Posted on: March 27, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Augustana will hit the road this May for their first tour in support of their eagerly awaited self-titled third album for Epic Records due out on April 26th, 2011. The tour will kick off May 12th in Dallas, TX then cross the country before finishing in San Diego on June 17th.

The band, which is fronted by vocalist/lyricist Daniel Layus, recorded the album in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Jacquire King, who is known for his work with Kings of Leon and Norah Jones, among others. The album delivers on the emotionally resonant, rootsy pop/rock that Augustana have become known for since launching themselves onto the scene with their major-label debut, 2005’s All The Stars and Boulevards. The album reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. It also spawned two Top 40 hits, “Stars and Boulevards” and “Boston,” which was certified digital platinum. The band’s follow-up, 2008’s Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt spawned the singles “Sweet and Low,” and “I Still Ain’t Over You.”

The first single from the album, “Steal Your Heart,” is currently impacting radio and will be available the last week of March on iTunes.

Augustana is vocalist Dan Layus, guitarist Chris Sachtleben, bassist Jared Palomar and drummer Justin South.

AUGUSTANA TOUR DATES

MAY

12th Dallas, TX House Of Blues

13th Austin, TX La Zona Rosa

14th Houston, TX House Of Blues

15th New Orleans, LA House Of Blues

17th Orlando, FL House Of Blues

18th Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution

20th Atlanta, GA Masquerade

21st Charlotte, NC Amos

22nd Norfolk, VA Norva

24th New York, NY Irving Plaza

26th Philadelphia, PA TLA

27th Baltimore, MD Rams Head

28th Boston, MA House Of Blues

JUNE

1st Cleveland, OH House Of Blues

2nd Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s

3rd Detroit, MI Clutch Cargos

4th Chicago, IL House Of Blues

5th Milwaukee, WI The Rave

7th Denver, CO Summit

8th Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue

9th Boise, ID Knitting Factory

10th Spokane, WA Showbox

12th Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom

14th San Francisco, CA Fillmore

15th Los Angeles, CA House Of Blues

16th Anaheim, CA House Of Blues

17th San Diego, CA House Of Blues

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www.augustanamusic.com

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