Vancouver-based garager rockers Japandroids are going on tour! They’re going on tour in the fall! Why am I shouting!? Because that’s how Japandroids do it! They shout a lot! I figured this is how Japandroids would write this story! Solidarity, man!
The duo is actually on the road right now in the midst of a West Coast tour wrapping up in the beginning of August! Then they’ll take a break for a month! Then the boys are leaving town again for a pretty massive East Coast tour in September and October! On the way, they’ll pick up their buddies Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, who are touring on their self-titled debut, and The Coathangers, who just dropped their sophomore LP Scrambles (TMT Review)!
Japandroids are touring in support of their shout-tastic debut LP Post-Nothing (TMT Review), released earlier this year on Unfamiliar! One release wasn’t enough for these guys, though! Post-Nothing is getting a wider release on Polyvinyl August 4! People have been saying a lot of good things about the record, so good move on Polyvinyl’s part! Pitchfork, NY Times, Spin, NPR, and Cokemachineglow, among others, have given it a big thumbs up! Even Tiny Mix Tapes liked it! It received the coveted four-little-balls-out-of-five-little-balls award!
Shouting all of Japandroids tourdates would make a man hoarse:
07.25.09 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07.28.09 - Portland, OR - Holocene
07.29.09 - Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp
07.30.09 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
07.31.09 - Los Angeles CA - Spaceland^
08.01.09 - Visalia, CA - Howie & Sons
08.07.09 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
09.05.09 - Victoria, BC - Lucky Bar*
09.07.09 - Kelowna, BC - Habitat*
09.09.09 - Calgary, AB - Broken City*
09.10.09 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigos*
09.11.09 - Winnipeg, MB - The Lo Pub*
09.12.09 - Fargo, ND - Aquarium*
09.13.09 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club*
09.14.09 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon*
09.16.09 - Urbana, IL - Pygmalion Festival
09.17.09 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stik*
09.18.09 - Guleph, ON - Albion*
09.19.09 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern*
09.21.09 - Columbus, OH - The Summit*
09.24.09 - New York City, NY - Mercury Lounge*
09.28.09 - Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit’s Soundlab*
09.29.09 - Hamilton, ON - Casbah*
09.30.09 - Peterborough, ON - The Montreal House*
10.03.09 - Ottawa, ON - Zaphods**
10.04.09 - Quebec City, QC - Le Cercle**
10.05.09 - Boston, MA - Great Scott**
10.06.09 - Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary**
10.07.09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks**
10.08.09 - Cleveland, OH - Now That’s Class**
10.09.09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas**
10.13.09 - Dallas, TX - The Cavern**
10.14.09 - Austin, TX - Emos**
10.16.09 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
10.17.09 - Atlanta, GA - 529
10.18.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10.19.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
10.24.09 - Halifax, NS - The Paragon (Halifax Pop Explosion)
10.27.09 - London, UK - White Heat @ Madame Jojo’s
^ Future of the Left
* Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
** The Coathangers