Pitchfork

Knoxville, Tennessee's fuzz-pop homeboys Superdrag are on tour again this spring, in support of last summer's Last Call for Vitriol. They'll be hitting the road as co-headliners with Ozma (no relation to Osama, sorry), whom this writer knows next to nothing about-- and apparently, neither does Superdrag! As the band's fearless leader, John Davis, told Pitchfork, they've seen "quite a few kids at shows wearing their t-shirts." So, that and the fact that it's the name of a Melvins record works for us. Superdrag will be spiraling around the country for the remainder of March and the better part of April. Dates:

03-23 Oklahoma City, OK - Green Door w/ Bristol Park & Someday
03-24 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad w/ Mistletoe
03-26 San Diego, CA - The Scene *
03-27 Hollywood, CA - El Rey Theatre *
03-28 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
03-29 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
03-31 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe *
04-01 Portland, OR - Lewis & Clark *
04-02 Spokane, WA - Fat Tuesday's *
04-04 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre *
04-05 Lincoln, NE - Knickerbockers *
04-08 Indianapolis, IN - Birdys w/ Local H & Ozma
04-09 St. Louis, MO - Gargoyle *
04-10 Manhattan, KS - KSU Courtyard (Free show)
04-18 Little Rock, AR - Vino's w/ The Kicks
04-19 Fayetteville, AR - JR's Lightbulb Club
04-22 Colorado Springs, CO - 32 Bleu w/ Eyes Caught Fire & Dirty Day
04-27 Milwaukee, WI - Reed St. Station

* w/Ozma

So what will the coming year bring for the Superdrag gang? As far as touring is concerned, things are winding down and they're ready to take a much needed break, if a brief one. Davis tells us that 2003 is shaping up to be a pretty busy year: "We'll probably end up taking some time off from touring before too long. This year marks our 10th anniversary of being together as a band, and we've got a couple of projects in the works that will sort of commemorate that, I guess. Strictly for the fans." He also told us that guitarist Mike Harrison is working on a new solo record, and that he also has similar aspirations.