We were excited to inform you yesterday that one of our Honorary KLYAMERS (King Khan & The Shrines) is coming to town in October, but today is even better because Honorary KLYAMERS Hunx and His Punx are releasing a brand new LP Street Punk (July 23 on Hardly Art) and touring in support of it, hitting up Boston’s Brighton Music Hall on Friday, August 23! Here are the rest of the tour dates:
08.08.13 – Brooklyn, NY – 285 Kent %
08.09.13 – Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMoca % #
08.10.13 – Washington, DC – Comet Ping Pong % #
08.11.13 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar % #
08.12.13 – Belmont, NC – Haunted Mill + Mini Golf %
08.13.13 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits #
08.14.13 – Orlando, FL – The Social #
08.15.13 – Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree #
08.16.13 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn #
08.17.13 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In # ^
08.19.13 – Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club #
08.20.13 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean #
08.21.12 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick Lounge #
08.22.13 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck Bar #
08.23.13 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall #
% – w/ Chain & The Gang
# – w/ Hunters
^ – w/ Diarrhea Planet and The So So Glos
You can get a brief taste of the new album by listening to “Bad Skin,” a notable, quasi hardcore/GG Allin esque departure from the group’s familiar, girl group, garage pop style. I’m intrigued to say the least.