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Walter Trout: March/April Dates

WALTER TROUT RETURNS TO THE ROAD FOR EXTENSIVE U.S. TOUR


Walter Trout

Walter Trout continues his
active worldwide touring schedule with a month-long run in the U.S. that begins in Dallas, TX on March 9. The
visionary roots singer, songwriter and guitarist has been out promoting his 20th album Common
Ground
, with appearances throughout Europe and the U.S. for months.

TOUR DATES

03/09/11 Wed Granada Theater Dallas, TX

03/10/11 Thu Oklahoma City Limits Oklahoma City, OK

03/11/11 Fri Knuckleheads Saloon Kansas City, MO

03/12/11 Sat BB’s Jazz Blues and Soups St. Louis, MO
03/13/11 Sun Redstone Room Davenport, IA
03/15/11 Tue Zoo Bar Lincoln, NE

03/16/11 Wed All Play Des Moines, IA

03/18/11 Fri Famous Dave’s BBQ & Blues Minneapolis, MN
03/19/11 Sat House of Blues Chicago, IL

03/20/11 Sun Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI

03/21/11 Mon Fat Fish Galesburg, IL
03/23/11 Wed Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
03/24/11 Thu Callahan’s Auburn Hills, MI

03/25/11 Fri Peter’s Players Gravenhurst, ON

03/26/11 Sat Peter’s Players Gravenhurst, ON

03/27/11 Sun Tralf Music Hall Buffalo, NY

03/31/11 Thu Showcase Live Foxboro, MA

04/01/11 Fri Berks JazzFest Reading, PA

04/02/11 Sat B.B. King Blues Club New York, NY

04/06/11 Wed Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
04/08/11 Fri The State Theatre Falls Church, VA
04/09/11 Sat Scottish Rite Auditorium Collingswood, NJ

Walter Trout
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Rusko: North American Tour

TOUR INCLUDES STOPS IN OAKLAND, PORTLAND,
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER, CHICAGO, BOSTON,
AND
MORE

UK dubstep hero Rusko has
announced that he will begin a U.S. tour on April 14 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, shortly after his scheduled
appearance at this year’s Ultra Music Festival on March 26. Check out all the dates, and check out his collaboration
with the Dirty ProjectorsAmber
Coffman
below.

RUSKO NORTH AMERICAN DATES

03/26/11 Sat Ultra Music Festival Miami Beach, FL
04/14/11 Thu Fox Theater Oakland, CA

04/15/11 Fri Roseland Theater Portland, OR

04/16/11 Sat Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA

04/17/11 Sun Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

04/20/11 Wed First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

04/21/11 Thu Orpheum Theatre Madison, WI

04/22/11 Fri Congress Theater Chicago, IL

04/23/11 Sat Kool Haus Toronto, ON

04/24/11 Sun Metropolis Montreal, QC

04/26/11 Tue House of Blues Boston, MA

04/27/11 Wed Terminal 5 New York, NY

04/28/11 Thu Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD

04/29/11 Fri Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA

04/30/11 Sat 9:30 Club Washington, DC

05/01/11 Sun Orange Peel Asheville, NC

05/02/11 Mon The Masquerade Atlanta, GA

05/06/11 Fri Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, LA

05/07/11 Sat Warehouse Live Ballroom Houston, TX

05/08/11 Sun Stubb’s (Outdoor) Austin, TX

05/09/11 Mon Granada Theater Dallas, TX

05/11/11 Wed Club 101 El Paso, TX

05/13/11 Fri Rain Las Vegas, NV

05/14/11 Sat The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA

Rusko
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Yelle: Spring Tour Dates

SAFARI DISCO CLUB OUT MARCH 14 ON EMI

French trio Yelle are
heading out for a month-long Spring tour, which starts April 18 after their their appearance at the Coachella Music
Festival the day before. Their new album, Safari Disco Club, is scheduled for a March 14 release.
Check below for a full list of tour dates.

