REDD KROSS ANNOUNCE NORTHERN AMERICA TOUR DATES FOR MARCH/APRIL 2013!

For the first time since 1997, Redd Kross will embark on its first full-blast run of shows along the east coast and in the Great Lakes area. The same is true for San Diego and the Mojave Desert! The band will also join Dinosaur Jr. on several dates in Australia.

Redd Kross founding member and bassist Steve McDonald says of the tour: “We’re very excited about this run as it will also be the first chance we’ve had to spread the gospel of Researching the Blues on US soil beyond the west coast since its release back in August.”

The band has always garnered raves for its electrifying live shows. Of a recent performance, the Los Angeles Times wrote: “Redd Kross greeted 2013 with long hair flying and the kind of big, distorted chords, singalong choruses and head-banging ditties that made them one of Los Angeles’ greatest punk bands when they rose from Hawthorne in 1980 alongside kindred spirits Black Flag and Circle Jerks.”

For these upcoming dates, Redd Kross will work with Burger Records (the label that put out Researching the Blues on limited-edition cassette) to find “Burger-approved” local support in each town. Steve tells us that Lee from Burger will also be driving the guys around in the Burger Van, selling merch and maybe even guest DJing on special nights. Also, longtime Redd Kross fans will be excited to know that the band plans to dig deep into its 30-plus-year career-spanning catalog, playing such underground rock classics as “Annie’s Gone,” “Linda Blair,” and “Annette’s Got the Hits” in addition to songs from the recent album.

Researching the Blues features 10 new songs clocking in at just under 32 minutes. With songs written by co-founder Jeff McDonald and produced and mixed by Steve, the album is by far the band’s favorite record.

NPR’s Stephen Thompson provided this glowing review of the record: “Power-pop signposts abound throughout the album, from Cheap Trick to Teenage Fanclub—the latter could’ve fit ‘Dracula’s Daughters’ onto Bandwagonesque and no one would have minded—but Researching the Blues never delves into nostalgia. Who has time, when you’re having this much fun blowing kids half your age out of the water?”

Mar 1	Casbah	San Diego, CA	Tickets
Mar 2	Pappy and Harriet’s	Pioneer Town, CA	Tickets
2013 – AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Mar 10	Golden Plains Festival w/ Dinosaur Jr., George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Cat Power & more!	Victoria, Australia
Mar 12	The Espy– (headlining)	Melbourne, Australia	Tickets
Mar 14	The Hi-Fi – w/ Dinosaur Jr	Brisbane, Australia	Tickets
Mar 15	Coolangatta Hotel – w/ Dinosaur Jr	Coolangatta, Australia	Tickets
Mar 16	The Hi-Fi – w/ Dinosaur Jr	Sydney, Australia	Tickets
NORTH AMERICA EAST COAST SPRING 2013
Apr 3	The Earl	Atlanta GA	Tickets
Apr 4	Kings Barcade	Raleigh NC	Tickets
Apr 5	Black Cat	Washington DC	Tickets
Apr 6	Santo’s Party House (early show)	New York NY	Tickets
Apr 7	Kung Fu Necktie	Philadelphia PA	Tickets
Apr 10	Il Motore	Montreal QC
Apr 11	Horseshoe Tavern	Toronto ON	Tickets
Apr 12	Lager House	Detroit, MI
Apr 13	Empty Bottle	Chicago IL	Tickets
Apr 14	Cactus Club	Milwaukee WI	Tickets