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

Black Lips Tour Dates 2011 & SXSW Mosh Pit from MyRareGuitars.com

• ALEXISONFIRE / City & Colours’ Dallas Green with his AIRLINE 2P Sunburst
• Mexican Wrestling legend VAMPIRO with his Eastwood MACH TWO (formerly known as J.R. Elite)
• DEFTONES Chino Moreno with his Joey Leone Signature
• Randy Bachman with his AIRLINE TUXEDO.
• BLACK LIPS Cole Alexander with his AIRLINE Twin Tone
• MYSTERY WHITE BAND Alex White with her CLASSIC 6
• The LEGENDARY Melvin Sparks with his EASTWOOD Doral
• EPIC RUINS Sam Anderson with his white Eastwood Stormbird Guitar

And now for some pics:

1. ALEXISONFIRE / City & Colours’ Dallas Green with his Airline 2P Sunburst
   

   ALEXISONFIRE / City & Colours: Dallas Green with this Airline 2P Sunburst

2. Mexican Wrestling legend Vampiro with his Eastwood Mach Two (formerly known as J.R. Elite)
   

   Vampiro with his Eastwood Mach Two Guitar

3. Deftones Chino Moreno with his Joey Leone Signature
   

   Deftones: Chino Moreno with his Eastwood Joey Leone Signature Guitar

4. Randy Bachman with his Airline Tuxedo. Randy is working with Eastwood on developing a new Tuxedo model called the Tux Deluxe. Coming this Spring 2011.
   

   Randy Bachman with his Airline Tuxedo Guitar

5. Black Lips Cole Alexander with his Airline Twin Tone
   

   Black Lips: Cole Alexander with his Airline Twin Tone Guitar

6. Mystery White Band: Alex White with her Classic 6
   
   

   Mystery White Band: Alex White with her Eastwood Classic 6 Guitar

7. The LEGENDARY Melvin Sparks with his Eastwood Doral
   

   Legendary Guitarist: Melvin Sparks with his Eastwood Doral Guitar

8. EPIC RUINS Sam Anderson with his white Eastwood Stormbird
   

   EPIC RUINS Sam Anderson with his white Eastwood Stormbird Guitar

Eastwood & Airline Celebrity Sightings (December 2010) from MyRareGuitars.com