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The Dead Weather: Golden Tickets

The Dead Weather – “Golden Ticket” Contest


The Dead Weather

Taking a page from Willy Wonka, The Dead Weather placed six photo booth picture strips (in lieu of “golden tickets”) in U.S. copies of the band’s recently released debut LP, Horehound (read our review here). While two have already been found, there are still four picture strips waiting to be claimed.

Those lucky enough to find a photo booth picture strip, will win a trip to Nashville, TN for a guided tour of Jack White’s own Third Man Records. Included is round trip airfare, two night hotel accommodation and ground transportation for two. The last day to redeem picture strips is August 15. Grab a copy of Horehound (if you haven’t already) and hope for the best.

Congratulations to the first two winners:
Arthur Koziol from Chicago, IL
Andrew Fox from Maryland

The Dead Weather Tour Dates:

08/17/09 Mon Ogden Theatre Denver, CO

08/18/09 Tue The Depot Salt Lake City, UT

08/20/09 Thu Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA

08/21/09 Fri Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

08/22/09 Sat Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

08/23/09 Sun Roseland Theater Portland, OR

08/25/09 Tue The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA

08/27/09 Thu Glass House Pomona, CA

08/29/09 Sat San Diego Street Scene San Diego, CA

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

10/02/09 Fri The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA

10/03/09 Sat House of Blues New Orleans, LA

10/04/09 Sun Zilker Park Austin, TX



Lotus Pay What You Want Tour

LOTUS ANNOUNCE HUGE FALL TOUR, INCLUDING A “PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT” WESTERN STATE RUN

THE BAND RELEASES A PAIR OF EPs ON OCTOBER 6: FEATHER ON WOOD AND OIL ON GLASS


Lotus

Lotus is about to break ground in a way that no other rock band has done prior – they are plotting a tour this fall that truly allows their legion of fans to pay-what-they-want for tickets. The “Pay-What-You-Want-Tour” featuring Lotus is an eight-night run of shows in western U.S. states, sponsored by Ticketweb, that lets the fans decide how much their show ticket will cost. At the $15.00 Pay-What-You-Want level or higher, fans receive free digital downloads of the band’s two new EPs Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass, both to be released on October 6, 2009.


The Pay-What-You-Want dates are part of Lotus’ larger Fall Tour, running from early-October through the end of the year. Big stops include performances at Denver’s Fillmore, NYC’s Terminal 5, Baltimore’s Sonar, Chicago’s Vic Theatre, and others. Lotus brings out several must-see opening acts for many of these shows, including Break Science ft Adam Deitch, The Egg (from London, U.K.), Big in Japan, and Big Gigantic. Don’t miss a few special small shows: here’s the scoop – two shows at NYC’s Mercury Lounge are being bundled with the T-5 ticket, and the same offer is available for the Denver shows (to get into Quixote’s, you must buy the Fillmore ticket).


Downloads of both new EPs will be bundled with advance ticket purchases for select Fall Tour dates including the three New York City shows, two Denver shows, both Boston shows and a few other shows to be determined. The material on both Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass can be directly traced back to Lotus’ 2008 full-length release, Hammerstrike. A number of songs were recorded that didn’t find their way onto Hammerstrike (either they hadn’t been finished by deadlines or they weren’t coalescing with the sound of that project), but after finishing the album, Lotus decided to revisit these tracks, and the results are extraordinary. Feather on Wood is sunnier with a laid-back vibe, yet not afraid of big rock beauty, while Oil on Glass is darker in character, with more head-nodding tempos.


Listing of forthcoming Lotus tour dates (and who will be opening each show):

09.04 Bottom Line Nagoya, JP

09.05 Metamorphose Festival Tokyo, JP

09.06 Drunkard’s Stadium Kashiwa, JP

09.18 Mercury Lounge New York, NY

09.19 Mercury Lounge New York, NY

10.02 Aces Lounge Austin, TX

10.03 Aces Lounge Austin, TX

PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT Dates (10.06 – 10.14)

10.06 The Roxy Hollywood, CA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.07 The Independent San Francisco, CA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.08 McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.9 The Showbox Seattle, WA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.10 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.11 The Nightlight Bellingham, WA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.13 Knitting Factory Boise, ID w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.14 Murray Theater Salt Lake City, UT w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.15 Belly Up Aspen, CO

