Drive-By Truckers have announced the first part of their tour and have also released a free mp3 of the first single off the new album. The Athens natives’ new album, The Big To-Do, will be released on March 16 on ATO Records.

DBT will play several weekend runs throughout the South before kicking off the first part of their tour with two nights in Atlanta. After those two nights, they will head to SXSW and then continue on tour through May.

The album will feature original artwork by Wes Freed, which will be his seventh time collaborating on a DBT album cover.  For The Big To-Do, Freed essentially illustrated every song. A little tidbit to look forward to.

The band will be lighting up Variety Playhouse in Atlanta on March 12 and 13. And they have released a free mp3 of the first single, “This Fucking Job” from The Big To-Do. Check it out below, as well as the complete list of tour dates.

Thu Jan 28            Huntsville, AL             Crossroads Music Hall
Fri Jan 29            Mobile, AL                        Soul Kitchen
Sat Jan 30            Tuscaloosa, AL            Jupiter Bar & Grill
Thu Feb 11            Greenville, SC            Handlebar
Fri Feb 12            Raleigh, NC                        Lincoln Theatre
Sat Feb 13            Raleigh, NC                        Lincoln Theatre
Sun Feb 14            Knoxville, TN                        Bijou Theatre
Thu Feb 25            Charlotte, NC                        Neighborhood Theatre
Fri Feb 26            Charlottesville, VA            Jefferson Theatre
Sat Feb 27            Charlottesville, VA            Jefferson Theatre
Thu Mar 04            Wilmington NC            Rox Nightclub
Sat Mar 06            Augusta GA                        Sky City
Fri Mar 12            Atlanta GA                        Variety Playhouse
Sat Mar 13            Atlanta GA                        Variety Playhouse
Thu Mar 18            Austin, TX                        SXSW
Fri Mar 19            New Orleans LA            Tipitinas
Sat Mar 20            New Orleans LA            Tipitinas
Thu Apr 01            New York NY                        Webster Hall
Fri Apr 02            Boston MA                        House of Blues
Sat Apr 03            Philadelphia PA            Electric Factory
Tue Apr 06            Toronto Canada            Lee’s Palace
Wed Apr 07            Toronto Canada            Lee’s Palace
Thu Apr 08            Detroit MI                        St. Andrews Hall
Fri Apr 09            Chicago IL                        The Vic Theatre
Sat Apr 10            Lexington KY                        Buster’s Billiards and Backroom
Sun Apr 11            Cleveland OH                        Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
Wed Apr 14            Towson MD                        Recher Theatre
Thu Apr 15            Norfolk VA                        The Norva
Fri Apr 16            Asheville NC                        The Orange Peel
Sat Apr 17            Asheville NC                        The Orange Peel
Fri Apr 30            Nashville TN                        Cannery Ballroom
Fri May 07            Los Angeles CA            Avalon
Sat May 08            San Francisco CA            The Fillmore Auditorium

-Maggie Summers

currently listening to “House By The Sea” by Iron & Wine