American Hi-Fi will be making two pit stops in Ohio this weekend as part of their tour promoting their upcoming release, “Hearts On Parade.”
American Hi-Fi, a band noted for the tongue-in-cheek pop-punk song, “Flavor of the Week,” will be performing Feb. 4 in Columbus at the Newport and Feb. 5 in Cleveland at the Odeon on a tour that includes the pop-punk group Bowling For Soup, whose song “1985” has proven to have major staying power on the airwaves and the charts.
Stacey Jones, lead singer and guitarist for American Hi-Fi, is really excited about the tour, which kicked off a month ago in Amarillo, Texas.
“It’s been really great. We actually have been on the road since this summer, but we just started with Bowling For Soup in January,” Jones said. “Everything has been really good so far. That’s one of the best things about touring before your record comes out, the fans are singing along already to the new album because they got it off of the Web site or downloaded it, and that has created a really good atmosphere.”
Jones, who has even more excitement playing in Ohio, due to being a previous resident of Findlay, feels this is American Hi-Fi’s best album yet, especially because he poured a lot of heart and soul into the lyrics.
“Most of the songs are about relationships,” Jones said. “Ya know, heat break, starting over, what the hell am I doing with my life. I think that it all came through when I was writing for this record, so I feel really close to it and I feel it’s like our best one yet.”
And fans are excited to make the two hour trip to make that judgment call. Jen Sotak, sophomore, is planning on leaving after her last class on Friday to see Hi-Fi play at the Newport. “I, as well as a lot of other people, was so afraid that with as much success as Hi-Fi had with ‘Flavor of the Week’ that they would end up becoming a one-hit wonder. But judging from their last album, ‘The Art of Losing’ and this new album, I really think that they have staying power and will continue to churn out catchy hits.”
Jones encourages those who were big fans of the song “Flavor of the Week” to listen to the song “The Geeks Get the Girls,” Which will also be the first single when the album is dropped on March 29.
Doors open at the Newport at 7:00 p.m. and at the Odeon at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by going to Ticketmaster’s website at www.ticketmaster.com. More information can also be obtained by going to American Hi-Fi’s website, www.americanhi-fi.com.