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Portugal. The Man: Fall Tour

Portugal. The Man Announce Headlining Tour In Support Of The Satanic Satanist


Portugal. The Man

With the release of their most recent album, The Satanic Satanist, experimental rock band Portugal. The Man has been busy on the road, appearing at festivals and small venues across the country. The momentum that the band has recently struck upon, has led Portugal. The Man to announce a new round of tour dates. The group’s headlining fall tour will carry through the end of summer tour, concluding October 22.

For Portugal. The Man’s fourth release in four years, The Satanic Satanist, the band returned to their classic form and created an album that’s both deep in instrument arrangements and lyrical craftsmanship. The relentless touring schedule that the group has been on, since the album’s release, is testament to how solid of an album the four-piece created while recording in Boston.

Tour Dates:

08/07/09 Fri Grog Shop Cleveland, OH

08/09/09 Sun Grant Park Chicago, IL

08/11/09 Tue Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA

08/12/09 Wed The Waiting Room Omaha, NE

08/14/09 Fri Hi Dive Denver, CO

08/27/09 Thu Crepe Place Santa Cruz, CA

08/29/09 Sat Outside Lands Festival San Francisco, CA

09/16/09 Wed Venue Vancouver, BC

09/17/09 Thu Chop Suey Seattle, WA

09/18/09 Fri WOW Hall Eugene, OR

09/19/09 Sat Roseland Theater Portland, OR

09/22/09 Tue Harlow’s Sacramento, CA

09/23/09 Wed The Independent San Francisco, CA

09/25/09 Fri The Troubadour West Hollywood, CA

09/26/09 Sat Glass House Pomona, CA

09/28/09 Mon Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

09/29/09 Tue The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ

10/01/09 Thu Schubas Chicago, IL

10/02/09 Fri Higher Ground Burlington, VT

10/03/09 Sat The b.side Lounge Boulder, CO

10/08/09 Thu Majestic Theatre Madison, WI

10/09/09 Fri Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

10/11/09 Sun Schubas Chicago, IL

10/13/09 Tue Magic Bag Ferndale, MI

10/14/09 Wed Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON

10/16/09 Fri Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ

10/18/09 Sun Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

10/20/09 Tue Higher Ground Burlington, VT

10/21/09 Wed Pearl Street Nightclub Northampton, MA

10/22/09 Thu Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA



Autolux Tour The States

Autolux Announce Nationwide Tour


Autolux

Los Angeles’ Autolux is about to embark on a national U.S. tour this fall, playing some of their first-ever headlining shows. These dates are Autolux’s first spin around the States since 2005, in support of their critically acclaimed debut album, Future Perfect. Band members Eugene Goreshter, Carla Azar and Greg Edwards plan to offer a preview of new material from their long-awaited, forthcoming album, Transit Transit.

The tour was born out of their confirmed slot at this September’s All Tomorrow’s Parties in New York, curated by The Flaming Lips. After announcing the festival date, and receiving numerous emails from fans around the country in hopes the band would book a tour soon, the three-piece felt this would be an ideal time to fill in the gaps – putting together a coast-to-coast, month-long run, which begins August 28 at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco.

Autolux have kept themselves busy doing other various projects throughout the making of Transit Transit. These include collaborating with UNKLE on a song for the album War Stories, composing music for an exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Los Angeles called “Sonic Scenery,” and traveling to Russia to open for PJ Harvey. In February 2008, Carla went into the studio with PJ Harvey and John Parish to play drums on PJ Harvey’s latest album, A Woman A Man Walked By. Most recently, Autolux collaborated with Australian visual artist Kill Pixie for an installation room for his solo exhibition at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery, hosted by Tim Roth.

Autolux Tour Dates:

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

08/29/09 Sat Berbati’s Pan Portland, OR

08/30/09 Sun Neumos Seattle, WA

09/02/09 Wed Aquarium Fargo, ND

09/03/09 Thu 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN

09/04/09 Fri Empty Bottle Chicago, IL

09/05/09 Sat Magic Stick Detroit, MI

09/06/09 Sun Al’s Bar Lexington, KY

09/08/09 Tue Black Cat Washington, DC

09/09/09 Wed Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA

09/10/09 Thu Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

09/12/09 Sat Kutshers Country Club Monticello, NY

09/14/09 Mon Bowery Ballroom New York, NY

09/15/09 Tue Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

09/16/09 Wed Brillobox Pittsburgh, PA

09/17/09 Thu Beachland Ballroom/Tavern Cleveland, OH

09/18/09 Fri Pygmalion Music Festival Champaign-Urbana, IL

09/19/09 Sat Bottleneck Lawrence, KS

09/20/09 Sun The Waiting Room Omaha, NE

09/22/09 Tue Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

09/23/09 Wed Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT

09/25/09 Fri El Rey Theater Los Angeles, CA

09/26/09 Sat Soma San Diego, CA

09/27/09 Sun Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, CA



School of Seven Bells: Tour

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


Akron/Family 7” Vinyl Series

Akron/Family Announce Tour Dates, 7″ Vinyl Series and “Sun Will Shine” Vincent Moon Video


Akron/Family

As experimental folk outfit Akron/Family gears up for its North American tour, the band plans on releasing a series 7″ vinyls. For the band’s summer jaunt, the Slaraffenland horns will join the Family on stage to form the Akron/Family Big Band.

Soon to be released are a series of Akron/Family 7″ that will feature songs from the band’s most recent album, Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free, and exclusive 7″ only tracks. These albums will be available at the band’s shows during the summer then will be made available at traditional record store outlets.

Akron/Family 7 Inchers:

7″ #1 – Everyone is Guilty/Total Destruction
7″ #2 – River/Morning on Michigan Ave
7″ #3 – Many Ghosts/??!

For a taste of how Akron/Family sounds with their newest touring band check out the performance of the Vincent Moon classic “Sun Will Shine” here:

The band’s tour leading up to the release of Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free saw the group playing at select small, intimate venues across the county. The current tour will see Akron/Family playing larger stages including stops at several festivals.

Akron/Family tour dates:

07/22/09 Wed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland, OH

07/23/09 Thu 10,000 Lakes Festival Detroit Lakes, MN

07/24/09 Fri The Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL

07/25/09 Sat Calgary Folk Festival Calgary, AB

07/26/09 Sun Calgary Folk Festival Calgary, AB

07/29/09 Wed Ghost Ranch Saloon Steamboat Springs, CO

07/30/09 Thu Sandbar Sports Grill Vail, CO

07/31/09 Fri Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

08/02/09 Sun All Points West Festival Jersey City, NJ

08/11/09 Tue Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC

08/12/09 Wed Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

08/13/09 Thu The Earl Atlanta, GA

08/14/09 Fri BottleTree Birmingham, AL

08/15/09 Sat Grey Eagle Asheville, NC

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

08/29/09 Sat El Rey Theater Los Angeles, CA

09/07/09 Mon Bumbershoot Festival Seattle, WA

09/08/09 Tue Bagdad Theater Portland, OR

09/10/09 Thu Talking Head Club Baltimore, MD

09/11/09 Fri Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA

09/12/09 Sat Kutshers Country Club Monticello, NY

09/14/09 Mon Jason’s Upstairs Hudson, NY

09/15/09 Tue Site: B Williamsport, PA

09/16/09 Wed Castaways Ithaca, NY

09/17/09 Thu Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY

09/18/09 Fri Lola London, ON

09/19/09 Sat Magic Stick Detroit, MI

09/20/09 Sun 21C Museum Hotel Louisville, KY

For more on Akron/Family check our recent live review here and recent album review here.