Free Energy announces new tour, playing Chapel Hill

The high energy, powerpop buzz band Free Energy from Philadelphia has announced a new round of U.S. dates that will bring the quintet to the Triangle. They will play Local 506 in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, June 1. Jukebox the Ghost will open the show. Ticket info is not available yet, but we'll keep you posted. Considering their rising stature, I predict this one will be a sell out.

Tickets for the show are available now via etix for $10. Miniature Tigers as been added to the bill as well.

Free Energy's debut album Stuck On Nothing was digitally released in March, but will finally get a physical release via Astralwerks/DFA Records on May 4. Check out a performance of the song "Free Energy" from the Late Show with David Letterman below. It's one of those songs that is just so fun that you can't help but smile when you hear it's Thin Lizzy-esque pop. You can download the song below too.

[UPDATE: We had to remove the mp3 because of a complaint filed by some unnamed entity with Blogger. The mp3 link was legitimate and from the band's PR firm, so this just shows how screwed up the battle against illegal downloads is right now seeing as they are at war with their own promotion teams.]



Free Energy tour dates:
04.21.10 - Buffalo, NY - Soundlab [Tickets]
04.22.10 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick [Tickets]
04.23.10 - Chicago, IL - Beauty Bar
04.25.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
04.26.10 - Madison, WI - Annex
04.27.10 - West Liberty, IA - Secrest 1883 Octogonal Barn
04.28.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
04.29.10 - Lake Geneva, WI - Knotty Pines Farm
04.30.10 - Monticiello, IL - Kalyx Center
05.01.10 - Maquoketa, IL - Codfish Hollow Barn
05.14.10 - Lewiston, ME - Bates College
05.26.10 - Boston, MA - The Middle East Downstairs + [Tickets]
05.27.10 - Hamden, CT - Space +
05.28.10 - Philadelphia, PA - The First Unitarian Church +
05.29.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom + [Tickets]
06.01.10 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 + [Tickets]
06.02.10 - Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor +
06.04.10 - Jacksonville, FL - Jackrabbits +
06.05.10 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar #
06.06.10 - St. Paul, MN - The Grand Old Day Festival
06.06.10 - Orlando FL - Backbooth #
06.08.10 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree +
06.09.10 - Nashville, TN - The Exit In +
06.10.10 - Bloomington, IN - The Bluebird +
06.11.10 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
06.12.10 - Providence, RI - Jerky's
06.15.10 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse ^
06.16.10 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall ^ [Tickets]
06.17.10 - Toronto, ON - Yonge Dundas Square
06.17.10 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
06.18.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls ^ [Tickets]
06.19.10 - Cleveland, OH - Grop Shop ^ [Tickets]
06.21.10 - Cincinnati, OH - 20th Century ^ [Tickets]
06.22.10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall ^
06.23.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar ^ [Tickets]
06.24.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar ^ [Tickets]
06.25.10 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown ^
06.26.10 - Denver, CO - Bluebird ^ [Tickets]
06.28.10 - Salt Lake City - In the Venue ^
06.30.10 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^
07.01.10 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^
07.02.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex ^ [Tickets]
07.03.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex ^ [Tickets]
07.04.10 - Tucscon, AZ - Club Congress ^ [Tickets]
07.06.10 - Lubbock, TX - Jake’s ^
07.07.10 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater ^
07.08.10 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live ^ [Tickets]
07.09.10 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon ^ [Tickets]
07.10.10 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay ^
07.12.10 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt ^
07.13.10 - Ashville, NC - Orange Peel ^ [Tickets]
07.14.10 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar ^

+ w/ Jukebox the Ghost
# w/ Jukebox the Ghost solo
^ w/ Mates of State