Mothers, lock up your sons and daughters: Hunx and His Punx are at it again. Beginning in September, Seth Bogart (a.k.a. Hunx, formerly of Gravy Train!!!!, or as I like to call him, Shangri-Lad) and his gang of “punkettes” are leaving on an East Coast tour with a pretty formidable lineup of openers. The news comes accompanied by a new video for “Lovers Lane” on MTV Hive, which proves two things: Hunx and His Punx must be doing well breaking hearts across the nation, and MTV does care about music and new bands — off the air.
The video, directed by Hannah Lew, could easily come from the lost archives of John Waters’ romantic comedies (on a day Divine was sick, anyway) — there’s hairspray, hitchhiking, and girls on the corner, which is basically the beginning of Waters’ classic rom-com, Female Trouble. Check it out here, and if you haven’t already listened to the new-ish full-length Too Young to Be in Love on Hardly Art, for God’s sake, get on that.
Tourdates:
09.01.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s +
09.02.11 - Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear’s +
09.03.11 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge +
09.04.11 - Baltimore, MD - Windup Space +
09.05.11 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 !
09.06.11 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl #$
09.07.11 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar #
09.08.11 - Gainesville, FL - Boca Fiesta (The Backyard) #
09.09.11 - Miami, FL - The Stage (free w/ RSVP) #
09.10.11 - Orlando, FL - Wills Pub #
09.12.11 - Nashville, TN - Springwater *
09.13.11 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird *
09.14.11 - Chicago, IL - Double Door (free w/ RSVP) *
09.15.11 - Detroit, MI - Lager House *^
09.16.11 - Gambier, OH - Horn Gallery @ Kenyon College *
09.17.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory *%
+ K-Holes
! Cute Lepers
$ Xray Eyeballs, White Mystery
# The Coathangers
* Natural Child
^ Swimsuit, The Pizzaz
% The Beets, Making Friendz
• Hunx and His Punx: http://www.myspace.com/hunxsolo
• Hardly Art: http://hardlyart.com