Of Death. And as if playing shows and releasing records together wasn’t incestuous enough, for the duration of the tour, 3/4 of Junior Battles will provide their considerable talents as the backing band for O Pioneer’s front man, Eric Solomon.

Details of the split release are still forthcoming, but the Self-Titled 7″can be procured from Square Up here. Limited to a pressing of 500, the record is available on green / white (150) and grey marble (350) colorways.

Additionally, the 4-song effort can be downloaded for free from our friends at If You Make It. Free is good, right?

Recommended for fans of Jawbreaker, Green Day, Bad Religion and Saves The Day, this sweet slab of wax doesn’t ignore Junior Battles’ roots; the soaring harmonies and richly layered choruses are in full, glorious effect, and it’s apparent that the band’s heart still pumps in time with the beat of its esteemed influences. There’s a sharpening of the outfit’s sound though. Galloping rhythms and buzz-saw guitars propel the songs into more dynamic territories, while the lyrics hit harder with a cutting glance toward the rigmarole of the music industry as well as what it means to make the transition from a band that occasionally plays around town to one that has become a much bigger part of each member’s life.

As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with the band, drop me a line here.

O Junior Battleneers!!! Spring Break Good Time Pals Tour 2010
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MAY 06 – Waterloo, ON @ The Grist Mill
MAY 07 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s
MAY 08 – Buffalo, NY @ Sugar City
MAY 09 – Boston, MA @ Harpers Ferry w/ Bomb The Music Industry, We Are The Union
MAY 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Bomb The Music Industry, Thousandaires
MAY 11 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ Bomb The Music Industry, Franz Nicolay
MAY 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ AVA House w/ The Holy Mess
MAY 13 – Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox w/ Nothington, Landmines
MAY 14 – Wilmington, NC @ RAD FEST
MAY 15 – Wilmington, NC @ RAD FEST
MAY 16 – Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
MAY 17 – Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia
MAY 18 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Hungry House
MAY 19 – Chicago, IL @ Ronny’s w/ Tin Armor
MAY 20 – Lansing, MI @ TBA
MAY 21 – Cleveland, OH @ The Soggy Dog
MAY 22 – Windsor, ON @ Coach and Horse

* UK / EU Tour w/ Into It. Over It. announced (May 14 – Jun 13)
* US Tour begins on Wednesday (Apr 07 – 18)
* In Support of More Songs CD / LP on Big Scary Monsters (out May 18)
* New song streaming on myspace

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With the May 18th release date for More Songs (Big Scary Monsters) growing closer, GROWN UPS (Chicago, IL / Furnessville, IN) has announced a month-long tour of The UK and Europe in support of its upcoming debut full-length. The four piece begins its overseas adventures on May 14th and will be joined on all shows by Into It. Over It..

First though, Grown Ups will embark on a short ten-day tour of the East Coast starting this Wednesday. The band will share the stage with the likes of 1994!, Pianos Become The Teeth, Snowing and Algernon Cadwallader. As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with Grown Ups, drop me a line here.

Featuring six brand new songs and four re-recorded / reworked tracks from the 2009 EP, Songs, The aptly titled More Songs was produced by Matt Allison ( Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Rise Against ) and will be available from Big Scary Monsters on both vinyl and CD formats, the latter of which the band will have for sale at shows.

In related news, Grown Ups is streaming yet another new track from the record on its myspace page. Click here to listen to “Six More Weeks Of Winter,” as well as “Weed Science” and “Pears.” Additionally, the band has teamed up with If You Make It to give away a digital copy of the previously mentioned EP, Songs. To download free of charge, go here.

