Brooklyn-based rock quartet Pela has just announced a 2008 headlining tour with Liam Finn opening, while teasing us with some details on that forthcoming Rise Ye Sunken Ships disc, the follow-up to this year's Anytown Graffiti LP.
"Lost to the Lonesome" is probably our favorite track, showing off the Bloc Party vibe the band has gotten a name for lately. You can check out the clip after the jump, along with all available tour dates.
Springsteen's camp today announced the 2008 dates his hardcore Jersey-faithful have been waiting for - three Garden State gigs to close out the major Grammy-robbed Magic tour at Giants Stadium.
The Boss and his E Street Band will perform July 27-28 and 31, but tickets go on sale soon - Dec. 15 to be exact. Considering the Springsteen has sold out 66 dates there over the course of his career, we suggest logging on early.
As fans of famously hit-or-miss live acts like Ryan Adams or The Replacements, far be it for us to pass judgment on Babyshambles for having an off night at the Shockwaves NME awards, but this truly does sound like the worst gig ever.
(Via aversion) "Front man Pete Doherty, citing illness, bailed out on the show before the band arrived. By the time the act was set to play, guitarist Mick Whitnell was also absent. That didn't stop the act's rhythm section from dragging onto the stage, however. Bassist Drew McConnell and drummer Adam Fieck yanked some random out of the crowd and limped through a couple numbers."
Yikes. But then again, the bloke from the audience was probably more sober than Doherty would have been by sound check, had his "illness" not gotten the better of him. Sign that fan to a deal!
The Grammy-nominated boys in Wilco will be heading out on the road once more, now that Jeff Tweedy is finishing up his own set of solo gigs, culminating with this weekend's Barack Obama "Change Rocks" show in Chicago. Find one in your neck after the jump.
Yo La Tengo kicks of its yearly batch of Hanukkah gigs tonight at the band's old stomping grounds of Maxwell's in Hoboken. But if you're feeling a bit grinchy and still want to check out one of those freewheeling shows, you're in luck. A handful of 2008 dates have just been announced.
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Ian Astbury may have tried to spill the beans already, but now it looks like "official" confirmation of the Led Zeppelin reunion tour is on the way. An e-mail was sent to Bob Lefsetz, he of the The Lefsetz Letter, on Friday, and he shared this nugget with his readers:
"Zeppelin just confirmed for Bonnaroo. They can't officially announce until after the London gig so pass it on! Also Metallica is confirmed on the bill too!"
Awesome!...But Bonnaroo? And Metallica? We know we know, the festival has obviously been mainstreaming itself for several years now, but a gig that got its start with hippie rock like Widespread Panic and Phil Lesh feels like a strange place to get the Led out for the first time in decades.
In today's world of instant online gratification and premature band over-hype, Spoon's long road to the top of the blogger heap is as well-deserved as it is unlikely. The band has actually improved with virtually every album, and after the commercial failure of discs like A Series of Sneaks, the band actually found its way to the upper reaches of Billboard for Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.
Point being, if you haven't given Spoon a shot yet, you're looooong overdue. Here's a starting point: The band recently stopped by NPR to play a few cuts from the new disc, as well as "I Summon You" off Gimme Fiction (our favorite disc in the Spoon catalog). If that strikes your fancy, Spoon has several more winter radio shows on the way in December. Check em' out after the jump.
The UK's Editors have announced plans for a large-scale US in the new year, to be supported by Hot Hot Heat and Louis XIV. The trek will bring them through NYC on 1.17, in support of the band's sophomore release, An End Has a Start.
With two acclaimed releases in the tank and a new single in stores (+ one straight awful video) is the band finally poised for a Stateside breakthrough? Check them out live and decide for yourself. Keep reading for all upcoming dates.
Found this via Matador Records' always-excellent Matablog: The New Pornographers have scheduled a free in-store appearance at SoHo's Apple Store for 12/11 at 8pm. Fans full of Christmas spirit will hope to hear the band's brand new holiday cut, "The Spirit Of Giving," available exclusively at iTunes beginning today.
Two bits of Ryan Adams news today: Mr. Sleazy Handshake himself has announced a new batch of West coast gigs that will extend his latest jaunt with The Cardinals into 2008. In addition, the artist completed work on the "Follow the Lights" video, featuring the cast of October Road. The show is no great shakes, but Ryan has no qualms about lending his tunes to teen dramas, and it's good to see Donna from That 70's Show getting work.
Read on for full tour dates and a video clip.
SS would like to take a moment to wish founding E-Street band member Danny Federici a speedy recovery. The accomplished keyboard has taken a leave of absence from Springsteen's Magic tour, to undergo treatment for melanoma.