YELLE TOUR DATES

04/17/11 Sun Coachella Music Festival (Empire Polo Grounds) Indio, CA

04/18/11 Mon Club Congress Tucson, AZ

04/19/11 Tue The Launchpad Albuquerque, NM

04/21/11 Thu Granada Theater Dallas, TX

04/22/11 Fri The Mohawk Austin, TX

04/23/11 Sat Fitzgerald’s Houston, TX

04/25/11 Mon The Masquerade Atlanta, GA

04/26/11 Tue Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

04/27/11 Wed 9:30 Club Washington, DC

04/29/11 Fri Royale Nightclub Boston, MA
04/30/11 Sat Irving Plaza New York, NY

05/02/11 Mon Le Cercle Quebec City, QC
05/03/11 Tue Le National Montreal, QC
05/04/11 Wed The Opera House Toronto, ON
05/06/11 Fri The Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL

05/07/11 Sat First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

05/08/11 Sun Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
05/10/11 Tue Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

05/11/11 Wed Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT

05/13/11 Fri Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
05/14/11 Sat Neumos Seattle, WA

05/15/11 Sun Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

05/17/11 Tue Tonic Reno, NV

05/18/11 Wed Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA

05/19/11 Thu The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA

05/20/11 Fri Casbah San Diego, CA

05/21/11 Sat The Music Box Los Angeles, CA

Yelle
Tour Dates

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Yelle News
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Yelle
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The Raveonettes: Spring Tour

TOUR STARTS MARCH 30 IN PHILADELPHIA; NEW LP ON THE WAY


The Raveonettes

Danish fuzz pop duo The
Raveonettes
announced a run of spring tour dates that will take them across North America throughout
April, closing with two stops at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg. The trek will be in support of the band’s fifth
full-length album, which Vice Records will release this spring.

The Raveonettes Tour Dates:

03-30 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts

03-31 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
04-01 Montreal, QC – La Tulipe

04-02 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
04-03 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
04-05 Newport, KY – Southgate House

04-06 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall

04-07 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
04-08 St. Louis, MO – The Firebird

04-09 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar – Middle of the Map

04-11 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater

04-12 Austin, TX – Emo’s Alternative Lounging (Outdoor)

04-13 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s

04-15 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade

04-16 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle

04-17 Washington, DC – Black Cat

04-18 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street
04-20 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

04-21 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

The Raveonettes
Tour Dates

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The Raveonettes News
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Telekinesis: Album & Tour

STREAM 12 DESPERATE STRAIGHT LINES NOW AT NPR.ORG

Telekinesis will release
their sophomore album 12 Desperate Straight Lines on February 15, but you can now listen to the
whole album at NPR.org. A North
American tour is scheduled, starting February 18 in Bellingham, WA and ending March 27 in Vancouver, BC.

TELEKINESIS TOUR DATES

Feb 18 Bellingham, WA Jinx Arts Space

Feb 20 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge *

Feb 23 San Francisco, CA Noise Pop Festival – Cafe Du Nord w/ Versus & The Love Language
Feb 24 Los Angeles, CA The Echo *

Feb 25 San Diego, CA The Casbah *

Feb 26 Tempe, AZ The Sail Inn *

Feb 28 Norman, OK The Opolis *

Mar 01 Omaha, NE Slowdown Jr *

Mar 02 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry *

Mar 04 Chicago, IL Schubas *

Mar 05 Detroit, MI Magic Stick *

Mar 06 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
Mar 07 Montreal, QC Casa Del Popolo

Mar 08 Cambridge, MA TT the Bear’s Place *
Mar 09 New York, NY Mercury Lounge *

Mar 10 Brooklyn, NY The Rock Shop *

Mar 11 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s *

Mar 12 Washington, DC The Red Palace *

Mar 13 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *

Mar 14 Atlanta, GA The Earl *

Mar 22 Denver, CO Hi Dive

Mar 23 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Mar 24 Boise, ID Neurolux

Mar 26 Seattle, WA The Crocodile

Mar 27 Vancouver, BC Media Club w/ Wye Oak



* = w/ The Love Language

Telekinesis
Tour Dates

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Telekinesis News
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Telekinesis
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Stephen Kellogg: Solo Tour

TOUR STARTS APRIL 20 IN NORTHAMPTON, MA


Stephen Kellogg

Northeastern roots rocker Stephen
Kellogg
, frontman of Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers, is proud to announce the 2011 “Solo & Down Low
Tour” featuring special guest Tift
Merritt
, beginning April 20 in Northampton, MA with performances in Nashville (3rd & Lindsley), New York (City
Winery), Seattle (Triple Door), and Denver (Walnut Room).

Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers are currently at work on their sophomore album for Vanguard Records, set for release
in Fall 2011.

