Iconic rock’n’roll outfit LOCAL H is back with the announcement of the Here Comes The Zoo 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition coming this Fall on 2xLP / Cassette / CD / VHS via Brutal Panda Records. The band’s fourth studio album (originally released March 2002 via Palm Pictures) will available for the first time EVER on limited edition vinyl and cassette! LPs are set for a late 2022 / early 2023 release date while cassettes and VHS will ship in late November.<

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The 20th-anniversary edition double vinyl is packaged in a gorgeous gatefold jacket with new artwork and contains the never-before-heard “Jack Douglas” mixes on Side D!  Additionally a special VHS pressing of Local H’s There Went The Zoo: Live @ The Vic 5/4/02 will be made available in limited quantities. Pre-Orders for all formats are available HERE.

Additionally the band is kicking off their Here Comes the Zoo Tour this weekend, in celebration of the the record that came out two decades ago this year. Watch a live video of “Hands on the Bible” from There Went the Zoo filmed 20 years ago at this location.

Speaking on the 20th anniversary of said album, guitarist Scott Lucas wrote:

“In a lot of ways, this was the toughest record we ever had to make. We were at a real turning and it wasn’t just a record that would determine the future of the band — it was the record that would determine whether or not Local H was going to even have a future.

We had just worked with Roy Thomas Baker on PACK UP THE CATS — so getting another producing legend was not in the plan. Then we found out Jack Douglas was interested. So what could we do? He’s the man. We had no choice but to go with him.”

Local H remain as prolific and hungry as ever three decades into their perennially loud career. Shortly after the release of their critically acclaimed, Steve Albini produced album Lifers in 2020, the world changed forever with the onset of the global pandemic. After facing tour cancellations around the world, Local H became one of a handful of trailblazing acts to formulate and embrace the drive-in experience, producing multiple sold out shows across the midwest, in addition to their massively successful live concert events streamed from their rehearsal space and a brand new mixtape of cover songs recorded during the pandemic entitled Local H’s Awesome Quarantine Mixtape #3.

Tickets and more information for Local H’s upcoming tour can be found HERE.

LOCAL H LIVE

Sep 11 — SLOWDOWN — Omaha, NE

Sep 13 — GLOBE HALL — Denver, CO

Sep 15 — URBAN LOUNGE — Salt Lake City, UT

Sep 16 — KNITTING FACTORY — Boise, ID

Sep 18 — DOUG FIR LOUNGE — Portland, OR

Sep 19 — BARBOZA — Seattle, WA

Sep 22 — CORNERSTONE — Berkeley, CA

Sep 23 — FELTON MUSIC HALL — Felton, CA

Sep 24 — VENICE WEST — Venice, CA

Sep 25 — VALLEY BAR — Phoenix, AZ

Sep 27 — EMPIRE CONTROL ROOM — Austin, TX

Sep 28 — ECHO (Lounge) — Dallas, TX

Sep 29 — GROWLERS — Memphis, TN

Oct 17 — HI-FI — Indianapolis, IN

Oct 18 — TOP CATS — Cincinnati, OH

Oct 20 — HOUSE OF BLUES — Cleveland, OH

Oct 21 — METRO — Chicago, IL

Oct 24 — THE BASEMENT — Columbus, OH

Oct 26 — PIERRE’S — Fort Wayne, IN

Oct 27 — WOOLY’S — Des Moines, IA

Oct 29 — RED FLAG — St. Louis, MO

Oct 30 — GABE’S — Iowa City, IA

Oct 31 — TURF CLUB — St. Paul, MN

Nov 02 — LYRIC ROOM — Green Bay, WI

Nov 04 — CAVALIER THEATER — La Crosse, WI

Nov 26 — THE MASQUERADE — Atlanta, GA

Nov 27 — HOP SPRINGS — Murfreesboro, TN

Nov 28 — RADIO ROOM — Greenville, SC

Dec 01 — CANAL CLUB — Richmond, VA Dec 03 — Phantom Power — Millersvile, PA

Dec 04 — UNION STAGE — Washington, DC

Dec 05 — BOWERY BALLROOM — New York, NY

Dec 06 — MIDDLE EAST — Boston, MA

Dec 08 — WAREHOUSE ON WATTS — Philadelphia, PA

Dec 09 — SPACE BALLROOM — Hamden, CT

Dec 12 — LE BELMONT — Montreal, QC

Dec 13 — ADELAIDE HALL — Toronto, ONT