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Everclear maps patriotic headlining tour
Everclear has lined up a summer run behind its new album of cover songs, an outing that includes an appearance at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The May 26 show in Cuba will precede another performance before troops; the group will make a July 6 appearance on the Hawaiian island of Oahu to perform before Marine Corps personal stationed at Kaneohe Bay. The group's complete schedule is included below.
"These two [shows] are important to the band," frontman Art Alexakis said in a press statement. "There are folks in uniform all over the world, and at home, looking out for us--and to play for them is an honor. Not a bad way to spend the holiday weekends, not at all."
The Portland-based alt-rockers are touring in support of "The Vegas Years," which hit stores last month. The 15-track CD gathers various covers of popular songs recorded over the years by the band, including Hall & Oates' "Rich Girl" and Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town."
The band's previous album, 2006's "Welcome to the Drama Club," marked the recorded debut of the current Everclear lineup, which Alexakis fashioned after his 2003 solo-acoustic tour, replacing longtime members Craig Montoya and Greg Eklund with bassist Sam Hudson, guitarist Dave French, drummer Brett Snyder and keyboardist Josh Crawley.
Produced by Alexakis, "Welcome to the Drama Club" spawned a pair of singles in "Glorious" and "Hater."
"Some people write love songs, some people write happy songs but I've written what I think is the ultimate 'break up' song," Alexakis said of the latter track in a press release.
