B.A. Johnston announces new album "Thank You For Being A Friend", tour dates (MP3)

Hamilton musician B.A. Johnston has announced the release of his new album Thank You For Being A Friend, for September 7th.  Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a cover of the Golden Girls theme on it.

Check out fantastically titled track "Taste The Shame" now.

Here's the track list for the album:

• Love = NBA Jam
• Lonnie Anderson
• Snow Shovel Blues
• Hot Nerd
• CLIF
• I'm Doing Better in a Parrallel Universe
• Pep and Ched
• Previa
• Retro Hell
• Love Me Like My Minivan
• Drink With Me
• Minivan Rollin
• Taste the Shame
• Steve Guttenburg
• Captain's Table

B.A. Johnston also has an assload of Ontario dates coming up including:

• Peterborough, ON The Red Dog, Sep 8
• Sudbury, ON The Townehouse Tavern, Sep 9
• Toronto, ON The Garrison, Sep 10
• Hamilton, ON This Ain't Hollywood, Sep 11
• London, ON BlackShire Pub, Nov 11
• Sarnia, ON Cuppers Cove, Nov 12
• Brantford, ON Arts Block, Nov 13
• Waterloo, ON Jane Bond, Nov 17
• St. Catherines, ON The Mansion, Nov 18
• Oshawa, ON Murphy's, Nov 20
• Kingston, ON The Mansion, Nov 25
• Ottawa, ON Irene's Pub, Nov 27

B.A. Johnston's Myspace