Stephen Kellogg Tour Dates:

April 20 @ Iron Horse, Northampton, MA
April 21 @ Sellersville Theatre, Sellersville, PA
April 22 @ Jammin’ Java, Vienna, VA
April 23 @ Capital Ale House, Richmond, VA
April 26 @ Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, GA
April 27 @ 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TN

April 28 @ Old Rock House, St. Louis, MO

April 29 @ SPACE, Evanston, IL

April 30 @ Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN

May 1 @ Flying Mango, Des Moines, IA

May 3 @ Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN
May 4 @ Winchester, Cleveland, OH
May 5 @ Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA

May 6 @ City Winery, New York, NY

May 12 @ Triple Door, Seattle, WA
May 13 @ Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR

May 14 @ Swedish Hall, San Francisco, CA

May 16 @ Venue TBA, Los Angeles, CA
May 17 @ Anthology, San Diego, CA
May 19 @ Walnut Room, Denver, CO

Stephen Kellogg
Tour Dates

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Stephen Kellogg
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Stephen Kellogg
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G. Love Adds Spring Dates

SECOND LEG OF TOUR STARTS APRIL 7 IN TEMPE, AZ


G. Love & Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce has
just added some more tour dates to the North American Fixin’ To Die Tour. The second batch of dates starts April 7
in Tempe, AZ and wraps up in Minneapolis, MN at the end of the month. Tickets for this leg of the tour will go on
sale this weekend. Check below for all 2011 tour dates. Their new album, Fixin’ To Die, produced
by The Avett Brothers, will be
released on Feb. 22.

TOUR DATES

03/01/11 Tue Exit/In Nashville, TN

03/02/11 Wed The Handlebar Greenville, SC

03/03/11 Thu The Music Farm Charleston, SC

03/04/11 Fri Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, NC

03/05/11 Sat The NorVa Norfolk, VA
03/09/11 Wed Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC

03/10/11 Thu Freebird Live Jacksonville Beach, FL

03/11/11 Fri Beacham Theatre Orlando, FL

03/12/11 Sat Jannus Live St. Petersburg, FL

03/13/11 Sun Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL

03/16/11 Wed House of Blues New Orleans, LA

03/19/11 Sat House Of Blues Dallas, TX

03/20/11 Sun House of Rock Corpus Christi, TX

03/23/11 Wed Revolution Music Room Little Rock, AR

03/24/11 Thu Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
03/25/11 Fri Antone’s Austin, TX

03/26/11 Sat House of Blues Houston, TX
04/07/11 Thu Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
04/10/11 Sun The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
04/13/11 Wed Harlow’s Sacramento, CA

04/14/11 Thu Downtown Brewing Co San Luis Obispo, CA
04/15/11 Fri The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA

04/19/11 Tue Mystic Theatre Petaluma, CA

04/21/11 Thu Domino Room Bend, OR

04/22/11 Fri Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA

04/23/11 Sat Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID

04/26/11 Tue The Venue at the Hub (Playmaker’s Pavilion) Fargo, ND

04/27/11 Wed Clyde Iron Works Duluth, MN
04/28/11 Thu Majestic Theatre Madison, WI

04/29/11 Fri The Pageant St. Louis, MO

04/30/11 Sat First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

G. Love & Special Sauce
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DeVotchKa: New Album & Tour

NEW SINGLE “100 OTHER LOVERS” AVAILABLE NOW


DeVotchKa

DeVotchKa will release their
new album 100 Lovers on March 1, 2011. The first single, “100 Other Lovers,” is now available
on iTunes, Amazon, and other sites. Click here to preview the
single (via Stereogum).

The band is heading out on a spring 2011 US/Canadian Tour in March. Fan Club tickets are now available at a
reduced rate from the band’s web
store
. See the announced dates below and look for more dates very soon. Tickets for DeVotchKa’s Valentine’s
show at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on Saturday, February 12, 2011, are on sale now. You can purchase
tickets and find more information here.

A limited number of hotel packages for the Valentine’s Day show are still available via the DeVotchKa web store.
Hotel packages include two tickets to the show, a room at the Curtis Hotel in Denver for Saturday night, and a
commemorative poster.

