Singer/songwriter and erstwhile record producer Butch Walker has mapped out a late summer tour in support of his just-released solo effort, "The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites."
Walker, who has spent the last couple years producing and writing for others (Avril Lavigne, Pink), will kick things off July 18 in Atlanta, with his recently formed Let's Go Out Tonites in tow for a 16-city trek across the country.
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The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites," Walker's third solo album since leaving his old band, Marvelous 3 (who scored a minor hit, "Freak of the Week," in 1998), several years back, follows 2004's "Letters."
"My last record was the guy in the corner of the bar, crying in his beer because his girlfriend dumped him the night before," Walker said in a press release. "This record is the guy who walks in the bar, lights the girl's cigarette, then gets drunk and dances on top of the bar 'til 6 am."
Streaming versions of several cuts from the album can be heard on Walker's MySpace site.
Tour dates follow, according to liveDaily.com:
07/18-19 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
07/20 - Nashville, TN - City Hall Entertainment Space
07/22 - Raleigh, NC - Moore Square Park
07/24 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
07/25 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
07/26 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
07/28 - Boston, MA - Axis
07/30 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
07/31 - Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club
08/01 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
08/02 - Chicago, IL - Metro
08/04 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
09/09 - San Francisco, CA - Slims
09/12 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
09/13 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
09/14 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
