Mars Volta side project coming to Minneapolis, Madison

FREE MORAL AGENTS TOUR THE US IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM CONTROL THIS  ON CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES MARS VOLTA KEYBOARDIST AND FULL FMA BAND EMBARK UPON A MONTHLONG TOUR STARTING OCTOBER 6, 2010 Grammy Award winning Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, Long Beach-based keyboardist forMars Volta, has taken an extended hiatus from his main musical outlet to focus on a variety of other projects, key among them his long running group Free Moral Agents, whose new album Control This was recently released on Chocolate Industries. What started as a solo project in 2002 expanded to a full band in 2005, bringing in the talents of Mendee Ichikawa (vocals), Reid Kinnet (Rhodes), Jesse Carzello (guitar), Dennis Owens (bass), and Ryan Reiff (drums). The six-member group will be heading across the country starting this week to perform their new material for the masses. Tour Dates Wed Oct 6, Las Vegas, NV @ Las Vegas Country Saloon Thur Oct 7, Tempe, AZ @ Stray Cat Fri, Oct 8, El Paso, TX @ Republic Sat, Oct 9, Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlie's Sun, Oct 10, Corpus Christi, TX @ Revolution Mon, Oct 11, San Marcos, TX @ Triple Crown Tues, Oct 12, Lafayette, LA @ Grant Street Dancehall Wed, Oct 13, Montevallo, AL @ Eclipse Thur, Oct 14, Atlanta, GA @ 5 Spot Fri, Oct 15, Knoxville, TN @ Clarence Brown Theatre, Univ. of TN Sat, Oct 16, Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall Sun, Oct 17, Virginia Beach, VA @ Hangar 09 Mon, Oct 18, Raleigh, NC @ Pour House Wed, Oct 20, Cambridge, MA @ Middle East upstairs Thur, Oct 21, Newark, DE @ University of Delaware Fri, Oct 22, New York City, NY @ CMJ Sat, Oct 23, New York City, NY @ CMJ Mon, Oct 25, Providence, RI @ Met Café Tues, Oct 26, Portland, ME @ Asylum Thur, Oct 28: Chicago, IL @ Beauty Bar Fri, Oct 29: Minneapolis, MN @ TBASat, Oct 30: Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room Sun, Oct 31: Madison, WI @ FrequencyMon, Nov 1: Kansas City, MO @ Czar Bar Tues, Nov 2: Denver, CO @ Casselman's Wed, Nov 3: Pueblo, CO @ Smitty's Greenlight Tavern Thur, Nov 4: Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe Fri, Nov 5: Missoula, MT @ The Palace Sat, Nov 6: Portland, OR @ Slabtown Sun, Nov 7: Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge Wed, Nov 10: Sacramento, CA @ Sol Collective Thur, Nov 11: Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door Fri, Nov 12: Los Angeles, CA @ Airliner Sun, Nov 14: Stockton, CA @ 856 Club Source: Biz 3