Steel Train's Jack Antonoff and Evan Winiker may be feuding via Twitter, but that isn't going to stop the boys of Steel Train from going out on the road this fall.The Twit-war began after the Jack and Evan disagreed on the quality of District 9; Jack thought the movie was over-rated and gross, while Evan felt it was funny and action-packed. This war has led not only led to some hilarious tweets from the two, but has even sparked a limited edition shirt set in which you can choose your side and proudly display a hash-tag outside of the virtual world.
I'd advise you check out the war for yourself before picking a side, but don't be surprised if these shirts spark segregation on the dance-floor of the shows.
The boys of Steel Train will be touring for the first time since the late-August release of Aim and Ignite, the full length debut from Jack's side project, fun., with former The Format singer Nate Ruess and Anathallo's Andrew Dost.
Steel Train and Sherwood will be the opening acts for co-headliners Hanson and Hellogoodbye on the Use Your Sole Tour.
September
30 - Tulsa, OK @ Cains Ballroom
October
1 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
2 - Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont
3 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
5 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
6 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
7 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
9 - Indianapolis, IN @Egyptian Theatre
10 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
11 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
12 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
14 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
15 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
16 - Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
19 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
20 - Washington D.C. @ 9:30 Club
22 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
23 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
24 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
26 - Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Soundstage
27 - Nashville, TN @ Wildhorse Saloon
28 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
31 - Houston, Tx @ House of Blues
November
1 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
3 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
5 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
8 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
The Use Your Sole tour is sponsored by TOMS, a shoe company who promise a one-for-one guarantee, and provide a pair of shoes to a child in need for each pair bought.
In addition to a TOMS booth at each show, Hanson and Hellogoodbye will have a one mile walk before the show on each night of the tour. Proceeds from the walk will go towards benefitting AIDS and poverty in Africa.
Steel Train is currently working on finishing up their new album, which will be released in early 2010. The currently unnamed album will not be released on the bands previous label, however, as they left Drive-Thru Records in August of this year.
