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Vampire Weekend: Spring Dates

January 5th, 2010 | No Comments

VAMPIRE WEEKEND ANNOUNCE SPRING TOUR DATES

Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend is excited to announce Spring tour dates, beginning in Edmonton, Alberta on March 14 and wrapping up at Oakland’s Fox Theater April 19.

For select dates, a very special ticket package is available: for an additional $15.00, fans can add a copy of Vampire Weekend’s upcoming album Contra (CD or Vinyl, shipping included) to the price of their tickets, and will also receive four MP3 downloads, including Toy Selectah remixes and the first single, “Cousins.”

Spring presale begins Wednesday, January 6 at 10 a.m. local time; tickets available here.

Vampire Weekend will be performing “Cousins” on the Late Show With David Letterman Tuesday January 5, and also on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien January 11.

Vampire Weekend Tour Dates

01/05/10 Tue Late Show with David Letterman New York, NY

01/12/10 Tue Henry Fonda Theater Los Angeles, CA

01/17/10 Sun United Palace Theatre New York, NY

01/18/10 Mon Webster Hall New York, NY

01/19/10 Tue Bowery Ballroom New York, NY

02/05/10 Fri De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill-on-Sea, GB

02/07/10 Sun Corn Exchange Cambridge, GB

02/08/10 Mon Manchester Apollo Manchester, GB

02/09/10 Tue Leeds Academy Leeds, GB

02/10/10 Wed Birmingham Academy Birmingham, GB

02/12/10 Fri Newcastle Academy Newcastle, GB

02/13/10 Sat Glasgow Barrowlands Glasgow, GB

02/14/10 Sun The Picture House Edinburgh, GB

02/16/10 Tue Brixton Academy London, GB

02/17/10 Wed Brixton Academy London, GB

02/19/10 Fri Astra Berlin, GER

02/20/10 Sat Gloria Theater Cologne, GER

02/21/10 Sun Uebel und Gefaehrlich Hamburg, GER

02/22/10 Mon AB Box Brussels, BEL

02/24/10 Wed The Paradiso Amsterdam, NL

02/25/10 Thu Olympia Paris, FRA

02/26/10 Fri Bikini Toulouse, FRA

02/27/10 Sat Sala Penelope Madrid, ES
02/28/10 Sun Teatro Circo Price Madrid, ES

03/14/10 Sun Edmonton Event Centre Edmonton, AB

03/15/10 Mon MacEwan Hall Ballroom Calgary, AB

03/16/10 Tue The Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT

03/18/10 Thu In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT

03/19/10 Fri Ogden Theatre Denver, CO

03/20/10 Sat Bud Light Spring Jam Aspen, CO

03/22/10 Mon First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

03/23/10 Tue Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI

03/25/10 Thu The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL

03/27/10 Sat Tennessee Theatre Knoxville, TN

03/29/10 Mon Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Columbus, OH

03/30/10 Tue The Sound Academy Toronto, ON

04/01/10 Thu Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA

04/02/10 Fri Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA

04/03/10 Sat DAR Constitution Hall Washington, DC

04/05/10 Mon Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN

04/06/10 Tue Orange Peel Asheville, NC

04/08/10 Thu The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA

04/09/10 Fri House of Blues New Orleans, LA

04/10/10 Sat Stubb’s BBQ Austin, TX

04/11/10 Sun House Of Blues Dallas, TX

04/13/10 Tue Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ

04/14/10 Wed Fox Theater Pomona, CA

04/19/10 Mon Fox Theater Oakland, CA

Trampled By Turtles: Winter Tour

December 16th, 2009 | No Comments

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES ADD WINTER TOUR DATES

Trampled By Turtles

Already making a name on the festival circuit with shows at Pickathon, 10,000 Lakes Festival, Rothbury, Joshua Tree and others, Trampled By Turtles are currently out on their 2009/10 Winter Tour. Next year is shaping up to be a big one for the band, with their upcoming SXSW debut in March, as well as an appearance at Indio, CA’s Stagecoach Festival in April. After selling out First Avenue in November, the band will also be playing a special intimate New Years show in Minneapolis at the Fine Line Cafe.

Trampled by Turtles music can be streamed on their website music player here.

