the whigs

In what seems to be an endless quest to rock peoples' faces off, The Whigs have announced yet another round of dates that will see them traversing North America through the end of fall. After finishing off a few shows of their own, the road will find them playing gigs with Tokyo Police Club, Justice, MGMT, The Kooks, Kings Of Leon, and We Are Scientists. They'll also be making stops at the Monolith Music Festival at Morrison, CO's Red Rocks Ampitheatre, and Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival. We first fell in love with these guys after an amazing afternoon in-store performance and an even better (and louder) headlining set later that night. Their brand of garage rock sounds good on record, but even more powerful in a live setting, so take my word for it and check them out before the venues get bigger and the tickets get more expensive.

See The Whigs' full list of tour dates after the jump

After getting a preview of The Whigs at Cactus Music earlier in the day, Eggs and I headed to Warehouse Live's Studio on Wednesday, May 7 to experience a full set. Providing support were Austin-based indie powerpoppers What Made Milwaukee Famous and Portland's The Dead Trees.

Full review after the jump

Athens-based trio The Whigs stopped by Cactus Music in Houston on Wednesday, May 7 before their show later that night at Warehouse Live. BOT was there to catch the action - check out our photos and videos after the jump.

The Whigs

Upcoming shows in the Houston area:

Thu May 1
Gov't Mule and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals at the Meridan
Show starts at 8; tickets are $25.

Will Hoge, Green River Ordinance, JJ Worthen and Jud Johnson Band at Warehouse Live
Show starts at 8; tickets are $12.

Fri May 2
Widespread Panic at Sam Houston Race Park
Show starts at 8; Tickets are $25 in advance/$35 day of show.

Kanye West, N.E.R.D., Lupe Fiasco, and Rihanna at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Show starts at 7; tickets are $29.50 (your ass in the grass).

Meat Beat Manifesto and Raz Mesinai's Badawi at Warehouse Live
Show starts at 9; tickets are $19.

Tower Of Power at Warehouse Live
Show starts at 11; tickets are $25.

Check out the rest of the weeks events after the jump