Morrissey scotches 4 tour dates; Red Cortez scrambles

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morrissey_01No official word yet from the headliner’s camp, but I hear Morrissey has taken ill, forcing cancellation of the first four dates of a nationwide tour that was to begin Saturday in Florida. The missed dates will not only disappoint Moz fans, eager to hear the songs from his new album, “Years of Refusal,” but it will deal a blow to L.A. quartet Red Cortez – the tour’s opening act for the first 12 dates. Red Cortez is scrambling to put together some dates in Florida between now and the next scheduled Morrissey date, March 6 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The new Red Cortez dates should be announced soon. Also, Red Cortez’s new EP, “Hands to the Wall,” will be released digitally Monday at the band’s website – fans who buy it there will get a bonus sixth track.