Trampled By Turtles Tour Dates

12/16/09 Wed Belly Up Aspen, CO

12/17/09 Thu Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins, CO

12/18/09 Fri Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

12/19/09 Sat Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

12/31/09 Thu Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN

01/12/10 Tue Knickerbockers Lincoln, NE

01/14/10 Thu Sandbar Sports Grill Vail, CO

01/15/10 Fri three20south Breckenridge, CO

01/16/10 Sat The Eldo Crested Butte, CO

01/18/10 Mon Town Square Tavern Jackson, WY

01/20/10 Wed Cal Neva Crystal Bay, NV

01/21/10 Thu Eureka Theater Eureka, CA

01/22/10 Fri The Independent San Francisco, CA

01/23/10 Sat The Independent San Francisco, CA

02/11/10 Thu The Red Carpet St Cloud, MN

02/12/10 Fri Busters Mankato, MN

02/13/10 Sat Nutty’s North Sioux Falls, SD

02/18/10 Thu Pizza Luce Duluth, MN

02/19/10 Fri Pizza Luce Duluth, MN

02/25/10 Thu DG Taphouse Ames, IA

02/26/10 Fri Iowa City Yacht Club Iowa City, IA

04/24/10 Sat Stagecoach Music Festival (Empire Polo Fields)

The Big Pink: 2010 U.S. Tour Dates

December 9th, 2009 | No Comments

THE BIG PINK ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR DATES FOR MARCH/APRIL, 2010

IN SUPPORT OF RECENT ALBUM A BRIEF HISTORY OF LOVE

The Big Pink

The Big Pink – core duo Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell, bolstered live by bassist Leopold Ross and drummer Akiko Matsuura – has confirmed plans to return to the U.S. for a bunch of tour dates in March and April, 2010. A Place to Bury Strangers will support.

The group has been on the road steadily in celebration of A Brief History Of Love, their debut full-length, which is out now on 4AD. They played some high profile dates in Europe supporting Muse, and are riding high after finishing up their first proper U.S. headlining tour. If you weren’t fortunate enough to catch this recent stint, now’s your chance to catch an excellent up-and-coming act.

The Big Pink U.S. Tour Dates

03/10/10 Wed Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

03/12/10 Fri Neumos Seattle, WA

03/13/10 Sat Venue Vancouver, BC

03/14/10 Sun Doug Fir Portland, OR

03/18/10 Thu First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

03/19/10 Fri Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

03/20/10 Sat Metro Chicago, IL

03/22/10 Mon Southgate House Newport, KY

03/23/10 Tue Grog Shop Cleveland, OH

03/24/10 Wed Mod Club Toronto, ON

03/26/10 Fri Cabaret JPR Montreal, QC

03/27/10 Sat Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

03/28/10 Sun Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ

03/30/10 Tue Webster Hall New York, NY

03/31/10 Wed Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

04/01/10 Thu Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD

04/02/10 Fri Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

04/03/10 Sat The Masquerade Atlanta, GA

04/05/10 Mon Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL

04/07/10 Wed Warehouse Live Houston, TX

04/08/10 Thu The Parish Austin, TX

04/09/10 Fri Granada Theater Dallas, TX

04/10/10 Sat Bottleneck Lawrence, KS

04/11/10 Sun Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

04/12/10 Mon Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT

04/14/10 Wed Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ

04/15/10 Thu Casbah San Diego, CA

Download the mp3 for “Too Young To Love” here.

Watch the video for “Dominos” here:

Complete tour dates for The Big Pink available here.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: New Album and Tour Announced

November 30th, 2009 | No Comments

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB TAKES FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM INTO OWN HANDS
Beat The Devil’s Tattoo Due March 9, 2010 via Own Abstract Dragon/Vagrant Records

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is revving up to unleash their fifth studio album, Beat The Devil’s Tattoo, on March 9, 2010, signifying the band’s first full-length on their own Abstract Dragon, in partnership with Vagrant Records. This album welcomes exciting beginnings, including new drummer Leah Shapiro, as well as their new label, though the trio returned to the familiar setting of Philadelphia, PA to pen this record. They wrote and recorded it in the very studio that produced their widely acclaimed third LP, Howl, before returning to hometown L.A. to add the finishing touches.

The band’s accustomed globetrotting will recommence with an initial headline tour, kicking off February 26 in Sacramento and culminating at New York City’s Webster Hall on April 8. Pre-sale for all shows will start Wednesday, December 2, available here.

