Billy Morrison blogs Circus Diablo album, Ozzfest + tour dates

One of my favorite musician bloggers is Billy Morrison. Since 2004, he's been updating his blog with juicy tidbits of information about his bands and daily activities. What's really great to see is that after a lot of hard work, his new band Circus Diablo finally secured a deal with independent label Koch Entertainment. Their self titled debut album is set for release on July 3rd, 2007.

Before the band was signed, readers of Billy Morrison's blog have been kept up to date from the beginning, of the journey of Circus Diablo. What started out as just having some fun and writing a couple of songs progressed to recording in the studio and eventually signing with Koch Entertainment. At one point Billy mentioned how difficult the music business can be. Even with his connections in the biz, it wasn't as easy getting signed as some might think. Now with the green light, everything is a go and it's all about the music and getting the word out about Circus Diablo.

Members of the Los Angeles based rock band include: Billy Morrison, vocals (Camp Freddy, former member of The Cult), Billy Duffy, lead guitar (The Cult), Ricky Warwick, rhythm guitar (former member of The Almighty) and Brett Scallions, bass (former member of Fuel). Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver, Camp Freddy) played drums on the debut album courtesy of RCA. Charles Ruggiero of Slunt, will play drums for their 2007 summer tour dates.

The band is confirmed for all 24 Ozzfest shows this summer, and has added headlining shows to their schedule, along with fellow Ozzfest band, Mondo Generator.

Circus Diablo 2007 tour dates:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to Circus Diablo's Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

July 12 2007 OZZFEST - WHITE RIVER AMPHITHEATRE SEATTLE, WA
July 13 2007 CORVALLIS - Club Platinum CORVALLIS, OR
July 14 2007 OZZFEST - THE GORGE GEORGE, WA
July 15 2007 PORTLAND - Outlaws Music Hall PORTLAND, OR
July 17 2007 OZZFEST - SLEEP TRAIN AMPHITHEATRE SACRAMENTO, CA
July 18 2007 SAN FRANCISCO - Cafe Du Nord SAN FRANCISCO, CA
July 19 2007 OZZFEST - SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
July 20 2007 LOS ANGELES - INDIE 103.1FM, Dave Navarro's Spread Entertainment The Roxy LOS ANGELES, CA
July 21 2007 OZZFEST - HYUNDAI PAVILION DEVORE, CA
July 22 2007 SAN DIEGO - Brick By Brick SAN DIEGO, CA
July 24 2007 OZZFEST - CRICKET PAVILION PHOENIX, AZ
July 26 2007 OZZFEST - JOURNAL PAVILION ALBUQUERQUE, NM
July 27 2007 DENVER - Larimer Lounge DENVER, CO
July 28 2007 OZZFEST - COORS AMPHITHEATRE DENVER, CO
July 29 2007 SALINA - Blue Goat SALINA, KS
July 30 2007 OZZFEST - VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE KANSAS CITY, MO

August 1 2007 HOUSTON - The Meridian HOUSTON, TX
August 2 2007 OZZFEST - SMIRNOFF MUSIC CENTER DALLAS, TX
August 3 2007 LUBBOCK - Lonestar Amphitheatre LUBBOCK, TX
August 4 2007 OZZFEST - VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE SAN ANTONIO, TX
August 6 2007 OZZFEST - VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE ST LOUIS, MO
August 7 2007 CLEVELAND - Peabodys CLEVELAND, OH
August 8 2007 OZZFEST - GERMAIN AMPHITHEATRE COLUMBUS, OH
August 9 2007 CHICAGO - Double Door CHICAGO, IL
August 10 2007 OZZFEST - FIRST MIDWEST BANK AMPHITHEATRE TINLEY PARK, IL
August 11 2007 GRAND RAPIDS - The Intersection GRAND RAPIDS, MI
August 12 2007 OZZFEST - ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE EAST TROY, WI
August 13 2007 REEDSBURGH - Badger Theater REEDSBURGH, WI
August 14 2007 OZZFEST - VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC THEATRE INDIANAPOLIS, IN
August 16 2007 OZZFEST - PNC BANK ARTS CENTER HOLMDEL, NJ
August 17 2007 PROVIDENCE - Living Room PROVIDENCE, RI
August 18 2007 OZZFEST - NEW ENGLAND DODGE MUSIC THEATRE HARTFORD, CT
August 19 2007 NEW YORK - Knitting Factory NEW YORK, NY
August 20 2007 OZZFEST - TWEETER CENTER BOSTON, MA
August 22 2007 OZZFEST - TWEETER CENTER PHILADELPHIA, PA
August 24 2007 OZZFEST - POST GAZETTE PAVILION PITTSBURGH, PA
August 25 2007 WARREN - The Ritz WARREN, MI
August 26 2007 OZZFEST - DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE DETROIT, MI
August 28 2007 OZZFEST -VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE CHARLOTTE, NC
August 30 2007 OZZFEST - SOUND ADVICE AMPHITHEATRE WEST PALM BEACH, FL

Circus Diablo on amazon.com.

Ozzfest
Ricky Warwick
Brett Scallions on Myspace
Camp Freddy
Matt Sorum
The Cult
Velvet Revolver

For more information about the album and music go to: Circus Diablo Official Website
Circus Diablo on Myspace
Billy Morrison's Blog

By: Jenny May - Band Weblogs