Thanks so much for all the emails wishing a speedy recovery. We’re doing fine here in L.A., Mikel’s recuperating well, and everything looks to be on track for a great (if tremendously hectic) Fall tour, which begins TONIGHT at the Fox Theater in Pomona. We hope you can come out to join us when we swing into your town..

Speaking of swinging into town, we’re excited to announce a couple new shows. First off, we’ve added a San Diego date to cap off our North American tour on November 3rd at the House of Blues:

Tues Nov 3 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues – BUY TIX

We’re also extremely honored to announce a special performance with the world-famous Louisville Orchestra on January 10, 2010 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in beautiful Louisville, KY. Tucson’s own Calexico will be joining us on the bill for this show, as well. Pre-saletickets are on sale now:

Sun Jan 10 – Louisville, KY – Kentucky Center for the Arts – BUY PRE-SALE TIX Enter the promotion code: toxic

Photo Credit: Joao Paulo Lages

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Thanks so much for all the emails wishing a speedy recovery. We’re doing fine here in L.A., Mikel’s recuperating well, and everything looks to be on track for a great (if tremendously hectic) Fall tour, which begins TONIGHT at the Fox Theater in Pomona. We hope you can come out to join us when we swing into your town..

Speaking of swinging into town, we’re excited to announce a couple new shows. First off, we’ve added a San Diego date to cap off our North American tour on November 3rd at the House of Blues:

Tues Nov 3 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues – BUY TIX

We’re also extremely honored to announce a special performance with the world-famous Louisville Orchestra on January 10, 2010 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in beautiful Louisville, KY. Tucson’s own Calexico will be joining us on the bill for this show, as well. Pre-saletickets are on sale now:

Sun Jan 10 – Louisville, KY – Kentucky Center for the Arts – BUY PRE-SALE TIX
Enter the promotion code: toxic

Photo Credit: Joao Paulo Lages

Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, Sept 18. You can find more info about it the Louisville Orchestra website here.

We’ve got some more European dates to announce:

Sun Nov 15 – Paris, France – La Dame de Canton – FREE SHOW
Mon Nov 16 – Cologne (Köln), Germany – Gebäude 9 – ON SALE SEPT. 23 – INFO
Tue Nov 17 – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique – ON SALE SEPT. 17 – INFO
Fri Nov 20 – The Hague, Netherlands – Crossing Border Festival – BUY TIX
Sat Nov 21 – Munich, Germany – Backstage Hall – ON SALE SEPT. 23 – INFO
Tue Nov 24 – Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp – ON SALE SEPT. 23 – INFO
Wed Nov 25 – Vienna, Austria – Wiener Stadthalle (w/ Mando Diao) – BUY TIX
Thurs Nov 26 – Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club – ON SALE SEPT. 23 – INFO
Fri Nov 27 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega – ON SALE SEPT 18 – INFO

… And we’re happy to announce the winner of our Tour Poster Contest. Congrats to Chris Presswell, who designed the poster below:

We’ve also got a couple more contests involving FREE TICKETS for the upcoming tour:

1) The first is a photo submission contest we’re doing with SPIN Earth. You can get all the info at our link on the SPIN Earth website here.

2) There’s also a Text to Win contest. Use your phone to text “ATOX__” to 66937 to win a pair of tickets to a select show in your town. Add your state abbreviation after “ATOX” to win tickets for your state (for example, New York would be “ATOXNY”):

Thu Sep 17 – Pomona, CA – The Fox Theatre – “ATOXPO”
Sun Sep 20 – Tempe, AZ – Tempe Beach Park – Arizona Fall Frenzy – “ATOXAZ”
Tue Sep 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue – Co-Headline with Arctic Moneys – “ATOXUT”
Wed Sep 23 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater – Co-Headline with Arctic Moneys – “ATOXCO”
Thu Sep 24 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theatre – “ATOXCO”
Fri Sep 25 – Omaha, NB – The Slowdown – “ATOXNB”
Sat Sep 26 – Des Moines, IA – People’s Court “ATOXIA”
Mon Sep 28 – Lawrence, KS – Granada – “ATOXKS”
Tue Sep 29 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s – “ATOXOK”
Wed Sep 30 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues – “ATOXDA”
Thu Oct 1 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues – “ATOXTX”
Sat Oct 3 – Austin, TX – Zilker Park – Austin City Limits – “ATOXAU”
Tue Oct 6 – St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre – “ATOXFL”
Wed Oct 7 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Loft – “ATOXGA”
Thu Oct 8 – Columbia, SC – Headliners – “ATOXSC”
Fri Oct 9 – Norfolk, VA – Norva – “ATOXVA”
Sat Oct 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero – “ATOXPA”
Mon Oct 12 – Washington, DC – 930 Club – “ATOXDC”
Tue Oct 13 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues – “ATOXMA”
Thu Oct 15 – New York, NY – Webster Hall – “ATOXNY”
Fri Oct 16 – New York, NY – Webster Hall – “ATOXNY”
Sat Oct 17 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights – “ATOXNY”
Wed Oct 21 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall – “ATOXOH”
Thu Oct 22 – Detroit MI – Crofoot – “ATOXMI”
Fri Oct 23 – Chicago, IL – Metro – “ATOXIL”
Sat Oct 24 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line – “ATOXMN”
Thu Oct 29 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market – “ATOXWA”
Fri Oct 30 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory – “ATOXID”
Sat Oct 31 – Portland, OR – Roseland – “ATOXOR”
Mon Nov 2 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore – “ATOXSF”

