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Marco Benevento News: Baby, DVD, Trio, Duo, Garage

October 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Marco Benevento Welcomes Baby, DVD, Trio, Duo and Garage A Trois

Marco Benevento

In addition to all the touring, recording, and writing, Marco Benevento has also welcomed his second daughter into the world earlier this month. Never one to slow for a moment, he’s also welcoming the DVD release of Marco Benevento & Friends (Live In NYC: The Sullivan Hall Residency) on November 10. Directed by Karina Mackenzie, the 2-plus hour DVD documents Marco’s 2008 residency at Sullivan Hall, including performances and interviews with Andrew Barr, Brad Barr, Billy Martin, Bobby Previte, Dave Fiuczynski, DJ Olive, G. Calvin Weston, Joe Russo, John Ellis, Jonas Hellborg, Kaki King, Marc Friedman, Reed Mathis, Skerik, Stanton Moore and Steven Bernstein. More than just a project about Marco, it captures a scene of artists and musicians who are clearly some of our generation’s giants.

Click here to pre-order from The Royal Potato Family. Get it before November 10 and you’ll receive a link to download five unreleased bonus clips.

In other new release news, the long awaited Garage A Trois album Power Patriot was released earlier this week. It’s available in record stores and online pretty much everywhere, including Amazon.

And finally, tour dates, a bunch of them. Marco Benevento Trio just began a four night West Coast jaunt that includes a special Halloween show in San Francisco, The Duo have dates as does Garage A Trois.

MARCO BENEVENTO TRIO

Garage A Trois: New Album/Tour

October 5th, 2009 | No Comments

GARAGE A TROIS Featuring SKERIK, MIKE DILLON, MARCO BENEVENTO & STANTON MOORE

To Release POWER PATRIOT On OCTOBER 27 Through THE ROYAL POTATO FAMILY

Tour Dates Announced For November and December

Garage A Trois

Garage A Trois is a collaboration between four of the most visionary improvisers of the time: Skerik on saxophones, Mike Dillon on vibes, Marco Benevento on keyboards and Stanton Moore on drums. And while improvisation is at the heart of what this quartet has built its reputation on at their legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest sets and rare, but in demand, club tours, it’s the intricate sonic collages, tightly orchestrated arrangements and positively modern approach to instrumental songwriting that’s at the heart of their latest album, Power Patriot. Set for release October 27 by Brooklyn-based label The Royal Potato Family, Garage A Trois will play select tour dates to support the new recording in November and December.

The track listing for Power Patriot is:

1. Rescue Spreaders

2. Fragile

3. Dory’s Day Out

4. Electric Doorbell Machine

5. Power Patriot

6. Dugout

7. Fat Redneck Gangster

8. Purgatory

9. Germs

10. Computer Crimes

Upcoming Garage A Trois tour dates are:

Noah and the Whale Tour & Album Stream

September 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Noah and the Whale Embark on October Headline Tour Supporting Their New Album
NPR Music Offers “Exclusive First Listen”

Noah and the Whale

Noah and the Whale embark on an October headlining tour supporting their new album and its accompanying film The First Days of Spring, out October 6 on Cherrytree/Interscope. They will kick things off at L.A.’s famed Roxy venue on October 20 playing select cities across the U.S. before ending the tour with a special event to be announced soon. In addition, there will be a number of intimate screenings of the film in select cities.

The U.S. release and tour come on the heels of the August 31 U.K. release where the album debuted in the Top 10 and was met with an overwhelming response: NME 9/10 – “…Spiritualized-tinged grandiose beauty,” The Sunday Times 4/5 – “…a masterpiece,” 4/5 Q Magazine – “breathtakingly beautiful,” 4/5 MOJO – “Breathtakingly ambitious.” In addition, the band performed this past August on the main stages of Reading and Leeds, where they shared the bill with Radiohead, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party and Vampire Weekend.

In 2008, chief singer and songwriter Charlie Fink first began thinking of making an album that was also a film, and as he sees it, vice versa. The First Days of Spring was recorded in London and New York with producer Emery Dobyns (Patti Smith, Antony & The Johnsons) and the film was shot on location in London and Surrey with an ensemble cast that includes model Daisy Lowe. The film can be seen as a companion piece to the album, as a visual version of it, or as a piece of work in its own right but this decision is one which Noah and the Whale have decided to leave up to the listener and viewer.