DEVOTCHKA TOUR DATES

02/12/11 Sat The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO

03/01/11 Tue In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT

03/02/11 Wed Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID

03/03/11 Thu Roseland Theater Portland, OR
03/04/11 Fri Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

03/05/11 Sat Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA

03/07/11 Mon Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

03/08/11 Tue Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

03/11/11 Fri Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

03/12/11 Sat The Music Box Los Angeles, CA

03/13/11 Sun Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
03/15/11 Tue Granada Theater Dallas, TX
03/19/11 Sat The Midland by AMC Kansas City, MO

03/21/11 Mon Orange Peel Asheville, NC
03/22/11 Tue 9:30 Club Washington, DC

03/23/11 Wed Highline Ballroom New York, NY

03/24/11 Thu Highline Ballroom New York, NY

03/25/11 Fri Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA

03/26/11 Sat Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
03/28/11 Mon Higher Ground (Ballroom) Burlington, VT

03/29/11 Tue Le National Montreal, QC
03/30/11 Wed Mod Club Toronto, ON
04/03/11 Sun First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
04/09/11 Sat Vive Latino Mexico City, MX

DeVotchKa
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DeVotchKa News
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Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson

ALBUM RELEASE MARCH 1, 2011 TO BE SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL TOUR:
“BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS: THE ROBERT JOHNSON CENTENNIAL CONCERTS”


100 Years of Robert Johnson

How do you throw a 100th birthday bash for the most influential bluesman that ever lived? If you’re Big Head Todd and The Monsters, you
gather some of the greatest living blues musicians and record 100 Years of Robert Johnson
(March 1, 2011 – Ryko/Big Records), a stirring new tribute album featuring 10 potent interpretations of some of the
most vital and durable music of the past century.

Big Head Blues Club, as the ad hoc ensemble is calling itself, features, in addition to the Colorado-based
quartet—guitarist and vocalist Todd Park Mohr, bassist Rob Squires, drummer Brian
Nevin
and keyboardist Jeremy Lawton—special guests, blues legends B.B. King, Hubert Sumlin, David “Honeyboy” Edwards and Charlie Musselwhite, as well as keepers
of the blues flame Ruthie Foster, Cedric Burnside, and Lightnin’
Malcolm.

Recorded at the legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis, and produced by Grammy award winning blues producer
Chris Goldsmith (Blind Boys of Alabama), 100 Years of Robert Johnson will be released in early
2011, and supported by a national tour (“Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts”)
featuring many of the participants in the sessions. A complete list of the tour dates is included below.

Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts” Tour Dates:

Jan. 28 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
Jan. 29 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Performing Arts Center

Jan. 30 San Diego, CA (2 shows) Anthology
Jan. 31 Santa Barbara, CA Campbell Hall / UCSB
Feb. 04 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre

Feb. 05 Dallas, TX Lakewood Theatre

Feb. 10 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium / U of M

Feb. 11 Chicago, IL Orchestra Hall

Feb. 12 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre

Feb. 13 Meridian, MS Riley Center / MSU
Feb. 16 Chapel Hill, NC Memorial Hall / UNC Chapel Hill

Feb. 17 North Bethesda, MD The Music Center at Strathmore
Feb. 18 Boston, MA Berklee School of Music
Feb. 24 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse

Feb. 25 Princeton, NJ McCarter Theatre

Feb. 26 Blue Bell, PA Montgomery County Community College
Feb. 27 New Bedford, MA Zeiterion Theater
March 4 Milwaukee, WI Potowatomi Casino
March 5 Omaha, NE Holland Performing Arts Center

March 6 Minneapolis, MN Orchestra Hall

March 8 Urbana, IL Krannert Center – Tyrone Festival Theatre


Kaki King: Acoustic Tour

SOLO ACOUSTIC RUN STARTS FEBRUARY 23 IN NEW YORK


Kaki King

Kaki King will return to her
acoustic roots this winter for a national tour that will make stops at renowned venues such as the Moma in New
York City, Yoshi’s in San Francisco and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. In her 10-year career, King has released five
full lengths and two EPs. She has scored for television and film, most notably alongside Vedder and Michael Brook as
composers for Sean Penn’s Into the Wild for which she received a Best Original Score Golden Globe nomination.

King’s latest record, Junior, was released in April 2010 and featured King performing in a power rock-trio
configuration. This tour will feature only the guitarist as she performs in an acoustic format.

TOUR DATES:

February 23 Museum of Modern Art: Celeste Bartos Theatre, New York, NY

February 26 Salon Vive Cuervo, Mexico City, Mexico

February 28 The Loft – UC San Diego, San Diego, CA

March 2 Largo at the Coronet, West Hollywood, CA

March 3 College of the Sequoias Theatre, Visalia, CA

March 5 Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA

March 6 Harlow’s Night Club, Sacramento, CA

March 8 Jambalaya, Arcata, CA

March 9 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR

March 10 Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR

March 11 The Triple Door, Seattle, WA

March 12 Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC, Canada

March 24 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN

March 25 Space, Evanston, IL

March 26 The Old Rock House, St. Louis, MO

March 28 Southgate House, Newport, KY

March 29 The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA

March 30 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA

April 1 Center for the Arts, Natick, MA

April 2 Iron Horse, Northampton, MA

April 3 Infinity Hall, Norfolk, CT

April 7 City Winery, New York, NY

April 8 City Winery, New York, NY

April 9 Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY

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Ryan Bingham: Feb/March Tour

TOUR BEGINS FEBRUARY 4 IN VENTURA, CA


Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses

Ryan Bingham & The Dead
Horses
have lined up a lengthy run of dates in February and March. Bingham’s most recent album,
Junky Star, was released in August 2010. The full itinerary is available below.