Charles Giordano, who played with Springsteen last year on the Seeger Sessions Tour, will fill in for Federici, but I think we can agree that none shall replace him. Keep reading to watch a recent, Federici-heavy classic. Come back soon Danny!
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As expected, the Bruce Springsteen 2008 tour itinerary continues to expand, with 10 dates now scheduled. Fans had long anticipated a second wave of dates in support of Magic, Springsteen's first set with the E Street Band since 2002's The Rising.
2008 dates so far:
February 2008
28 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
March 2008
3 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum (on sale 11/23)
6 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
7 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
16 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
17 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center (on sale 11/26)
31 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
April 2008
7, 8 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
25 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
UPDATE: We're up to about 29 and counting now...
Rilo Kiley might have lost a few cool points with the indie kids after the Fleetwood Mac-ish Under the Blacklight, but we still love em' for two tracks: The shoegazing "Dreamworld" (10x better live, by the way) and the sleezy funk of "The Moneymaker." Check out a acoustic take on the latter from the 4th annual Woodies, where the band joined Lupe Fiasco as last-minute replacements for trainwreck-in-waiting Amy Winehouse.
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Two Hold Steady posts in one day! You lucky bastards you. Anyway, the KEXP blog is offering an mp3 of Craig Finn and co.'s Gibson showroom taping during CMJ. Tracks include "Stuck Between Stations", "Massive Nights", "Chips Ahoy!", Separation Sunday's "Your Little Hoodrat Friend", and "You Can Make Him Like You." At the end Finn once again confirms plans for a new disc in Spring/Summer '08. Huzzah! Get the mp3 link after the jump!
Though rumors of a full-out reunion tour have already been squelched (for now), it appears that the Zeppelin fans who managed to score tickets to the legendary act's one-off gig at the 02 Arena might actually hear some new stuff (via MTV): Page told a Canadian newspaper he’d be: “really surprised if there wasn't (new material). We're musicians - as we're playing we'll probably be coming up with all manner of things.”
Oh. My. God. Yes, I know we promised to lay off the Springsteen posts for a while, but once you guys check out the set list from last night in Ontario, you will understand. Before we keel over in a mix of wild-eyed jealousy and fanboy glee, here's the short version: Bruce + Arcade Fire = The greatest rendition of "Keep the Car Running" EVER!
via Backstreets:
Four more tour premieres tonight, including "Tougher Than the Rest" (an audible, in the "Heartbreak"/"Brilliant" slot on the setlist) and "Backstreets." But when the spot-on debut of "Backstreets" isn't the big story of the night, you know something unusual happened. Yep, in the six-song encore, Bruce and the E Streeters were joined by members of Arcade Fire, husband-and-wife band co-founders Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. First up was "State Trooper," a song Arcade Fire has been known to cover, and which the E Street Band hasn't played live since the Born in the U.S.A. tour. After that, they all went into "Keep the Car Running," a hard-hitting track from Arcade Fire's magnificent Neon Bible.
Tonight SS is crossing its fingers for clear skies as the first of two Springsteen gigs at Continental Airlines kicks off at 8pm. Despite some minor legal woes, Bruce and the gang are riding high with their latest disc, Magic, almost assured of the #1 spot on Billboard next week, after already conquering the U.K. for a seventh time.
Springsteen-mania also overtook VH1 Classic today, with an entire day's programming devoted to The Boss, culminating in a live broadcast of the first two songs from tonight's gig. Look closely at hardcore fans on the arena floor and you might just see the SS crew. Expect a full report later this week...
The Modest Mouse crew, ever the road warriors, aren't done touring in support of We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. A fall set of dates kicks off on Halloween in Spokane, Washington, and keeps on truckin' through the middle of December. See below for full dates.
Modest Mouse Fall Tour Dates:
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 - Big Easy Concert Hall, Spokane, Wash.
Nov. 2 - MacEwan Ballroom, Calgary
Nov. 3 - Edmonton Events Center
Nov. 5 - Odeon Event Center, Saskatoon
Nov. 7 - Burton Cummings Theater, Winnipeg
Nov. 9 - "Airlines" Ballroom, Des Moines, Iowa
Nov. 10 - Orpheum Theater- Madison, Madison, Wis.
Nov. 11 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee
Nov. 12 - Murat Egyptian Room, Indianapolis
Nov. 14 - Pageant, St. Louis
Nov. 15 - Blue Note, Columbia, Mo.
Nov. 17 - Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, N.M.
