2009 saw Staten Island’s own Cymbal Eat Guitars stake its claim as a force to be reckoned with. The band’s fearless debut, Why There Are Mountains, was a critical success that reveled in the joy of making as much noise as possible. However as much fun as the album was, the live show was even better. Frontman Joseph Ferocious could be seen sweating it up, howling, and strumming as frantically as if his life depended on it.

We’ll get the chance to witness this fantastic spectacle again, when Cymbals Eat Guitars goes on the road this spring with Bear in Heaven, the Brooklyn based outfit which has getting plenty of busy as well thanks to a recent tour opening for Mew. The dates span the months of March and April, beginning on March 5th in Philadelphia, with a stop at South by Southwest and finally ending up back in New York, the band’s home state, on April 9th. All dates are posted below.

Cymbals Eat Guitars 2010 Tour Dates:
12/10 – Madrid, ES @ Primavera Club
12/11 – Mardrid, ES @ Primavera Club
12/12 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Club
03/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
03/06 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel *
03/07 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *
03/09 – Nashville, TN @ The End *
03/10 – Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light *
03/11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
03/13 – Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub *
03/16 – Houston, TX @ Mango’s *
03/18-3/20 – Austin, TX @ South by Southwest
03/22 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room *
03/23 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
03/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *
03/27 – Portland, OR @ Bebati’s Pan *
03/25 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill *
03/29 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret *
03/31 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
04/01 – Denver, CO @ Hi Dive *
04/02 – Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge *
04/03 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club *
04/04 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas *
04/06 – Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo *
04/07 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore *
04/08 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs *
04/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *

* = w/ Bear in Heaven