Party For The Dead

Funeral Party will be hitting the road with …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead next month as direct support on their full US tour. The band is also confirmed for SXSW 2009. Funeral Party‘s debut album is set for release on April 21st and music will be available in the near future. Tour dates are below.

In the meantime, their digital only The Bootleg EP is out now at all digital retailers featuring their blogger approved jam “Car Wars.”

Described by the LA Times as “a quintet of electro-charged youngsters from East L.A.. At moments recalling the dance-punk revivalism of early Moving Units and The Rapture and at others bouncing along to a skittish cowbell like LCD Soundsystem.” The band’s universal appeal to dance, funk, disco and punk fans alike has contributed to their rising popularity.

Funeral Party just completed their first full US tour as direct support for Yelle and are currently putting the finishing touches on their debut album at The Mars Volta‘s studio in Los Angeles which will be released April 21st. The band is going to be all over SXSW this year so get them on your radar! “Car Wars” is the focus track.

Tour Dates:
Feb. 19th – Granada Theatre Dallas, Texas
Feb. 20th – Walter’s Houston, Texas
Feb. 21st – One Eyed Jack’s New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb. 23rd – Social Orlando, Florida
Feb. 24th – The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Feb. 25th – Cat’s Cradle Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 26th – Rock and Roll Cafe Washington D.C.,
Mar. 1st – Middle East Boston, Massachusetts
Mar. 3rd – La Sala Montreal, Quebec
Mar. 4th – Lee’s Palace Toronto, Ontario
Mar. 5th – Pike Room Detroit, Michigan
Mar. 6th – Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, Illinois
Mar. 7th – Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar. 9th – Bluebird Denver, Colorado
Mar. 10th – Urban Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar. 12th – Neumo’s Seattle, Washington
Mar. 13th – Richard’s on Richards Vancouver, British Columbia
Mar. 14th – Berbati’s Portland, Oregon
Mar. 16th – Slim’s San Francisco, California
Mar. 17th – Echo Plex Los Angeles, California