Tour 2012 The Nerves' Paul Collins & Peter Case reunite to perform songs of The Nerves The Beat The Plimsouls The Breakaways
Influential rock group The Nerves' Paul Collins & Peter Case have announced a 2012 reunion tour featuring guitarist Tim Schweiger, who also tours with The Beat and Tommy Stinson of The Replacements. Recently, The Nerves experienced a resurgence in popularity when their songs were covered by Cat Power and several other indie rock artists. In 2011, Green Day covered The Nerves' song Walking Out On Love as part of their Broadway Special. Collins also joined Green Day onstage for live performances in New York. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is an outspoken fan of The Nerves.
With an increased demand for The Nerves' music, longtime friends and musical partners, Paul Collins and Peter Case have announced a reunion tour paying tribute to their respective bands The Nerves, The Breakaways, The Beat and The Plimsouls. The touring band lineup for the Collins and Case tour is augmented by members of The Paul Collins Beat, offering audiences with a full-band electric showcase. As a steady member of The Paul Collins Beat, lead guitarist Tim Schweiger will take the place of original guitarist and Nerves member Jack Lee, who is not part of the tour. Schweiger also plays for Tommy Stinson of The Replacements. Drummer Amos Pitsch will also be present.
The Nerves formed the same year as The Ramones, in 1974, making their own self-released records, booking their own tours and driving in their own customized station wagon, which belonged to Paul Collins. Ironically, The Nerves toured with The Ramones and performed for the troops on the USO tour. The Nerves started hosting concerts of punk rock notables such as The Germs, The Dils and The Weirdos. They rented space in a Los Angeles movie studio at the corner of Sunset and Gower and named it the Hollywood Punk Palace. Hosted and operated by The Nerves, people would pay a small cover to see some of the latest regional punk rock acts.
Playing hundreds of shows each year, Case and Paul Collins have both established themselves as hard-working singer-songwriters. As the story has been told, Peter Case began his musical career as a folk singer, writing and performing on the streets and in the clubs and coffee houses of San Francisco. Collins moved to California in 1974 with only $75, a station wagon and a guitar. His life changed after meeting Peter Case and Jack Lee and the trio began writing songs and performing as The Nerves. The group funded their own studio recordings and North American tours, performing in the U.S. and Canada.
Collins managed the group and handled their bookings, which included a tour with The Ramones and respectable spots on the USO tour, performing for the troops. The Nerves disbanded around 1977 and Collins and Case formed The Breakaways, which literally "broke away" into two groups, The Plimsouls and The Beat, later known as The Paul Collins Beat. Case became a solo artist in the 80s and has since recorded dozens of prolific albums as a singer-songwriter. Aside from The Beat, Collins recorded his first solo album in 1990, which included members of Chris Isaak's band. Several more solo albums followed, until Collins re-formed The Beat. With support from punk artists such as members of The Ramones, Paul Collins Beat have re-established their place in music and has a large fanbase consisting of teens, twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings. Collins owns a partnered booking agency called The Beat Army, which focuses on booking/discovering new rock bands and organizing tours around the world.
For many years, fans in the audiences of Peter Case and Paul Collins would request songs from their legendary group The Nerves. It's hard to categorize The Nerves in one particular genre and further proof would be the cross-genre cover versions of their songs as done by modern and classic rock artists such as Cat Power, Blondie, Green Day, L7 and Def Leppard.
2012 Tour Schedule:
March 1, 2012
10:00pm Vancouver, BC
Low Down & Dirty Presents at Iron Road Studios
383 Raymur Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6A 4B5
www.lowdowndirty.biz
March 2, 2012
9:00pm Seattle, WA
The Funhouse
206 5th Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 374-8400
www.thefunhouseseattle.com
March 3, 2012
9:00pm Portland, OR
Star Theater
13 NW 6th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 226-6630
www.startheater.com
March 5, 2012
9:00pm San Francisco, CA
Red Devil Lounge
1695 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 447-4730
www.reddevillounge.com
March 7, 2012
9:00pm Los Angeles, CA
The Echo
1822 West Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 985-4329
www.attheecho.com
March 8, 2012
9:00pm San Diego, CA
Bar Pink
3829 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 564-7194
www.barpink.com
March 9, 2012
9:00pm Pioneertown, CA
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
53688 Pioneertown Road
Pioneertown, CA 92268
(760) 365-5956
www.pappyandharriets.com
March 10, 2012
9:00pm Riverside, CA
Private Event
March 11, 2012
9:00pm Tucson, AZ
Club Congress
311 South Congress
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 622-8848
www.hotelcongress.com
March 13, 2012
9:00pm Phoenix, AZ
Rhythym Room
1019 E. Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 265-4842
www.rhythymroom.com
March 16 & 17, 2012Austin, TX
SXSW (Events TBA)
March 18, 2012
9:00pm Oklahoma City, OK
The Blue Door
2805 North McKinley
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(405) 524-0738
www.bluedoorokc.com
March 19, 2012
9:00pm Kansas City, MO
The Record Bar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 753-5207
www.therecordbar.com
March 20, 2012
9:00pm Springfield, MO
The Outland
326 South Avenue
Springfield, MO 65806
(417) 863-9779
www.springfieldoutland.com
March 22, 2012
9:00pm St. Paul, MN
The New Amsterdam
6 W. 6th Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
(612) 285-3112
www.amsterdambarandhall.com
March 24, 2012
9:00pmMilwaukee, WI
Shank Hall
1434 North Farwell Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 332-3061
www.shankhall.com
March 25, 2012
9:00pm Chicago, IL
The Empty Bottle
1035 North Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 276-3600
www.emptybottle.com
March 27, 2012
9:00pm Columbus, OH
Ace Of Cups
2619 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43202
www.aceofcups.com
March 28, 2012
9:00pm Cleveland, OH
Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
15711 Waterloo Road
Cleveland, OH 44110
(216) 383-1124
www.beachlandballroom.com
March 30, 2012
9:00pm Harrisburg, PA
Stage On Herr
268 Herr Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717) 441-7506
www.stageonherr.com
March 31, 2012
8:00pm Collinsville, CT
Bridge Street Live
41 Bridge Street
Collinsville, CT 06022
(860) 693-9762
www.41bridgestreet.com
April 12, 2012
9:00pm Troy, NY
Bat Shea's Public House
95 Ferry Street
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 423-9138
April 18, 2012
9:00pm Memphis, TN
Hi-Tone Cafe
1913 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 278-8663
www.hitonememphis.com
April 19, 2012
9:00pm Nashville, TN
The High Watt
1 Cannery Row
Nashville, TN
(615) 251-3020
www.mercylounge.com
Aprill 20, 2012
9:00pm Chatanooga, TN
JJ's Bohemia
231 E. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 266-1400
www.jjsbohemia.com
April 21, 2012
9:00pm Atlanta, GA
Star Community Bar
437 Moreland Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 681-5740
www.starbar.net
April 22, 2012
9:00pm Asheville, NC
Jack of the Wood
95 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252-5445
www.jackofthewood.com
Please remember that tour dates for any artist can be subject to change. All of this information is available online and courtesy of Peter Case and Paul Collins' respective websites. Please check the following sites for tour updates and other important news.
Paul Collins Beat official MySpace
Peter Case & Paul Collins Tour official Facebook
Paul Collins Beat official website
Get Hip Recordings official website