10.16 Quixote’s Denver, CO

10.17 The Fillmore Denver, CO

10.20 Granada Theatre Lawrence, KS

10.21 The Old Rock House St. Louis, MO w/ The Egg

10.22 Slowdown Omaha, NE w/ The Egg

10.23 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN w/ The Egg

10.24 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI w/ The Egg

10.26 Copper Dragon Carbondale, IL w/ The Egg

10.27 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN w/ The Egg

10.28 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH w/ The Egg

10.29 House of Blues Cleveland, OH w/ The Egg

10.30 The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY w/ The Egg

10.31 Sonar Baltimore, MD w/ Big In Japan & The Egg

11.04 Higher Ground Burlington, VT w/ The Egg

11.05 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA w/ The Egg

11.06 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA w/ The Egg

11.07 Revolution Hall Troy, NY

11.10 Is Venue Charlottesville, VA w/ Big Gigantic

11.11 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC w/ Big Gigantic

11.12 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA w/ Big Gigantic

11.13 Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival Live Oak, FL

11.14 Orange Peel Asheville, NC w/ Big Gigantic

11.27 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL

11.28 Terminal 5 New York, NY



Sea Wolf: New Album & Tour

Sea Wolf Reveals New LP, White Water, White Bloom, And Tour


Sea Wolf

An expansive collection of modern mythology and lush orchestration, Sea Wolf‘s sophomore LP, White Water, White Bloom, was penned by Alex Brown Church, produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk) and recorded with a full band (keyboardist Lisa Fendelander, bassist Ted Liscinski and drummer Joey Ficken) will be available September 22. The new songs were injected with a raw, dynamic energy that the band developed through extensive touring together. Many of the new tunes will be unveiled on a cross-country six-week tour beginning in September. Complete tour dates to be announced soon.

Written upon completion of Sea Wolf’s touring cycle behind Leaves In The River, Church followed his muse to Montreal and began work on the band’s second album. Set against the changing of seasons, the record unfolds like an epic poem over 10 tracks. Pulsing with evocations of nature at its most elemental, Sea Wolf’s songs are filled with vivid imagery and a cinematic sense of movement.

White Water, White Bloom drops September 22 courtesy of Dangerbird Records.

Current Tour Dates:

09/10/09 Thu Mississippi Studios Portland, OR

09/14/09 Mon SOhO Restaurant and Music Club Santa Barbara, CA

09/15/09 Tue Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, CA

09/16/09 Wed Glass House Pomona, CA

09/17/09 Thu The Troubadour West Hollywood, CA

09/18/09 Fri Bimbo’s 365 Club San Francisco, CA

09/21/09 Mon Mississippi Studios Portland, OR

09/22/09 Tue The Media Club Vancouver, BC

09/23/09 Wed Sunset Tavern Seattle, WA

09/25/09 Fri In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT

09/26/09 Sat Hi Dive Denver, CO

09/28/09 Mon Slowdown Omaha, NE

09/29/09 Tue 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN

09/30/09 Wed Mad Planet Milwaukee, WI

10/02/09 Fri Billiken Club St. Louis, MO

10/04/09 Sun Southgate House Newport, KY

10/09/09 Fri Sneaky Dee’s Toronto, ON

10/13/09 Tue Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

10/14/09 Wed Mercury Lounge New York, NY

10/16/09 Fri Union Hall Brooklyn, NY

10/17/09 Sat North Star Philadelphia, PA

10/18/09 Sun Talking Head Club Baltimore, MD

10/23/09 Fri The Earl Atlanta, GA

10/24/09 Sat Exit/In Nashville, TN

10/27/09 Tue The Cavern Dallas, TX



Why?: Eskimo Snow

Why? To Release New Album Eskimo Snow


Why?

A year and a half after releasing the acclaimed LP Alopecia, Why? returns with their fourth album, Eskimo Snow (out September 22). The two records are each other’s perfect foil: while last year’s release found Yoni Wolf and the gang delivering a tight set of intricate rhymes, live loops, slurred hooks and acerbic wit, Eskimo Snow offers a sung, sobering take on mortality that unfurls in lush waves of Americana and pop-infused psych-folk. Pre-mixed in Nashville by Lambchop‘s Mark Nevers (Silver Jews, Bonnie Prince Billy, Calexico), this album is Why?’s most live-sounding yet – a shadowy and sprawling piece as intimate in subject matter as it is handsome in timbre.

