Pitchfork

What better way to celebrate nearly 30 years of punk rock rebellion than with a new album and a show... on a cruise ship? We're surprised as well, but that is indeed how Bad Brains plan to celebrate the release of their new album, Build a Nation (out June 26 via Megaforce Records and featuring the band's original lineup and production from Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch).

Fans will pay to cum aboard (not literally, please) a ship called the Temptress to see the Brains play a seasickness-inducing set on June 25 as part of the Sixth Annual Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series. The summer-long series will also feature sea-faring concerts by RJD2, the Weakerthans, Electric Six, Amon Tobin, Kid Koala, Elliott Lipp, a bunch of cover bands, and...the Pietasters.

The ship show is one of a few North American dates Bad Brains have scheduled for this summer. Those dates commence May 25 in Portland.

RJD2 has added European dates to his own previously reported tour, which only included North American dates before. He will also release The Third Hand's "Have Mercy" as a 12" and digital single via XL on July 9 in the UK. He will precede the single's release with a brand new, download-only track titled "Roller Skating Jam" on June 4.

Bad Brains dates:

05-25 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
05-26 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
05-27 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival)
06-24 Asbury Park, NJ - School of Rock Music Festival
06-25 New York, NY - The Temptress (Rocks Off Concert Cruise)
07-29 Toronto, Ontario - The Rogers Picnic Festival
08-05 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Festival

RJD2 dates:

05-11 Durango, CO - Abbey Theatre !$
05-12 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse !$
05-13 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern !$
05-14 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater !$
05-15 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine !$
05-16 Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
05-17 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom !$
05-18 Seattle, WA - Neumos !$
05-19 Bellingham, WA - Nightlight Lounge !$
05-25 Columbus, OH - Skullys Music Diner
06-09 Baltimore, MD - Starscape Music Festival
07-06 Munich, Germany - Liga Club
07-07 Vienna, Austria - ADF
07-08 Leipzig, Germany - Splash Festival
07-10 Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
07-12 Sete, France - Worldwide Festival
07-13 Dour, France - Dour Festival
07-15 Joensuu, Finland - Ilosaarirock Festival
07-18 London, England - Scala
07-19 Bristol, England - Fiddlers
08-03 New York, NY - The Temptress (Rocks Off Concert Cruise)

! with Happy Chichester
$ with Pigeon John