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Violent Femmes releasing first new music in 15 years for #RSD15 EP (listen to a song), touring w/ Barenaked Ladies

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Alt rock veterans Violent Femmes have stayed active on the live circuit pretty much since the ’80s, but haven’t released new music since their 2008 cover of Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” or a new record of original material since 2000’s Freak Magnet. That will change on Record Store Day (April 18) when they’ll release the Happy New Year EP featuring four new songs, one of which, “Love Love Love Love Love” (penned by Jake Brebes), you can listen to (via Rolling Stone) below.

Violent Femmes will spend most of this summer on tour with Barenaked Ladies on their “Last Summer on Earth 2015” tour, including a stop in NYC at JBL Live at Pier 97 on July 1. Men At Work’s Colin Hay plays that show as well and tickets are on sale.

All tour dates are listed, along with the new song stream, below…

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Violent Femmes/Barenaked Ladies – 2015 Tour Dates
5-Jun-15 – Columbus, OH – LC Amphitheatre
6-Jun-15 – Cleveland, OH – Jacob’s Pavilion
7-Jun-15 – Toledo, OH – Zoo Amphitheatre
8-Jun-15 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre
10-Jun-15 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks
12-Jun-15 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Resort & Casino – Island Events Center
13-Jun-15 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Harris Pavilion
14-Jun-15 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Council Bluffs
16-Jun-15 – Chicago, IL – First Merritt Pavilion
17-Jun-15 – Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at – White River State Park
19-Jun-15 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion
20-Jun-15 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
21-Jun-15 – Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino
23-Jun-15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
26-Jun-15 – Portland, ME – Maine State Pier
27-Jun-15 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
28-Jun-15 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Music Center
29-Jun-15 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
1-Jul-15 – New York, NY – JBL Live at Pier 97
2-Jul-15 – West Windsor, NJ – Mercer County Park Festival – Fairgrounds
3-Jul-15 – Solomon’s, MD – PNC Waterside Pavilion @ – Calvert Marine Museum
4-Jul-15 – Raleigh, NC – The Red Hat Amphitheatre
8-Jul-15 – Wed Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Uptown – – Ampitheatre –
10-Jul-15 – Boca Raton, FL – Sunset Cove Amphitheatre
11-Jul-15 – St. Augustine, FL – St Augustine Amphitheatre
12-Jul-15 – Atlanta, GA – Verizon Theatre
13-Jul-15 – Nashville, TN – The Woods at Fontanel
15-Jul-15 – Dallas, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand – Prairie
18-Jul-15 – Las Vegas, NV – Boulevard Pool at – – Cosmopolitan
19-Jul-15 – San Diego, CA – OAT
21-Jul-15 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
22-Jul-15 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
24-Jul-15 – Boise, ID – Idaho Botanical Garden
25-Jul-15 – Portland, OR – McMenamin’s Edgefield – Amphitheater
26-Jul-15 – Seattle, WA – Marymoor Park