March 20, 2008 0:28

The Little Ones plot North American tour

California rockers also reveal new EP details

The Little Ones have announced the dates of an extensive North American tour this spring.

Coming off a stint at Austin's South by Southwest festival last week, the Southern California rockers will hit the road again in April, co-headlining with Ra Ra Riot.

They'll begin the jaunt on April 5 in San Diego, and wrap things up with a performance at Washington's Sasquatch! Music Festival on May 26.

The tour dates are:

San Diego, CA The Casbah # (5)
Phoenix, AZ Modified # (6)
Norman, OK Opolis # (9)
Ft. Worth, TX Lola’s # (10)
Austin, TX Stubb’s # (11)
Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon # (12)
Atlanta, GA TBA # (13)
Orlando, FL The Social # (14)
Gainesville, FL Common Grounds # (15)
Jacksonville, FL Jaxx # (16)
Charleston, SC Map Room # (18)
Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 # (20)
Baltimore, MD Ottobar # (22)
Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s # (23)
Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs # (25)
Pittsburgh, PA Garfield Artworks # (28)
Columbus, OH The Basement # (29)
Cincinnati, OH The Gypsy Hut # (30)
Chicago, IL Schuba's (May 1)
Toledo, OH Frankie’s # (2)
Detroit, MI Alvin’s # (3)
Milwaukee, WI TBA # (4)
Omaha, NE Slowdown # (7)
Lawrence, KS Jackpot Saloon # (8)
Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court # (10)
Portland, OR Towne Lounge (13)
San Francisco, CA Cafe du Nord (14)
Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (15)
Pomona, CA Glass House # (16)
Gorge, WA Sasquatch! Music Festival (26)

# w/ Ra Ra Riot

Meanwhile, after recently splitting from their record label, The Little Ones have announced plans to self-release their debut full-length album 'Morning Tide' this summer, as well as the six-track EP 'Terry Tales and Fallen Gates'.

The EP tracklisting is:

'Tallies'
'Boracay'
'O-A (There's A Sun)'
'Unlock The Door!'
'Forgive Yourself'
'New Branches'

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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