Nov. 30 - State Theater, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Dec. 1 - Masonic Temple Theater, Detroit
Dec. 2 - Congress Theatre, Chicago
Dec. 3 - Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis
Dec. 10 - Soma, San Diego
Dec. 11 - Rialto Theater, Tuscon, Az.
Dec. 12 - Abraham Chavez Theatre, El Paso, Texas
Dec. 15 - House of Blues, New Orleans
Steve Earle, who will hit up Town Hall tonight in NYC, could easily be (and often is) categorized for newbies as a something of a countrified Paul Westerberg. What with his critical love, struggles with substance abuse and perennial “shoulda’ been huge” status, its a fair enough argument, and surely they (we can probably toss Ryan Adams into the mix as well) share a lot of fans. But where Westerberg’s stock in trade has typically been matters close to the heart, Earle tackles political issues that give him a much more controversial edge. Rejecting the “lovable fuckup” tag bestowed, justifiably or not, on Saint Paul, Earle doesn’t want to be lovable, couldn’t give a crap (at least in recent years) about the girl that got away and spends little time crying in his beer. Infamous tunes like “John Walker’s Blues” or politically-charged albums like The Revolution Starts...Now indicate that he’s got bigger fish to fry.
Despite this reputation, most of the press around Steve Earle’s latest disc, Washington Square Serenade (above left), has been concerned with production rather than lyrical content. Not unlike John Mellencamp’s Mr. Happy Go Lucky, the disc adds beat-driven, almost hip hop elements to the folk-heavy Earle sound. And although this time out Earle is less concerned with the state of the world (despite occasional detours like “Red is the Color” and “Steve’s Hammer”), NYC natives will be want to listen close for this newly transplanted New York resident’s ruminations on life in the Big Apple.
Check out two tracks streaming on his MySpace, “City of Immigrants” and “Satellite Radio” for a quick taste.
The Shins have added more dates to their fall tour in support of Wincing the Night Away, the band's major label debut. After two dates in NYC this October, the band will make a quick stop in Vegas and then head overseas for gigs in England, Scotland and Japan. Just try not to spread that Viral Woodie over there guys, it sounds contagious.
The Shins Fall Dates:
10-05 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre *
10-06 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl *
10-07 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
10-09 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheater *
10-10 Albuquerque, NM - Popejoy Hall (University of New Mexico)
10-17 Atlanta, GA - Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center
10-18 Charleston, SC - The Plex #
10-19 Raleigh, NC - Progress Energy Center (Raleigh Memorial Auditorium)
10-20 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa #
10-22 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion #$
10-23 New York, NY - Terminal Five #
10-24 New York, NY - Terminal Five #
10-27 Las Vegas, NV - Sam Boyd Stadium (Vegoose Festival)
10-28 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
11-05 Paris, France - La Cigale
11-07 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
11-08 Manchester, England - Academy
11-09 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
11-12 Tokyo, Japan - Club Quattro
11-13 Tokyo, Japan - Club Quattro
11-14 Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro
11-15 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
Morrissey embarks on his latest North American tour tonight in Tijuana, before making his way through NYC in October for five nights at the Hammerstein Ballroom, the 22nd through the 28th. Though we're certainly diggin' the renewed Stateside Mozzer love we've seen over the last few years, SS isn't giving up hope on that Smith's reunion tour just yet. Seventy-five million pays for a lot of group therapy. Think about it Mozz. Think about it.
Morrissey North American Tour Dates:
09-20 Tijuana, Mexico - El Foro *
09-21 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl *
09-23 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
09-24 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
09-26 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
09-27 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
09-29 Santa Barbara, CA - County Bowl *
10-01 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-02 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-04 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-05 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-06 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-08 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-09 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-11 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-12 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-13 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium *
10-15 Salt Lake City, UT - Thanksgiving Point *
10-17 Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theatre *
10-19 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre *
10-20 Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza *
10-22 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom *
10-23 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom *
10-26 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom *
10-27 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom *
10-28 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom *
10-30 Boston, MA - Orpheum *
10-31 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live *
11-02 Washington, DC - Constitution Hall *
11-04 Greenville, SC - Peace Center *
11-05 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle *
11-07 Melbourne, FL - King Center for the Performing Arts *
11-08 Miami, FL - Fillmore *
* with Kristeen Young
Rescheduled dates have been released for those recently postponed Cure shows, and although they are a little further off then fans might have hoped, the band's explanation was simple - Obviously they didn't want to inconvenience all those die-hard NBA fans that are rocking out to "Boy Don't Cry" in between playoff games.
via the band's official site:
"A lot of the venues we needed wouldn't let us confirm dates in the March/April period, but we understand they all have to live in hope!" wrote the band on its website."
