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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

THE WHIGS

"In The Dark" Free Download

HEADLINING TOUR ANNOUNCED
PREMIERING SONGS FROM UPCOMING ALBUM, IN THE DARK

Athens, GA garage rockers The Whigs are very excited to hit the road this month and premiere songs from their

upcoming album, In The Dark (ATO Records). The headlining tour covers 29 cities in seven weeks and The Features,

The Dead Trees, and Mean Creek will support the run at different stages.

Set for an early 2010 release, In The Dark follows up the highly successful album Mission Control, a record that

captured the raw and gritty spirit of rock n roll and had countless critics scrambling to praise the band’s no-holds-barred,

bare-boned aesthetic.

To give fans a sneak peek at In The Dark, The Whigs are offering the title track for free.

Since the release of Mission Control, which debuted on Billboard’s Alternative New Artists Chart at #4

and #10 on the Heatseekers chart, The Whigs have performed on The Late Show with David Letterman,

Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, have completed several tours with Kings Of Leon,

The Kooks, Drive By Truckers and others, and have performed at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock and

T in The Park, among other festivals and worldwide stops.

More details on In The Dark to come.

TOUR DATES:

October 28 - Middle East (Downstairs) - Boston, Massachusetts
October 29- Funk & Waffles - Syracuse, New York
October 30 - Mohawk - Buffalo, New York
October 31 - Musica - Akron, Ohio
November - Mad Hatter - Cincinnati, Ohio
November - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, Ohio
November - Birdy’s - Indianapolis, Indiana
November - Cannery - Nashville, Tennessee
November 6 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, Illinois

November 7 - Triple Rock - Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 10 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, Colorado
November 13 - Media Club - Vancouver, British Columbia
November 14 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, Washington
November 15 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, Oregon
November 17 - The Independent - San Francisco, California
November 18 - Detroit Bar - Costa Mesa, California
November 19 - The Troubadour - Los Angeles, California
November 20- Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, Nevada
November 21 - Soma (sidestage) - San Diego, California
December 1- Emo’s - Austin, Texas
December 2 - The Loft - Dallas, Texas
December 4 - The Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, Georgia

December 5 - Rhythm & Brews - Chattanooga, Tennessee
December 8 - Visulite - Charlotte, North Carolina
December 10 - Black Cat - Washington, DC, Washington DC
December 11 - The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza - New York, New York
December 12 - North Star - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 14 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 15 - Pour House - Charleston, South Carolina

With The Features (from October 28^th – December 15^th)
With The Dead Trees (from October 28^th – November 21^st)
With Mean Creek (October 28^th and December 5^th – 15^th)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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