It’s not even a month till this year’s SXSW and that means Galaxy Express will embark on a US tour in a matter of weeks. The dates are now official and it looks like they will be spending plenty of time in Texas. In addition to their official SXSW showcase they’ll play no less than seven daytime parties during SXSW.

While in the region Galaxy Express will also play two other festivals: San Antonio’s The Big Spill 2012 and for the band’s only date outside of Texas they’ll head to Arkansas to play The Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival.

These are the dates:

March 9 Houston, TX – Super Happy Fun Land
March 10 San Angelo, TX – The Deadhorse

March 13 Austin, TX (5:20 pm) – Bernadette’s Bar (Indie Radio Rocks the World 2)
March 14 Austin, TX (2 pm) – Zen Japanese Restaurant (Slab x Slab Fest)
March 15 Austin, TX (5 pm) – German Free School (Dart Music International House)
March 15 Austin, TX (6 pm) – Aussie’s Grill & Beach Bar (WeAre78704.com/Elevated Minds Music present: Music Madness)
March 16 Austin, TX (1:45 pm) – Casa Chapala (Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie Does! Does! Does! Showcases)
March 16 Austin, TX (4 pm) – The Grackle (Grackle Rock!)
March 16 Austin, TX (11 pm) – Soho Lounge (Official SXSW Showcase)
March 17 Austin, TX (2:30 pm) – Tom’s Tabooley (Freddie Steady’s 12th Annual Frontier A Go Go Rock & Roll Hootenanny)
March 17 Austin, TX (7 pm) – Pearl Street Co-op

March 19 San Antonio, TX – The Korova (The Big Spill 2012 Festival)
March 21 Denton, TX – Ol’ Dirty Basement (J&J’s Pizza on the Square)
March 22 Lufkin, TX – The Factory
March 23 Hot Springs, AR – Low Key Arts (The Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival)
March 24 Dallas, TX – Double Wide
March 25 Austin, TX – Red 7

Update 2012-02-27: Original show for March 15th cancelled, new show added.