TOUR DATES

02/04/11 Fri Ventura Theater Ventura, CA

02/05/11 Sat El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA

02/06/11 Sun House of Blues San Diego, CA

02/08/11 Tue SLO Brewing Company San Luis Obispo, CA

02/09/11 Wed Tales From The Tavern Santa Ynez, CA

02/10/11 Thu Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA

02/11/11 Fri Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
02/15/11 Tue WOW Hall Eugene, OR
02/17/11 Thu The Rogue Theatre Grants Pass, OR

02/18/11 Fri Neumos Seattle, WA
02/19/11 Sat Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

02/20/11 Sun Venue Vancouver, BC

02/22/11 Tue Egyptian Theater Boise, ID

02/23/11 Wed In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
02/25/11 Fri Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
02/26/11 Sat Belly Up Aspen, CO

02/28/11 Mon Railyard Alehouse Billings, MT

03/02/11 Wed Aquarium Fargo, ND
03/03/11 Thu Varsity Theatre Minneapolis, MN

03/04/11 Fri Majestic Theatre Madison, WI

03/05/11 Sat The Rave/Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

03/06/11 Sun Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA

03/08/11 Tue The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
03/10/11 Thu Birdy’s Indianapolis, IN
03/12/11 Sat Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY

03/13/11 Sun The Blue Note Columbia, MO

03/15/11 Tue Revolution Music Room Little Rock, AR
03/17/11 Thu Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK

03/19/11 Sat House of Blues Houston, TX
03/21/11 Mon Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, LA
03/22/11 Tue Tipitina’s Uptown New Orleans, LA

03/24/11 Thu WorkPlay Birmingham, AL
03/25/11 Fri The Loft Atlanta, GA
03/26/11 Sat Bijou Theatre Knoxville, TN

Ryan Bingham
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Ron Sexsmith Announces Tour Dates & New Album

ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ODER AT WWW.RONSEXSMITH.COM


Long Player Late Bloomer

Ron Sexsmith has
announced the initial dates for his world-wide concert tour in support of his forthcoming album, Long
Player Late Bloomer
. Beginning with a few scattered U.S. dates in February, the tour kicks off in earnest
in March in North America before heading to Europe in late April.

Long Player Late Bloomer will be released on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. A very special limited edition of the
album is now available for pre-order at www.ronsexsmith.com. This must-have limited edition collectable of the
album includes the CD of Long Player Late Bloomer as well as a DVD comprised of the CMT Canada TV
specials “Late Bloomer Long Player” (includes tracks not seen on the broadcast) and “Dakota Sessions.” The package
also includes a Ron Sexsmith lithograph. The first 200 fans ordering the package will receive signed lithographs.
Fans also have the option of pre-ordering the CD alone or Vinyl with a bonus CD. With all pre-orders, fans will
instantly receive an MP3 of the track “Get In Line.”

Produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi and Michael Buble), Long Player Late Bloomer was
recorded in Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver during the winter of 2010. The album features a star-studded cast
of musicians backing up Ron in the studio, including guitarist Rusty Anderson (Paul McCartney), bassist
Paul Bushnell (Elton John, No Doubt), keyboardist Jamie Edwards (Aimee Mann) and drummer
Josh Freese (Devo, Nine Inch Nails).