Known for their impassioned live performances, the band recently offered a two DVD, one CD set aptly titled, Live (Abstract Dragon/Vagrant), earlier this month. The DVDs feature more than two hours of concert footage captured from three sold out shows in Berlin, Dublin, and Glasgow, and chronicles the end of the band’s 2007 tour in support of Baby 81. Additionally, it includes intimate, behind-the-scenes footage, glimpses into the making of 2005′s Howl, and is rounded out with a bonus live album featuring 14 songs.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Tour Dates

02/26/10 Fri Harlow’s Sacramento, CA

02/27/10 Sat Knitting Factory Reno, NV

02/28/10 Sun Wasted Space @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV

03/02/10 Tue Ogden Theatre Denver, CO

03/04/10 Thu Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID

03/05/10 Fri Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA

03/06/10 Sat Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

03/07/10 Sun Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

03/09/10 Tue Slim’s San Francisco, CA

03/13/10 Sat House of Blues San Diego, CA

03/14/10 Sun Echoplex Los Angeles, CA

03/18/10 Thu House Of Blues Dallas, TX

03/20/10 Sat House of Blues Houston, TX

03/21/10 Sun Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK

03/23/10 Tue The Pageant St. Louis, MO

03/24/10 Wed High Noon Saloon Madison, WI

03/25/10 Thu Metro Chicago, IL

03/26/10 Fri Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

03/27/10 Sat First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

03/30/10 Tue Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

03/31/10 Wed House Of Blues Cleveland, OH

04/01/10 Thu Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

04/02/10 Fri La Tulipe Montreal, QC

04/03/10 Sat House of Blues Boston, MA

04/05/10 Mon 9:30 Club Washington, DC

04/07/10 Wed Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

04/08/10 Thu Webster Hall New York, NY

The Avett Brothers: Spring Tour

November 24th, 2009 | No Comments

THE AVETT BROTHERS ANNOUNCE 2010 SPRING TOUR

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS PERFORMANCE ON JANUARY 23

The Avett Brothers

The Avett Brothers are thrilled to announce their 2010 spring tour dates. With their critically acclaimed Rick Rubin produced album I and Love and You debuting at number 16 on the Billboard charts and selling over 40,000 units during the first week alone, these North Carolina rockers haven’t shown any signs of slowing down.

Beginning their spring tour on February 4 in Athens, OH the band will travel throughout the U.S. and end up in Cumberland, MD on May 28 (see below for full itinerary).

The Avett Brothers recently taped a special performance for PBS’ Austin City Limits. Austin City Limits is the longest-running music series in American television history. With this performance, The Avett Brothers join the celebrated ranks with music legends and innovators from every genre including the likes of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino. This momentous performance will air January 23 on PBS.

This year, the brothers have been wowing late night audiences across America with performances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and more recently, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where they debuted their second single “Slight Figure of Speech.”

The video for “Slight Figure of Speech” premiered this week on the comedy site, FunnyOrDie.com, with a guest appearance by funny man Andy Daly. The video was directed by fellow North Carolina native Jody Hill, the brain behind HBO’s cult classic “Eastbound & Down.” You can watch it here:

The Avett Brothers Tour Dates

12/30/09 Wed Tennessee Theatre Knoxville, TN

12/31/09 Thu Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC (w/ Langhorne Slim)

01/01/10 Fri Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA (w/ Langhorne Slim)

01/03/10 Sun Granada Theater Dallas, TX (w/ Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers)

02/24/10 Wed Ohio University Athens, OH (w/ The Low Anthem)

02/26/10 Fri The State Theater Ithaca, NY (w/ The Low Anthem)

02/27/10 Sat House Of Blues Cleveland, OH (w/ The Low Anthem)

02/28/10 Sun Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN (w/ The Low Anthem)

03/02/10 Tue Missouri Theatre Columbia, MO (w/ The Low Anthem)

03/03/10 Wed Rose State College Midwest City, OK (w/ The Low Anthem)

03/05/10 Fri First Avenue Minneapolis, MN (w/ The Low Anthem)

03/06/10 Sat Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI (w/ The Low Anthem)

03/07/10 Sun House of Blues Chicago, IL (w/ The Low Anthem)

03/09/10 Tue Michigan Theatre Ann Arbor, MI (w/ The Low Anthem)

04/17/10 Sat Fox Theater Oakland, CA

04/18/10 Sun Grand Sierra Theatre (Reno Hilton) Reno, NV

04/20/10 Tue Boulder Theater Boulder, CO

04/21/10 Wed Boulder Theater Boulder, CO

04/23/10 Fri Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ

04/24/10 Sat Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theater Mesa, AZ