This record presents a band uninhibited and evermore accomplished at imbuing sound with mood. “On Rose Walk, Insomniac” rolls forth on a tempestuous din, with hard drumming through the chorus, with Yoni’s voice sounding like its running through a Leslie speaker. “Berkeley By Hearseback” comes in so soft, the guitar tones feel like waves of grain next to the splashy cymbals and a cowboy croon ricocheting through the background. “This Blackest Purse” weaves a melancholy that shirks dourness for a curious smile. And when the titular song brings the album to a hushed close, Eskimo Snow‘s place in the narrative becomes clear. Rather than spit at death or threaten it with suicide, Yoni stops bucking against the inevitable. In the process, the band discovers a rich place that the rest of us can happily live within.

Eskimo Snow Track List:

1. These Hands
2. January Twenty Something
3. Against Me
4. Even The Good Wood Gone
5. Into The Shadows of My Embrace
6. One Rose
7. On Rose Walk, Insomniac
8. Berkeley By Hearseback
9. This Blackest Purse
10. Eskimo Snow

WHY? Tour Dates:

09/24/09 Thu Northside Tavern Cincinnati, OH

09/26/09 Sat Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY

10/01/09 Thu The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/02/09 Fri First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA

10/03/09 Sat William Pitt Union Pittsburgh, PA

10/04/09 Sun The Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI

10/05/09 Mon The Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL

10/06/09 Tue Memorial Union Terrace Madison, WI

10/07/09 Wed Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN

10/09/09 Fri Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

10/10/09 Sat In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT

10/13/09 Tue Department of Safety Anacortes, WA

10/14/09 Wed Vera Project Seattle, WA

10/15/09 Thu Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

10/17/09 Sat Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

10/20/09 Tue Echoplex Los Angeles, CA

10/23/09 Fri Modified Phoenix, AZ

10/24/09 Sat Club Congress Tucson, AZ

10/26/09 Mon Hailey’s Denton, TX

10/28/09 Wed BottleTree Birmingham, AL

10/29/09 Thu Grey Eagle Asheville, NC

10/30/09 Fri Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

10/31/09 Sat Lenny’s Atlanta, GA

11/02/09 Mon The Social Orlando, FL

11/03/09 Tue Common Grounds Gainesville, FL

11/04/09 Wed Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL

11/06/09 Fri Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, LA

11/07/09 Sat Walter’s On Washington Houston, TX

11/08/09 Sun Fun Fun Fun Fest Austin, TX

11/10/09 Tue Jackpot Music Hall Lawrence, KS

11/11/09 Wed Firebird St. Louis, MO

11/13/09 Fri Rhino’s Bloomington, IN


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

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


Get a Free Doobie From Keller!

KELLER WILLIAMS’ FAN FAVORITE “DOOBIE IN MY POCKET”

AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD NOW AT WWW.KELLERWILLIAMS.NET

KELLER RELEASES ODD IN IT’S ENTIRETY ON AUGUST 12, 2009

AND TRACK-BY-TRACK VIA ‘THE ONCE A WEEK FREEK’ FAN DOWNLOAD FEATURE


Keller Williams

Keller Williams, is preparing to officially release his new studio album, ODD, on August 12, 2009. He’s spent the last 10 weeks releasing the songs track by track through his brand new, fan-oriented download feature, ‘The Once A Week Freek.’ This week’s download: track 10 from ODD, fan favorite “Doobie In My Pocket.” The 3:32 minute song, which unravels as a thoroughly entertaining story that comes full circle in the end, inspires a sing-along at Keller’s live shows. “Doobie In My Pocket” has yet to be recorded for official release, until now.


Check it out for yourself. You won’t regret it.

PLAY “DOOBIE IN MY POCKET” NOW

keller: guitar, bass, voice

jeff covert: drum programming

Visit ‘The Once A Week Freek’ at www.kellerwilliams.net to download a new song from ODD each week, available in the sequence that the songs will appear on the album – before its official release on August 12, 2009. Beginning August 12, full digital copies and physical copies of ODD will available for purchase at www.kellerwilliams.net and at Keller’s live shows. In addition to weekly song features from ODD, those who choose to purchase and download the album one track at a time, may also receive unexpected and spontaneous bonus content hand-picked by Keller himself.