10-06 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater (Download Festival)
10-18 Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes (MTV Latin American Awards)
10-20 Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
10-21 Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
10-22 Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
05-09 Washington, DC - Patriot Center
05-10 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
05-12 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
05-14 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
05-15 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
05-17 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
05-19 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
05-21 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
05-23 Salt Lake City, UT - E Center
05-25 George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival)
05-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
05-29 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
05-31 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
06-03 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
06-04 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
06-06 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
06-08 Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
06-09 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
06-11 Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
06-13 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
06-15 Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Center
06-16 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
06-18 Cleveland, OH - TBA
06-20 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
The Cure's upcoming, possibly double-album is on schedule for an April release date.
Perhaps picking up on the general stateside indifference to his band's recent sophomore LP, Kaiser Chiefs drummer Nick Hodgson had the following to say about the now canceled US tour:
"We'd like to apologise to fans in America and Canada, especially those who have already bought tickets, but something had to give. We've been extremely busy all year and had no time to focus on the future, we plan to have new material out as soon as possible and we've wanted to record all summer.
"This needs to happen before our European & UK shows at the end of the year so we can play a few of our new songs live, we're keen to explore new ground, beyond the sound of our first two records, so we're headed back into the studio to begin that process."
The band will still play the following dates:
-Austin City Limits Festival, Austin (September 14)
-Mexico City Vive Cuervo Salón (16)
-New York City Beacon Theatre (29)
Gloomy post-punk three-piece Editors (below, photo by Jill Furmanowsky) kicked off its North American tour today in support of An End Has a Start, the band's sophomore LP. Though we weren't initially enamored with debut disc The Back Room or the sonically similar follow-up, both have quietly grown on us and surpassed a great many of their contemporaries in the Brit rock pecking order.
We'd still prefer to see some growth next time around, but there's no denying the appeal of the band's brooding but muscular riffs and the oddly compelling vocals of lead singer Tom Smith. Editors' sound has been accused of being derivative at times, but once Coldplay wears out its welcome, it makes for a louder, edgier and all together better alternative. (But don't forget, it's still pop.)
The below video for "An End Has a Start" is mind-blowingly awful, but a stunning acoustic take on "Bones" over at Spinner more than makes up for it.
Editors will hit NYC this Friday for a gig at Webster Hall. See below for a full list of dates.
Tuesday, Sept. 4th – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Thursday, Sept. 6th – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
Friday, Sept. 7th – Webster Hall – New York, NY
Saturday, Sept. 8th – Osheaga Festival – Montreal, QC
Sunday, Sept. 9th – Virgin Festival – Toronto, ON
Tuesday, Sept. 11th – Park West - Chicago, IL
Wednesday, Sept. 12th – Fine Line Music Café – Minneapolis, MN
Friday, Sept. 14th – Monolith Festival – Denver, CO
Saturday, Sept.15th – Club Sound - Salt Lake City, UT
Monday, Sept. 17th – Richard’s On Richards – Vancouver, BC
Tuesday, Sept. 18th – Chop Suey – Seattle, WA
Wednesday, Sept. 19th - Berbati’s Pan – Portland, OR
Thursday, Sept. 20th – Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
Friday, Sept. 21st – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Los Angeles, CA
Sunday, Sept 23rd – Streetscene – San Diego, CA
Monday, Sept. 24th – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
Dates have been announced for Bruce Springsteen's upcoming tour, set to coincide with the release of Magic, his first album of new material featuring the E Street Band since 2002's The Rising.
Dates Venue (on sale date at right)
10/2 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center 9/8
10/5 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 9/8
10/9-10 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena 9/10
10/14 Ottawa, ONT Civic Centre 9/17
10/15 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre 9/17
10/17-18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 9/10
10/21 Chicago, IL United Center 9/8
10/26 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena 9/15
10/28 Los Angeles, CA Venue TBA TBA
11/2 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 9/22
11/4 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 9/15
11/5 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills 9/21
11/11 Washington, D.C. Verizon Arena 9/21
11/14 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena 9/14
11/15 Albany, NY Times Union Center 9/8
11/18 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden 9/22
11/25 Madrid, SPAIN Palacio De Deportes 10/2
11/26 Bilbao, SPAIN Bilbao Exhibition Centre 10/9
11/28 Milan, ITALY Datchforum 9/10
11/30 Arnhem, NETHERLANDS Geldredome 9/8
12/2 Mannheim, GERMANY Sap Arena 8/31
12/4 Oslo, NORWAY Oslo Spektrum 9/3
12/8 Copenhagen, DENMARK Forum Copenhagen 9/3
12/10 Stockholm, SWEDEN Globe Arena 9/1
12/12 Antwerp, BELGIUM Sports Paleis 9/8
12/13 Cologne, GERMANY Koln Arena 8/31
12/15 Belfast, IRELAND Odyssey Arena 9/6
12/17 Paris, FRANCE Palais Omnisports De Bercy 9/7
12/19 London, UK O2 Arena 8/30
Since it appears that we've gone straight from the dog days of August to mid-October, those of you keeping your fingers crossed for a return to Indian Summer might want to trek out to Long Island tomorrow night for Jimmy Buffett's "secret show" at The Stephen Talkhouse.
