On the heels of news that MxPx would soon record, frontman Mike Herrera has announced a a month-long acoustic tour with Gasoline Heart's Louis DeFabrizio. Mike promises material from MxPx as well as other recent and not-so-recent projects including Arthur and Tumbledown. With the set lists varying from city to city, fans are encouraged to shout out their favorite tracks In addition to tour merch, the tour will debut the release of Mike Herrera: Live From The Basement, a release that aims to capture the essence of the tour. Herrera notes:
I don't want fans to think this is a solo album. It's just a live recording of me, performing my songs in my basement. I want fans to be able to take a similar version of what they heard on this tour home with them.
The album is due out on the tour and online on April 21, 2011.
MIKE HERRERA: LIVE FROM THE BASEMENT Track Listing:
- Doing Time (Live Acoustic)
- Empty Bottle (Live Acoustic)
- Drowning (Live Acoustic)
- Arrested In El Paso Blues (Live Acoustic)
- Secret Weapon (Live Acoustic)
- Bad News (Live Acoustic)
- Never Better Than Now (Live Acoustic)
- Butcher Of San Antone (Live Acoustic)
- Don't Walk Away (Live Acoustic)
- Just Seen A Face (Live Acoustic)
- Ballad Of A Factory Man (Live Acoustic)
- Son Of A Gun (Live Acoustic)
- Drowning Outtake 1 (Incomplete)
| April 21, 2011 | Brooklyn, NY | Pete's Candy Store |
| April 22, 2011 | Amityville, NY | Ollies Point Bar and Grille |
| April 23, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA | The Fire |
| April 24, 2011 | Baltimore, MD | The Ottobar Downstairs |
| April 25, 2011 | Huntington, WV | Shamrock |
| April 26, 2011 | Charlotte, NC | The Milestone |
| April 27, 2011 | Greenville, SC | Fatso's |
| April 28, 2011 | Atlanta, GA | Drunken Unicorn |
| April 29, 2011 | Orlando, FL | McRaney's |
| April 30, 2011 | St. Pete, FL | Local 662 |
| May 1, 2011 | Tallahassee, FL | The Engine Room |
| May 2, 2011 | Anniston, AL | The Smoking Moose |
| May 3, 2011 | Chattanooga, TN | The Warehouse |
| May 4, 2011 | Nashville, TN | The Exit/In |