Cursive to Open

By Matt Kiernan

The pop-punk/emo band Alkaline Trio will be supported by the indie rock veterans Cursive on March 9 at the Webster Theatre, with both bands being on tour throughout the country in the coming months.

Alkaline Trio is on tour in support of their new album This Addiction, which was released last week.

Trio increased their notoriety in 2001 with their album, From Here to Infirmary, which made it to number 199 on the Billboard 200. Since then, Trio has released successful records such as 2003’s Good Mourning and 2005’s Crimson.

Cursive released their latest album, Mama, I’m Swollen, in 2009 on Saddlecreek Records.

Cursive made a breakthrough in 2000 with the release of their album Domestica. The band has continued their success with the releases of 2003’s Ugly Organ and 2006’s Happy Hallow.

Alkaline Trio and Cursive will be supported by the pop-punk/emo band Dear and Departed from Orange County, Ca. The band released their first full-length album, Something Quite Peculiar, in 2007 on the record label Record Collection Music.

Departed will be continuing their tour with Trio and Cursive, following the Webster show, ending their dates with a show in Las Vegas, and splitting off on their own to tour in Europe.

According to their Myspace page, D&D are accepting donations after their van was broken into and left them “completely cleaned out.”

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and tickets may be purchased through the Webster’s Web site for a general admission of $18.50.