04/25/10 Sun Stagecoach Music Festival (Empire Polo Fields) Indio, CA

04/27/10 Tue Crest Theater Sacramento, CA

04/28/10 Wed Arlington Theatre Santa Barbara, CA

04/29/10 Thu House of Blues San Diego, CA

05/02/10 Sun MerleFest Wilkesboro, NC

05/29/10 Sat DelFest Cumberland, MD

For more on The Avett Brothers see our exclusive feature/interview here.

fun. New Video &Tour Dates

November 16th, 2009 | No Comments

fun. DEBUTS NEW VIDEO FOR HIT SINGLE “ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS”
New Tour Dates Announced With Jack’s Mannequin

fun.

fun. – Nate Ruess (The Format), Andrew Dost (Anathallo), and Jack Antonoff (Steel Train) – have barely taken a break from the road since the August release of Aim And Ignite. The band played to sold out crowds across the country on their first headlining tour before joining Taking Back Sunday in October. Prior to the album’s release, fun. spent the summer touring with Manchester Orchestra. Now, in the midst of more headlining shows, fun. announce their first set of tour dates for 2010, joining Jack’s Mannequin on a 12-city tour across the country. More dates will be added soon.

fun.’s brand new video for “All The Pretty Girls” can be seen here:

Aim And Ignite debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #71 in its first week and has gone on to sell over 16,000 copies. Buzzbands.la founder and former LA Times music critic Kevin Bronson described the trio as a “complex hybrid of jaunty pop, glam and white soul,” while USA Today called fun. “a band that lives up to its name, in a very Electric Orchestra sort of way.”

fun. Tour Dates

02/05/10 Fri Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA*

02/06/10 Sat Roseland Theater Portland, OR*

02/07/10 Sun Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA*

02/09/10 Tue In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT*

02/11/10 Thu Sacramento State University Sacramento, CA*

02/12/10 Fri House of Blues Las Vegas, NV*

02/16/10 Tue White Rabbit San Antonio, TX*

02/17/10 Wed House Of Blues Dallas, TX*

02/19/10 Fri Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO*

02/20/10 Sat First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*

02/24/10 Wed Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN*

02/26/10 Fri The NorVa Norfolk, VA*

*Supporting Jack’s Mannequin

London’s The Egg Tour States

October 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

SIGNATURE ELECTRONIC DANCE ROCK ATTACK COMES TO U.S.

The Egg

U.K. sensation The Egg have just begun a select tour across the U.S.A. Performing their trademark style of live electronic rock featuring strong funk influences, The Egg has been building a strong international fan base for over 14 years from their London home.

The band is best known on the European festival circuit, but fit just as comfortably in rock venues or dance clubs. “I suppose Glastonbury is our spiritual home,” admits Ned Scott, The Egg’s keyboard player and one of the twins at the heart of The Egg’s creative apparatus. “We grew up there, in a way. We first went when we were four and our parents used to go – they all took their clothes off, and we ran away!” The band includes Ned’s brother Maff Scott on drums, Ben Cullum on bass, and Matt White on guitar (replaced by Drew Thane on guitar for the fall tour).

The Egg will join Lotus on many of their U.S. fall tour dates. They will also be performing headlining shows in Philadelphia and New York City and a main stage appearance at Sonar in Baltimore on Halloween night.

The Egg Tour Dates

10/22/09 Thu Slowdown Omaha, NE (w/ Lotus)

10/23/09 Fri First Avenue Minneapolis, MN (w/ Lotus)

10/24/09 Sat Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI (w/ Lotus)

10/26/09 Mon Subterranean Chicago, IL

10/27/09 Tue Bluebird Bloomington, IN (w/ Lotus)

10/28/09 Wed Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH (w/ Lotus)

10/29/09 Thu House Of Blues Cleveland, OH (w/ Lotus)

10/30/09 Fri 941 Theatre Philadelphia, PA

10/31/09 Sat Sonar Main Stage Baltimore, MD (w/ Lotus)

11/01/09 Sun Highline Ballroom New York, NY

11/04/09 Wed Higher Ground (Ballroom) Burlington, VT (w/ Lotus)

11/05/09 Thu Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA (w/ Lotus)

11/06/09 Fri Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA (w/ Lotus)

Big Gigantic: Free Download/Tour

October 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

BIG GIGANTIC: WIDE AWAKE FREE DOWNLOAD AND UPCOMING TOUR

Big Gigantic

Colorado’s Big Gigantic is coming out of the gates strong with tour dates supporting STS9, The Disco Biscuits and Lotus as well as a new release coming out TODAY on 1320 Records for Free Download; WIDE AWAKE.