TOUR
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APR 07 – Buffalo, NY @ The Last Stand w/ 1994!
APR 08 – Syracuse, NY @ Noumenon House w/ 1994!
APR 09 – Cambridge, MA @ Record Hospital Fest w/ 1994!, US Girls, more
APR 10 – Windsor, CT @ Chris Z’s House w/ Pianos Become The Teeth, We Were Skeletons
APR 11 – Kingston, RI @ URI Coffee Shop w/ 1994!
APR 12 – Amherst, MA @ Dad City w/ 1994!, Chalk Talk
APR 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bushwick Music Studios w/ 1994!, Fellow Project
APR 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The OX w/ 1994!
APR 15 – Montclair, NJ @ The Meatlocker w/ 1994!, Algernon Cadwallader
APR 16 – Richmond, VA @ Charlie Mansion w/ 1994!, Snowing
APR 17 – Baltimore, MD @ Philly Invades Baltimore Fest @ CCAS w/ 1994!, Algernon Cadwallader, Snowing, Pyramids
APR 18 – Akron, OH @ It’s A Kling Thing
MAY 14 – Brighton, UK @ Great Escape Fesival @ Pav Tav w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 15 – Southampton, UK @ Goblets w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 16 – Guildford, UK @ Boileroom (matinee show) w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 16 – Kingston, UK @ The Fighting Cock (evening show) w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 17 – London, UK @ TBA Special Release Party w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 18 – Derby, UK @ Big Blue Coffee Shop w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 19 – Leeds, UK @ Royal Park Cellars w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 20 – Manchester, UK @ Tiger Lounge w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 21 – Nottingham, UK @ The Chameleon Arts Cafe w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 22 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 23 – The Flapper – Birmingham, UK w/ Into It. Over It.
MAY 24 – London, UK @ BSM Showcase @ The Social w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 01 – Krakow, Poland @ Imbir w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 03 – Vienna, Austria @ Fluc w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 06 – Wiesbaden, Germany @ Kreativfabrik w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 07 – Aachen, Germany @ AZ w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 10 – Marseille, France @ O’bundies w/ Into It. Over It.
JUN 11 – Vidreres, Spain @ H – Titud Fest w/Into It Over It

Billy Wallace – Seen the Light from If You Make It on Vimeo.

* In support of You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical
* PJ tackles the Pink Couch

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New Jersey native PJ Bond – who for the past year has spent the majority of his days living out of his car, playing shows, crashing on couches and generally making a lot of new roommates – will embark on a month-long tour of the U.K. and mainland Europe beginning on Tuesday, March 16th.

Bond continues to tour in support of his latest full-length, You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical, which was released in late 2009 by Black Numbers in LP and CD format.

The ex-Outsmarting Simon front man has played in bands such as The Color Fred, Marigold and Communipaw, but in comparison to previous endeavors, Alphabetical is a decidedly more organic, homespun affair. It’s a heartfelt slice of creaky, back porch Americana tossed against a perfectly catchy pop backdrop. Still, Bond throws a little bit of everything into the mix, from rustic, up tempo alt-country rockers to haunting, melancholy acoustic offerings and sweetly infectious indie numbers.

Listen to “You, Too” (free mp3)

- A brilliant collection of songs ranging from Matt Pond PA to early Wilco folk-rockers. The whole album ebbs and flows from one emotional chord to another with ease. – Verbicide
- Bond’s eloquence and clarity approaches Paul Westerberg / Elliott Smith standards in terms of making the mundane sound essential, and vice versa. – No Depression
- Bond combines compelling storytelling sensibilities with sobering reflections, underpinned by lush melodies and more than a hint of melancholy. – Rock Sound

On a related note, Bond recently partook in the famed Pink Couch Sessions for the inimitable IfYouMakeIt.com. You can watch him perform the song “Baby Bones” here.

As always, if you’d like to attend a show or speak with PJ, drop me a line here.

Tour
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MAR 16 – London, England @ The Library
MAR 17 – Nottingham, England @ Chameleon Arts Cafe
MAR 18 – Manchester, England @ The Sweatbox
MAR 19 – Girvan, Scotland @ Z1 Youth Club
MAR 20 – Glasgow, Scotland @ The Black Sparrow
MAR 21 – Inverness, Scotland @ Madd Hatter’s
MAR 22 – Aberdeen, Scotland @ TBA
MAR 23 – Dunfermline, Scotland @ PJ Molloy’s
MAR 24 – Leeds, England @ Whiskey Wednesday / Santiago Bar
MAR 25 – Birmingham, England @ Stokholm House
MAR 27 – Wednesbury, England @ Addistock
MAR 28 – Swansea, England @ Mozart’s
MAR 29 – Cardiff, England @ TBA
MAR 31 – Bristol, England @ The Croft
APR 01 – Brighton, England @ Sanctuary Cella
APR 08 – Antwerpen, Belgium @ De Peylkoker
APR 09 – Holland @ TBA
APR 10 – Hillentrup, Germany @ Papiermuhle
APR 16 – Wiener Neustadt, Austria @ Triebwerk
APR 17 – Pollau, Austria @ Club 81
APR 19 – Graz, Austria @ Forum Stadtpark
APR 20 – Budapest, Hungary @ TBA
APR 21 – Vienna, Austria @ Loft
APR 22 – Vienna, Austria @ House Show
APR 23 – Regensburg, Germany @ Alte Malzerei