Peelander-Z signs to Chicken Ranch Records, launches three-month tour this week. Here is the announcement: Peelander-Z, the Japanese Action Comic Punk Band based in New York City, has signed with Austin-based Chicken Ranch Records (The Clutters, We Were The States, Knife In The Water) for the release of its new album P-TV-Z, a record the band calls the "ultimate happy fun kid friendly punk rock record."
Previous records by the band have been self-released. Chicken Ranch Records honcho Mike Dickinson says, "I emailed the band about doing a kids record and they replied with a very enthusiastic yes! I played it for my young children and they flipped out. They love this band."
Notoriously known for its crazed live performances, Peelander-Z will embark on a US tour this week that will take the band around the country through November.
The first single from P-TV-Z is the band's take on the children's standard "Old MacDonald Had A Farm". The track, now a ska-flavored cut called "E-I-E-I-O" is trademark Peelander-Z insanity and the video is what that insanity looks like.
Peelander-Z Live
* = w/ Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re
08/26 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/28 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
08/29 Providence, RI @ AS220
08/31 Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
09/01 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
09/02 Toronto, ON @ The Silver Dollar Room
09/03 London, ON @ Call The Office
09/04 Montreal, PQ @ Il Motore
09/05 Kingston, ON @ The Mansion
09/23 New York, NY @ Santo's Party House w/ Guitar Wolf
09/28 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
09/29 Richmond, VA @ The Camel
10/01 Nashville, TN @ Grimey's In-Store
10/02 Nashville, TN @ Next Big Nashville
10/05 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
10/07 Austin, TX @ End of an Ear In-Store
10/07 San Marcos, TX @ Triple Crown
10/09 El Paso, TX @ Chalk The Block Festival
10/11 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
10/12 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
10/13 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
10/14 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
10/15 Detroit, MI @ Lager House w/ Birthday Suits
10/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club w/ Birthday Suits
10/18 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
10/19 Sioux Falls, SD @ Nutty's North w/ Birthday Suits
10/20 Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers
10/21 Denver, CO @ Hi - Dive
10/22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
10/23 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
10/24 Seattle, WA @ Fun House
10/25 Portland, OR @ Berbati's Pan
10/31 Las Vegas, NV @ Double Down Saloon *
11/02 Albuquerque, NM @ Atomic Cantina *
11/03 El Paso, TX @ Low Brow *
11/05 Dallas, TX @ Double Wide *
11/06 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/07 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/09 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggos *
11/10 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum *
11/11 Sarasota, FL @ Paddy Wagon *
11/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds *
11/13 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
11/14 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *
11/16 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone *
11/17 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
11/18 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar *
11/19 Bordentown, NJ @ Record Collector In-Store
11/20 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
