B.A. Johnston
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Hamilton, Ontario's beloved lowbrow showman B.A. Johnston has announced a tour in support of his coming full-length The Skid Is Hot Tonight. He'll take his eccentric one-man act on the road in Canada from February through April, followed by a run of UK dates in May. While details are forthcoming, he'll visit Germany in late May followed by the a stint in the Canadian Maritimes this June. The tour will feature appearances from bands like Beef Boys, Flesh Rag, J Blissette, and Deathsticks on various dates. The Skid Is Hot Tonight, the follow-up to 2017's Gremlins 3, was recorded last November at The Quarantine studio in Port Greville, Nova Scotia with Colleen Collins and Dave Trenaman (of Construction & Destruction). Mathias Kom of The Burning Hell produced the record. Transistor 66 will release the album this February.

DATECITYVENUEWITH
February 9Bracebridge ONKellys PubTBA
February 22St Johns NFLDThe Ship2 NIGHTS
February 23St Johns NFLDThe Ship2 NIGHTS
March 2Guelph ONJimmy Jazzw/ Drunk at the Library
March 8Peterborough ONRed Dogw/ Beef Boys, Television Rd
March 9Kingston ONToucanw/ Beta 58s, Beef Boys
March 15Brantford ON2 Doors DownTBA
March 16Hamilton ONThis Aint Hollywoodw/ Flesh Rag, J Blissette
March 22Bowmanville ONManantlerw/ Poor Pelly
March 23Toronto ONJunction Music Hallw/ Sleepless Nights, Flesh Rag
March 29North Bay ONRavenw/ Wax Mannequin
March 30Sudbury ONTownehousew/ Wax Mannequin, Kommisars, Mighty Rhombus
April 6Waterloo ONJane BondTBA
April 12Ottawa ONHouse of Targw/ ThunderKok, Lee Reed, Deathsticks
April 13Montreal QCGrumpysw/ Lee Reed
April 18Saulte Ste Marie ONNew AmericanTBA
April 19Thunder Bay ONSovereign RoomTBA
April 20Winnipeg MBTimes Changedw/ Blonde Goth
April 23Lethbridge ABOWLw/ J Blissette
April 24Calgary ABShipw/ Mandible Klaw
April 25Edmonton ABBuckinghamTBA
April 26Regina SKO HanlonsTBA
April 27Saskatoon SKBlack Cat TavernTBA
May 9Hull UKAdelphiTBA
May 11Nottingham UKJT SoarsTBA
May 13Leeds UKOportoTBA
May 14London UKFinsburyTBA
May 15Newport WalesLe PubTBA
May 16Brightton UKHope and RuinTBA
May 17Southhampton UKthe HobbitTBA
May 18Ramsgate UKMusic HallTBA

 

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