June 7, 2013, Philadelphia – Weedeater and ASG have announced a four-week tour across the United States, kicking off on June 27 in Savannah, Ga. at The Jinx.
The tour comes as ASG celebrate their highest charting and most critically acclaimed album to date, the breakthrough release Blood Drive. The twelve-song collection landed at #15 on Billboard’s Heat Seeker chart and also had impressive debuts on the trade magazine’s Hard Music (#32) and Indie (#67) charts. The album is streaming via Bandcamp at http://asgnation.bandcamp.com
Stereogum said “Blood Drive is a heavy album, no question, but it’s primarily a catchy album, full of resin-sticky summertime metal.” Revolver called the album “a catchy, melodic triumph of heavy music,” while Alternative Press asserted that “mentioning ASG in the same breath as riff-rockers Torche or Queens of the Stone Age is not only misleading, it might even be an understatement.” Artist Direct went even further saying “every now and again a band puts out a record that changes the tides for them” and continued by describing Blood Drive as a “tipping point moment.”
Fellow North Carolinians, Weedeater recently performed at Maryland Death Fest and are currently featured in the premiere episode of Noisey’s Heavy Dicks series (http://youtu.be/nze_JpRrksQ). The band is currently working on a follow-up to 2011’s Jason… The Dragon.
Weedeater & ASG presented by Brooklyn Vegan and Invisible Oranges
June 27 Savannah, GA The Jinx
June 28 Atlanta, GA The Earl
June 30 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
July 1 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds
July 2 San Antonio, TX Korova
July 3 Austin, TX Red 7
July 4 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves (Free Show)
July 5 Norman, OK The Opolis
July 7 Tempe, AZ Pub Rock
July 9 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
July 10 Los Angeles, CA The Whiskey
July 11 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
July 12 Oakland, CA Oakland Opera House
July 13 Portland, OR Ash St. Saloon
July 14 Seattle, WA The Highline
ASG only
July 16 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
July 17 Lawrence, KS The Replay Lounge
July 18 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
July 19 Nashville, TN Springwater
July 20 Asheville, NC Broadway
Weedeater & Lo Pan
July 16 Vancouver, BC Electric Owl
July 18 Calgary, AB The Palamino
July 20 Edmonton, AB The Pawn Shop
July 23 Winnipeg, MB Windsor Hotel
July 24 Fargo, NC The Aquarium
July 25 Great Falls, MT Machinery Row
July 27 Missoula, MT Farmageddon Festival
July 30 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
August 1 Chicago, IL Ultra Lounge
August 3 Nashville, TN Exit/In
August 4 Johnson City, TN Hideaway
August 6 Asheville, NC Broadways
August 7 Charlotte, NC Chop Shop
August 8 Richmond, VA Strange Matter
August 9 Raleigh, NC The Maywood
August 10 Wilmington, NC Soapbox
