Electrifying psychedelic hard rock band RADIO MOSCOW and Brooklyn, NY heavy psych rock trio NAAM will team up for a spring, 2010 US tour.

Each of the fast-rising young bands will travel the country in support of their new albums (Radio Moscow’s Brain Cycles and Naam’s self-titled debut: Naam). The scheduled four week tour will kick off on March 31st in San Francisco, CA. The trek is expected to criss-cross the country and will run through early May.

Hailing from Story City, IA, Radio Moscow is the brain child of 22 year old guitar prodigy Parker Griggs, who formed the band in 2003. Soon after, Griggs attended a BLACK KEYS show and handed a Radio Moscow demo to guitarist Dan Auerbach who loved what he heard and subsequently produced the band’s eponymous debut. Named for the pre-Cold War precursor to the propaganda outlet ‘Voice of Russia’, Radio Moscow’s amped up, captivating sound harkens back to the glory days of the power trio, when CREAM and BLUE CHEER ruled the earth and the power of the Marshall stack was unquestioned. Live, Griggs' unbelievable blues-driven, wah-wah heavy riffs and smoking guitar solos have drawn oft-comparison to the great JIMI HENDRIX, a flattering compliment that gains conviction with each and every new Radio Moscow live performance.

As Griggs’ guitar prowess and front man live legend continues to grow, Radio Moscow as a unit consistently receives praise for its mind-blowing live performances. The power trio is a true blues-driven rock band in every sense of the phrase and has boiled its lineup down to the essentials: bass, guitar and drums, encouraging extroverted playing from the band members, often at very high volumes. Radio Moscow’s self-proclaimed “Guitar Music” has been called “throwback rock blues as a wall of sound,” that is “at times a romp, trying to uncover that secret to the brilliance of LED ZEPPELIN II.” The band’s intoxicating live show blends the dirty, romanticized feelings of blues-rock’s lament and the acidic and addictive fluorescence of psychedelic rock. The Radio Moscow track 'Broke Down' has been posted at this location. Live footage of Radio Moscow recent performance as part of Holland’s famed Roadburn Festival can be viewed below.

Naam’s high-voltage power and addictive sound has found favor with both metalheads and psychedelic rock fans alike, all of whom have talked up the group’s thundering musical muscle. Naam was recorded on an abandoned dairy farm in New York's Catskill Mountains and delivers pitch-dark, utterly hypnotic songs that “resurrect the concept of space-rock for a new era”. The band drew the attention of critics at each of its recent SXSW live performances and was called “Godlike” by the Austin Chronicle. Naam’s new music video - for the track 'Skyling Slip' – can be viewed below.

Tour dates:

March

31 - San Francisco, California - Elbo Room

April

1 - Los Angeles, California - Spaceland
3 - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Burt’s Tiki Lounge
5 - Denton, Texas - Rubber Gloves
6 - Austin, Texas - Emo’s
7 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Saturn Bar
8 - Atlanta, Georgia - Lenny’s Bar
9 - Savannah, Georgia - The Jinx
10 - Charlotte, North Carolina - Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall
11 - Richmond, Virginia - The Triple
12 - Baltimore, Maryland - Golden West
13 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - North Star Bar
14 - New York, New York - Cake Shop
16 - Rochester, New York - Bug Jar
17 - Columbus, Ohio - The Summit
18 - Cleveland, Ohio - Beachland Tavern
19 - Newport, Kentucky - Southgate House
20 - Chicago, Illinois - Double Door
21 - St. Paul, Minnesota - Turf Club
22 - Ames, Iowa - DG’s Tap House
24 - Memphis, Tennessee - Hi Tone Cafe
26 - Lawrence, Kansas - Replay Lounge
27 - Denver, Colorado - Larimer Lounge
28 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Club Vegas
30 - Seattle, Washington - Comet Tavern

May

1 - Portland, Oregon - East End