Hot on the heels of their Art Brut Vs. Satan release, Eddie Argos and company will touch down in the US in October and November, touring this great country of ours and mesmerizing audiences across the nation with their catchy lyrics, crunchy  guitar riffs and, wait for it, ENGLISH HUMOR.

Tour dates are as follows:
10.16.09 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East (Downstairs)
10.17.09 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
10.18.09 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10.19.09 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
10.20.09 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10.21.09 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
10.22.09 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
10.23.09 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
10.24.09 Houston, TX @ Walter’s On Washington
10.25.09 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10.27.09 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
10.28.09 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
10.29.09 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
10.30.09 San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
11.01.09 Portland, OR @ Holocene
11.02.09 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
11.03.09 Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore
11.05.09 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11.06.09 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
11.07.09 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
11.09.09 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
11.10.09 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
11.12.09 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11.13.09 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
11.14.09 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
11.15.09 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

Photos and words by Rez Avissar.

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