NPR Music is currently streaming the entire new album, one week ahead of its official release. The First Days of Spring is available for free, on-demand listening now through October 6 at npr.org/music, as part of the site’s “Exclusive First Listen” series.

Tour Dates

10/01/09 Thu Oxford Academy Oxford, GB

10/02/09 Fri Koko London, GB

10/04/09 Sun Waterfront Norwich, GB

10/05/09 Mon The Junction Cambridge, GB

10/07/09 Wed Concorde 2 Brighton, GB

10/08/09 Thu The Rockhouse DERBY, GB

10/10/09 Sat Exeter Phoenix Exeter, GB

10/11/09 Sun Komedia Bath, GB

10/12/09 Mon Princess Pavilion Falmouth, GB

10/14/09 Wed Leadmill Sheffield, GB

10/15/09 Thu Oran Mor Glasgow, GB

10/16/09 Fri Birmingham Academy Birmingham, GB

10/20/09 Tue The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA

10/22/09 Thu Swedish American Hall San Francisco, CA

10/24/09 Sat Crocodile Cafe Seattle, WA

10/25/09 Sun Doug Fir Portland, OR

10/29/09 Thu Lakeshore Theater Chicago, IL

10/30/09 Fri The Pike Room Pontiac, MI

10/31/09 Sat Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON

11/07/09 Sat Debaser Stockholm, SE (w/ Phoenix)

11/08/09 Sun Brew House Gothenburg, SE (w/ Phoenix)

11/09/09 Mon Rockefeller Oslo, NO (w/ Phoenix)

11/10/09 Tue Vega Copenhagen, DK (w/ Phoenix)

11/12/09 Thu Docks Hamburg, GER (w/ Phoenix)

11/13/09 Fri Ringlokschuppen Bielefeld, GER (w/ Phoenix)

11/14/09 Sat E-Werk Cologne, GER (w/ Phoenix)

11/15/09 Sun Theatre Fabrik Munich, GER (w/ Phoenix)

11/17/09 Tue Zapata Stuttgart, GER (w/ Phoenix)

11/18/09 Wed Cocoon Frankfurt, GER (w/ Phoenix)

11/20/09 Fri Alte Feuerwache Mannheim, GER (w/ Phoenix)

11/21/09 Sat Huxley’s Berlin, GER (w/ Phoenix)

Toubab Krewe: Fall Tour Halloween & NYE in N.C.

September 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Toubab Krewe Announces Fall Tour

Tour includes only West Coast shows of 2009, special Halloween run in the Carolinas, NYE in Asheville

Toubab Krewe

Toubab Krewe rides a wave of momentum from epic performances at this summer’s best festivals into a huge national fall tour in support of their latest release, Live at the Orange Peel (check it out below). The band kicks-off the tour this week in Boone, NC before embarking on a cross-country trek that will bring it to premiere venues across the Rockies and West Coast, including the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO, the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA, and the Joshua Tree Music Festival in Joshua Tree, CA.

The second leg of the tour includes a special three night Halloween run in the Carolinas (Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC, Chapel Hill, NC) and several dates in the Northeast. The band then comes full circle to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home in Asheville with a two night stand at the Orange Peel, where they recorded their last album.

Upcoming Fall Tour Dates:

