Currently holed up on a small farm near the ocean in La Bufadora, Mexico writing their second album, Californian 6 piece Crystal Antlers (Damian Edwards – percussion, Jonny Bell - vocals/bass, Andrew King – guitar, Cora Foxx – organ, Kevin Stuart – drums, Errol Davis – guitar) have announced their return to Europe in April as part of a larger 45 day UK and European headline tour. They will also be hitting SXSW prior to their European trek.

'The Little Sister/Dead Horses' 7" will be released Tuesday, March 9th. You can download the tracks for free now or order a physical copy of the limited edition red vinyl (500 made) for $6 + S/H at their website.

Released last year, their debut, 'Tentacles' (Touch and Go) was a hotwired trip of brainfrying psych-punk backed up with a live show to match. The April shows will see the band previewing tracks from their recent writing retreat for the first time and promise to be nothing short of undiluted cosmic raw psych and soulful punk rock.

Tour Dates:

03/18 - SXSW - Trailer Space (Videothing)
03/19 - SXSW - Emo's Annex (Woxy)
03/20 - SXSW - MWTX (6th and San Marcos)
03/20 - SXSW - Red 7 (Fucked up & Friends Party)
03/28 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie
03/30 - Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
03/31 - Hamburg, Germany - Molotow
04/01 - Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
04/02 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
04/03 - Oslo, Norway - Garage
04/04 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Parken
04/05 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
04/07 - Berlin, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg *
04/08 - Leipzig, Germany - Nato *
04/09 - Hannover, Germany - Glocksee *
04/10 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Motel Mozaique Fest
04/12 - Brussels, Belgium - Domino Fest@ AB Club
04/13 - Paris, France - Point Ephemere
04/15 - Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti *
04/16 - Bologna, Italy - Il Covo *
04/17 - Milan, Italy - La Casa Milan 139 *
04/20 - Porto, Portugal - Plano B *
04/21 - Lisbon, Portugal - ZDB *
04/22 - Madrid, Spain - Moby Dick *
04/23 - Valencia, Spain - La3 Club *
04/24 - Barcelona, Spain - Nitsa Club *
04/26 - London, UK - Cargo
04/27 - Manchester, UK - Sound Control
04/28 - Dublin, IR - Whelan's
04/29 - Cork, IR - Cyprus Avenue
04/30 - Glasgow, UK - Nice & Sleazy
05/01 - Newcastle, UK - The Cluny 2
05/02 - Leeds, UK - Live In Leeds Festival (Burdenell Social Club)
05/03 - Cambridge, UK - The Portland Arms
05/05 - Birmingham, UK - The Rainbow
05/06 - Liverpool, UK - The Masque

All UK shows with T E E T H
Shows marked * with Times New Viking

For more info about AFI, go to www.myspace.com/crystalantlers.