Ron Sexsmith Tour dates:

01/21 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

02/13 – Charleston, WV – Mountain Stage
02/16 – Nashville, TN – Music City Roots

02/19 – Memphis, TN – Folk Alliance

03/03 – Toronto, ON – Canadian Place

03/03 – Kingston, ON – Sydenham Uni. Church
03/04 – Collingwood, ON – Gayety Theatre
03/05 – London, ON – Aeolian Hall
03/08 – 09 – Halifax, NS – The Carleton
03/21 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
03/22 – Chicago, IL – Schuba’s Tavern

03/24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
03/25 – Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java Music Club
03/26 – Philadelphia, PA – Tin Angel

03/27 – Cambridge, MA – T.T. The Bears
03/28 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
03/30 – Edmonton, AB – Haven Social Club
03/31 – Calgary, AB – Ironwood Stage and Grill

04/01 – Vancouver, BC – Rio Theatre
04/02 – Victoria, BC – St. Ann’s Auditorium
04/07 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord

04/08 – Los Angeles, CA – Largo @ The Coronet
04/15 – Ottawa, ON – First Baptist Church

04/16 – Peterborough, ON – Market Hall

04/19 – Waterloo, ON – Starlight
04/20 – Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Place

04/21 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace

04/25 – Stockholm, Sweden – Gota Kallore
04/27 – Berlin, Germany – Admiralspalast
04/28 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – People’s Place

04/30 – London, United Kingdom – Barbican Hall
05/02 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
05/03 – Cologne, Germany – Kulturkirche

05/04 – Ghent, Belgium – Handelsbeurs

Ron Sexsmith
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Ron Sexsmith News
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Ron Sexsmith
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The Dodos World Tour

FOURTH LP NO COLOR OUT MARCH 15


The Dodos

The Dodos are heading out
on tour starting March 10 at the Lincoln Lounge in Reno, NV in support of their upcoming album No
Color
, out March 15. Starting February 1, fans can pre-order No Color at DodosMusic.net and get an immediate download of “Black Night” off the
new album.

US + European 2011 Tour

3/10/2011 – Reno, NV – Lincoln Lounge
3/11/2011 – Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar

3/12/2011 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress

3/13/2011 – Phoenix, AZ – The Duce
3/14/2011 – Santa Fe, NM – Warehouse 21

3/15/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW

3/16/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW
3/17/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW

3/18/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW

3/19/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW

3/20/2011 – Norman, OK – Opolis
3/21/2011 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar

3/22/2011 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room

3/23/2011 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center

3/24/2011 – Fargo, ND – Aquarium
3/25/2011 – Winnipeg, MB – West End

3/26/2011 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s

3/28/2011 – Calgary, AB – Republik

3/29/2011 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite

3/31/2011 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw

4/01/2011 – Victoria, BC – Sugar

4/02/2011 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
4/04/2011 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
4/05/2011 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir

4/07/2011 – San Francisco, CA – Filmore

4/08/2011 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater

4/09/2011 – San Diego, CA – Casbah

4/27/2011 – Donostia, Spain – Gazteszena

4/28/2011 – Vigo, Spain – University

4/29/2011 – Madrid, Spain – El Sol

4/30/2011 – Barcelona, Spain – Plaça de la Odissea (Free Outdoor show)

5/02/2011 – Grenoble, France – Le Ciel
5/03/2011 – Milan, Italy – Salumeria Della Musica

5/04/2011 – Rome, Italy – Circolo Degli Artisti

5/05/2011 – Ravenna, Italy – Bronson

5/06/2011 – Aarau, Switzerland – Kiff
5/07/2011 – Munich, Germany – 59-1
5/09/2011 – Berlin, Germany – Magnet

5/10/2011 – Hamburg, Germany – Prinzenbar

5/11/2011 – Cologne, Germany – Blue Shell

5/12/2011 – Nijmegen, Holland – Doornroosje

5/13/2011 – Amsterdam, Holland – Melkweg

5/14/2011 – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique Festival

5/16/2011 – Vendome, France – La Chapelle Vendome

5/17/2011 – Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie

5/18/2011 – Paris, France – Divan du Monde

5/19/2011 – London, UK – Scala

5/20/2011 – Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute

5/21/2011 – Glasgow, UK – Arches

The Dodos
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The Dodos
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Guster: Winter/Spring Tour

EASY WONDERFUL OUT NOW

Guster have announced
Winter and Spring tour dates in support of their new album Easy Wonderful. Their winter trek
starts Friday, January 14 in Denver, CO. The spring leg starts March 31 in
Toronto, ON. Click here to
get pre-sale tickets for the spring tour dates.

