Redd Kross reissuing their classic debut EP via Merge

Redd Kross‘ debut EP, originally out on Posh Boy (and made when the band were very much teenagers), is a punk classic with such all-timers as “I Hate My School,” “Annette’s Got the Hits” and “Standing in Front of Poseur.” To celebrate its upcoming 40th anniversary, it’s being reissued by Merge on June 26, with its six tracks augmented by five contemporaneous extra tracks, including demos and a live version of “Fun With Connie” recorded in 1979 at “The Church” — the infamous Black Flag birthplace in Hermosa Beach, CA — when Steve and Jeff McDonald were just 12 and 16, respectively. The reissue comes with rare photos and a lyric sheet and you can preorder it now. Watch a trailer for the reissue (and listen to the original) below.

Meanwhile, Redd Kross recently reissued their mid-’90s albums Phaseshifter and Show World via Third Man, have a documentary on the way, and released Beyond the Door in 2019. They’ve also got an L.A. show in July and European tour dates this fall…and hopefully the world will be back to normal enough by then for those to happen. Dates are listed below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoGZC9CyWvg

Redd Kross – 2020 Tour Dates
Jul 26 Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
Sep 24 Cologne, DE – Yard Club at Kantine
Sep 25 Copenhagen, DK – Stengade
Sep 26 Stockholm, SE – Debaser
Sep 27 Oslo, NO – Krosset
Sep 29 Malmo, SE – Plan B
Oct 02 Hamburg, DE – Headcrash
Oct 03 Berlin, DE – Hole 44
Oct 05 Epinal, FR – La Souris Verte
Oct 06 Paris, FR – Petit Bain
Oct 07 Antwerp, BE – Kavka Zappa
Oct 08 Brighton, UK – The Albert
Oct 09 London, UK – The Lexington
Oct 10 London, UK – The Lexington
Oct 11 Bristol, UK – Exchange
Oct 13 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
Oct 14 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Oct 15 Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute