{"id":547179,"date":"2026-03-19T17:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547179\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:18:08","slug":"afghan-whigs-share-new-single-ahead-of-40th-anniversary-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547179\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Whigs Share New Single Ahead of 40th Anniversary Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Afghan Whigs<\/a> return today with their first original song in four years, after sharing a pair<\/a> of covers<\/a> a few months back. \u201cHouse of I,\u201d produced and mixed by Greg Dulli and Christopher Thorn, precedes the indie-rock veterans\u2019 40th anniversary tour, which will take them from coast to coast starting next month. Check out the song and tour dates, which all feature support from Mercury Rev<\/a>, below.<\/p>\n

Dulli said in a press release, \u201cLaid this one down in New Orleans last summer. Was looking for an up tempo banger and feel like we found one here.\u201d<\/p>\n

A new album\u2014the follow-up to How Do You Burn?<\/a>\u2014will follow this year, according to the press release.<\/p>\n

The Afghan Whigs:
04-25 Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater ^
04-27 Boston, MA – Royale ^
04-28 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club ^
04-30 New York, NY – Webster Hall ^
05-01 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ^
05-02 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theater ^
05-04 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom ^
05-05 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues ^
05-06 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart\u2019s ^
05-08 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom ^
05-09 Chicago, IL – Metro ^
05-10 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater ^
05-12 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall ^
05-15 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre ^
05-16 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom ^
05-17 Seattle, WA – The Showbox ^
05-19 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore ^
05-20 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether ^
05-22 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory ^
05-23 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park ^
05-24 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriett\u2019s ^<\/p>\n

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