Don’t miss Keller Williams on tour this fall. His complete list of tour dates is as follows:

August 6 Bottle and Cork Dewey Beach DE

August 7 Outer Banks Brewing Station Kill Devil Hills NC

August 8 House of Blues Myrtle Beach SC with Almira Fawn

August 12 Spud Drive In Driggs, ID w/ Dark Star Orchestra

August 14 Festival @ Sandpoint at Memorial Field Sandpoint ID w/ Donovan Frankenreiter

August 15 Frontier Ranch (Shamy Bash) Frontier Ranch Music Center Pataskala, OH

August 21 Mishawaka Bellevue CO

August 22 Mishawaka Bellevue CO with Moseley, Droll & Sipe

August 29 Music on the Mountaintop ~ The Old Fairgrounds Boone NC

September 3 Bear Tooth Theatre Pub Anchorage AK

September 4 Denali Park Salmon Bake Denali Park AK

September 5 The Blue Loon Fairbanks AK

September 7 Bumbershoot Festival Mural Amphitheatre Seattle WA

September 17 The Depot Salt Lake City UT with Umphrey’s McGee

September 18 Egyptian Theatre Boise ID

September 19 Wilma Theatre Missoula MT

September 20 Emerson Theater Bozeman MT

October 8 Sherman Theater Stroudsburg PA w/ Retro Rocket

October 9 The State Theatre State College PA

October 13 The Intersection Grand Rapids MI

October 15 City Opera House Traverse City MI

October 16 Barrymore Theatre Madison WI

October 17 Park West Chicago IL

October 19 People’s Des Moines IA

October 20 The Beaumont Kansas City MO

October 21 Fargo Theatre Fargo ND

October 22 Varsity Theatre Iowa City IA

October 23 Englert Theatre Iowa City IA

October 24 Murat Center ~ Egyptian Room Indianapolis IN

October 25 Mr. Smalls Theatre Millvale PA

November 11 Ventura Theatre Ventura CA

November 12 House of Blues Anaheim CA

November 13 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles CA

November 14 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach CA

November 15 Downtown Brewing Co. San Luis Obispo CA

November 17-18 Moe’s Alley Santa Cruz CA

November 19 McNear’s Mystic Theatre Petaluma CA

November 20 Eureka Theatre Eureka CA

November 21 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA

November 22 Crystal Bay Casino Crystal Bay CA

November 23 The Big Room @ The Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Chico CA

Long considered one of the most unique and prolific performers in all of rock, the Fredericksburg, Virginia native is known for flying by the seat of his pants on stage, utilizing an unorthodox approach that centers around an Echoplex Digital Pro looping unit, which allows Keller to alternate between several instruments on stage.



Dr. Dog Sign to Anit- Set Big Fall Tour

Dr. Dog Sign to Anit- / Set Big Fall Tour

Dr. Dog has signed to Anti- Records. Here’s a note from the band.

From www.drdogmusic.com:

Hey Everybody,


Dr. Dog

Before we head into the studio for the next few weeks we wanted to let you know that we’ve gone and signed to a new label. The record we’re making now is going to come out on Anti- Records early next year. As you might notice, this will be the first time that we’ll release a record in the U.S. that’s not on Park The Van and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank the PTV guys for all of their love and support over the years.


Park the Van was basically started to help us release
Easy Beat which was our first “proper” album. The work that that Park the Van has done to let people know about Dr. Dog has been incredible. Over the past few years PTV and Dr. Dog have come a long way together and we’ve had a lot of fun in the process. We wish the guys at PTV and all of the great bands on the label the best of luck, and we’re thankful for what has been and will surely continue to be an amazing relationship.

Thanks guys!

Dr. Dog Tour Dates


07/31/09 Fri Pickathon Roots Festival Happy Valley, OR

08/01/09 Sat Pickathon Roots Festival Happy Valley, OR

08/03/09 Mon Musikfest Bethlehem, PA

09/18/09 Fri Miller Plaza Chattanooga, TN

09/19/09 Sat Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Bristol, VA

09/20/09 Sun Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Bristol, VA

09/28/09 Mon Orange Peel Asheville, NC

09/29/09 Tue The Loft Atlanta, GA

09/30/09 Wed Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans, LA

10/01/09 Thu Chelsea’s Baton Rouge, LA

10/02/09 Fri Zilker Park Austin, TX

10/03/09 Sat Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival San Francisco, CA

10/04/09 Sun Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival San Francisco, CA

10/05/09 Mon The Brookdale Lodge Brookdale, CA

10/06/09 Tue Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA

10/07/09 Wed Club Congress Tucson, AZ

10/09/09 Fri Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT

10/10/09 Sat Belly Up Aspen, CO

10/11/09 Sun Fox Theatre Boulder, CO

10/12/09 Mon Bottleneck Lawrence, KS

10/13/09 Tue Gargoyle St. Louis, MO

10/15/09 Thu Mad Hatter Covington, KY

10/16/09 Fri Beachland Ballroom/Tavern Cleveland, OH

10/17/09 Sat Mass MoCA North Adams, MA

10/20/09 Tue The Southern Charlottesville, VA

10/21/09 Wed Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

10/22/09 Thu Ottobar Baltimore, MD

10/23/09 Fri Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

10/24/09 Sat Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

For more on Dr. Dog check our exclusive feature/interview here.