TOUR DATES:

North American Fall Tour:
Thu Sep 17 – Pomona, CA – The Fox Theatre – BUY TIX
Sun Sep 20 – Tempe, AZ – Tempe Beach Park – Arizona Fall Frenzy – BUY TIX
Tue Sep 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue – Co-Headline with Arctic Moneys – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 23 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater – Co-Headline with Arctic Moneys – BUY TIX
Thu Sep 24 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theatre – BUY TIX
Fri Sep 25 – Omaha, NB – The Slowdown – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 26 – Des Moines, IA – People’s Court – BUY TIX
Mon Sep 28 – Lawrence, KS – Granada – BUY TIX
Tue Sep 29 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 30 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues – BUY TIX
Thu Oct 1 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues – BUY TIX
Sat Oct 3 – Austin, TX – Zilker Park – Austin City Limits – BUY TIX
Tue Oct 6 – St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre – BUY TIX
Wed Oct 7 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Loft – BUY TIX
Thu Oct 8 – Columbia, SC – Headliners – BUY TIX
Fri Oct 9 – Norfolk, VA – Norva – BUY TIX
Sat Oct 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero – SOLD OUT
Mon Oct 12 – Washington, DC – 930 Club – BUY TIX
Tue Oct 13 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues – BUY TIX
Thu Oct 15 – New York, NY – Webster Hall – SOLD OUT
Fri Oct 16 – New York, NY – Webster Hall – BUY TIX
Sat Oct 17 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights – BUY TIX
Sun Oct 18 – Montreal, QC – Le Tulipe – BUY TIX
Mon Oct 19 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix – BUY TIX
Wed Oct 21 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall – BUY TIX
Thu Oct 22 – Detroit MI – Crofoot – BUY TIX
Fri Oct 23 – Chicago, IL – Metro – BUY TIX
Sat Oct 24 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line – BUY TIX
Wed Oct 28 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore – BUY TIX
Thu Oct 29 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market – BUY TIX
Fri Oct 30 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory – BUY TIX
Sat Oct 31 – Portland, OR – Roseland – BUY TIX
Mon Nov 2 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore – BUY TIX
Tue Nov 3 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues – BUY TIX

European Fall Tour:
Fri Nov 6 – London, UK – Shepherds Bush Empire – BUY TIX
Sat Nov 7 – Birmingham, UK – Academy – BUY TIX
Sun Nov 8 – Bristol, UK – Anson Rooms – BUY TIX
Tue Nov 10 – Glasgow, SCO – ABC – BUY TIX
Wed Nov 11 – Dublin, IRE – Olympia – BUY TIX
Thu Nov 12 – Manchester, UK – Ritz – BUY TIX
Sat Nov 14 – Oxford, UK – Academy – BUY TIX
Sun Nov 15 – Paris, France – La Dame de Canton – FREE SHOW
Mon Nov 16 – Cologne (Köln), Germany – Gebäude 9 – ON SALE SEPT. 23 – INFO
Tue Nov 17 – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique – ON SALE SEPT. 17 – INFO
Fri Nov 20 – The Hague, Netherlands – Crossing Border Festival – BUY TIX
Sat Nov 21 – Munich, Germany – Backstage Hall – ON SALE SEPT. 23 – INFO
Tue Nov 24 – Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp – ON SALE SEPT. 23 – INFO
Wed Nov 25 – Vienna, Austria – Wiener Stadthalle (w/ Mando Diao) – BUY TIX
Thurs Nov 26 – Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club – ON SALE SEPT. 23 – INFO
Fri Nov 27 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega – ON SALE SEPT 18 – INFO

Fri Dec 4 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall (BUY TIX)