Atlanta rock duo ’68 are hitting the road this spring for an eagerly awaited headline tour with support from The Callous Daoboys and The Homeless Gospel Choir. The tour kicks off March 7th in West Palm, FL and will wrap up April 6th in Atlanta, GA.
Tickets are onsale Friday, January 12th at 10:00AM Local Time. Purchase here: http://68.soundrink.com/
Commenting on the tour, vocalist/guitarist Josh Scogin says:
“It has been so long since we have done a proper (full USA) headliner, so we are going to do our best to make sure it is the greatest show anyone has ever seen.”
’68 Tour Dates w/The Callous Daoboys & The Homeless Gospel Choir:
March 7 – West Palm, FL – Respectables Street
March 8 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
March 9 – Orlando, FL – Conduit
March 11 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Underground
March 12 – Ft. Worth, TX – Haltom Theater
March 14 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Underground
March 15 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
March 16 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfields
March 18 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
March 19 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
March 22 – Denver, CO – Hi Dive
March 23 – Kansas City, MO – The Rino
March 25 – Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
March 26 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary
March 27 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
March 28 – Louisville, KY – Portal / Fifteen Twelve
March 29 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
March 30 – Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
April 1 – Boston, MA – Sonia
April 2 – Brooklyn, NY – St. Vitus
April 3 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
April 5 – Nashville, TN – The End
April 6 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
’68 are touring in support of their recently released album, “Yes, and…,” that’s available now from Pure Noise Records. the band’s heaviest record yet features the singles “Removed Their Hooks” and “Removed Their Hats” as well as the stand out track “End This War.”
Stream “Yes, and…“: https://purenoiserecs.lnk.to/68streams
Purchase “Yes, and…“: https://purenoiserecs.lnk.to/68stores
Commenting on the record, Scogin states:
“This is by far the heaviest album ’68 has ever done. It wasn’t on purpose, it just sort of evolved into what it is. As soon as we could see the full gravitas of the album, we just leaned into it. Many of the bluesy tracks didn’t find a home and some of the parts that were on the fence, we doused with gasoline. For us, the pendulum has never been extended so far, in one direction. This is exciting because it was obvious how this album needed to turn out and it pretty much solidifies how the next album will end up as well.“
“Yes, and…” Tracklist:
1. With Distance Between
2. The Captains Sat
3. Removed Their Hooks
4. Removed Their Hats
5. “Let’s Be Friends”
6. “End This War”
7. They All Agreed
8. Then Got Bored
9. Within The Hour, They Were No More
About ’68:
The raucous duo Josh Scogin demurely undersells as “rock n’ roll with a kick in the pants” is named ’68, after the Camaro the Atlanta, Georgia native grew up working on with his dad. Already a young hardcore scene vet with a handful of influential albums under his belt by his twenties, Scogin introduced ’68 to the world in 2013, barreling forth into the unknown with noisy, bluesy abandon. ’68 is a ride for everyone on both sides of the speakers as the hurricane swirls around the frenzied duo. The obstacle is the goal. Inventive, disruptive, frantic, even at their quietest, ’68 is urgent.
The provocative, impulsive, controlled chaos unleashed by ’68 is a musical conversation between artist and audience. Armed with his guitar, copious pedals, and percussive partner-in-crime Nikko Yamada, the former frontman for The Chariot conjures a spirited sound of ambitious raw nerve. The Midnight EP (2013), In Humor and Sadness (2014), and Two Parts Viper (2017) began an inviting catalog of confessional angst and combustible energy. Kerrang! described Give One Take One (2021) as “an album dense with tunes, meaning, desperation, and danceability.” The kinetic conversation continues with the appropriately titled Yes, and…, a densely packed and diverse indie rock romp in which Scogin and Yamada crib cues from improvisational ideology. ’68 fills album number four with howling exposition, tangential dirges, and unbridled honesty. It’s the second consecutive ’68 album produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Code Orange)
Often splitting up exhaustive van drives between them, ’68 brings their traveling carnival worldwide, from Moscow to Tel Aviv. The duo triumphs in intimate club environments and is no less explosive on giant festival stages or the road, supporting their friends and contemporaries in Bring Me The Horizon, Korn, Staind, Stone Sour, Beartooth, Thrice, Avatar, August Burns Red, The Amity Affliction, Underoath, The Devil Wears Prada, and Every Time I Die, among others.
The year Yes, and… arrives marks ten since ’68 emerged. “I was in high school in Norma Jean, and everything was a blur. The Chariot broke up after ten years. It’s so crazy because when I think about ’68, it feels like I’m still figuring it out,” Scogin says. “In fact, I’m just getting started.”
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