The Crystal Method plans a 'Tweekend' tour
The release of "Tweekend," the sophomore album from electronic music duo the Crystal Method, will be accompanied by a lengthy tour focusing on the North American club circuit.
The two-month tour opens on July 27 in Petaluma, Calif. The itinerary includes two appearances--in East Troy, Wis., and St. Louis--on the North American Electronic Music tour, a tour that has been assembled by Toronto-based electronic music promoter Mekka.
"Tweekend" (Interscope/Outpost) will be in stores on July 31, and comes four years after the Crystal Method's debut, "Vegas." Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan spent two years on the road behind "Vegas," and spent much of the rest of their time at the Bomb Shelter, a studio they built in a Glendale, Calif., garage, at work on the new album, according to the band's label biography.
"We were just constantly tweaking the songs and mixes," Jordan said. "We were almost thinking it was going to take another five years to get it done."
The first video from "Tweekend," titled "Name of the Game," debuted on the MTV2 cable network this week.
A "filmmaker fan," Benno Nelson, will follow the band during the tour to film a documentary, according to the Crystal Method's official website. Nelson won the opportunity to film the band after winning a contest sponsored by the Internet film guide iFilm.com.
July
27 - Petaluma, CA - Phoenix Theatre
28 - Santa Cruz, CA - Palookaville
29 - Reno, NV - Pioneer Performing Arts Center
30 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy
August
1 - Calgary, Alberta - Metro Nightclub
2 - Edmonton, Alberta - The Joint
4 - Bremerton, WA - Kitsap Pavilion (KNDD radio show)
5 - Portland, OR - Estacada Timber Bowl (KNRK radio show)
6 - Vancouver, British Columbia - TBA (XFM show)
8 - Ventura, CA - Sun Theatre
9 - Los Angeles, CA - Mayan Theatre
11 - San Francisco, CA - Cyber Festival
13 - Sacramento, CA - Crest Theatre
15 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
16 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Galaxy Plaza
17 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
19 - Minneapolis, MN - The Quest
20 - Fargo, ND - Playmakers Pavilion
22 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
24 - St. Louis, MO - Outdoors at Pops (Mekka)
25 - E. Troy, WI - Alpine Valley (Mekka)
26 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
29 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre & Ballroom
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
September
1 - New York, NY - Creamfields
6 - Jacksonville, FL - The Edge
7 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
8 - Boynton Beach, FL - Orbit
12 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Furnaces
14 - Atlanta, GA - Dekalb Center
15 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (WEND radio show)
22 - Houston, TX - Cyber Festival
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