09.17 | Boone, NC | Legends at Appalachian State

09.18 | Knoxville, TN | Cider House

09.19 | Nashville, TN | Exit/In

09.20 | Memphis, TN | Levitt Shell

09.21 | St. Louis, MO | Off Broadway

09.22 | Kansas City, MO | Crosstown Station

09.23 | Lincoln, NE | Bourbon Theatre

09.24 | Boulder, CO | Fox Theatre

09.25 | Fort Collins, CO | Aggie Theatre

09.26 | Denver, CO | Cervantes

09.29 | Portland, OR | Doug Fir Lounge

09.30 | Seattle, WA | Tractor Tavern

10.02 | Eugene, OR | WOW Hall

10.03 | Arcata, CA | Humboldt Brewery

10.08 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall

10.10 | Joshua Tree, CA | Joshua Tree Music Festival

10.13 | San Diego, CA | Winston’s Beach Club

10.14 | Tucson, AZ | Plush

10.15 | Tempe, AZ | Sail Inn

10.16 | Flagstaff, AZ | Green Room

10.17 | Santa Fe, NM | Santa Fe Brewing Company

10.22 | Austin, TX | Flamingo Cantina

10.23 | Houston, TX | Last Concert Cafe

10.24 | New Orleans, LA | Blue Nile

10.29 | Charleston, SC | Poor House

10.30 | Charlotte, NC | Neighborhood Theatre

10.31 | Carrboro, NC | Cat’s Cradle

11.12-13 | Live Oak, FL (Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park) | Bear Creek Music and Art Festival

11.19 | New York, NY | Santos Party House

11.20 | Cambridge, MA | Middle East Nightclub

11.21 | Philadelphia, PA | North Star Bar

12.30-31 | Asheville, NC | Orange Peel

01.03-08, 2010 | Ft. Lauderdale, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Caribbean Ocean | Jam Cruise

Hidden Cameras: New LP & Tour

September 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Canadian Folkers Hidden Camera Trek Across North America

Behind Their Fourth LP Origin:Orphan

Hidden Cameras

The experimental folk outfit Hidden Cameras have just announced a massive North American tour in support of their fourth full-length, Origin:Orphan. Fans can purchase tickets at galleryac.com. As a bonus, in anticipation of the new album and tour, fans who purchase tickets will immediately receive a free digital download of the newly released five-track In The NA.

Origin:Orphan was recorded in Berlin, Germany and Toronto, and delves into new musical territory. The dark synths of the title track and dominant orchestration of “Walk On” counterbalance the upbeat playfulness of “In The NA” and “Underage.” The Hidden Cameras, who have always been known for their celebratory live performances, often take to churches and art galleries, with forty-piece dance troupes. The Band even performed in Munich, Germany during the halftime of a Bayern-Munich soccer game in front of a crowd of over 100,000.

Hidden Cameras Tour Dates:

10/21/09 Wed The Montreal House Peterborough, ON

10/22/09 Thu Call the Office London, ON

10/23/09 Fri Dublin United Church Guelph, ON

10/29/09 Thu Babylon Ottawa, ON

10/30/09 Fri Grad Club Kingston, ON

10/31/09 Sat Il Motore Montreal, QC

11/01/09 Sun The Brattle Theater Cambridge, MA

11/02/09 Mon Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA

11/04/09 Wed Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY

11/05/09 Thu Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA

11/06/09 Fri Union Hall Brooklyn, NY

11/07/09 Sat Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC

11/08/09 Sun Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC

11/10/09 Tue The Earl Atlanta, GA

11/12/09 Thu The Parish @ House of Blues New Orleans, LA

11/13/09 Fri Hailey’s Denton, TX

11/14/09 Sat Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin, TX

11/17/09 Tue Casbah San Diego, CA

11/18/09 Wed Spaceland Los Angeles, CA

11/19/09 Thu Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA

11/21/09 Sat Doug Fir Portland, OR

11/22/09 Sun The Northern Olympia, WA

11/23/09 Mon The Triple Door Seattle, WA

11/24/09 Tue Alix Goolden Hall (Conservatory of Music) Victoria, BC

11/25/09 Wed Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC

11/27/09 Fri Avenue Theatre Edmonton, AB

11/28/09 Sat Broken City Calgary, AB

11/29/09 Sun Amigo’s Saskatoon, SK

11/30/09 Mon Royal Albert Winnipeg, MB

12/02/09 Wed 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN

12/03/09 Thu Empty Bottle Chicago, IL

Trampled by Turtles: Tour

September 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Trampled by Turtles Announce Extensive Fall Tour

Trampled by Turtles

Rising roots band Trampled by Turtles are headed out on a 40+ date fall tour. The coast to coast run is highlighted by headline shows at Minneapolis’ legendary rock club First Avenue, New York City’s hippest new theater 92Y Tribeca, and two nights at Denver’s Bluebird Theater.

Separating the band from the pack is the contrast of their lightening fast punk-influenced barn-burners and their lonesome Townes Van Zandt-inspired ballads. Artvoice Buffalo had this to say: “Their most recent release, Duluth, mirrors the raw intensity of their live performances, which are sure to leave audiences simultaneously raising hell and crying in their beers.”

