Explosive five-piece brass/woodwind/drums powerhouse, Lucky Chops have just premiered the new video for “Walter Jam“, a track off their recent Walter EP. The video is a follow up to the story-line introduced in the video for the band’s cover of “Helter Skelter”. It takes on an over-the-top super hero/villian type silliness that can best compared to The Aquabats videos of the late 90’s.
The band’s bass clarinetist, Daro Behroozi, explained exclusively to Alternative Press, “We improvised this song together at the studio in an attempt to transfer the intense energy of our live shows onto a recorded studio track. “Walter Jam” (dedicated to our sousaphone, Walter) ended up being so wild that we had to make an equally crazy video to go along with it. We packed it full of references like the Aquabats, Power Rangers, bass clarinet, fairy tales, team sports, barnyard animals, technology, and plenty of inside jokes for our most hardcore fans. This is the result.”
Lucky Chops has also just announced their first round of tour dates with the beloved Gypsy Punk band Gogol Bordello! Fresh off their return to the United States, the first leg of this monstrous tour begins September 18th at Rapids Theater in Niagara Falls, NY and rips through the nation with 26 announced dates that follow into early November (full list of dates below).
TOUR DATES WITH GOGOL BORDELLO
**9/16 Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest**
9/18 Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theater
9/20 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
9/21 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
9/22 Portland, ME @ State Theatre
9/23 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *noon ET on sale time
9/25 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
9/26 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre
9/27 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
9/29 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
10/2 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
10/3 Columbus, OH @ Newport
10/4 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
10/6 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
10/7 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/8 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/19 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theater
10/20 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
10/21 New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theater
10/23 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
10/24 Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey
10/25 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
10/27 Des Moines, IA @ Wooley’s
10/28 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
10/30 Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
11/1 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/2 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works