Abacus Recordings has announced the signing of Burbank, California, band Bleeding Kansas. The band's new EP, 1859, recorded by Kurt Ballou of Converge, will be out in February 2005. You can sample a track off that EP, "Can't Help You There," by clicking here.

The band is going out on tour with Hot Cross and Suicide Note at the end of this month.

DateCityVenueWith
Sept 28Phoenix, AZBig Fish PubHot Cross and Suicide Note 
Sept 29Las Vegas, NVBalcony LightsHot Cross and Suicide Note 
Sept 30Bakersfield, CASkateparkHot Cross and Suicide Note 
Oct 1San Diego, CAChe CaféHot Cross and Suicide Note 
Oct 2Anaheim, CAChain ReactionHot Cross and Suicide Note 
Oct 3TBA
Oct 4Goleta, CABiko Co-OpHot Cross and Suicide Note 
Oct 5Fresno, CAThe 548 Hot Cross and Suicide Note
Oct 6Sacramento, CACafé RomaHot Cross and Suicide Note 
Oct 7San Francisco, CABallazo GalleryHot Cross and Suicide Note 
Oct 8Redwood City, CATBAHot Cross and Suicide Note 
Oct 9San Diego, CAThe EpicentreConverge, Cave In, Between The Buried And Me
Oct 11Anaheim, CAChain ReactionConverge, Cave In, Between The Buried And Me
Dec 2Las Vegas, NVTBAEd Gein, All Else Failed