WIDE AWAKE, mixed and mastered by close friend, Alex B (Pnuma), is sure to be a very strong follow up to their debut release and truly shows the matured sound of what these guys have been creating over the past few months. WIDE AWAKE debuts an unprecedented sound collage of slamming beats, infectious melodies and raging sax solos that when combined, creates one of the newest and freshest sounds on the scene.

DOWNLOAD WIDE AWAKE FOR FREE at BIGGIGANTIC.NET.

BIG GIGANTIC FALL 2009 DATES:

10.02.09 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club w/ Disco Biscuits

10.03.09 – Charleston, SC – The Pour House

10.06.09 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall w/ STS9

10.07.09 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium w/ STS9

10.08.09 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue w/ STS9

10.09.09 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom w/ STS9

10.10.09 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Egyptian Room w/ STS9

10.10/11 – Chicago, IL – Kinetic Playground – EOTO Late Night AFTER-PARTY

10.17.09 – Denver, CO – City Hall Amphitheater

10.24.09 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre – Dominic Lalli DJ SET w/ Savoy

10.31.09 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom – Motet Late Night

11.04.09 – Auburn, AL – Bourbon St

11.05.09 – Knoxville, TN – Club Catalyst

11.06.09 – TBA

11.07.09 – Cosmic Charlie’s – Lexington, Kentucky

11.08.09 – Chattanooga, TN – The Low Down

11.10.09 – Charlottesville, VA – Is Venue w/ Lotus

11.11.09 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle w/ Lotus

11.12.09 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse w/ Lotus

11.13.09 – Tuscaloosa, AL – The Jupiter

11.14.09 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel w/ Lotus

11.27.09 – Milwaukee, WI – Miramar Theatre

12.2.09 – Springfield, MO – LD417

12.03.09 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre

12.04.09 – Lawrence, KS – The Jackpot

12.05.09 – ST. Louis, MO – 2720

For more on Big Gigantic check our exclusive feature/interview with Dominic Lalli here.

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

Built To Spill Tour/Album

August 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Built To Spill Tour & Album

Built to Spill will begin a nationwide tour on August 20 in Oregon before heading down the West Coast. The band is also gearing up for the release of their seventh album There Is No Enemy, scheduled to be released on October 6.

Built To Spill Tour Dates

Built To Spill

08/20/09 Thu Edgefield Troutdale, OR (w/ The Flaming Lips)

08/22/09 Sat Velvet Jones Santa Barbara, CA

08/23/09 Sun Sunset Junction Street Fair Los Angeles, CA

08/24/09 Mon Casbah San Diego, CA

08/25/09 Tue Galaxy Concert Theatre Santa Ana, CA

08/26/09 Wed Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

08/28/09 Fri Outside Lands Festival San Francisco, CA

09/18/09 Fri Hyde Park Street Fair Boise, ID

09/19/09 Sat Murray Theater Salt Lake City, UT

09/20/09 Sun Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

09/21/09 Mon Fox Theatre Boulder, CO

09/23/09 Wed Slowdown Omaha, NE

09/24/09 Thu First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

09/25/09 Fri Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI

09/26/09 Sat The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL

09/27/09 Sun Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

09/28/09 Mon Bluebird Bloomington, IN

09/29/09 Tue The Pageant St. Louis, MO

10/01/09 Thu Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

10/02/09 Fri Southgate House Newport, KY

10/03/09 Sat Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI

10/04/09 Sun Grog Shop Cleveland, OH

10/06/09 Tue Lee’s Palace Toronto, ON

10/07/09 Wed Lee’s Palace Toronto, ON

10/08/09 Thu The State Theater Ithaca, NY

10/09/09 Fri The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/10/09 Sat The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/11/09 Sun The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/12/09 Mon Webster Hall New York, NY

10/13/09 Tue Webster Hall New York, NY

10/14/09 Wed Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

10/15/09 Thu Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

10/16/09 Fri The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA

10/17/09 Sat 9:30 Club Washington, DC

10/18/09 Sun Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

10/20/09 Tue 40 Watt Club Athens, GA

10/21/09 Wed Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN

10/22/09 Thu Granada Theater Dallas, TX

10/23/09 Fri Warehouse Live Houston, TX

10/24/09 Sat Stubb’s BBQ Austin, TX

10/25/09 Sun Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK

10/27/09 Tue Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM

10/28/09 Wed Dry River Tucson, AZ

11/15/09 Sun WOW Hall Eugene, OR

11/17/09 Tue Nightlight Bellingham, WA

11/18/09 Wed Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

11/19/09 Thu Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA

11/20/09 Fri Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA

11/21/09 Sat Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA

Alice In Chains & Elton John

August 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Elton John Makes Guest Appearance On New Alice In Chains Album

