Live shows, debut album ahead for Billy Corgan’s Zwan
ByNov 20, 2002 11:00 PM
Zwan, the new band fronted by ex-Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan, has signed with Reprise Records and has announced several live performances.
Zwan, the new band fronted by ex-Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan, has signed with Reprise Records and has announced several live performances.
Though the label hasn’t announced an official release date for the as-yet-untitled album, it reportedly is expected to reach stores in January or February.
Zwan debuted a year ago with a short series of club dates. The band features Corgan on guitar and vocals, ex-Pumpkin Jimmy Chamberlin on drums, Matt Sweeney (formerly of Chavez) and David Pajo (Slint) on guitar, and Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle) on bass.
The group is set to headline a Dec. 5 show in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel club the Joint, and will follow with a series of appearances at holiday radio festivals.
Festivals on the schedule include KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas (Los Angeles), WBCN’s XMAS Rave (Boston), K-Rock’s Claus Fest (New York), HFSmas Nutcracker (Washington, D.C.), Y100’s Feastival (Philadelphia), and The Night 89X Stole Christmas (Detroit).