David Gray Tour & Album

David Gray Announces Details OF U.S. Tour In Support Of His New Studio Album
Draw The Line Due Out September 22


David Gray

British songwriter David Gray has announced the U.S. leg of his world tour. No doubt the crowds at these shows will be comprised of faux music aficionados who think what Gray does behind a microphone and guitar is amazing. The U.S. tour dates will be in support of Gray’s new studio album, Draw The Line due out on September 22.

Draw The Line was recorded in London, and was produced by Gray himself. “Fugitive,” the album’s lead single, was apparently serviced to radio last week and, according to a press release, has become the #1 most added song on AAA Radio.

Featured on the album are two duets, one with Jolie Holland and another with Eurythmics songstress Annie Lennox.

Tour Dates for David Gray:

08/07/09 Fri Boulder Theater Boulder, CO

08/15/09 Sat Concerts at Marymoor Redmond, WA

09/14/09 Mon Roundhouse London, GB

09/15/09 Tue The Ritz Manchester, GB

09/16/09 Wed ABC Glasgow, GB

10/23/09 Fri Wang Theater Boston, MA
10/24/09 Sat WAMU Theater New York, NY
10/26/09 Mon Massey Hall Toronto, Canada
10/27/09 Tue Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA
10/29/09 Thu Chicago Auditorium Theater Chicago, IL
10/30/09 Fri Orpheum Theater Minneapolis, MN
11/01/09 Sun Paramount Theater Denver, CO
11/02/09 Mon Kingsbury Hall Salt Lake City, UT
11/04/09 Wed Arlene Schnizer Concert Hall Portland, OR
11/07/09 Sat Paramount Theater Oakland, CA
11/09/09 Mon Orpheum Theater Los Angles, CA


Modest Mouse New EP

Modest Mouse To Release No One’s First, And You’re Next EP On August 4


Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse has announced they will release No One’s
First, And You’re Next
on August 4. This new EP contains eight songs,
six of which were recently released as limited edition 7″ vinyl singles.
Also included on the EP is “King Rat” which was a limited promo-only 7″
single free with the purchase of We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
in 2007 and “I’ve Got It All (Most)” which was the b-side to the “Float
On” single in 2004 and is currently out of print. The vinyl version of
No One’s First, And You’re Next
will be available on August 18.

No One’s First, And You’re Next track listing:
1. Satellite Skin
2. Guilty Cocker Spaniels
3. Autumn Beds
4. The Whale Song
5. Perpetual Motion Machine
6. History Sticks To Your Feet
7. King Rat
8. I’ve Got It All (Most)

Modest Mouse Tour Dates:


08/17/09 Mon Halifax Forum Halifax, NS

08/19/09 Wed Metropolis Montreal, QC

08/20/09 Thu The Ale House Kingston, ON

08/21/09 Fri The Sound Academy Toronto, ON

08/22/09 Sat The Sound Academy Toronto, ON

08/24/09 Mon Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Columbus, OH

08/25/09 Tue Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL

08/28/09 Fri San Diego Street Scene San Diego, CA

08/29/09 Sat The Grove Of Anaheim Anaheim, CA

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

09/01/09 Tue In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT

09/02/09 Wed The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO

09/03/09 Thu Alberta Bair Theatre Billings, MT

09/04/09 Fri The Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT

09/05/09 Sat Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA

09/07/09 Mon Bumbershoot Festival Seattle, WA

09/09/09 Wed Pipeline Cafe Honolulu, HI

12/11/09 Fri Butlins Holiday Centre Minehead, GB


Mass ‘Kiss-In’ Protest At Mormon Temple Leads To Confrontation

SALT LAKE CITY — A mass-kissing protest near the Mormon church temple Sunday drew a shouting match between gay activists and a group of faithful Mormons.

For the second consecutive weekend, about 100 people gathered to stage a “kiss-in”…

The Avett Brothers Box Set

The Avett Brothers Will Release Upcoming Album I and Love and You
Available As Special Deluxe Box Set

The Avett Brothers know it’s been a while since their last record came out… but, all the waiting hasn’t been in vain. The band wanted to give fans something special – something more than just a CD. So, after lots of time spent creating the Brothers have finally something to share.

