While Seattle indie rockers Waxwing only broke up five years ago, it must feel like a lot longer to their fans. The influential Seattle outfit’s last tour ended with farewell concerts in 2005, and final LP, Nobody Can Take What Everyone Owns, was released way back in 2002. Luckily, there may be good news on the horizon since singer/guitarist Rocky Votolato is open to the idea of a reunion.
Discussing his new solo album, True Devotion, with the Seattle Weekly, Votolato seemed to have feelings of regret on the band’s break-up. “We were really torn on it, too, because Waxwing was going decently well,” he said. The group came apart around the same time Votolato was working on his solo debut, Suicide Machine, and his brother Cody Votolato was finding success with his own band, Blood Brothers.
In case this isn’t concrete enough for you, Votolato also mentioned he had been talking about a Waxwing reunion tour in the winter and that he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the band worked on new material within the next few years.
Votolato is currently on tour in support of True Devotion with dates lasting to the end of May. Hopefully after the tour, they’ll be more news for Waxwing fans.
Rocky Votolato 2010 Tour Dates:
03/18 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/20 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/26 – Pullman, WA @ Gladish Community & Cultural Center
04/01 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
04/02 – Milwaukee, WI @ Bay View Brewhaus
04/03 – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar
04/05 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
04/07 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
04/08 – New York, NY @ Great Winery
04/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
04/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
04/11 – Washington, DC @ DC9
04/13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
04/14 – Akron, OH @ Musica
04/15 – Newport, KY @ Southgate House
04/16 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
05/07 – Braunschweig, DE @ Nexus
05/08 – Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
05/09 – Munster, DE @ Gleis 22
05/11 – München, DE @ Feierwerk
05/12 – Erlangen, DE @ E-Werk
05/13 – Karlsruhe, DE @ Jubez
05/14 – Freiburg, DE @ White Rabbit
05/15 – Zurich, CH @ Zukunft
05/16 – Giessen, DE @ MuK
05/18 – Berlin, DE @ Bang Bang Club
05/19 – Koln, DE @ Gebaude 9
05/22 – Bremen, DE @ Lagerhaus
05/23 – Hamburg, DE @ Prinzenbar