GUSTER TOUR DATES

01/14/11 Fri Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
01/15/11 Sat In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
01/16/11 Sun Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID

01/18/11 Tue Moore Theatre Seattle, WA

01/19/11 Wed The Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
01/21/11 Fri The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
01/22/11 Sat The Music Box Los Angeles, CA

01/23/11 Sun House of Blues San Diego, CA
01/24/11 Mon Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
01/27/11 Thu Hoyt Sherman Theatre Des Moines, IA

01/28/11 Fri State Theatre Minneapolis, MN
01/29/11 Sat The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
02/04/11 Fri The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA

02/05/11 Sat House of Blues Orlando, FL

02/06/11 Sun Ships & Dip Cruise Miami, FL
02/07/11 Mon Ships & Dip Cruise Miami, FL
02/08/11 Tue Ships & Dip Cruise Miami, FL

02/09/11 Wed Ships & Dip Cruise Miami, FL

02/10/11 Thu Ships & Dip Cruise Miami, FL
02/11/11 Fri Ships & Dip Cruise Miami, FL

03/31/11 Thu Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

04/01/11 Fri House Of Blues Cleveland, OH

04/02/11 Sat Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH

04/04/11 Mon WorkPlay Birmingham, AL

04/06/11 Wed House of Blues Houston, TX

04/07/11 Thu Stubb’s Austin, TX

04/08/11 Fri House Of Blues Dallas, TX

04/09/11 Sat House Of Blues New Orleans, LA

05/07/11 Sat House Of Blues Boston, MA

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Menomena Announce Lineup Changes & Tour Dates

US TOUR STARTS MARCH 3 IN MINNEAPOLIS

After 10 years, Brent Knopf has decided to part ways with Menomena to focus on Ramona Falls and other creative
pursuits. The upcoming US tour will feature Paul Alcott rounding out the group.

TOUR DATES

03/03/11 Thu University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
03/05/11 Sat Maintenance Shop Ames, IA
03/06/11 Sun The Mill Iowa City, IA

03/09/11 Wed The Blue Note Columbia, MO

03/10/11 Thu Gargoyle St. Louis, MO
03/11/11 Fri Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY

03/12/11 Sat Orange Peel Asheville, NC

03/15/11 Tue Republic New Orleans New Orleans, LA
03/16/11 Wed Warehouse Live Houston, TX

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Stanley Clarke/Victor Wooten: Spring Tour Dates

TOUR BEGINS MARCH 9 IN OKLAHOMA CITY

Bass giants Stanley Clarke
and Victor Wooten are
hitting the road together for a tour beginning March 9 in Oklahoma City, OK. The two-week jaunt will see the two
heading through Dallas, Boulder, Aspen, Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Boston, New York, and more cities before wrapping
up on March 26 at Berks JazzFest in Reading, PA. In 2008, the duo released an album with fellow bass legend Marcus Miller under the name
SMV.

TOUR DATES

03/09/11 Wed Bricktown Live Oklahoma City, OK

03/10/11 Thu Granada Theater Dallas, TX

03/11/11 Fri Granada Theater Lawrence, KS

03/12/11 Sat Boulder Theater Boulder, CO

03/13/11 Sun Wheeler Opera House Aspen, CO
03/15/11 Tue Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Minneapolis, MN

03/16/11 Wed Viper Alley Lincolnshire, IL

03/18/11 Fri Northern Lights Theater Milwaukee, WI

03/19/11 Sat The Ark Ann Arbor, MI

03/21/11 Mon Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY

03/22/11 Tue State Theatre State College, PA

03/23/11 Wed The State Theatre Falls Church, VA

03/24/11 Thu Royale Nightclub (formerly The Roxy) Boston, MA
03/25/11 Fri B.B. King Blues Club New York, NY
03/26/11 Sat Berks JazzFest Reading, PA

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Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Spring Tour & New Album

TOUR WITH TWIN SHADOW AND CATWALK;
NEW ALBUM BELONG OUT IN
MARCH


The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

The Pains of Being Pure At
Heart
have announced a major Spring tour in support of its sophomore album, Belong,
due in late March on Slumberland with support bands Twin Shadow (4AD) and Catwalk (Captured Tracks) joining them for select portions of the tour.