A Deluxe Box set of I and Love and You will be made available of the new album, pre-orders are being taken now.

The Deluxe Box includes a pre-sale exclusive and includes the Vinyl LP, full mp3 download of the album, and 2 CDs – the full album plus a six-song disc of demos, exclusive to the deluxe box. The package also includes 31 high quality art prints by Scott and Seth, song lyrics and a tear-drop bandanna, all packaged neatly in a 12″ x 12″ linen-covered box. As a gift to loyal fans, the first 1,000 people who order the deluxe box will receive a signed print of the album cover painting.

Orders of the box set and various other formats of I and Love and You are being sold here. The box set is going for $89, Vinyl LP and digital download – $25, CD and digital download – $12 and digital download – $10.

Purchases of the deluxe box this weekend will be at a 10% discount. To receive a discount – when checking out, enter the promotion code: nation.

The Avett Brothers Tour Dates:

07/17/09 Fri House of Blues Orlando, FL

07/18/09 Sat Cuban Club Tampa, FL

07/19/09 Sun Parker Playhouse Fort Lauderdale, FL

07/24/09 Fri House of Blues N. Myrtle Beach, SC

07/25/09 Sat House of Blues N. Myrtle Beach, SC

07/30/09 Thu Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY

07/31/09 Fri The Westcott Theater Syracuse, NY

08/01/09 Sat Newport Folk Festival Newport, RI

08/02/09 Sun Calvin Theater Northampton, MA

08/04/09 Tue Bottle & Cork Dewey Beach, DE

08/08/09 Sat Bojangles’ Coliseum (Formerly Cricket Arena) Charlotte, NC

08/14/09 Fri Mulberry Mountain Harvest Festival Ozark, AR

08/15/09 Sat The Crossroads Kansas City, MO

08/16/09 Sun Sokol Auditorium / Underground Omaha, NE

08/19/09 Wed Telluride Sunset Series Telluride, CO

08/20/09 Thu Steamboat Ski Resort Steamboat Springs, CO

08/21/09 Fri Boulder Theater Boulder, CO

08/22/09 Sat Ogden Theatre Denver, CO

08/25/09 Tue Red Butte Garden Amphitheater Salt Lake City, UT

08/26/09 Wed Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID

08/28/09 Fri Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA

08/29/09 Sat Britt Pavilion Jacksonville, OR

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

09/01/09 Tue Van Duzer Theatre Arcata, CA

09/03/09 Thu Grand Sierra Theatre (Reno Hilton) Reno, NV

09/04/09 Fri The Strawberry Music Festival Yosemite National Park, CA

09/05/09 Sat Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, CA

09/17/09 Thu North Charleston Performing Arts Center Charleston, SC

09/18/09 Fri Westobou Festival Augusta, GA

09/19/09 Sat The Moon Tallahassee, FL

09/20/09 Sun Bama Theater Tuscaloosa, AL

09/22/09 Tue Lyric Theatre Oxford, MS

09/24/09 Thu Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN

09/25/09 Fri Robinson Auditorium Little Rock, AR

09/26/09 Sat Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK

09/27/09 Sun Granada Theater Dallas, TX

09/29/09 Tue River Center Baton Rouge, LA

10/01/09 Thu House of Blues New Orleans, LA

10/02/09 Fri Zilker Park Austin, TX

10/03/09 Sat Rose State College Midwest City, OK

10/05/09 Mon Lovett Auditorium Murray, KY

10/15/09 Thu Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD

10/17/09 Sat Terminal 5 New York, NY

10/18/09 Sun House of Blues Boston, MA

10/20/09 Tue Englert Civic Theatre Iowa City, IA

10/21/09 Wed Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI

10/22/09 Thu Canopy Club Urbana, IL

10/29/09 Thu Keith Albee Theatre Huntington, WV

10/30/09 Fri The Louisville Palace Louisville, KY

10/31/09 Sat Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN


The Avett Brothers: Album Due 9/29 & Huge Tour

THE AVETT BROTHERS I AND LOVE AND YOU IN STORES SEPTEMBER 29

NPR MUSIC EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN BEGINS SEPTEMBER 22

The Avett Brothers

North Carolina-based rock band, The Avett Brothers, are gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated American Recordings/Columbia Records debut, I and Love and You, which hits stores on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. I and Love and You was recorded in Malibu, California and produced by multi-Grammy Award winning producer, Rick Rubin. The thirteen songs that make up this new record defy pigeonholing and can best be described as an amalgam of rock, folk, pop and country. The band has spent years touring, recording, performing and perfecting this blend of music styles with their signature lyrics and vocals. I and Love and You will also be available at participating Starbucks company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada and wherever music is sold.