The news was leaked via Gawker and, predictably, was subsequently thrashed by a gang of angry NYC hipsters that wouldn't be caught dead in flip flops outside of a public shower. If ya'll are interested in hearing Buffett's pre-country but post-cheesy output (OK - it's still a little cheesy), pick up Far Side of the World. "Savannah Fare You Well" and "Tonight I Just Need My Guitar" make for perfect 3am beach party tunes and should be required strumming for "the dude on the couch" at your shore house who isn't paying any rent.
On the heels of latest single "Turn on Me," The Shins have added October dates to the band's already massive 2007 tour in support Winching the Night Away, including two dates in NYC at Terminal Five.
The Shins upcoming tour dates:
08-17 Erfurt, Germany - Highfield Festival
08-18 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-19 Biddinghuizen, Holland - Lowlands Festival
08-21 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre
08-22 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Vital Festival
08-23 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
08-24 Saint-Cloud, France - Rock en Siene
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-30 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
09-01 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-02 Chicago, IL - Download Festival
10-05 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre *
10-06 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl *
10-07 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
10-09 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheater *
10-10 Albuquerque, NM - Popejoy Hall (University of New Mexico)
10-17 Atlanta, GA - Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center
10-18 Charleston, SC - The Plex #
10-19 Raleigh, NC - Progress Energy Center (Raleigh Memorial Auditorium)
10-20 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa #
10-22 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion #
10-23 New York, NY - Terminal Five #
10-24 New York, NY - Terminal Five #
10-27 Las Vegas, NV - Sam Boyd Stadium (Vegoose Festival)
10-28 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
You've got to hand it to Ryan Adams. He might still be guilty of the occasional hissy fit at one of his shows, but the guy's nothing if not a road warrior. Already on tour since June promoting his 9th LP Easy Tiger, Adams recently added a second leg of dates stretching from September 13, to a final US show on his home turf at NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom and finishing off with a few dates overseas. Phew. See an up-to-date list below.
Ryan Adams 2007 tour dates:
Aug. 16: Auckland (Bruce Mason Centre)
Aug. 18: Brisbane, Australia (The Tivoli)
Aug. 20: Melbourne (Palais Theatre)
Aug. 22: Adelaide, Australia (Her Majesty's Theater)
Aug. 23: Sydney (Enmore Theater)
Sept. 1: Turin, N.Y. (moe.down)
Sept. 13: Charlottesville, Va. (Paramount Theatre)
Sept. 16: Northampton, Mass. (Calvin Theatre)
Sept. 17: Portland, Maine (Merrill Auditorium)
Sept. 19: Montreal (St. Denise Theatre)
Sept. 21: Toronto (Massey Hall)
Sept. 22: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Theater)
Sept. 24: Kalamazoo, Mich. (State Theater)
Sept. 25: Milwaukee (The Riverside)
Sept. 27: Minneapolis (State Theater)
Sept. 28: Madison, Wis. (Barrymore Theatre)
Sept. 29: Chicago (Chicago Theatre)
Oct. 1: Iowa City, Iowa (Main Lounge)
Oct. 2: Kansas City, Mo. (Uptown Theatre)
Oct. 4: Urbana-Champaign, Ill. (Foellinger Auditorium)
Oct. 5: St. Louis (The Pageant)
Oct. 10: London (Royal Albert Hall)
Oct. 13: Charleston, S.C. (North Charleston Performing Arts Centre)
Oct. 15: Birmingham, Ala. (Alabama Theatre)
Oct. 18: Houston (Verizon Wireless Theatre)
Oct. 19: Dallas (McFarlin Memorial Auditorium)
Oct. 27: Lakewood, Ohio (Lakewood Civic Auditorium)
Oct. 29: Pittsburgh (Carnegie Music Hall)
Oct. 30: Washington, D.C. (Constitution Hall)
Oct. 31: New York (Hammerstein Ballroom)
Nov. 11: Cardiff, Wales (Millennium Centre)
Nov. 12: Nottingham, England (Royal Center)
Nov. 15: Manchester, England (Apollo)
Nov. 16: London (Hammersmith Apollo)
Dec. 1: Glasgow (Clyde Auditorium)
Bust out the spandex and practice those high leg kicks. David Lee Roth is back. (For real this time.)
