The Animal Years are Coming - on Shelves and Live on Stages

Jan. 18, 2006.   They're here. Well, the DATES I mean: release dates, concert dates, and even a touring outlook for the Spring and early Summer.

The amazing record "The Animal Years" is scheduled to be released by V2 Records and Independent Records (Ireland) on these dates:

March 3rd:  Ireland   /   March 20th:  UK and Europe
 April 11th: USA and Canada   /   Australia and Japan to follow.

Ireland Shows.  Josh will also be touring Ireland in early March, hitting Galway, Letterkenney, Limerick, Dingle, Dublin, and Cork this time around. There may be a few nice little treats sprinkled in during this time (stay tuned). Check the tour page of joshritter.com for details on these shows here.

Touring Outlook.  Just to give you all an idea of what to expect, Josh will be playing the famous South By Southwest ("SXSW") festival in Austin, TX during the week of March 13 - 19. April and May find Josh and the band playing shows in the USA (midwest and east coast) and Canada; in May and June it'll be the UK and Europe; June is back in the USA (midwest and west coast) and Canada. And this is just to start...!

And excitingly, keep checking back on news that another song from The Animal Years will be released online and available for download before the album's release. You DON'T want to miss this one, folks.

More news coming soon...