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Breakthrough Southampton, UK trio Band of Skulls will continue to captivate U.S. audiences with debut performances at this year’s SXSW & Coachella. The band first hit the U.S. touring scene in 2009 & quickly gained new fans & garnered rave reviews in every city along the way.

Band of Skulls will return to the states on March 17th with a special British Embassy/BBC Radio One night at SXSW at Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto) from 5 – 7pm followed by two shows on Friday, March 19 – the
Rolling Stone showcase at Beauty Bar/Palm Door (401 Sabine St) time tba & a special Chop Shop show at Maggie Mae’s (323 E. 6th St) at 1:00am. Post SXSW, the band will spend a few weeks touring with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, hop on a co-headline tour with The Whigs & end their run, with a spotlight performance at the 2010 Coachella Festival. All confirmed dates after the jump.

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Band of Skulls will bring their driving guitar force & Wall of Sound harmonies of their live shows back to the US on November 15 when the band makes a stop in Brooklyn at the Williamsburg Music Hall & then on November 16, embark as special guests on the Metric tour. These not-to-be missed shows with Metric will include stops in Boston, Philadelphia & Austin & run through December 2nd in Dallas TX. On December 11, the band returns to Los Angeles for a headline show at the Troubadour (all dates after the jump).

On November 6th, Band of Skulls, whose new song “Friends” is the 2nd track on the critically acclaimed New Moon soundtrack, will perform at The Twilight Saga: New Moon cast event in Los Angeles at the Hollywood & Highland Center. This special event is open to the public and fans will be treated with performances by several bands featured on The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack scheduled to include Death Cab for Cutie, Anya
Marina, Sea Wolf, & Band of Skulls, giving fans a brand-new way to experience the album. Fans can also attend a Q&As forum with many of the movie’s cast members. The event will begin at 5:00pm with a performance by Band of Skulls.

In other news, Band of Skulls is featured on Myspace Transmissions, which means, FREE live music! Grab the Live EP right HERE, it includes: “Blood”, “Death By Diamonds and Pearls”, “I Know What I Am”, “Impossible” & “Walking After Midnight (Patsy Cline cover)”.

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Oh man, I’m speechless! This is just an awesome vid of Band of Skulls performing “Fires” off of their debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey.

Yours Truly blurb:

““Baby Darling Doll Face Honey” isn’t just the title of the Band of Skulls debut album, and it isn’t the first line to leave Russel’s lips at the beginning of “Fires.” It’s the precise list of pleas you’d use to dig your way out of the doghouse when your name might as well be mud. And while this song may not be entirely about a girl, it’s safe to assume one might have something to do with it.

Fires, rendered this way, with three arms swinging in unison against six steel strings, feels warm, like the friction you’d feel from rubbing your palms together against a fading blaze; the flickering orange licking at your fingertips; and the blues at the base of the flame reminding you that “we are fires in the night, let us bathe you in our light, we are fires in the night, let us bathe you in our light.””

P.S. the band is running a contest for a bass hand-painted by bassist Emma, all deets here.

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L.A., Band of Skulls, Amazing Baby & Dazzler will be playing a free show tonight at The Hammer Museum! Event starts at 8pm.

Address: 10899 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024

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