Rock Legends Collaborate On Title Track For The Highly Anticipated New Album
Black Gives Way To Blue, Out September 29

Alice In Chains

Among the many highlights on Black Gives Way To Blue, the highly anticipated new album from Alice In Chains, is a special guest performance by Elton John. The rock legend collaborated on the album’s stunning title track, “Black Gives Way To Blue,” a heart-stirring tribute to Alice In Chains’ late lead singer Layne Staley. The album will arrive in stores September 29.

“We were thinking about adding piano to the track and a friend suggested we call Elton,” recalls guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell. “I remember laughing and saying, ‘Yeah, I’ll get right on that.’ But I decided it was worth trying and wrote Elton an email explaining what that song means to us Â— that it’s a real, raw openhearted song for Layne. We sent him the track and got a call shortly after saying he thought it was beautiful and that he wanted to play on it. We were blown away. Elton John is a huge influence on me as a songwriter and having him on that song is an amazing honor for us.”

Black Gives Way To Blue is Alice In Chains’ first new studio release in more than 10 years. The quartet (guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez and guitarist/vocalist William DuVall) recorded the album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters) at Studio 606 in Northridge, CA and Henson Studios in Hollywood.

Black Gives Way To Blue track listing:
1. All Secrets Known
2. Check My Brain
3. Last Of My Kind
4. Your Decision
5. A Looking In View
6. When The Sun Rose Again
7. Acid Bubble
8. Lessons Learned
9. Take Her Out
10. Private Hell
11. Black Gives Way To Blue

Tour Dates:

08/12/09 Wed Melkweg Amsterdam, NL

08/22/09 Sat Pomona Fairplex Pomona, CA

09/04/09 Fri 9:30 Club Washington, DC

09/05/09 Sat Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

09/07/09 Mon Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

09/08/09 Tue The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY

09/12/09 Sat Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville, IN

09/13/09 Sun Montgomery County Fairgrounds Dayton, OH

09/15/09 Tue The Opera House Toronto, ON

09/16/09 Wed House Of Blues Cleveland, OH

09/17/09 Thu St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI

09/19/09 Sat House of Blues Chicago, IL

09/20/09 Sun The Rave/Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

09/21/09 Mon First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

09/26/09 Sat Roseland Theater Portland, OR

09/28/09 Mon The Fillmore San Francisco, CA

Lucinda Williams: 30th Ann Tour

August 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Lucinda Williams Announces 30th Anniversary Tour

Three Night Stands In NYC & Chicago To Feature Sets From Select Periods Of her Career

Lucinda Williams

Three-time Grammy Award-winner Lucinda Williams announces a series of special performances to
celebrate her 30th anniversary as a recording artist.

The 30th Anniversary Tour begins on September 18 with a very special show at
First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN. On October 3, 4 & 5 Williams will play a
three-night stand at New York’s The Fillmore at Irving Plaza, and will hit
Chicago a week later for another three-night stand at the Park West on
October 13, 14 & 15. The first set of the three-night runs will feature
selections from specific periods of Williams’ career. The opening
night will feature songs from 1979-1989, in which she recorded Ramblin’,
Happy Woman Blues and Lucinda Williams. The second night will cover music
from 1992-2001, when Williams recorded Sweet Old World, and Grammy
Award-winners Car Wheels On A Gravel Road and Essence. On the final night of each run, Williams will perform music from 2004 to present, in which she
recorded World Without Tears, West and her latest acclaimed album Little
Honey. Following each opening set will be a full second set of songs from
throughout Williams celebrated career.

Williams will also be performing a two night stand in Toronto on October
10 & 11. The first night, selections from Ramblin’, Happy Woman Blues,
Lucinda Williams, Essence and World Without Tears will be performed over two sets. The second night will feature two sets of music from Sweet Old World,
Car Wheels, West and Little Honey. Additional multi-night shows will be
added in early 2010.

During the 30th Anniversary Tour, Williams will make one night stops in many
other cities where she will be performing one long set of songs from her
entire catalogue, accompanied by her band Buick 6.