Music can be streamed on Trampled by Turtles’ new website: www.trampledbyturtles.com.

Trampled by Turtles Tour Dates

The Mother Hips: New Album/Tour

September 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

THE MOTHER HIPS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM PACIFIC DUST TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 27, 2009

NEW RECORD MIXES PURE AMERICANA STORYTELLING WITH PSYCHEDELIC POWER POP

BAND ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR DATES

The Mother Hips

The Mother Hips have flown under the radar as true indie music pioneers for almost two decades. With the release of their new album Pacific Dust (available October 27 on Camera Records), California’s unsung psych-pop heroes tell their story. Hailed by critics for their “rootsy mix of ’70s rock and power pop” (Pitchfork) and for their unflinching ability to “sing it sweet and play it dirty” (New Yorker), on Pacific Dust The Hips’ signature sound rings more genuine and relevant than ever before.

The Hips – led by co-founders Tim Bluhm (vocals/guitar) and Greg Loiacono (guitar/vocals) – have been playing music for nearly 18 years, and in the process, have had the luxury of exploring and refining their craft. For the band’s seventh full-length studio album, The Mother Hips have never been more primed to share their well-traveled tales – the long days and nights on the road, the gritty politics, the smart inward reflections and the music! – all delivered with a most appealing balance of Americana storytelling and their California-burnished rock.

Pacific Dust‘s compositions about penning a song in your kitchen at 3:00 a.m. (the thundering album opener “White Falcon Fuzz”), record company politics (garage-rock boogie “Third Floor Story”), and a father and son’s relationship through music (on the ballad “Young Charles Ives”) indeed tell the story of many American rock bands. But here’s why it matters: The Mother Hips have survived, and in fact thrived, throughout the journey – and Pacific Dust, with its bittersweet melodies, poignant lyrics, and strong and gritty musicianship, is a perfect example of why.

The Mother Hips owe most of their success to their large and loyal fan base. Earlier releases such as Part-Timer Goes Full, Green Hills of Earth, and Red Tandy have become almost cult classics among indie music buffs, and the band’s most recent 2007 album, Kiss the Crystal Flake, offered proof that the band still continues to attract new supporters. Over the years, the band has worked with and played alongside a slew of renowned/respected colleagues including super-producer Rick Rubin, Wilco, Johnny Cash, and many others.

Today, armed with their newest release Pacific Dust, The Hips are poised to take their experience and talent to another level for this next leg of their already epic journey.

The band will tour this fall in support of Pacific Dust. The complete list of currently confirmed tour dates is as follows:

September 11 The Palms Playhouse Winters CA

September 17 Plush Tucson AZ

September 19 Zion Canyon Music Festival Springdale UT

September 25 19 Broadway Fairfax CA

October 1 Downtown Brew San Luis Obispo CA

October 2 Club Fred Fresno CA

October 3 The Glass House Pomona CA

October 9 Smith’s Olde Bar Atlanta GA

October 10 Fall for Greenville Greenville SC

October 16 The Lodge Ventura CA

October 17 Smokin’ in the Park BBQ Festival Alpine CA

October 29 – November 1 Las Tortugas IV Halloween Ball Groveland CA

November 5 Tractor Tavern Seattle WA

November 6 Doug Fir Lounge Portland OR

November 7 River City Saloon Hood River OR

November 17-18 Joe’s Pub @ The Public Theater New York NY

November 20-21 Schubas Chicago IL

December 4-5 Emo’s Austin TX

January 3-8 Jam Cruise 8 Fort Lauderdale FL

Additional dates to be announced.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: EP, Single and Tour

July 31st, 2009 | No Comments

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Announce

Higher Than The Stars EP Plus The Single Come Saturday

Not content to rest on the laurels of having one of the best and most talked-about albums of 2009, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are back with the Higher Than The Stars. The EP features four brand-new songs that do what the band does best – breathe fresh life into indie-pop with their exuberance, charm and of course quality tunes.

