After a double platinum debut single and a gold album in New Zealand, Avalanche City are pleased to announce their EP launch and tour dates in North America. Avalanche City is the brainchild of Dave Baxter, a singer songwriter who wrote, produced, recorded and played every instrument on his debut album Our New Life Above The Ground, which was released July 8, 2011 in New Zealand. Baxter recorded the album in just one week.
Having toured the US 3 times already, Avalanche City will release a four-track ‘Love Love Love EP’ in the US through Roadrunner Records on April 3, 2012. The first single ‘Love Love Love’ will go to radio in May 2012 with a full-length album to be released later this year. ‘Love Love Love’ debuted at #1 on the New Zealand singles charts.
Avalanche City will be playing showcases at SXSW and following that up with a tour with Fun.Fun. is best known for their hit single ‘We Are Young’ featuring Janelle Monae, which reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart and the iTunes singles charts for over two weeks after being featured in the Chevrolet Chevy Sonic Super Bowl XLVI commercial.
In May the band head to London again where success is running high where the single ‘Love Love Love’ is currently on high rotation on BBC Radio 2 a station that boasts a loyal audience of 14.3M and also XFM They are also playing the leading new music discovery festival in the UK – The Great Escape.
Avalanche City’s live show will feature various musicians and instruments from mandolin, ukulele, and glockenspiel to accordion. See Avalanche City at SXSW and on tour with Fun. at the end of March. Tour dates are listed below.
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SXSW Performances:
3/14 - Afternoon Showcase @ La Zona Rosa - The WarnerSound Captured by Nikon
3/15 - 7:15pm – 8:00pm @ Brush Square Park - New Zealand Night @ SXSW
3/15 - 9:00pm – 9:40pm @ Buffalo Billiards
Tour dates with Fun.:
3/18 @ House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
3/20 @ Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
3/21 @ Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
3/23 @ Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
3/24 @ Pomona, CA - The Glass House – SOLD OUT
3/26 @ Sacramento, CA - SacStateUniversity
3/28 @ San Francisco, CA - The Independent – SOLD OUT
3/29 @ San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill – SOLD OUT
3/31 @ Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
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