Butch Walker announces new album & tour, coming to Raleigh

Butch Walker and his band The Black Widows are gearing up for the release of his sixth solo album (his second with The Black Widows) titled The Spade on August 30. A North American tour will follow in October.

The band will play its usual local spot, the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, on Friday, October 28. Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, known as Shovels and Rope, will open the show along with another act which has not been announced yet. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, August 19 via etix for $16.

Download the song "Summer of 89" and stream "Day Drunk" from The Spade below.

Butch Walker & the Black Widows - "Summer of 89" (mp3)



Butch Walker tour dates
10.06.11 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt
10.07.11 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
10.08.11 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
10.12.11 - Minneapolis, MN - Fineline
10.13.11 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
10.14.11 - Detroit, MI - Magic Bag
10.15.11 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
10.16.11 - Columbus, OH - The Basement
10.18.11 - Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
10.19.11 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club
10.20.11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club AE
10.21.11 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony
10.22.11 - Boston, MA - Royal
10.24.11 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
10.25.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10.26.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer [Tickets]
10.27.11 - Baltimore, MD - Ramshead Live
10.28.11 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
10.31.11 - Orlando, FL - The Social
11.02.11 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room