In addition beginning Tuesday, September 22, 2009, NPR Music will host an Exclusive First Listen of I and Love and You on their website, www.npr.org/firstlisten, where fans will be able to get a sneak peak of the new album a week prior to release. NPR Music’s distinctive Exclusive First Listen series recently showcased new music from such innovators as Wilco, Moby, Bjork and Neko Case.

The story of The Avett Brothers has been told by word of mouth until now. Come witness what thousands have been loyally following and speaking about for years…

THE AVETT BROTHERS ON TOUR:

7/09 Norfolk, VA Harrison Opera House

7/10 Richmond, VA The National

7/11 Roanoke, VA Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre

7/12 Louisville, KY The Riverfront Belvedere

7/16 Saint Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre

7/17 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues

7/18 Tampa, FL The Cuban Club

7/19 Fort Lauderdale, FL Parker Playhouse

7/24 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

7/25 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

7/30 Buffalo, NY Lafayette Square

7/31 Syracuse, NY The Westcott

8/01 Newport, RI Fort Adams State Park (Newport Folk Festival)

8/02 Northampton, MA Calvin Theater

8/04 Dewey Beach, DE Bottle & Cork

8/08 Charlotte, NC Bojangles Coliseum

8/14 Ozark, AR Mulberry Mountain (Festival)

8/15 Kansas City, MO The Crossroads

8/16 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium/Underground

8/19 Telluride, CO Sunset Plaza @ Mountain Village

8/20 Steamboat Springs, CO Summer Concert Series (Howelson Hills Amp)

8/21 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater

8/22 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

8/25 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden

8/26 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House

8/28 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre

8/29 Jacksonville, OR Britt Festival

8/30 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music Festival

9/01 Arcata, CA HSU Van Duzer Theater

9/03 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Theater

9/04 Camp Mather, CA Strawberry Music Festival

9/05 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre

9/17 North Charleston, SC North Charleston P.A.C.

9/18 Augusta, GA Westobou Festival/Riverwalk

9/19 Tallahassee, FL The Moon

9/20 Tuscaloosa, AL Bama Theatre

9/22 Oxford, MS The Lyric Oxford

9/24 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall

9/25 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center Music Hall

9/26 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom

9/27 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

9/29 Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge River Center Theatre

10/1 New Orleans, LA House of Blues

10/2 Austin, TX Austin City Limits

10/3 Midwest City, OK Rose State PAC

10/5 Murray, KY Lovett Auditorium Center

10/15 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live

10/16 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory

10/17 New York, NY Terminal 5

10/18 Boston, MA House of Blues

10/20 Iowa City, IA The Englert Theatre

10/21 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre

10/22 Urbana, IL Canopy Club

10/29 Huntington, WV Keith Albee Theatre

10/30 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace

10/31 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium


Gay Couple Detained After Kissing Near Mormon Church

SALT LAKE CITY — A gay couple say they were detained by security guards on a plaza owned by the Mormon church and later cited by police, claiming it stemmed from a kiss on the cheek.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said …

Lou Barlow: Album & Tour

Lou Barlow Readies His Solo Release And Preps For Tour


Lou Barlow

On October 6, Merge Records will release Lou Barlow‘s new album, Goodnight Unknown. In the four years since his career-redefining, mostly acoustic record Emoh, Lou Barlow has reunited with Dinosaur Jr. and reissued three of Sebadoh‘s classic albums. But as the brilliant new Goodnight Unknown illustrates, he’s hardly living in the past. Borrowing the live-band energy of Dinosaur Jr. and the stylistic reach of Sebadoh, Barlow has built on Emoh‘s full production and written a set of immediate, melodic pop songs that Lou describes as, “a cross between my later work with Folk Implosion and my earlier work with Sebadoh… to my ears, anyway.”

From the surging opening track “Sharing” to the surprisingly soulful performances on “The Right,” Goodnight Unknown benefits from Barlow’s tunefulness and his decision to record the record relatively quickly, with old friends and new. The MelvinsDale Crover adds inspired drum work throughout, and Goodnight Unknown‘s urgent sound owes just as much to frequent Barlow collaborator Imaad Wasif (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Alaska!). The record’s considerable power also stems from the new talents on board, including producer Andrew Murdock and Lisa Germano.

