NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Atlantic recording group The
Virgins has announced details for their upcoming North American headlining tour this Spring. The New York City-based band will be joined once again by Lissy Trullie.
The Virgins - recently named one of NME's "New Bands for 2009" as well as a "Band To Watch" by MTV UK - will kick off the tour in Denver, CO on May 11th at the Bluebird Theatre (see attached itinerary). Tickets for most dates go on sale this Saturday, March 14th. Additional dates will be added soon.
The Virgins' new single, "One Week Of Danger," made its late night television debut this past week on NBC's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." The song has been added into rotation at several radio stations in its first week, including KNDD in Seattle, KWOD in Sacramento, WWCD in Columbus, and KNRK in Portland, where it is already receiving top 5 phones. The video for "One Week Of Danger" will premiere on AOL Music March 19th.
Produced by S*A*M* and Sluggo, The Virgins' self-titled debut has proven one of the most acclaimed albums of 2008. "One Week Of Danger" is already receiving high praise from NME, which claims the song is "a primal pulse of snotty 'My Sharona' guitars, impeccably arch vocals, deliciously silly woo-hoos and enough kool-aid coursing through the veins to kill a horse." In addition, The Guardian enthusiastically describes their sound as "grubby New York indie with some of that city's disco gloss, like a giant love-in between CBGBs and Studio 54."
Further accolades and ecstatic features can be found in a wide range of additional publications, both stateside and abroad, including recent spreads in Rolling Stone and New York Magazine, as well as in Blender, Vanity Fair, BlackBook, Jalouse Magazine, Alternative Press, Interview, Music Week, Blag Magazine, Metro Magazine, The Village Voice, The New York Times Magazine, Nylon, Vice, and Anthem.
For up-to-the-minute news and information, as well as additional tour dates, please visit www.thevirgins.net or www.myspace.com/thevirginsnyc.
THE VIRGINS ON TOUR 2009 w/ Lissy Trullie:
MAY
11 - Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO
12 - Kilby Court Gallery - Salt Lake City, UT
14 - Chop Suey - Seattle, WA
15 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
16 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
18 - Harlow's - Sacramento, CA
20 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
21 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
22 - Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA
23 - Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, NV
26 - The Loft - Dallas, TX
27 - Emo's Alternative Lounge - Austin, TX
28 - Rudyards - Houston, TX
30 - Alabama Music Box - Mobile, AL
JUNE
1 - The Social - Orlando, FL
