Posted on October 28, 2008 - by Curvball

Bad Brains to tour next month

On November 4 — which will undoubtedly be a momentous, historic USA Election Day — the original lineup of the legendary punk band Bad Brains will be revisiting its own history. The group will perform in its hometown of Washington, D.C., where, in 1979, the band found itself the subject of an “unofficial” ban by many of the city’s performance venues (a move that inspired their song classic song “Banned in D.C.”). It will be the first time in years Bad Brains will perform in the nation’s capital, and the mystique of being “Banned in D.C.” will surely add significance to this performance.

Here are the upcoming Bad Brains shows:

11/04 – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.
11/05 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY
11/06 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY
11/09 – Waterloo Park – Austin, TX
12/06 – Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
12/07 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA

Bad Brains’ latest album, “Build a Nation”, was released on June 26, 2007 via Megaforce Records. The group’s first proper studio CD in over a decade features all the original members: HR, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know and Earl Hudson.

Produced by longtime fan, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, “Build a Nation” is a return to form for the band that helped define American punk and hardcore music. It also represents the first studio album, outside Beastie Boys albums, to be recorded at the Beastie Boys’ “Oscilloscope” laboratories and studio compound in New York City.