On The Road Again: Dearly Beloved, Sailboats Are White And Billy And The Lost Boys

Toronto's Dearly Beloved will play a hometown show before heading east on a tour that will include 10 shows in Newfoundland. The punk-influenced alt.rock band led by Rob Higgins have dubbed their journey in support of their You Are The Jaguar debut The Rugged Casual Tour. See and hear the group here:

July 28 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/C'mon and Bionic
Aug. 3 St. John's, NF @ Roxy's w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 4 St. John's, NF @ The Basement (two shows) w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 5 St. John's, NF @ The Ship Pub w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 6 St. John's, NF @ The Alternative (two shows) w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 9 Grand Falls, NF @ Jimi-Jack's
Aug. 10 Gander, NF @ Legend's
Aug. 11 Corner Brook, NF @ D'Attic w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 12 Stephenville, NF @ Clancy's w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 16 Moncton, NB @ The Paramount w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 18 Halifax, NS @ The Attic w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 19 Halifax, NS @ One World Cafe
Aug. 19 Halifax, NS @ Hell's Kitchen w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 23 Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 24 Peterborough, ON @ The Trasheteria w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 25 Guelph, ON @ Albion Hotel w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 26 London, ON @ Call The Office w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 30 Kitchener, ON @ The Circus Room w/Aide-De-Camp
Aug. 31 Windsor, ON @ The Avalon Front w/Aide-De-Camp
Sept. 1 Hamilton, ON @ Club Absinthe w/Aide-De-Camp

Hamilton electro-punk quartet Sailboats Are White are also heading east in support of their Turbo! debut that came out domestically late last year and has just been made available south of the border via Caroline Distribution. The band recently signed a worldwide deal outside of North America with Poptones. If you're curious to find out what label head Alan McGee saw in the band, check out one of these shows:

July 26 Windsor, ON @ The Phog Lounge
July 28 London, ON @ The Last Drop
Aug. 2 Kingston, ON @ TBA
Aug. 3 Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba's Lounge
Aug. 4 Fredericton, NB @ The Capitol
Aug. 5 Sackville, NB @ Sappy Records Music Festival
Aug. 6 Halifax, NS @ The Pavilion
Aug. 6 Halifax, NS @ Gus' Pub
Aug. 9 Halifax, NS @ Reflections
Aug. 10 Moncton, NB @ The Paramount

Vancouver punk-based trio Billy And The Lost Boys have just released their Yet Why Not Say What Happened? album and have shot a video for its first single, "Just Say Something." If you don't see the band on MuchMusic, you can catch them live here:

July 26 Ottawa, ON @ Cafe Dekuf w/Eleven Minutes Away and The Motorcycles Drive By
July 27 Fredericton, NB @ The Capitol w/Sweet Thing
July 28 Halifax, NS @ The Pavilion w/For Pluto, The Pact, Favors The Band and Teeters
July 28 Halifax, NS @ Gus' Pub w/The Sunday Night Specials, Badseed Overdrive and The Orchid's Curse
July 29 Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba's Lounge w/Pat Deighan
July 30 Sydney, NS @ Bunker's River Fire Hall w/Richmond Hill, Fatal Tragedy, Danny MacNeil and Embers + Ashes
July 30 Sydney, NS @ Bunker's Peanut Bar w/Richmond Hill, Billy The Kid and Embers + Ashes
Aug. 4 Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club w/Soma and Automan
Aug. 5 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
Aug. 7 Hamilton, ON @ The Underground
Aug. 10 London, ON @ Call The Office
Aug. 11 Sudbury, ON @ The Townehouse
Aug. 12 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Downbeat Lounge w/Billy The Kid