BY TÉA VAN ACKEN
PHOTO BY CAMI LIBERTY
Unafraid and on the rise, the British pop punk band As It Is ventures on a North America tour this month, in support of their third studio album, The Great Depression. The tour kicked off January 17th in Los Angeles, and comes to an end February 22nd in Anaheim, California. The triumph of an album has been streamed over 13 million times on Spotify, and upholds the theme of the toxic romanticization of depression. Within the album, band members Patty Walters, Patrick Foley, Benjamin Langford-Bliss, Alistair Testo, and Ronnie Ish paint pictures of a brave subject in the form of poetic neo-emo melodies. If you are in search of a grunge, alternative, catchy band to check out, make sure to see As It Is on tour. You can find tickets on the band’s official site here.
Jan. 24 / Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
Jan. 25 / San Antonio, TX @ Jack’s Patio Bar
Jan. 27 / Houston, TX @ The Secret Group
Jan. 29 / Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar
Jan. 31 / Nashville, TN @ The End
Feb. 1 / Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)
Feb. 2 / Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
Feb. 5 / Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
Feb. 6 / Richmond, VA @ Canal Club
Feb. 7 / Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
Feb. 9 / Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents
Feb. 10 / Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
Feb. 11 / Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
Feb. 13 / Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache At Intersection
Feb. 14 / Columbus, OH @ Woodland’s Tavern
Feb. 15 / Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Feb. 16 / St. Louis MI @ Fubar
Feb. 17 / Kansas City, MO @ Encore At The Uptown
Feb. 19 / Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
Feb. 20 / Salt Lake City, UT @ Loading Dock
Feb. 21 / Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl
Feb. 22 / Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction