Former Members of AS I LAY DYING Bought a Music Venue in San Diego

by | Jun 27, 2014

If you’ve been to a show in San Diego, there’s a good chance you’ve been to Brick By Brick. The venue that’s been around for a couple decades took some time off in February “for renovations, licensing, and to revamp” — and now it’s back in action. This time with new owners, the former members of As I Lay Dying (now in Wovenwar).

That’s right — Jordan Mancino, Phil Sgrosso, and Nick Hipa have teamed up to purchase the venue, which will reopen on July 24th. That’s quite a summer for these gentlemen, as they’re also gearing up to release Wovenwar’s self-titled debut album on August 5th.

Not only that, but they’ll be touring pretty extensively beginning next month. Here’s how their schedule looks.

Wovenwar tour dates:

w/ Black Label Society, Kyng

Jul 17 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
Jul 18 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Jul 20 Fargo, ND @ The Venue
Jul 22 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
Jul 24 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Jul 25 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Jul 26 Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen
Jul 27 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
Jul 29 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
Jul 30 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
Aug 01 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Aug 02 Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Pavilion
Aug 03 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
Aug 04 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Aug 07 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction (Wovenwar only)
Aug 08 San Diego, CA @ SOMA (Wovenwar only)
Aug 09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre (Wovenwar only)

Europe:

Aug 15 Hasselt, BEL @ Pukkelpop Festival
Aug 16 Hamburg, GER @ ELB Riot
Aug 17 Herford, GER @ X RockFest
Aug 19 Berlin, GER @ Lido
Aug 21 London, UK @ Barfly
Aug 22 Bramham, UK @ Bramham Park
Aug 23 Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
Aug 24 Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival

 

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