The Dwarves are back on the road and ready to destroy! They’ll be playing a bunch of shows in the US and UK, both as a full band as well as Blag acoustic solo shows.

The Dwarves remain one of the most bizarre and misunderstood bands of all time. Their latest release is a solo effort from masked guitarist HeWhoCanNotBeNamed entitled Sunday School Massacre. The project, engineered and co-produced by Bradley Cook (Counting Crows, Foo Fighters), features many former Dwarves members like Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, Queens of The Stone Age & The Dwarves), Blag Dahlia (The Dwarves, Candy Now), Andy Selway (KMFDM & The Spittin’ Cobras, The Dwarves) and more.

While Sunday School Massacre is generally a dark, guitar heavy album that Dwarves fans can appreciate, the lyrics invoke an ironic playfulness that invites a wider audience and the high production level gives it a big arena sound. The lyrics and title, Sunday School Massacre, were inspired by HeWhoCanNotBeNamed’s experiences as a counselor/teacher with teenagers suffering from mental illness or abuse. Many of the songs were actually written while he was on duty at a residential treatment facility. Some of them were used to teach students in a “school of rock” type music program that he created and directed.

HeWhoCanNotBeNamed will of course be joining the The Dwarves as they rampage through three months of shows in the US, UK, and Norway:

Tour Dates:

The Dwarves (with Turbo AC’s)
June 17 @ Bogie’s – Albany, NY
June 18 @ The Silo – Reading, PA
June 19 @ Sonar Club Room – Baltimore, MD
June 20 @ Bowery Electric – New York, NY
June 21 @ Middle East – Boston, MA
June 22 @ The Local 269 – New York, NY (Blag Solo Acoustic)
June 22 @ Generation Records – 210 Thompson St. – New York, NY (Blag acoustic- a 6pm quickie in-store)

The Dwarves
July 2 @ The Alley – Sparks, NV
July 3 @ Shire Road Club – Sacramento, CA
July 15 @ Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
July 16 @ Frequency – Madison, WI
July 17 @ Reggies – Chicago, IL
July 18 @ Fubar – St. Louis, MO

The Dwarves UK and Norway
August 6 @ Watergate Bay – NEWQUAY
August 7 @ Corporation – SHEFFIELD
August 8 @ Rebellion Festival – Winter Gardens – BLACKPOOL (DWARVES LIVE w/ Bad Religion)
August 9 @ Moho – MANCHESTER
August 10 @ Ivory Blacks – GLASGOW
August 11 @ Cluny – NEWCASTLE
August 12 @ Water Rats – LONDON
August 13 @ – Kanalrock Festival – Horton, NORWAY

Visit www.thedwarves.com for more details.