Lou Barlow + The Missingmen will be on tour throughout the fall opening for Dinosaur Jr. The Missingmen are guitarist Tom Watson and drummer Raul Morales. Lou “stole” them from Mike Watt for this tour, and is excited to be bringing you the full band experience of Goodnight Unknown.

Goodnight Unknown Track Listing:

1. Sharing

2. Goodnight Unknown

3. Too Much Freedom

4. Faith In Your Heartbeat

5. The One I Call

6. The Right

7. Gravitate

8. I’m ThinkingÂ…

9. One Machine, One Long Fight

10. Praise

11. Take Advantage

12. Modesty

13. Don’t Apologize

14. One Note Tone

Lou Barlow + the Missingmen on Tour:

09/30/09 Wed Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

10/03/09 Sat The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/04/09 Sun Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY

10/07/09 Wed Toad’s Place New Haven, CT

10/08/09 Thu 9:30 Club Washington, DC

10/09/09 Fri Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

10/10/09 Sat Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

10/11/09 Sun Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, MI

10/13/09 Tue Majestic Theatre Madison, WI

10/14/09 Wed The Pageant St. Louis, MO

10/15/09 Thu The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL

10/16/09 Fri Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY

10/17/09 Sat Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA

10/22/09 Thu Granada Theater Dallas, TX

10/23/09 Fri Warehouse Live Houston, TX

10/26/09 Mon Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO

10/27/09 Tue Slowdown Omaha, NE

10/29/09 Thu Boulder Theater Boulder, CO

10/30/09 Fri Aggie Theatre Fort Collins, CO

10/31/09 Sat Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT

11/03/09 Tue Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ

11/04/09 Wed Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

11/05/09 Thu House of Blues West Hollywood, CA

11/06/09 Fri The Fillmore San Francisco, CA

11/07/09 Sat Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR



Magnolia Electric Co. Album/Tour

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



Femi Kuti: Tour

EXTENSIVE NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR BEGINS IN JUNE

Femi Kuti

On June 3 in New York City, Afrobeat pioneer Femi Kuti, backed by his
band the Positive Force, will begin a 24-date summer tour spanning North
America, including several shows opening for the Dave Matthews Band, a
headline appearance at the Hollywood Bowl and performances at the Bonnaroo,
Montreal Jazz and Rothbury Music festivals. Kuti’s performances will
feature material from his first studio album of new material in seven years,
the acclaimed Day By Day.

Femi is ready to bring his new material from Day By Day to the many cities
comprising the summer tour. It’s easy to hear that the long respite has
inspired him. He is upbeat, enthusiastic and raring to hit the road again,
in spite of how much has changed since he began his hiatus. “Everybody is
back in training now,” he says. “We have to re-establish my music. We have
to come out and play it live, because the record industry is in such a bad
shape, we are all suffering.”

“Luckily,” he laughs, “the African man is used to suffering.”

Check out JamBase’s 2008 interview with Femi Kuti here.

Femi Kuti U.S. Tour Dates:

June 3
New York, NY
The Fillmore at Irving Plaza

June 4
New York, NY
The Fillmore at Irving Plaza

June 5
Hartford, CT
Dodge Music Center*

June 6
Hartford, CT
Dodge Music Center*

June 9
Toronto, ONT
Molson Amphitheatre*

June 10
Montreal, QC
Parc Jean Drapeau*

June 11
Atlanta, GA
Variety Playhouse

June 12
Manchester, TN
Bonnaroo Music Festival

June 14
Salt Lake City, UT
Red Butte Garden

June 16
Seattle, WA
Showbox

June 17
Portland, OR
Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre

June 19
Boonville, CA
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival

June 20
San Francisco, CA
The Fillmore

June 21
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl

June 24
Boston, MA
Paradise Rock Club

June 25
Brooklyn, NY
Celebrate Brooklyn

June 26
Philadelphia, PA
World Cafe Live

June 27
Washington, D.C.
9:30 Club

June 30
Apple Valley, MN
Music in the Zoo‹Weesner

July 1
Highland Park, IL
Ravinia Festival

July 2
Milwaukee, WI
Summerfest

July 3
Rothbury, MI
Rothbury Festival

July 4
Toronto, ONT
Harbourfront Centre

July 5
Montreal, QC
Metropolis

* Supporting Dave Matthews Band


The Juan MacLean & Field Tour

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 Söderstrom 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