The Airborne Toxic Event plots dates behind debut set
Indie rockers The Airborne Toxic Event have lined up a lengthy headlining trek behind their self-titled debut album, which dropped in August.
The Los Angeles-based band has several dates lined up, including Thursday night's (12/11) performance as part of a holiday-themed radio promotion in Austin, TX, before heading to the UK and France for an early year European leg. The group then returns home to kick off a fresh North American outing Feb. 11 in San Diego.
Dates for the 30-city US and Canadian trek are shown below; the band's overseas schedule is posted at ATE's website.
The five-piece group dropped its self-titled debut album in August on the Majordomo label. The set follows the band's debut single, "Does This Mean You're Moving On," released last year in the UK only, and a self-released EP consisting of demo versions of some of the material from the new album.
The album's first single, "Sometime Around Midnight," reached No. 23 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in August. The song is streaming at the band's MySpace page.
The group--Mikel Jollett (lead vocals), Daren Taylor (drums), Noah Harmon (bass), Steven Chen (guitar) and Anna Bulbrook (keyboards/violin)--formed in the summer of 2006, according to a press release, when Jollett and Taylor met and began working on songs as a two-piece before incorporating additional members into the group's mix.
December 2008
11 - Austin, TX - Emo's
13 - Tucson, AZ - TCC Exhibition Hall
14 - Buena Park, CA - Knott's Berry Farm
17 - San Jose, CA - Blank Club
18 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
February 2009
11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
12 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
13 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
17 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
18 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club
20 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
21 - Salt Lake City, UT - SHO
23 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
25 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
26 - Des Moines, IA - The Vaudeville Mews
27 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
28 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
March 2009
1 - Columbus, OH - The Basement
2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
4 - Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo
5 - Ottawa, Ontario - Zaphod Beeblebrox
6 - Montreal, Quebec - Saints
7 - Boston, MA - Paradise
9 - West Chester, PA - The Note
10 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Saint
11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
12 - Washington, DC - The Black Cat
13 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
14 - Columbia, SC - Five Points
15 - Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn
17 - Dallas, TX - The Loft
18 - Houston, TX - Meridian Red Room
24 - Scottsdale, AZ - Martini Ranch
25 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
26 - Pomona, CA - Glass House
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