THERMALS/CRIBS ANNOUNCE SPLIT 7" FOR RECORD STORE DAY

Hello all - The Thermals are super hard at work in the studio with Chris Walla and wanted to share some news with you:


It's no secret The Cribs and The Thermals are good friends. The Thermals have supported The Cribs on two tours of the UK, and half of The Cribs now call Portland, The Thermals' hometown, their home as well. The amount of mutual respect and admiration the two bands have for each other is immense. And both bands are well known and loved for their individual brands of loud, melodic rock. So it makes perfect sense that The Cribs and The Thermals team up for a split 7". They are doing just that. Kill Rock Stars will release a limited edition (2000 copies) Cribs/Thermals split 7" for Record Store Day, April 17, 2010. The Cribs song is titled "So Hot Now", The Thermals track is "Separate". The Cribs are currently touring the west coast of the US, and will tour New Zealand and Australia in February 2010, in support of their most recent LP, Ignore The Ignorant. The Cribs will also play Coachella, and the main stage at Lollapalooza. The Thermals are currently mixing their next LP for Kill Rock Stars with Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie, Tegan and Sara) at his home studio in Portland, Oregon. The LP is tentatively titled Personal Life. KRS will release it September 7, 2010. The Thermals will tour the US west coast next month, and have also just confirmed tour dates in CHINA! To follow their Australian tour in March 2010. Mar 17 (WED) Beijing: Mao Live Mar 18 (THU) Shanghai: YYT Live Mar 19 (FRI) Chengdu: 7-Live Mar 20 (SAT) Wuhan: VOX Live





Full Thermals dates for this spring:





THE THERMALS

February 2010
5 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall - w/ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Grass Widow
6 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones - w/ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
7 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern - w/ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
9 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar - w/ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
10 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brewing Company - w/ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour - w/ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
12 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Berkeley - Lower Sprout Plaza - w/ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
13 - San Jose, CA @ The Blank Club - w/ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down

March 2010
7 - Brisbane, Australia @ Lost Weekend Festival
9 - Sydney, Australia @ Oxford Art Factory
10 - Armidale, Australia @ University of New England
11 - Wollongong, Australia @ Wollongong University
12 - Newcastle, Australia @ Newcastle University
17 - Beijing, China @ Mao Live
18 - Shanghai, China @ YYT Live
19 - Chengdu, China @ 7 Live
20 - Wuhan, China @ VOX Live

April 2010
7 - Orlando, FL @ Social - w/ Past Lives
8 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder - w/ Past Lives
9 - Gainesville, FL @ University of Florida - Rion Ballroom - w/ Past Lives
10 - St Augustine, FL @ Cafe Eleven
12 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox Laundrolounge - w/ Past Lives
13 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle - w/ Past Lives
14 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
15 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church - w/ Past Lives
16 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar - w/ Past Lives
17 - Hamden, CT @ The Space - w/ Past Lives
18 - Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East - w/ Past Lives
20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl