Front Porch Step Announces Spring Tour

After playing Warped Tour this summer and wrapping a run of dates supporting Madden Brothers on Monday, Front Porch Step’s Jake Mcelfresh is looking forward to doing his own headline tour. The journey starts in February.

The excursion is the perfect opportunity to show off the acoustic singer/songwriter’s new EP, Whole Again, which is due out Dec. 2 via Pure Noise Records. Four Year Strong’s Alan Day helped contribute to the four-track EP in addition to producing the tunes.

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“I am more excited about this than I have been for most things in my life,” Mcelfresh said, according to AltPress.com. “This is a treat for my existing fans. The people who have been listening to my stuff for years and need something else in their FPS playlist. I am honored and privileged to be able to work with Alan Day, Ace Enders, and Adam Rourke. I definitely experimented with this EP and I truly love, and believe in the outcome. Having Ace and Alan sing, and play on my songs is just such a ridiculous thought, but it’s real, and that’s mind blowing to me. I hope people enjoy this EP half as much as I enjoyed making it. “

Front Porch Step is bringing along Have Mercy, Alcoa, Head North on the road. Plus, Brigades and Hotel Books will be your special guests on select dates.

Here’s the schedule:

Feb. 17 – Pittsburgh, Pa., The Smiling Moose           
Feb. 18 – Chicago, Ill., Subterranean
Feb. 19 – Pontiac, Mich., Pike Room            
Feb. 20 – Lansing, Mich., Mac’s Bar
Feb. 21 – Toronto, Ontario, Hard Luck Bar  
Feb. 22 – Montreal, Quebec, La Vitrola        
Feb. 24 – Cambridge, Mass., The Sinclair     
Feb. 25 – Hamden, Conn., The Space           
Feb. 26 – Philadelphia, Pa., The Barbary       
Feb. 27 – Howell, N.J., Gamechanger World            
Feb. 28 – New York, N.Y., The Studio @ Webster Hall
March 1 – Baltimore, Md., Ottobar   
March 3 – Richmond, Va., The Broadberry  
March 4 – Charlotte, N.C., Visulite Theatre  
March 5 – Atlanta, Ga., Vinyl At Center Stage        
March 6 – Jacksonville, Fla., 1904     
March 7 – Orlando, Fla., Backbooth
March 8 – Tampa, Fla., Epic Problem            
March 10 – St. Louis, Mo., Firebird  
March 11 – Denver, Colo., Marquis Theater
March 13 – San Francisco, Calif., Bottom Of The Hill         
March 14 – Fresno, Calif., Strummer’s          
March 15 – West Hollywood, Calif., The Roxy Theatre
March 16 – Anaheim, Calif., Chain Reaction           
March 17 – Mesa, Ariz., Nile Theater            
March 18 – Albuquerque, N.M., Duke City Soundstage
March 21 – Columbus, Ohio, Woodlands Tavern     
March 22 – Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Grog Shop

Brigades appears Feb. 24 through March 8. Hotel Books plays March 10-18.

Presale and VIP tickets are available now. Tickets go on sale to the general public this weekend.

VIP upgrades come with a meet & greet with Mcelfresh and an invite to an exclusive side show featuring covers and special songs not included in the regular set. Plus, you’ll get a copy of Whole Again and an exclusive T-shirt, poster and bandana.  

For more info visit FrontPorchStepMusic.com.