(PR) Since the year 2000, Flatfoot 56 have steadily unleashed a rollicking barrage of Celtic punk and folk-tinged hardcore from the South Side of Chicago to an international audience with intense and positive party-like energy. The band's latest album, Jungle Of The Midwest Sea, tightly packs the quartet's eclectic and driving musical charge into fourteen tracks that celebrate the pride of the working class and their Chicago roots.This fall, Flatfoot 56 will add to their consistently non-stop tour schedule with a national trek of dates supporting Street Dogs that kicks off in Jacksonville, FL on September 16. The tour will bring the band's live intensity to major clubs in every city across the nation including stops in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, Seattle, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Phoenix and beyond (complete dates and details follow.)
"Our live show is a blur of speed, camaraderie, and comedy," explains front man Tobin Bawinkel. "We really try to create a positive environment every time we play so people feel comfortable and can let loose. It's an experience that everyone is a part of."
That live experience also includes an improvised set list, an array of seamless instrument juggling (from guitar to mandolin and bagpipes and back around again), an awe inspiring crowd participation "wall of death" mosh pit while showcasing the band's grab bag of musical influences from Oi! and punk to folk and traditional Irish Celtic sounds.
09/16/08 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
09/17/08 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
09/18/08 Orlando, FL The Social
09/19/08 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
09/20/08 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
09/21/08 Virginia Beach, VA Jewish Mother
09/23/08 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
09/24/08 New York, NY Blender Theatre at Gramercy
09/25/08 Philadelphia, PA Fillmore at the TLA
09/26/08 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
09/27/08 Cambridge, MA Middle East-Downstairs (18+ Show)
09/28/08 Allston, MA Harpers Ferry (All Ages, Early Show)
09/30/08 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel
10/01/08 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
10/02/08 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
10/03/08 Milwaukee, WA Turner Hall
10/04/08 Chicago, IL Reggies Rock Club
10/05/08 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
10/07/08 St Louis, MO Bluebird
10/08/08 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
10/09/08 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
10/10/08 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
10/11/08 Orangevale, CA Boardwalk
10/13/08 Seattle, WA El Corazon
10/14/08 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
10/16/08 San Francisco, CA Slim's
10/17/08 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
10/18/08 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
10/19/08 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
