Cole from the Black Lips with his Airline Town & Country guitar

Black Lips are out on tour this month (link to tour dates) and I hooked up with them yesterday in Toronto during their sound check. Cole is using an AIRLINE Twin Tone as well as a ’59 Town & Country. Go check them out in your city! If you’ve ever wondered what it is like up front during one of their shows, check out this clip from SXSW:

Black Lips Tour Dates 2011:

• 03-16-18 Austin, TX – SXSW
• 04-06 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
• 04-07 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
• 04-08 Washington, DC – Black Cat
• 04-09 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero
• 04-12 New York, NY – Webster Hall
• 04-13 Pawtucket, RI – The Met
• 04-14 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
• 04-15 Montreal, Quebec – Le National
• 04-16 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theater
• 04-17 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
• 04-19 Columbus, OH – Outland Live
• 04-20 Newport, KY – Southgate House
• 04-21 St. Louis, MO – The Firebird
• 04-22 Chicago, IL – Logan Square Auditorium
• 04-23 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
• 04-25 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
• 04-26 Kansas City, MO – The Beaumont Club
• 04-27 Dallas, TX – The Loft
• 04-28 Austin, TX – Emo’s
• 04-29 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
• 04-30 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
• 05-06 Barcelona, Spain – Bikini
• 05-07 Santiago de Compostela, Spain – Sala Capitol
• 05-08 Madrid, Spain – Sala Heineken
• 05-09 Montpelier, France – Rockstore
• 05-11 Strasbourg, France – La Laterie
• 05-12 Hamburg, Germany – Grunspan
• 05-13 Berlin, Germany – Festsaal Kreuzberg
• 05-14 Munich, Germany – Garage Fest
• 05-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Trouw Amsterdam
• 05-17 Paris, France – 104
• 05-18 Brussels, Belgium – Les Nuits Botanique
• 05-19 London, England – The Garage
• 05-20 Liverpool, England – Sound City Festival
• 05-21 Cheshire, England – Friends of Mine Festival
• 05-22 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
• 05-24 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo
• 05-25 Dublin, Ireland – The Button Factory
• 05-26 Cork, Ireland – Cypress Avenue
• 05-27 Galway, Ireland – Roisin Dubh
• 05-31 Zurich, Switzerland – Exil
• 06-01 Vevey, Switzerland – Rocking Chair
• 06-02 Vienna, Austria – Flex
• 06-09 San Diego, CA – The Casbah
• 06-10 Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
• 06-11-12 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
• 06-14 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
• 06-15 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
• 06-16 Seattle, WA – Neumos
• 06-17 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House
• 06-18 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
• 06-19 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
• 06-21 Tucson, AZ – Plush
• 06-22 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
• 06-23 Costa Mesa, CA – The Detroit Bar
• 06-24 Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box
• 06-25 Pomona, CA – The Glass House

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