Imagine you’re a member of an up-and-coming Los Angeles punk/noise band and you’re on the cusp of releasing your long-awaited sophomore follow-up release. If the band you’re in just happens to be Mika Miko, you better step up your game. Before they release their new album, Mika Miko have decided to make sure their peers haven’t forgotten about them by touring with every single noisy rock band in existence (no exceptions!). The Mae Shi? Check. Abe Vigoda? Check. HEALTH? Check. Aids Wolf? Check. Clipd Beaks? Check. Etc.
After they’re done reminding the West Coast of their existence, the rest of the country can play catch-up by purchasing their new album, We Be Xuxa, due May 5 on PPM Records. The new album was recorded by Mike McHugh (no, not OUR Mike McHugh) at The Distillery in Costa Mesa (Black Lips, Lightning Bolt, Le Shok).
03.04.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Kerckhoff Grand Salon (UCLA) #
03.16.09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Smell %
03.17.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space &
03.18.09 - El Paso, TX - Black Market $
03.19.09 - Austin, TX - Red 7 - SXSW PPM ^
03.21.09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk - SXSW Panache Booking @
03.22.09 - Austin, TX - Panache Booking Day Party at Beerland $
03.23.09 - Odessa, TX – Roadhouse $
03.25.09 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress **
# The Mae Shi
% Lovvers, Clipd Beaks
& Health, Pictureplane, Clipd Beaks
$ Aids Wolf, Past Lives, and etc
^ Abe Vigoda, Gun Outfit, and etc
@ Health, Monotonix, Pre, and etc
** Aids Wolf, Monotonix, Crystal Antlers