New York, NY (Top40 Charts) D.O.A., Canada's most politically astute, controversial and always wildly entertaining band is back. The godfather of hardcore Joe Shithead Keithley, had announced his retirement back in 2012 to take a run at formal politics in his native British Columbia. That is out the window and D.O.A. is all set to come back with a vengeance.
"When I lost my nomination by five votes, I was pissed," says Keithley, "but I soon realized that I had not forgotten how to write songs, how to sing and play guitar and how to kick ass up on stage! So I am ramping up D.O.A. again and we're going to let our street politics tell the stories about what's really happening!"
D.O.A., the Men of Action have a ballsy new lineup featuring the additions of Paddy Duddy on drums (Circle The Wagons, Rusty Nails) and Mike Hodsall on bass (Circle The Wagons) They are starting work on a new studio album (their 16th) that will be out March 2015 and are making plans to tour the world, which will include Europe, North America, South
America Japan and China (for the 3rd time!).
This fall D.O.A. will the road on their True North Strong and Free tour that will support of their latest album Welcome To Chinatown, a 28 song live classic. The D.O.A. tour will take the band through Ontario and Quebec before heading back west for dates in Alberta and B.C. The dates in Ontario will be sponsored by Beau's All
Natural Brewing, who created Hardcore 8.1 Malt Liquor in tribute to the band. https://www.suddendeath.com/
D.O.A. Welcome to Chinatown Tour:
Wednesday October 1st - Windsor Beer Exchange, Windsor, ON
Thursday October 2nd - Call The Office, London, ON
Friday Oct. 3 Windsor Tavern, Van Kleek Hill, ON
Saturday Oct. 4 Van Kleek Hill Fairgrounds, Van Kleek, ON - All Ages Matinée
Saturday October 4th - Katacombes, Montreal, QC
Sunday October 5th - La Source De La Martiniere, Quebec City, QC
Tuesday October 7th - The Mansion, Kingston, ON
Wednesday October 8th - Cork Hall, Kitchener, ON
Thursday October 9th - Red Dog, Peterborough, ON
Friday October 10th - Zaphods, Ottawa, ON
Saturday October 11th - Hard Luck, Toronto, ON
Sunday October 12th - This Ain't Hollywood, Hamilton, ON
Tuesday October 28th - Byng, Cranbrook, BC
Wednesday October 29th - Pawnshop Edmonton, AB
Thursday October 30th - The Vat, Red Deer, AB
Friday October 31st - Scores, Lethbridge, AB
Saturday November 1st - Republik, Calgary, AB
Sunday November 2nd - Last Drop Pub, Revelstoke, BC
Media Contact:
Diane Foy, Skylar Entertainment
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www.skylarentertainment.ca
About Welcome to Chinatown:
Fans around the world have always proclaimed for the last 35 years that D.O.A. is one of the greatest and one of the most exciting live bands ever, the Welcome to Chinatown album backs that up in a big way.
Welcome to Chinatown released by Sudden Death Records delivers an unbelievable cultural and musical thrill ride with this epic release. The band gives you a tension filled ride through punk classics pulled from albums like "Something Better Change," "Hardcore 81", "War on 45" and "Northern Avenger." Find it at www.suddendeath.com
About Hardcore 8.1 by Beau's Brewery:
The brewery states that "Beau's created Hardcore 8.1 to pay tribute to an iconic band we revere: Vancouver's D.O.A., true pioneers and 35+ year veterans of the hardcore punk scene." It's the only certified organic malt liquor in the world. The beer will be available at all Ontario D.O.A. shows. No doubt, D.O.A. will be pulling out all the stops at their live shows, including their punk-i-fied version of Roll Out The Barrels, where they will invite the audience up to try and polish off a entire bomber bottle of Hardcore 8.1 in a single go on stage. www.beaus.ca
Joe is really excited to backed by Beau's "It's a natural fit, D.O.A. and beer!" Joe remarked. D.O.A., just like the beer itself could be described as a classy, certified organic interpretation of the iconic punk rock style. In fact you could say, that D.O.A. are close to being the last real punk band in the world: The last band standing, so to speak. So don't be a fool, go see them while you can.
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