TOUR DATES

03.31 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
04.01 – Washington, DC – Black Cat*
04.02 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle*

04.04 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club*

04.05 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl*
04.06 – Birmingham, AL – Bottletree Cafe*
04.07 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks*

04.08 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s*

04.09 – Austin, TX – Emo’s*
04.12 – Santa Fe, NM – VFW*

04.18 – Visalia, CA – The Cellar Door*&

04.19 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall*&
04.20 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge*&
04.22 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile*
04.25 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club*
04.26 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall*
04.27 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
04.28 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall

04.29 – Bloomington, IN – Rhino’s*

04.30 – Columbus, OH – The Basement*

05.02 – Milford, CT – Daniel Street*

05.03 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club*

05.06 – New York, NY – Webster Hall*


* = w/ Twin Shadow
& = w/ Catwalk

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The Moondoggies: Winter Tour & Free Mp3

TOUR STARTS JANUARY 8 IN BELLINGHAM, WA


The Moondoggies

Seattle’s The Moondoggies
had a
busy and eventful 2010, the band released the You’ll Find No Answers Here EP in June and later its
sophomore
album, Tidelands, in October. In between, the band toured with their pals Blitzen Trapper and Dawes. This month the band heads out
on
their first proper headlining tour in support of Tidelands. Click here to download “What Took So Long” off
the
record, which was recently featured as NPR’s Song of The Day. The band has also put out an open call to its fans to record its shows and participate in tape trading.

THE MOONDOGGIES TOUR DATES

01.08.11 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo ^
01.18.11 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent #

01.20.11 – Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture#

01.22.11 – Austin, TX – Lambert’s #

01.23.11 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada #
01.24.11 – Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Cafe #

01.26.11 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl #

01.27.11 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 #
01.28.11 – Arlington, VA – IOTA Club & Cafe #

01.29.11 – Philadelphia, PA – M Room #

01.30.11 – Brooklyn, NY – The Rock Shop #

01.31.11 – Cambridge, MA – TT The Bear’s Place #

02.01.11 – New London, CT – The Oasis

02.02.11 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern

02.03.11 – Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room at The Crofoot #
02.04.11 – Chicago, IL – Hideout #
02.05.11 – Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar #

04.02.11 – Bainbridge Island, WA – Treehouse Cafe


^ – w/ Polecat
# – w/ Quiet Life

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Over The Rhine: Spring Tour

TOUR STARTS FEB 20 IN NASHVILLE


Over The Rhine

Over The Rhine is ready to
make waves in 2011 with a new release and spring tour dates that will take them to theaters throughout the Midwest
and the East Coast. The Long Surrender, the new studio album from the southern Ohio-
based
husband-and-wife team of multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/multi-
instrumentalist Karin
Bergquist
, is set to be released February 8, 2011 on OTR’s own Great Speckled Dog label (named for the
couple’s
Great Dane, Elroy). It’s the result of a collaboration between the couple and producer Joe Henry
(Mavis Staples, Elvis Costello, Solomon Burke, Loudon Wainwright III), whose songs they’ve long admired.

OVER THE RHINE TOUR DATES

Sun., Feb. 20 NASHVILLE, TN 3rd & Lindsley
Mon., Feb. 21 LEXINGTON, KY WoodSongs

Fri., March 25 BOSTON, MA The Red Room @ Cafe 939 (Berklee)

Sat., March 26 NEW YORK, N.Y. Highline Ballroom

Sun., March 27 ALEXANDRIA, VA/WASHINGTON, DC Birchmere

Tues., March 29 PHILADELPHIA, PA World Cafe Live

Fri., April 1 PITTSBURGH, PA Mr. Small’s

Sat., April 2 AKRON, OH Musica

Tues., April 5 ANN ARBOR, MI The Ark
Thurs., April 7 MILWAUKEE, WI Turner Hall
Fri., April 8 CHICAGO, IL Lincoln Hall
Sat., April 9 MADISON, WI Majestic Theater
Sun., April 10 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Cedar Cultural Center

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Akron/Family Listening Parties

NEW ALBUM OUT FEB. 8, 2011


S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and
Journey of Shinju TNT

Akron/Family have
announced a series of listening parties for their new album, S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju
TNT
, the weekend of January 8. Check below for more information. Details for SF/Oakland, LA,
NOLA, Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, Baltimore and Melbourne, Australia will be announced soon.

Click here to listen to “sound fragments” off
the upcoming album.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8

Brooklyn, NY
Zebulon

From 7p – 8p

258 Wythe Avenue

(718) 218-6934


Porland, OR
Tiga

Album at 10pm

1465 NE Prescott


DJ Survival Sklz
9pm-1am


Asheville, NC

Harvest Records

415 Haywood Rd

Asheville, NC 28806

SUNDAY, JANUARY 9

Williamsport, PA
Uptown Music Collective
6 PM

848 W. 4th Street


Burlington, VT
Parima Thai Restaurant – Acoustic Lounge
Free — 8pm

Hosted by State of Mind Magazine


Durham, NC
8 pm
Pinhook
117 West Main St.

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