Looking for a fun filled night next Tuesday?? Hit the Windsor Tunnel and head on over to Hamilton Ontario to catch a killer show from The Balconies
Continuing their blistering entry into 2012, The Balconies are gearing up for a tour of Ontario and the East Coast in preparation for the February 28th release of their highly anticipated EP Kill Count. The Toronto-by-way-of-Ottawa trio have already hit listeners with the title track and its dynamic music video, and they're ready to take Kill Count east on a short tour before travelling to the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas and returning home in time for Canadian Music Week in March.
The band will spend 11 days on the road, beginning with a show at Peterborough's Historic Red Dog before playing The Blind Duck in Mississauga as part of the "Rock for a Breast" fundraiser in support of funding breast cancer research. Subsequent dates will see them in Hamilton, Halifax and Moncton. Charlottetown and Sydney, NS will be the last East Coast stops of the tour before The Balconies return to Ontario for a show at Kingston's The Mansion.
The Kill Count EP will drop on February 28th. Offering 5 tracks of The Balconies' special brand of high-energy rock and roll, Kill Count promises to be a crowd-pleaser for the band's veteran fans, as well as creating a veritable army of newcomers.
The year may have just begun, but The Balconies are making the most of the time. They've earned rave reviews for their live shows, including appearances at Pop Montreal, NXNE and more. They've opened for the likes of Juliette Lewis, Land of Talk and Sloan, and Kill Count's title track has been voted one of Sirius XM's "Best Songs of 2011". Add what will no doubt be fantastic appearances at both SXSW and CMW into the mix, and it's clear that The Balconies are going to be a musical force to contend with in the coming months.
TOUR DATES
Feb. 9 @ Historic Red Dog, PETERBOROUGH (w/ USS)
Feb. 10 @ The Blind Duck Pub, MISSISSAUGA (Rock for a Breast Fundraiser)
Feb. 11 @ Casbah, COLLINGWOOD
Feb. 16 @ Jimmy Jazz, GUELPH
Feb. 18 @ The Sanctuary, RIDGEWAY, ON
Feb. 21 @ The Casbah, HAMILTON
Feb. 29 @ Seahorse Tavern, HALIFAX (w/ The Town Heroes)
Mar. 1 @ Plan B, MONCTON (w/ The Town Heroes and Ben Caplan)
Mar. 2 @ Hunter's Ale House, CHARLOTTETOWN (w/ The Town Heroes)
Mar. 3 @ Governor's Pub, SYDNEY, NS (w/ The Town Heroes)
Mar. 9 @ The Mansion, KINGSTON
Mar. 15 @ The 512, AUSTIN (**Let's Get Messy Day Party)
Mar. 16 @ Trinity Hall, AUSTIN (**SXSW Showcase)
Mar. 21 - 25 @ Canadian Music Week, Details TBA
Jul. 14 @ Downsview Park, TORONTO (**Edgefest)
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