Chicago-based pop-punkers Knuckle Puck are basking in that debut album glow. Their first LP, Copacetic, dropped July 31 on Rise Records, and with that out of the way, it’s on to more of the good stuff — touring the country with their friends and working on creative projects to hype the journey.
At Billboard, we’re excited to present one of those goodies — the official music video for the album track “True Contrite,” premiering today (Aug. 10) along with a fresh set of tour dates. Check it out below:
“The making of the ‘True Contrite’ music video was one of the most painstaking, rewarding experiences ever,” guitarist Kevin Maida tells Billboard. “We basically had to shoot two music videos, one with the walls blank, then manually tape all the Polaroids to the wall, and then shoot everything again with all the Polaroids on the wall. It took a long time, but the video came out perfect.”
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Maida also points out that the video stars the brother of guitarist Nick Casasanto.
Now for that tour news. After playing Riot Fest in Chicago on Sept. 13, Knuckle Puck is set to tour the U.K. (with a few other European dates thrown in) and after that, they’ll tour North America with openers Seaway, Head North and Sorority Noise from Oct. 14 through Nov. 21.
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“When putting together a lineup for the headline, it was basically a no-brainer to have Seaway on it,” Maida says. “Our first tour ever was with Seaway, so it only seemed right to put some of our greatest friends on our first headline tour. Head North and Sorority Noise are some of our favorite current bands and those bands both consist of truly genuine people. It’s going to be a great fall.”
All those dates are available below. Pre-sales are available here.
OCT 14 – TORONTO, ON – HARD LUCK BAR
OCT 15 – PONTIAC, MI – THE CROFOOT
OCT 17 – BURNSVILLE, MN – THE GARAGE
OCT 18 – IOWA CITY, IA – GABE’S
OCT 19 – ST. LOUIS, MO – THE FIREBIRD
OCT 21 – DENVER, CO – THE MARQUIS THEATER
OCT 22 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT – IN THE VENUE
OCT 24 – SEATTLE WA – EL CORAZON
OCT 25 – PORTLAND, OR – ANALOG CAFE
OCT 27 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – BOTTOM OF THE HILL
OCT 28 – LOS ANGELES, CA – THE ROXY
OCT 29 – ANAHEIM, CA – CHAIN REACTION
OCT 30 – SAN DIEGO, CA – MONIKER WAREHOUSE
OCT 31 – MESA, AZ – THE NILE
NOV 1 – ALBUQUERQUE, NM – THE WORKS
NOV 3 – DALLAS, TX – SONS OF HERMANN HALL
NOV 4 – AUSTIN, TX – SIDEWINDER
NOV 5 – HOUSTON, TX – WALTERS
NOV 6 – ATLANTA, GA – THE MASQUERADE (HELL)
NOV 7 – TAMPLA, FL – EPIC PROBLEM
NOV 8 – ORLANDO, FL – BACKBOOTH
NOV 10 – MARGATE, FL – O’MALLEY’S
NOV 11 – JACKSONVILLE, FL – 1904
NOV 12 – GREENSBORO, NC – GREENE STREET
NOV 13 – BALTIMORE, MD – METRO GALLERY
NOV 14 – NEW YORK, NY – WEBSTER HALL (MARLIN ROOM)
NOV 15 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – THE THEATRE OF LIVING ARTS
NOV 17 – HOWELL, NJ – GAMECHANGERWORLD
NOV 18 – BOSTON, MA – THE ROYALE
NOV 19 – BUFFALO, NY – THE WAITING ROOM
NOV 20 – PITTSBURGH, PA – THE ALTAR BAR
NOV 21 – CLEVELAND, OH – AGORA BALLROOM