Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are up to their old hijinks with the release of their 7th full length, Have Another Ball. In order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their debut album, Have a Ball, the Gimmes are releasing the second installment of recordings from the original session. The wildly popular Have a Ball was initially recorded as a double album, but the band decided that the two disc extravaganza might be too much rock for the uninitiated masses. Subsequently there is another album's worth of material just waiting to be devoured by Gimmes fans, old and new, and it is out today on CD with LP to follow shortly--vinyl pressing was delayed. The Gimmes are also going on tour with Black Fag in August. Here are the dates:

08/02/08 Sacramento, CA at Blue Lamp
08/03/08 West Hollywood, CA at House of Blues
08/04/08 San Luis Obispo, CA at Downtown Brew
08/05/08 Santa Barbara, CA at Velvet Jones
08/07/08 Pomona, CA at The Glass House
08/08/08 San Diego, CA at House of Blues
08/09/08 San Francisco, CA at Thee Parkside
08/10/08 San Francisco, CA at Thee Parkside