The Black Queen, the alternative/electronic outfit comprised of Greg Puciato (the Dillinger Escape Plan), Josh Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv, Puscifer) and Steven Alexander Ryan (Nine Inch Nails/A Perfect Circle technician), have announced their first, full North American tour. The band has accompanied the news with an evocative, mostly black-and-white music video for the song "Thrown Into the Dark," off their recently released album Infinite Games; the clip features footage culled from the band's September performance at Cold Waves Los Angeles. Uniform, SRSQ and Kanga will play in support on the trek across select dates.
"Our energy is so high right now following our recent run of European shows, and we're grateful and excited to keep it going and to finally, after a few years of only playing Stateside shows here and there, be able to come play everywhere we can in North America," Puciato enthuses. "Excited to have Uniform with us, as well as Kanga and SRSQ. We've been looking forward to this for a long time, so come out, let go, and get lost with us for a night or two."
The Black Queen tour dates:
January 17 Brisbane, Australia Black Bear Lodge SOLD OUT
January 18 Sydney, Australia Landsdowne Hotel SOLD OUT
January 19 Melbourne, Australia Northcote Social Club SOLD OUT
January 20 Melbourne, Australia Northcote Social Club SOLD OUT
February 22 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
February 23 Las Vegas, NV Db172
February 24 Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge
February 26 Austin, TX Barracuda
February 27 Dallas, TX Curtain Club
March 1 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade (Hell)
March 2 Ybor City, FL Crowbar
March 3 Orlando, FL The Abbey
March 5 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
March 6 Washington, DC Union Stage
March 8 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg *
March 9 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts *
March 11 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
March 12 Montreal, QC Le Ministere
March 13 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground
March 15 Detroit, MI The Shelter
March 16 Chicago, IL Subterranean
March 17 Minneapolis, MN Studio B @ Skyway Theatre
March 19 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
March 20 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
March 22 Seattle, WA Chop Suey *
March 23 Portland, OR Star Theater *
March 25 San Francisco, CA Slim's *
March 26 Sacramento, CA Holy Diver
March 28 Los Angeles, The Echoplex *
Uniform opens on all North American dates except those marked by an asterisk. Kanga opens February 22nd to March 9th; SRSQ opens March 11th to March 28nd. Tickets are on-sale tomorrow, Friday, November 16th.