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The Bronx plots spring road offensive
California punk rockers The Bronx will head out on the road next month for a headlining tour to back their latest self-titled studio effort.
The band will take care of a little business in and around Austin, TX, during the SXSW music conference and festival before launching the trek March 23 in Albuquerque, NM. The month-long road trip stretches into late April; details are below.
"The Bronx (III)," the band's third album--and its third consecutive eponymous release--surfaced in November on the White Drugs label. The group announced last year, possibly as a joke, that another studio album, this one an all-mariachi record titled "El Bronx," would follow sometime this year. The group can be seen performing mariachi-style in several YouTube videos.
"Music is an escape and a way to channel out anything that's frustrating--everyone needs an outlet," frontman Matt Caughthran told Kerrang! Magazine recently. "I'm very fortunate I have The Bronx. If I didn't, I'd be dead or in jail."
Streaming samples from the set are available at the band's MySpace page, and videos can be found at the official Bronx website.
March 2009
18 - Austin, TX - Red 7 (SXSW Performance)
19 - Austin, TX - The Wave
21 - Austin, TX - Waterloo Park
23 - Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
25 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
26 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy
27 - Las Vegas, NV - Wasted Space
29 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Shop
31 - Portland, OR - Dante's
April 2009
1 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
2 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Bamboozle
8 - Boulder, CO - Club 156
9 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
10 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
11 - Iowa City, IA - Picador
12 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
13 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's
14 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
15 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
17 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
19 - West Chester, PA - The Note
20 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
21 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
22 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
23 - Boston, MA - Middle East
24 - Providence, RI - Jerky's