A&E FYI: Funeral Party hitting MPLS with ...Trail of Dead

Funeral Party Announce Tour w/...Trail Of Dead * Debut Album Out April 21st

Funeral Party will be hitting the road with ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead next month as direct support on their full US tour. See confirmed dates below. The band is also confirmed for SXSW 2009. Funeral Party's debut album is set for release on April 21st and music will be available in the near future. In the meantime, their digital only The Bootleg EP is out now at all digital retailers featuring their blogger approved jam "Car Wars."

Described by the LA Times as "a quintet of electro-charged youngsters from East L.A.. At moments recalling the dance-punk revivalism of early Moving Units and The Rapture and at others bouncing along to a skittish cowbell like LCD Soundsystem." The band's universal appeal to dance, funk, disco and punk fans alike has contributed to their rising popularity.

Funeral Party just completed their first full US tour as direct support for Yelle and are currently putting the finishing touches on their debut album at The Mars Volta's studio in Los Angeles which will be released April 21st. The band is going to be all over SXSW this year so get them on your radar! "Car Wars" is the focus track.

Confirmed Dates w/Trail Of Dead:
Feb 19 2009 8:00P - Granada Theatre Dallas, Texas
Feb 20 2009 8:00P - Walter’s Houston, Texas
Feb 21 2009 8:00P - One Eyed Jack’s New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 23 2009 8:00P - Social Orlando, Florida
Feb 24 2009 8:00P - The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 25 2009 8:00P - Cat’s Cradle Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 26 2009 8:00P - Rock and Roll Cafe Washington D.C.,
Mar 1 2009 8:00P - Middle East Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 3 2009 8:00P - La Sala Montreal, Quebec
Mar 4 2009 8:00P - Lee’s Palace Toronto, Ontario
Mar 5 2009 8:00P - Pike Room Detroit, Michigan
Mar 6 2009 8:00P - Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, Illinois
Mar 7 2009 8:00P - Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 9 2009 8:00P - Bluebird Denver, Colorado
Mar 10 2009 8:00P - Urban Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 12 2009 8:00P - Neumo’s Seattle, Washington
Mar 13 2009 8:00P - Richard’s on Richards Vancouver, British Columbia
Mar 14 2009 8:00P - Berbati’s Portland, Oregon
Mar 16 2009 8:00P - Slim’s San Francisco, California
Mar 17 2009 8:00P - Echo Plex Los Angeles, California

~Information courtesy WMG