New York, NY  – Evan Dando, singer, songwriter, and guitarist of The Lemonheads, will be setting out on a solo tour in early 2010 that begins January 29 at Maxwell’s in Hoboken and currently wraps up March 6 back in New York at Mercury Lounge.  See all current dates below.

Evan will be performing an intimate set featuring songs from his solo album and plenty of classic Lemonheads tunes along with several inspired covers, including some from his most recent covers album, Varshons (06/09, The End Records). 
 
Produced by Butthole Surfers ringleader Gibby Haynes, Varshons was inspired by mix tapes that Gibby used to send to Evan. The collection is filled with strange bedfellows - from G.G. Allin to Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt and garage rockers The Green Fuz. The Lemonheads make each track their own, with help from actress Liv Tyler, singing back up on Leonard Cohen’s “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye,” and Kate Moss, who sings over the dance groove of Arling & Cameron’s “Dirty Robot,” which also features lead guitar by John Perry on loan from The Only Ones.

“Evan Dando has always had a magic touch with cover songs…the laconic alt-rocker nimbly transforms songs until they sound like they could be his own,” commented The Boston Globe. Spin Magazine stated, “Between ‘Mrs Robinson’ and ‘My Hero Zero,’ covers have accounted for some of the Lemonheads’ most memorable moments.”

All Music added, “Varshons is easily the strangest Lemonheads record in maybe two decades and it's not so coincidentally one of their best, perched between the ragged, formless mess of their earliest records and Dando's enduring love for sweetly weathered country-rock.”

Evan Dando on tour:

Nov 20 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain @ Capitol
Nov 21 – Bilbao, Spain @ Kafe Antzokia
Nov 23 – Paris, France @ Fleche D’or
Nov 24 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
Nov 27 – Utrecht, Holland @ Tivoli -Le Guess Who Festival
Nov 30 – Munster, Germany @ Gleiss 22
Dec 01 – Cologne, Germany @ Underground
Dec 02 – Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
Dec 03 – Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
Dec 05 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
Dec 06 – Oslo, Norway @ John Dee
Dec 07 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser
Dec 08 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Sticky Fingers

2010 US tour:

Jan 29 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
Jan 30 – New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub
Jan 31 – Bordentown, NJ @ The Record Collector store
Feb 03 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
Feb 04 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Feb 05 – Philadelphia, PA @ M Room
Feb 06 – Arlington, VA @ IOTA Club & Café
Feb 09 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Feb 10 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
Feb 11 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
Feb 12 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
Feb 13 – Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth
Feb 16 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
Feb 17 – Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio
Feb 18 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
Feb 19 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Feb 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
Feb 21 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Feb 23 – Dallas, TX @ The Prophet Bar
Feb 24 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Alternative Lounging (Outdoor)
Feb 27 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café
Feb 28 – San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
Mar 03 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Mar 06 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

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