Higher Than The Stars races along on arpeggiated keyboards and quickly strummed guitars, a perfect pop
nugget that could be ripped from Robert Smith‘s songbook. Its unstoppable energy is pure Pains, though,
and the band hopes to see a lot of ear-to-ear grins when the band busts the EP out on tour.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Higher Than The Stars EP

Street date: Sept. 22, 2009

Formats: 7″, 12″, CD and digital
1. Falling Over

2. Twins

3. Higher Than The Stars

4. 103

Come Saturday Single
Street date: Sept. 8, 2009
Formats: 7″ and digital

1. Come Saturday
2. Side Ponytail

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Tour Dates:

09/05/09 Sat Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA

09/06/09 Sun La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC

09/07/09 Mon Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON

09/08/09 Tue Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, IL

09/09/09 Wed Orpheum Theater – Stage Door Madison, WI

09/10/09 Thu Slowdown Omaha, NE

09/12/09 Sat Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO

09/13/09 Sun Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT

09/14/09 Mon Neurolux Boise, ID

09/17/09 Thu Doug Fir Portland, OR

09/19/09 Sat The Troubadour West Hollywood, CA

09/21/09 Mon Casbah San Diego, CA

09/22/09 Tue Club Congress Tucson, AZ

09/24/09 Thu Lola’s Sixth Fort Worth, TX

09/25/09 Fri The Mohawk Austin, TX

09/26/09 Sat One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA

09/27/09 Sun Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL

09/28/09 Mon The Earl Atlanta, GA

09/29/09 Tue Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC

09/30/09 Wed Black Cat Washington, DC

10/01/09 Thu Ottobar Baltimore, MD

10/03/09 Sat Webster Hall New York, NY

10/05/09 Mon First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA

School of Seven Bells: Tour

July 21st, 2009 | No Comments

School of Seven Bells Announce First North American Headlining Tour

Alpinisms Re-released on July 14, 2009

School of Seven Bells

Vagrant Records is pleased to announce a new partnership with Brooklyn, NY-based School of Seven Bells and their label Ghostly International. The new joint partnership just re-releasing School of Seven Bells’ 2008 full-length debut album, Alpinisms on July 14.

Benjamin Curtis and sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza formed School of Seven Bells just over three years ago after their previous bands (Secret Machines and On!Air!Library!) toured together. The group signed to Ghostly International in early 2008 and released Alpinisms on October 28 of that same year.

School of Seven Bells kick off their first North American headlining tour on Friday, September 25 at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, PA with Magic Wands providing main support on the headlining dates.

School of Seven Bells on tour:

08/07/09 Fri Summersonic Tokyo, JP

08/08/09 Sat Summersonic Osaka, JP

08/14/09 Fri South Street Seaport New York, NY

08/29/09 Sat Rock En Seine Festival Paris, FRA

09/25/09 Fri Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA

09/26/09 Sat Ottobar Baltimore, MD

09/27/09 Sun Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC

09/28/09 Mon Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC

09/29/09 Tue Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA

10/01/09 Thu Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin, TX

10/02/09 Fri Zilker Park Austin, TX

10/04/09 Sun Casbah San Diego, CA

10/05/09 Mon The Troubadour West Hollywood, CA

10/06/09 Tue Slim’s San Francisco, CA

10/08/09 Thu Doug Fir Portland, OR

10/09/09 Fri Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC

10/10/09 Sat Neumos Seattle, WA

10/13/09 Tue 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN

10/14/09 Wed Empty Bottle Chicago, IL

10/15/09 Thu Lee’s Palace Toronto, ON

10/16/09 Fri Pearl Street Nightclub Northampton, MA

10/17/09 Sat Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

10/23/09 Fri Webster Hall New York, NY

Magnolia Electric Co. Album/Tour

July 10th, 2009 | No Comments

MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO.’S Josephine Now Up For Pre-Order
Includes Free Digital Download For Exclusive 7-inch

Magnolia Electric Co.

Now is the time to stake your claim on a copy of Josephine, the first LP from Magnolia Electric Co. in three years. Pre-orders of the album will come with a free, digital download of the 2009 limited-pressing 7-inch, It’s Made Me Cry. The 7-inch is a bit of an interlude into It’s Made Me Cry.

Like on the 7-inch, Josephine is also an experiment in Molina’s songcraft, introducing some real lessons in brevity as he whittles a handful of tracks into well-under three minutes, all while taking cues from great songsmiths like Willie Nelson and Warren Zevon.