Lucinda Williams Tour Dates

08/18/09 Tue Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA

08/29/09 Sat Harrah’s Casino Stateline, NV

08/30/09 Sun Outside Lands Festival San Francisco, CA

09/18/09 Fri First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

09/22/09 Tue Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI

09/23/09 Wed Bluebird Bloomington, IN

09/25/09 Fri Carolina Theatre Greensboro, NC

09/26/09 Sat Charlottesville Pavilion Charlottesville, VA

09/27/09 Sun Town Point Park Norfolk, VA

09/29/09 Tue Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD

09/30/09 Wed Grand Opera House Wilmington, DE

10/03/09 Sat The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY

10/04/09 Sun The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY

10/05/09 Mon The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY

10/07/09 Wed Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI

10/08/09 Thu Bardavon 1869 Opera House Poughkeepsie, NY

10/10/09 Sat Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto, ON

10/11/09 Sun Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto, ON

10/13/09 Tue Park West Chicago, IL

10/14/09 Wed Park West Chicago, IL

10/15/09 Thu Park West Chicago, IL

10/17/09 Sat The Pageant St. Louis, MO

Brother Ali Tour, MP3 &:Album w/ Chuck D & Ant

August 1st, 2009 | No Comments

Brother Ali Announces New Album And North American Tour

Brother Ali

Brother Ali‘s last album, the critically acclaimed, The Undisputed Truth, was an album of bold statements and social awareness without being preachy. Ali’s new album, Us, Street Date September 22, has turned his gaze inward and starts to examine the human condition from the outside in. A profound, personal glimpse into a vulnerability seldom seen or heard in music, Us touches on the strengths and flaws of the human condition, exploring drug abuse, divorce, homophobia and many more topics that most people are scared to touch in their own lives, much less on an album for the world to see.

As with previous endeavors, the beats here are courtesy of Ant (of Atmosphere), whose production work seems to be getting more soulful and lush by the minute. The guest appearances only accentuate Brother Ali’s strengths, with Chuck D, Freeway, Joell Ortiz and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition making strong appearances.

In support of the new album, Ali is embarking on a North American tour of epic proportions, enlisting the help of labelmates and collaborators Evidence (of Dilated Peoples), BK One and Toki Wright.

Peep the video for the fist single “Us,” it’s pretty dope. And you can download “Us” for free here:

Tour Dates:

