Former New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain Kicks Off North American Club Tour

Legendary New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain is hitting the road for a 6-week North American club tour that kicks off on May 3 in Austin, Texas, hits Los Angeles on May 18, and winds up in New York on June 13. Sylvain is the only surviving member of the legendary Dolls who's still performing the influential band's classic brand of rock & roll. R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe says, "The New York Dolls were revolutionary. Sylvain Sylvain is a great American original!"

Legendary New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain is hitting the road for a 6-week North American club tour that promises to rock the socks off new and old fans alike. The tour kick off on May 3 in Austin, Texas, hits Los Angeles on May 18, and winds up in New York on June 13 (complete itinerary below).

Special guest guitarist Frank Infante will be joining Syl to add an extra rock & roll punch to the California and Las Vegas shows. Expect the band to be performing plenty of crowd-pleasing Dolls favorites along with material from Sylvain's critically-acclaimed "Sleep Baby Doll" album and, of course, a few surprises.

The Trouser Press said, "The Dolls singlehandedly began the local New York scene that later spawned the Ramones, Blondie, Television, Talking Heads and others"...and went on to say about Sylvain, "He's an absolutely winsome singer, the perfect punk-with-a-heart-of-gold. His (solo) records are glistening, rocking pop with no hard edges, plenty of ingratiating melodies and lots of pizzazz!" And R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe said, "The New York Dolls were revolutionary. Sylvain Sylvain is a great American original!"

Syl is currently the only surviving member of the legendary Dolls who's still performing the influential group's classic brand of rock & roll for appreciative audiences. The complete tour itinerary is listed below.

5/3 Austin TX, 7-10 club
5/5 Houston TX, Fitzgerald's
5/6 Dallas TX, red blood club
5/7 Oklahoma City OK, Green Room
5/8 Des Moines IA, Hairy Mary's
5/9 Omaha NE, 49ers
5/10 Fort Collins CO, Starlight
5/11 Denver CO, Lion's Lair
5/15 Las Vegas NV, The Cooler
5/17 Corona CA, Showcase Theater
5/18 Los Angeles CA, Fais-Do-Do
5/20 Sacramento CA, Roadhouse
5/21 San Francisco CA, The Pound
5/22 Santa Cruz CA, Meditteranean
5/24 Portland OR, Satyricon
5/27 Lincoln NE, Knickerbockers
5/28 Kansas City MO, Davie's
5/30 Chicago IL, Beat Kitchen
5/31 Cudahy WI, Vnuks
6/1 Detroit MI, TBA
6/2 New Haven IN, Magilla's
6/3 Hamilton Canada, TBA
6/4 Toronto Canada, 360 Club
6/5 Cleveland OH, Phantasie
6/6 Buffalo NY, Continental
6/7 Centereach NY, King Club
6/8 Newport RI, Halls Of Balls
6/10 Baltimore MD, TBA
6/12 Passaic NJ, Connections
6/13 New York NY, Don Hill's