Kanye West's recent foray in indie rock territory might have won him some additional crossover appeal, but it did little to endeared him to the folks at Pitchfork. If Clipse had sampled "Young Folks," it might have been a different story, but nevertheless, some bad reviews haven't stopped the rap hip hop mogul from continuing the mashup.
Kanye has asked Swedish duo Pete Bjorn and John to accompany him as his backup band for their homeland's Way out West Festival on August 11. No word on whether they will take him up on the offer, but they certainly aren't hard up for gigs:
Pete Bjorn and John upcoming tour dates:
07-31 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater !
08-01 San Diego, CA - House of Blues !
08-02 Salt Lake City, UT - Gallivan Center *
08-04 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Race Course (Virgin Festival)
08-05 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Lollapalooza)
08-05 Chicago, IL - Double Door ^
08-06 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre %
08-07 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
08-08 Nashville, TN - City Hall
08-11 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-15 Paredes de Coura, Portugal - Paredes du Coura Festival
08-16 Saint-Malo, France - La Route du Rock Festival
08-19 Cologne, Germany - C/O Pop Festival
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-25 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 London, England - Get Loaded in the Park Festival
09-05 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
09-06 New York, NY - Roseland #
09-07 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom #
09-08 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
09-09 Toronto, Ontario - V Festival
09-11 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #
09-12 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #
09-14 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-16 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre #
09-17 Los Angeles, CA - The WIltern #
09-18 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield #
09-19 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom #
09-20 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
09-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore #
09-24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
September 11 will see Go! Team's sophomore set, Proof of Youth, drop on Sub Pop. Though we're psyched to not be waiting months and months for the disc to make its way across the pond like in the case of their debut, we're even MORE excited for the just announced U.S. tour:
08-10 Gothenberg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-11 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-15 Saint-Malo, France, La Route du Rock Festival
08-16 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-18 Brighton, England - Loop Festival
08-26 London, England - Get Loaded Festival
08-31 Argyll, Scotland, Connect Festival
09-02 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-07 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
09-12 London, England - Electric Ballroom
09-13 Manchester, England - Ritz
09-14 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
10-13 Chicago, IL - Double Door
10-15 Seattle, WA - Neumos
10-17 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
10-19 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
10-20 Pomona, CA - Glass House
10-21 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
10-25 Boston, MA - Paradise
10-26 Philadelphia, PA - TBA
10-27 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10-28 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
10-30 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
That full-fledged GNR reunion moved one step closer to fruition on Saturday as three original members took to the stage for Axl-free renditions of "Mr. Brownstone" and "Paradise City." Izzy Stradlin and bassist Duff McKagan joined Steven Adler and his new band to commemorate Appetite for Destruction's 20th anniversary.
After Chinese Democracy finally drops, then tanks, how long do you think it'll take for Axl to bury the hatchet for that mega-million kiss-and-make-up tour? Might we even see a Billy Corgan-esque announcement on release day?
The Shins dropped some new tour dates for this summer - no NYC (or reasonable driving/flying/canoing distance from NYC) on there yet. But considering how much these guys like the road, don't blink just yet. Or maybe we can all just fly to Fuji Rock. Any takers?
07-29 Yuzawa-machi, Japan - Naeba Ski Resort (Fuji Rock Festival)
08-03
Perth, Australia - Metro City
08-04 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton
Theatre
08-05 Byron Bay, Australia - Splendour in the Grass Festival
08-07
Melbourne, Australia - Palace
08-08 Melbourne, Australia - Palace
08-09
Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
08-10 Sydney, Australia - Enmore
Theatre
08-24 Saint-Cloud, France - Rock en Siene
08-25 Reading, England -
Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-02 Seattle, WA -
Bumbershoot Festival
As lifelong worshipers at the alter of Springsteen, we know better than to get too excited until the deal is done, but it looks like your garden-variety tour rumors and new album speculations are turning into bona fide news.
Rock and Roll Daily cites two sources claiming that Springsteen is lining up fall stadium gigs for him and the E Street Band. That, in addition to persistent chatter about recording dates in Atlanta (production site for The Rising and Devils and Dust) has our Jersey Boy roots all a flutter.
Bruuuuuuuuce!
