Tomorrow night, Detroit bruisers Against the Grain head out on a tour alongside Mothership and the resurgent Speedealer. The heavy rockers continue to live up to the ethic set forth with 2015’s Road Warriors (review here), by doing more than simply putting in time on the road, instead seeming to take a step forward with each subsequent tour. Over the last two-plus years, they’ve been out with Lo-Pan, The Atomic Bitchwax, Bongzilla, Black Cobra and others. I’ve yet to hear a complaint from anyone who’s been fortunate enough to see them play.

Given the significant amount of touring, maybe it’s not such a surprise that Against the Grain‘s new video for “Here to Stay” — a funny claim for a band with so much “go” in their approach to be making — is made up of a lot of live footage. There are some other clips and stuff spliced in, but the bulk of the thing finds the four-piece kicking ass on stage, which by now is probably where they’re most at home in so doing. I’ve heard they’ve got new material on the way at some point this year — they were included last month in the most anticipated for 2017 list, if you missed it — and there can be little doubt that when it arrives, in whatever form it takes, the follow-up to Road Warriors will be yet another occasion for the band to get out on tour. Much to their credit, it doesn’t seem to take much to convince them.

You’ll find the live dates under the video player below for the Speedealer and Mothership tour. Note also that Against the Grain will be at Berserker Fest in Pontiac, Michigan, in April. One assumes there are more dates to follow as we head deeper into the year.

Enjoy:

Against the Grain, “Here to Stay” official video

Here’s our new music video for “Here To Stay”. Official video for “Here to Stay” off of 2015’s release “Road Warriors” available on Self Destructo/Failure Records.

See you on the road with Speedealer and Mothership!

Against the Grain live:

Southern Disruption tour w/ Speedealer and Mothership:
2/9 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
2/10 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia
2/11- Birmingham, AL – The Nick
2/12 – Nashville, TN – The End
2/13 – Memphis, TN – Hi Tone Cafe
2/14 – Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern
2/15 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Blue Note
2/16 – Austin, TX – The Sidewinder
2/17 – San Antonio, TX – Hi-tones
2/18 – Dallas, TX – Three Links
2/19 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds ( all ages, early show)

4/15 and 4/16 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot – Berserker Fest

Against the Grain on Thee Facebooks

Against the Grain on YouTube

Against the Grain on Bandcamp

Tags: Against the Grain, Detroit, Failure Records and Tapes, Michigan, Self Destructo Records

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