RX Bandits return with free songs, tour

RX Bandits have re-emerged and are embarking on a tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album The Resignation.

These shows will feature the OC alt-rock band performing the album in its entirety, in addition to playing fan favorites from the rest of its catalog. See tour dates below.

If ending their hiatus wasn’t cause enough for celebration, RX Bandits are releasing a five-song EP of covers – their first recorded material in four years – as a gift to fans who have supported them over the years. Four of the songs are being released for free – one per week (started June 3) leading up to the tour commencement – with the fifth being exclusive to a limited edition CD version that will be available for purchase at the shows.

The Resignation found RX Bandits augmenting their sound with elements of Latin, prog-rock, dub and blues — ideas they further transformed through 2006’s ...And the Battle Begun and 2009’s Mandala.

Following this tour, RX Bandits will also play several summer festivals around the world, including Reading and Leeds. A new studio album might commence in 2014.

Covers EP Track Listing

1. “Can’t Stand Losing You” (original by The Police) [free to fans on June 3]

2. “Falling Man” (original by Blonde Redhead) [free to fans on June 10]

3. “Surf Wax America” (original by Weezer) [free to fans on June 17]

4. “Cashout” (original by Fugazi) [free to fans on June 24]

5. “21st Century Schizoid Man” (original by King Crimson) [exclusive to CD]

RX Bandits 2013 Tour Dates

7/05 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
7/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
7/07 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
7/09 – Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
7/11 – Dallas, TX @ The Door
7/12 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s East
7/14 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
7/15 – Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theatre
7/17 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
7/18 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
7/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
7/20 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
7/23 – Pontiac, MI The Crofoot Ballroom
7/24 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
7/25 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada Theatre
7/26 – Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
7/27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
7/29 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
7/31 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
8/01 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House

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