Next week, Magnolia Electric Co. will set off on a North American tour with San Diego’s The Donkeys, a tour that includes a two-night stand in Molina’s beloved Chicago.

MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. TOUR DATES:

07/11/09 Sat Schubas Chicago, IL

07/12/09 Sun The Hideout Chicago, IL

07/14/09 Tue Southgate House Newport, KY

07/15/09 Wed Andy Warhol Museum Pittsburgh, PA

07/16/09 Thu Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY

07/17/09 Fri The Middle East Cambridge, MA

07/18/09 Sat Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA

07/19/09 Sun East River State Park Brooklyn, NY

07/20/09 Mon Black Cat Washington, DC

07/21/09 Tue Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC

07/22/09 Wed 40 Watt Club Athens, GA

07/23/09 Thu Hi Tone Memphis, TN

07/24/09 Fri Rubber Gloves Denton, TX

07/25/09 Sat The Mohawk Austin, TX

07/27/09 Mon Solar Culture Tucson, AZ

07/28/09 Tue Echo Los Angeles, CA

07/29/09 Wed Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA

07/31/09 Fri Doug Fir Portland, OR

08/01/09 Sat Crocodile Cafe Seattle, WA

08/03/09 Mon Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT

08/04/09 Tue Hi Dive Denver, CO

08/05/09 Wed The Record Bar Kansas City, MO

08/06/09 Thu The Waiting Room Omaha, NE

08/07/09 Fri 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN

08/08/09 Sat The Busted Lift Dubuque, IA

08/27/09 Thu The Paradiso Amsterdam, NL

09/02/09 Wed Bush Hall London, GB

09/03/09 Thu Duke Of Yorks Brighton, GB

09/04/09 Fri Brudenell Social Club Leeds, GB

09/05/09 Sat Electric Picnic Festival Stradbally, IR

09/10/09 Thu El Lokal Zurich, SWI

09/11/09 Fri Le Romandie Lausanne, SWI

09/13/09 Sun End of the Road Festival Wiltshire, GB

The Juan MacLean & Field Tour

April 18th, 2009 | No Comments

The Juan MacLean and The Field co-headlining a full LIVE band U.S. Tour

Welcome back intelligent dance music, we’ve missed you. – Music OMH, February 2009

The Juan MacLean

After releasing the much anticipated The Future Will Come (due 4/21 on DFA Records), Juan MacLean and Nancy Whang take The Juan MacLean on the road this spring. Juan, Nancy and band will be playing tracks live from The Future Will Come, which Filter magazine described as “perfectly orchestrated and directed to achieve maximum mood and dance-ability.” If the weather doesn’t make you sweat, your dance moves will.

The Juan MacLean is co-headlining the tour with Stockholm’s Axel Willner, aka The Field (Kompakt). After breaking out of the “boy and his laptop” mold following a tour with !!!, Willner teamed up with friends – percussionist/bass player Dan Enqvist and multi-instrumentalist Andreas SÃ¶derstrom to see what they could accomplish playing together. Modernizing their kraut rock influences, The Field recorded Yesterday & Today, due out May 19 on Anti- Records.

Co-sponsored by Scion and Nooka Toys, this is one dance party you do not want to miss.
Speaking of Nooka Toys, The Juan MacLean will have their very own Nooka Nooka Toy designed by Mike Vadino, who also designed the album cover for The Future Will Come.

The Juan Maclean and The Field US Tour Dates:

05/21: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs

05/22: Philadelphia, PA @ Pure

05/23: Washington, DC @ Black Cat

05/25: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

05/27: Miami, FL @ Liv @ Fountainbleu

05/29: Austin, TX @ The Mohawk

05/30: Houston, TX @ Numbers

05/31: Lobbock, TX @ Cactus Courtyard

06/03: San Diego, CA @ Casbah

06/04: Pomona, CA @ The Glass House

06/05: Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon Hollywood

06/06: San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine

06/07: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

06/08: Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge

06/09: Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards

06/11: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

06/12: Denver, CO @ Beta

06/13: Aspen, CO @ Belly Up

06/16: Chicago, IL @ Double Door

06/17: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

06/18: Toronto, ON @ Tattoo

06/19: Montreal, QC @ Les Saints