If you haven't heard yet, The Decemberists will make its orchestral debut with a five-city outdoor summer tour featuring the band performing with full symphony orchestras in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Chicago. (No NYC! Boo!) These pairings feature brand-new orchestral arrangements of the band's songs composed by Sean O’Loughlin.
So SS has never been super into the whole "rock band going symphonic" scene - it always smacked of such pretense (even if Metallica did kick ass when they did it). But this could actually be worth seeing, as quite a few of the already majestic-sounding tunes might sound amazing with an orchestra behind them. ("The Island..." is already Floyd-eqsue.)
Decemberists 2007 Orchestral Tour
7.7 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl (with Los Angeles Philharmonic) *
7.13 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park (with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) $
7.14 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra) #
7.15 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center (with the Mann Festival Orchestra) #
7.18 - Chicago, IL - Grant Park Music Festival at Pritzker Pavilion (with Grant Park Orchestra) Free!
Also confirmed (non-orchestral, alas)
6.17 - Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
7.16 - New York City, NY - Central Park Summerstage (Grizzly Bear, Land of Talk open ) @
7.22 - Portland, OR - Edgefield Winery (Menomena opens) *
Wilco will follow the May 15 release of Sky Blue Sky with about three weeks of North American tour dates. A more extensive jaunt is planned for September, but let's take what we can get for now.
More stops are on the way, accoring to Billboard.
Wilco summer tour dates:
June 13: Davenport, Iowa (Adler Theatre)
June 15: Indianapolis (Murat Theatre)
June 17: Manchester, Tenn. (Bonnaroo)
June 19: Atlanta (Chastain Park)
June 20: Charlotte, N.C. (Ovens Auditorium)
June 22: Red Bank, N.J. (Count Basie Theatre)
June 24: Northampton, Mass. (the Pines)
June 25: New York (Hammerstein Ballroom)
June 28: Boston (Bank of America Pavilion)
June 29: Shelburne, Vt. (Shelburne Museum)
June 30: Toronto (Massey Hall)
Modest Mouse, who (as previously reported) released its new LP, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank, today (3/20), also revealed a random pile of new US tour dates that includes two nights in NYC at The United Palace.
Modest Mouse Tour Dates:
03-19 Fargo, ND - Playmakers Pavilion *
03-21 Seattle, WA - South Lake Union Naval Reserve
04-15 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
04-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum
04-20 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
04-21 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
04-22 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
04-26 Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory *
04-27 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
04-29 New York, NY - The United Palace
04-30 New York, NY - The United Palace
05-02 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
05-03 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
05-04 Greensboro, NC - Special Events Center
05-05 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Music Park
05-06 Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena Concert Hall
05-08 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
05-09 Austin, TX - The Backyard
05-10 Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live
05-12 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheater
05-13 Los Angeles, CA - greek Theatre
05-14 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena at San Diego State University
05-16 San Jose, CA - San Jose State University
05-20 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP vs. the Fans)
05-23 London, England - Royal Albert Hall
06-01 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
* with Love as Laughter
UPDATE: Is Isaac Brock going all Iggy Pop on us?
Riding a new wave of critical support after his two wins at this year's Grammys, John Mayer has tapped another critically acclaimed purveyor of white boy pop, Ben Folds, as his opening act for this summer's Continuum tour. Also scheduled to step in now and again are Rocco DeLuca, Brett Dennen and James Morrison.