09/07/09 Mon Neumos Seattle, WA

09/22/09 Tue Pizza Luce Duluth, MN

09/23/09 Wed What’s Up? Lounge Mankato, MN

09/24/09 Thu The Industry Iowa City , IA

09/25/09 Fri Nutty’s North Sioux Falls, SD

09/27/09 Sun Granada Theater Lawrence, KS

09/29/09 Tue Ogden Theatre Denver, CO

09/30/09 Wed Fox Theatre Boulder, CO

10/01/09 Thu Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO

10/02/09 Fri In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT

10/03/09 Sat The Venue Boise, ID

10/04/09 Sun The Badlander Missoula, MT

10/06/09 Tue The Boulevard Spokane, WA

10/07/09 Wed Neumos Seattle, WA

10/08/09 Thu Element Victoria, BC

10/09/09 Fri Venue Vancouver, BC

10/10/09 Sat Nightlight Bellingham, WA

10/11/09 Sun Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR

10/12/09 Mon WOW Hall Eugene, OR

10/14/09 Wed Humboldt State University Arcata, CA

10/15/09 Thu New Oasis Sparks, NV

10/16/09 Fri The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA

10/17/09 Sat Slim’s San Francisco, CA

10/18/09 Sun Avalon Nightclub Sacramento, CA

10/20/09 Tue El Rey Theater Los Angeles, CA

10/21/09 Wed Canes Bar and Grill San Diego, CA

10/22/09 Thu Club Red Tempe, AZ

10/23/09 Fri Club Congress Tucson, AZ

10/24/09 Sat Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM

10/26/09 Mon The Foundation Lubbock, TX

10/27/09 Tue Granada Theater Dallas, TX

10/28/09 Wed Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin, TX

10/29/09 Thu Warehouse Live Houston, TX

11/01/09 Sun The Social Orlando, FL

11/04/09 Wed Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

11/05/09 Thu Ottobar Baltimore, MD

11/06/09 Fri First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA

11/07/09 Sat The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY

11/08/09 Sun Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

11/09/09 Mon Higher Ground Burlington, VT

11/10/09 Tue The Asylum Portland, ME

11/11/09 Wed Pearl Street Nightclub Northampton, MA

11/13/09 Fri Grog Shop Cleveland, OH

11/14/09 Sat Skully’s Columbus, OH

11/15/09 Sun Uncle Pleasants Louisville, KY

11/17/09 Tue The Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI

11/18/09 Wed Metro Chicago, IL

11/19/09 Thu Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI

11/20/09 Fri First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

STS9 Autumn Tour Dates

July 27th, 2009 | No Comments

STS9 Autumn Tour Dates

STS9 have announced a grip of dates this fall as the band leaps out of the ACL Festival to hit up a good chunk of the eastern half of the country for a few weeks. Tickets go on-sale EXCLUSIVELY thru STS9STORE this coming Wednesday July 29 at 9 a.m. PST/Noon EST. Big Gigantic, Telepath and Eskmo will be joining a week of dates each.

STS9 Tour Dates

STS9

08/07/09 Fri Grant Park Chicago, IL

08/08/09 Sat House of Blues Chicago, IL

08/21/09 Fri The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA

08/22/09 Sat Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Alpharetta, GA

09/04/09 Fri Bottom Line Japan Nagoya, Aichi, JP

09/05/09 Sat Metamorphose Festival Shizuoka, JP

09/06/09 Sun Poka Stadium Kashiwa City, JP

09/25/09 Fri Earthdance (Black Oak Ranch) Laytonville, CA

09/26/09 Sat Earthdance (Black Oak Ranch) Laytonville, CA

10/03/09 Sat Zilker Park Austin, TX

10/06/09 Tue Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS

10/07/09 Wed Sokol Auditorium / Underground Omaha, NE

10/08/09 Thu First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

10/09/09 Fri The Rave/Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

10/10/09 Sat Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN

10/14/09 Wed Brown Theatre Louisville, KY

10/15/09 Thu Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

10/16/09 Fri Orbit Room Grand Rapids, MI

10/17/09 Sat The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY

10/18/09 Sun Revolution Hall Troy, NY

10/21/09 Wed Klein Memorial Auditorium Bridgeport, CT

10/22/09 Thu House of Blues Boston, MA

10/23/09 Fri Terminal 5 New York, NY

10/24/09 Sat Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA

10/25/09 Sun Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD

01/02/10 Sat Revolution Live Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/03/10 Sun Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/04/10 Mon Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/05/10 Tue Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/06/10 Wed Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/07/10 Thu Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

01/08/10 Fri Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL

For more on STS9 check our recent feature/interview with Phipps here.

Dan Auerbach Solo Trek

July 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys will embark on Another Tour

To Support Solo Debut Keep It Hid / Tour Begins November 5

Dan Auerbach

Dan Auerbach Â— best known as half of The Black Keys Â— will embark on a winter tour beginning November 5 in Columbus, OH. The tour, which includes shows at New York City’s Webster Hall, Nashville’s Cannery Ballroom and Philadelphia’s Theater of the Living Arts, arrives on the heels of Auerbach’s critically acclaimed solo debut Keep It Hid. The album received wide praise from The New York Times, NPR’s Fresh Air, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and JamBase. Opening for Auerbach on the fall dates are Justin Townes Earle and Jessica Lea Mayfield. Please see below for tour details.

Keep It Hid was produced and engineered by Auerbach at his studio Akron Analog and features him playing a variety of instruments, including drums, guitar, percussion, and keyboards. Many of Auerbach’s friends and family play on the album, including his uncle James Quine, who contributes vocal harmony and electric guitar on the track “Street Walkin.” Other musicians include Jessica Lea Mayfield, who sings on the track “When the Night Comes,” and Bob Cesare, who plays drums on “Whispered Words,” a song originally written by Auerbach’s father.

Dan Auerbach Tour Dates:

11/05/09 Thu Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

11/06/09 Fri Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI

11/07/09 Sat Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

11/08/09 Sun Le National Montreal, QC

11/09/09 Mon Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

11/11/09 Wed Webster Hall New York, NY

11/12/09 Thu Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

11/13/09 Fri Sonar Main Stage Baltimore, MD

11/14/09 Sat Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

11/16/09 Mon Orange Peel Asheville, NC

11/17/09 Tue Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA

11/18/09 Wed House of Blues New Orleans, LA

11/20/09 Fri Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN

11/21/09 Sat The Cannery Nashville, TN

12/03/09 Thu Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

12/04/09 Fri First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

12/06/09 Sun Bluebird Bloomington, IN

12/08/09 Tue Southgate House Newport, KY

12/09/09 Wed House Of Blues Cleveland, OH

For more on Dan Auerbach check our recent feature/interview here.

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