I’m going to give this one to you straight, and you know why? Because I respect you. Here goes: You gotta go see the Black Lips. No. Stop. No talking. Just do it. Seriously, why do you try to argue with everything? Even when alls I’m telling you is to go see one of the best rock bands in the US of A as they tour coast to coast with their friends the Vivian Girls.

Have you heard that track off the record they’re putting out in June? Arabia Mountain? It’s super classic rock ‘n’ roll–you can’t go wrong! Please tell me you’re going to these shows. Your parents worry about you when you stay in all the time like this. It’s not healthy, you know. I’ll leave these tour dates here for you:

BLACK LIPS

April

06 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle tickets

07 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar tickets

08 Washington, DC @ Black Cat tickets

09 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theatre tickets

12 New York, NY @ Webster Hall tickets

13 Pawtucket, RI @ The Met tickets

14 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club tickets

15 Montreal, QC @ Le National tickets

16 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre tickets

17 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick tickets

19 Columbus, OH @ Outland Live tickets

20 Newport, KY @ Southgate House tickets

21 St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird tickets

22 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium tickets

23 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre

25 Omaha, NB @ The Waiting Room tickets

26 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club tickets
 

28 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Alternative Lounge tickets

29 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s tickets

30 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon tickets

May

06 Barcelona, SP @ Bikini Venue tickets

07 Santiago de Compostela, SP @ Sala Capitol tickets

08 Madrid, SP @ Sala Heineken tickets

09 Montpellier, FR @ Rockstore tickets

11 Strasbourg, FR @ la Laterie tickets

12 Hamburg, DE @ Grunspan tickets

13 Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg tickets

14 Munich, DE @ Garge Fest (Feierwerk) tickets

16 Amsterdam, NL @ Trouw Amsterdam tickets

17 Paris, FR @ 104

18 Brussels, BE @ Les Nuits Botanique tickets

19 London, UK @ The Garage tickets

20 Liverpool, UK @ Sound City Fetival (The Masque) tickets

21Cheshire, UK @ Friends Of Mine Festival tickets

22 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club tickets

24 Glasgow, UK @ Stereo tickets

25 Dublin, IRL @ The Button Factory tickets

26 Cork, IRL @ Cypress Avenue tickets

27 Galway, IRL @ Roisin Dubh tickets

31 Zurich, CH @ Exil tickets

June

01 Vevey, CH @ Rocking Chair tickets

02 Vienna, Austria @ Flex tickets