KONGOS - “I’m Only Joking” is this week’s iTunes 'Single of the Week,' download
now: iTunes.com/Kongos. It is from KONGOS album Lunatic which is out now!
The album’s first single “Come
With Me Now” is on fire at alternative radio where it currently sits at #2 on airplay charts in the U.S. and is
#1 on the Canadian alternative charts. The accordion and
slide-guitar driven “Come With Me Now” has also been gaining major traction in
the sync world, being featured in promo spots, FX
Network, on CW’s The Originals.
KONGOS are confirmed to perform “Come
With Me Now” on NBC’s Late Night
With Seth Meyers on April 2nd. They made their U.S. TV debut March 5th”
on Jimmy Kimmel Live and last week performed on Revolt TV’s Revolt Live. They were heralded by Rolling Stone as one of
10 New Artists You Need To Know in February.
The band recently wrapped a national
tour with The Airborne Toxic event and has a slew of radio shows and
spring/summer dates confirmed that include festival appearances at Firefly, Sasquatch
and Lollapalooza. They will play a
string of dates supporting Alice In Chains starting April 25th in
Tulsa, OK.
KONGOS,
who are the sons to popular ’70s South African/British singer-songwriter John
Kongos recently hit huge on South African airwaves, thanks to a slew of radio
hits off Lunatic
and extensive touring across the country. The brothers are multi-instrumentalists, with Dylan
and Jesse handling vocals live and playing bass and drums respectively
onstage. Eldest brother Johnny plays accordion and piano,
while Danny is on slide and regular
guitar.
4/4 Denver, CO The Marquis
4/19 Richmond, VA Richmond International Raceway
4/25 Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre – supporting
Alice In Chains
4/26 Frisco, TX FC Dallas Stadium –
EDGEFEST
4/28 Austin, TX The Moody Theater –
supporting Alice In Chains
4/29 Houston, TX Bayou Music Center – supporting
Alice In Chains
5/1 Robinsonville, MS Horseshoe Tunica – supporting Alice In
Chains
5/2 Cherokee, NC Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center – supporting Alice In Chains
5/3 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion –
DC 101 Radio show
5/8 Toronto, Ontario The Opera House
5/11 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center – Radio
104.5 Bday Show
5/12 Baltimore, MD The 8x10
5/TBA Quincy, WA Gorge Amphitheater – Sasquatch
Festival
6/TBA Dover, DE Firefly Festival
6/TBA Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
8/TBA Montreal, Quebec Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
8/3 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
