Blue Cheer Return With New Album and Tour Dates

LiveDaily.com reports: Heavy-rock dinosaurs Blue Cheer have mapped out a headlining tour beginning in late January to support their first studio album in more than 10 years. The veteran band, which forged its reputation in the San Francisco psychedelic music scene of the late '60s, will launch its run Jan. 26 in Oklahoma City, OK, the first of 15 dates currently on the group's calendar.

The trio retains two of its original members, with singer/bassist Dickie Peterson and drummer Paul Whaley joined by Duck McDonald, who joined the band in the late '80s.

Blue Cheer's latest release, "What Doesn't Kill You," hit stores in August, representing the group's first studio work since 1990's "Highlights & Low Lives," which was released in Europe and Japan but not in the US.

The latest Blue Cheer tour dates are as follows:

January 26 – Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
January 28 – Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
January 30 – Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
January 31 – Phoenix, AZ - The Rhythm Room
February 1 – San Diego, CA - Casbah
February 2 – Malibu, CA - Malibu Inn
February 3 – San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House
February 5 – Los Angeles, CA - The Knitting Factory
February 6 – San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brew
February 7 – San Francisco, CA - Red Devil Lounge
February 8 – Santa Rosa, CA - Last Day Saloon
February 11 – McKinleyville, CA - Six Rivers Brewery
February 13 – Seattle, WA - El Corazon
February 15 – Portland, OR - Dante's
February 16 – Eugene, OR - John Henry’s

Read the full article at LiveDaily.com.

Source: LiveDaily.com