After John finally dumps his arm candy, let's hope for a Folds/Mayer duet of "Bitches Ain't Shit":
John Mayer summer 2007 tour schedule:
June 1: Ridgefield, Wash. (The Amphitheatre)
June 2: George, Wash. (The Gorge)
June 5: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
June 6: Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
June 8: Las Vegas (Mandalay)
June 9: Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl)
June 12: Chula Vista, Calif. (Coors Amphitheatre)
June 13: Glendale, Ariz. (Jobing.com Arena)
June 15-16: Denver (Red Rocks)
June 19: Kansas City, Mo. (Verizon Wireless)
June 20: Maryland Heights, Mo. (Verizon Wireless)
June 22: Dallas (Smirnoff Music Center)
June 23: Houston (C.W. Mitchell Pav)
June 23: San Antonio, Texas (AT&T Center)
June 26: Cincinnati (US Bank Arena)
June 28-29: Chicago (Charter One Pavilion)
June 30: Indianapolis (Verizon Wireless)
July 1: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Blossom Music Center)
July 3: Milwaukee, Wis. (Marcus Amphitheatre)
July 5: Auburn Hills, Mich. (The Palace)
July 14: Hartford, Conn. (Dodge Music Center)
July 15: Saratoga, N.Y. (SPAC)
July 17: Boston (Banknorth Garden)
July 20: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Waterfront)
July 21: Hershey, Penn. (Hershey Park)
July 24: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC)
July 25: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
July 26: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Colisuem)
July 30: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless)
July 31: Raleigh, N.C. (Walnut Creek Amp)
Aug. 1: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless)
Aug. 3: Nashville, Tenn. (Gaylord Center)
Aug. 4: Pelham, Ala. (Verizon Wireless)
Aug. 5: Atlanta (Phillips)
Aug. 7: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheatre)
Aug. 8: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Sound Advice)
It's gonna be a regular blogger gush-fest when Arctic Monkeys and Be Your Own Pet hit American soil in April. We're not particularly enamored with either one of them, but our application to next year's Bloggies might not get through the front door without a mention:
Arctic Monkeys tour dates:
03-29 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp Club
04-27 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-01 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre *
05-02 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre *
05-03 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
05-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
05-07 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
05-08 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *
05-09 Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's *
05-11 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus *
05-12 Montreal, Quebec - L'Olympia *
05-13 Boston, MA - Avalon *
05-15 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom *
05-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
05-17 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
05-19 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle *
05-20 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live *
05-28 Landgraff, Netherlands - Pinkpop
06-01 Nürnburgring, Germany - Rock am Ring
06-02 Nürnberg, Germany - Rock im Park
06-16 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide Castle
06-17 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide Castle
06-22-24 Somerset, England - Glastonbury Festival
06-29 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07-06 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
07-21 Valencia, Spain - Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
07-28 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Ground #
07-29 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Ground #
08-11 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic
08-12 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic
* with Be Your Own Pet
# with Supergrass, the Coral, Amy Winehouse
Brooklyn's !!! (or chk chk chk if you insist on being able to say your band names out loud) has added a month's worth of North American dates, beginning after the band's Coachella appearance, to a world tour that includes stops in Australia, Belgium and Saskatchewan.
The band is currently touting is latest release Myth Takes, which has been getting some heavy accolades for what is likely its most accessible album to date. Stream some of the new tunes at the official site or MySpace page. Our favorites thus far: The groovalishicious "Must be the Moon" and the electro-funk jam of "Break in Case of Anything."
!!! North American tour dates:
04-28 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
04-29 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
05-01 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
05-02 Portland, OR - Someday Lounge
05-03 Seattle, WA - Neumos
05-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
05-06 Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlite Ballroom
05-07 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Amigo's
05-08 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret
05-09 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
05-15 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
05-16 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
05-17 Boston, MA - Axis
05-18 Montreal, Quebec - Les Saints
05-19 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
Set to cap off a spring tour, Bright Eyes has announced a week of dates in NYC for the end of May. Conner Oberst and friends, who released the five-song EP Four Winds on March 6, will spend seven nights at Town Hall, in support of the forthcoming Cassadaga LP (right), due April 10.
Bright Eyes' tour dates:
April 22 - "Beer" Theatre, Milwaukee
April 23-24 - Riviera Theatre, Chicago
April 25 - State Theatre, Minneapolis
April 26 - Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, Neb.
April 28 - Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, Denver
April 29 - Kingsbury Hall, Sal Lake City
May 1 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle
May 2 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Ore.
May 4 - Greek Theatre, Berkeley, Calif.
May 5 - Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, Calif.
May 6 - Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
May 8 - SOMA, San Diego
May 9 - Mesa Amphitheatre, Tempe, Az.
May 11-Palladium Ballroom, Dallas
May 12 - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, Ok.
May 13 - Bass Concert Hall, Austin
May 14 - Republic, New Orleans
May 16 - Tampa Theatre, Tampa, Fla.
May 17 - Hard Rock Live, Orlando, Fla.
May 18 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta
May 19 - Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
May 20 - Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
May 21 - Royal Oak Music Theatre, Detroit
May 22 - Massey Hall, Toronto
May 24 - Wang Center for the Performing Arts, Boston
May 25-26, May 28-June 1 - Town Hall, New York
In case we haven't made this point clear enough over the last couple years, we'll say it again: "Ryan Adams is the man." Haters be damned, so lets skip all the BS (Adams bashing is sooo 2003 anyway) and think about just how cool it would be to play Stonehenge. Yes, the Stonehenge. Sure, it's a little Spinal Tapish, but do you think a guy who writes his own website theme song really takes himself all that seriously?
The gig is set for June 5 as part of the Salisbury International Art Festival and will serve as a kickoff for Adam's ninth LP, Easy Tiger, due in store the same day.
Tickets are available by "special arrangement only," so we're not expecting any blogger press passes in the mail.
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