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War Cloud Announce Tour Dates Including SXSW and More

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Oakland riffthrashers War Cloud will head out on tour in March, and I think if you heard their 2017 self-titled debut (review here) — which you can stream in its entirety at the bottom of this post courtesy of Ripple Music‘s Bandcamp page — you probably have some sense of the particular brand of good times they’ll be having along the way. Boozy, in short. Regardless of intake, however, War Cloud are a riot. I’ve yet to have the pleasure of catching them live, but they’ve got hooks, energy and a classic-minded sound delivered with modern vigor, and if that’s not enough to make you show up to a gig, they’ll probably have a rad t-shirt or two for sale too. Just a guess on that one.

They’ll be making stops at SXSW in Austin and circling back to CA in the company newcomer labelmates Holy Grove, which, goodness gracious, that’s a show — though one could easily and probably should say the same of the Ripple Fest II that War Cloud will play on Feb. 3 among likewise-esteemed compatriots Blackwülf, The Hazytones, The Watchers and ZED.

That show is at Thee Parkside and you’ll find the details as well as the tour dates below, courtesy of the band via the PR wire:

war cloud tour poster

Ripple Music and Hi-Wattage Booking present War Cloud, volcanic rock from Oakland, California, for the first time bringing their aural ash of molten riffs to Texas. With their debut album out, the heavy rock quartet will be taking the southwest by storm making an appearance at SXSW and linking up with fellow Ripple band, Holy Grove for the last 3 dates.

Originally erupting out of Oakland, War Cloud have been steadily shredding Northern Californian ear drums since their formation in 2014. Founded by vocalist, guitar player and former Baltimore resident Alex Wein, after immediately planting down his amps he wasted no time in recruiting a solid four-man crew. Setting out to create an aural ash cloud of volcanic rock ‘n’ roll, Wein was soon joined by Bay Area natives Joaquin Ridgell on drums, guitarist Tony Campos, and later, Los Angeles transplant Sean Nishi on bass.

War Cloud Live:
02/03 Ripple Fest II Thee Parkside San Francisco CA w/ Blackwülf, The Hazytones, The Watchers & ZED
03/12 Blacklight District Long Beach CA
03/13 Yucca Tap Room Tempe AZ
03/14 Rockin’ Cigar Bar El Paso TX
03/15 The Lost Well Austin TX (SXSW)
03/16 Rudyard’s British Pub Houston TX
03/17 Limelight San Antonio TX
03/18 TBA
03/20 Surly Wench Tucson AZ
03/21 Tower Bar San Diego CA w/ Holy Grove
03/22 5 Star Bar Los Angeles CA w/ Holy Grove
03/24 Eli’s Oakland CA w/ Holy Grove & Brume

War Cloud is:
Alex Wein – Vocals/Guitar
Tony Campos – Guitar
Sean Nishi – Bass
Joaquin Ridgell – Drums

http://facebook.com/WarCloudisComing
http://warcloudiscoming.bandcamp.com/
http://warcloud.bigcartel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ripple-Music/369610860064
https://twitter.com/RippleMusic
https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/
http://www.ripple-music.com/

War Cloud, War Cloud (2017)

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