CKY Reveal Tour Dates, Touring Lineup

Sep 2

CKY Reveal Tour Dates, Touring Lineup

Posted by Chris Harris on September 2, 2010 in Huh?, News, Tour Dates

CKY

So, here’s the thing. I was into CKY’s earliest shit — before Island, before Roadrunner. It was just dumb, catchy rock that had a groove to it, and heavy-sounding guitars. I was also turned on to the band through the CKY video series that Bam Margera produced in the late 1990s. CKY aren’t the most original band out there. In fact, I’d even say that — if not for the success of Jackass — we’d probably never have heard of this band.

Notice the band thanks Johnny Knoxville in the liners notes of every one of their releases. They know who they owe their career to.

I’m not even sure if anyone really cares about CKY anymore, but here goes: The band is touring next month, and — in addition to frontman Deron Miller, drummer Jess Margera, and general nut-job Chad Ginsburg — the band will have bassist Matty Janaitis and keys man Robert Valeno out there on the road with ‘em.

And further proving my point, the band will be touring in support of their new track, “The Afterworld,” which will play during the closing credits of Jackass 3D, which hits theaters October 15. Here are those dates.

CKY tour dates:

October 29: Teaneck, NJ – Mexicali Live
 October 30: Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero 
October 31: Toronto, ON – Opera House 
November 1: Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
 November 2: Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s 
November 4: West Dundee, IL – Clearwater Theater 
November 5: Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II Downstairs 
November 6: Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
 November 7: Iowa City, IA – The Blue Moose Tap House 
November 8: Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall 
November 10: Pittsburg, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre 
November 11: Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club 
November 12: Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance 
November 13: Towson, MD – Recher Theatre

Posted in Huh?, News, Tour Dates | Tagged bam margera, chad ginsburg, cky, deron miller, jackass, jackass 3d, jess margera, johnny knoxville, matty janaitis, robert valeno, the afterworld | 1 Comment

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Chris Harris is an internationally-published music journalist and writer whose work has appeared on the pages of Rolling Stone, IFC.com, Revolver, Alternative Press, and Radar. The former news editor for Noisecreep.com, AOL’s heavy metal blog, Harris also served as co-host for the site’s weekly podcast, “Creep Show." Harris spent four years as a reporter and on-air talent for MTV News.

Matt

I always dug CKY. I think their last album was pretty decent. But you are right, without Jackass, no one would have heard of them. But a break is a break. White Zombie got truly noticed after being on Beavis and Butt-Head.