Cracked teenage geniuses I Set My Friends On Fire are heading out on their first US tour with Karate High School and You, Me & Everyone We Know.
ISMFOF have caused quite a stir with their Epitaph debut You Can’t Spell Slaughter Without Laughter, which came out last week. Critics are equal parts amused, confused and enthused, but the band’s young fans are overwhelmingly ecstatic: “new songs are aaaaaaaaaaaaaamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing,†“man ur new album is amazingly brutal,†“i love you passionately :]†and “so i just bought your album today and i f’ing love you…seriously.â€
I Set My Friends On Fire burst on the scene with an inspired grindcore cover of Soulja Boy’s “Crank That†which set their Myspace page ablaze and caught the attention of Epitaph president Brett Gurewitz. Mixing electronica, grind and hardcore with some of the wittiest lyrics this side of Oscar Wilde’s grave, ISMFOF are wholly original and always controversial.
I Set My Friends On Fire on Tour:
Nov 29 New Brookland Tavern Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 30 The Capitol Ocala, Florida
Dec 1 Drake’s Miami, Florida
Dec 2 Back Booth Orlando, Florida
Dec 3 The Red Door Pensacola, Florida
Dec 4 The High Ground Metairie, Louisiana
Dec 5 White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas
Dec 6 Javajazz Houston, Texas
Dec 7 Cine El Rey Theatre McAllen, Texas
Dec 9 Launch Pad Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 10 Chyro Arts Scottsdale, Arizona
Dec 11 Chain Reaction Anaheim, California
Dec 12 San Jose Skate San Jose, California
Dec 13 The Boardwalk Orangevale, California
Dec 14 The Exit Fresno, California
Dec 16 Satyricon Portland, Oregon
Dec 17 Studio Seven Seattle, Washington
Dec 18 The Venue Boise, Idaho
Dec 20 The Eagles Lodge Casper, Wyoming
Dec 21 Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado