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Bill Callahan Releases New Album And Announces Tour Dates
Bill Callahan, also known as Smog, is a lo-fi underground rock artist best known for releasing Jandek-influenced experimental rock before growing more nuanced and “professional” sounding as his career has progressed.
Drag City, his longtime label, just released latest album Apocalypse on April 5th in preparation for a nationwide tour! Check out the song “Baby’s Breath” here and tour dates below!
Tour Dates
Mon. May 2 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Tue. June 14 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
Wed. June 15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
Thu. June 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Fri. June 17 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho
Sat. June 18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Sun. June 19 – Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Library
Wed. June 22 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
Mon. June 27 – Denver, CO @ High Dive
Fri. July 1 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Sun. July 3 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Fri. July 8 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol Museum
Sun. July 10 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Mon. July 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Tue. July 12 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Fri. Aug. 5 – Sat. Aug. 6 – Portland, OR @ Pickathon
Prussia Announce Tour Dates And Release EP
Detroit indie-pop outfit Prussia are known for their energetic arrangements and catchy harmonies, having honed their skills touring with such bands as Beach House and Dr. Dog. Their upcoming release, Poor English, looks to expand on this style while incorporating a darker tone to their lyricism. To promote this album, the group will embark on a North American tour including a show in their home state of Michigan with tUnE-YaRdS!
Check out their Myspace and tour dates below!
Tour Dates
3.30 Cafe Bourbon St.- Columbus, OH*
3.31 Bugjar- Rochester, NY*
4.01 BATV- Boston, MA*
4.02 Machines with Magnets- Providence, RI*
4.03 Cake Shop- Brooklyn, NY*
4.04 Death By Audio- Brooklyn, NY*
4.05 Danger Danger- Philadelphia, PA*
4.06 Golden West- Baltimore, MD*
4.07 Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar- Charlottesville, VA*
4.08 Tipsy- Greenville, NC*
4.09 Highland Inn Ballroom- Atlanta, GA*
4.10 JJ’s – Chattanooga, TN*
4.11 The End – Nashville, TN*
4.12 Cosmic Charlie’s – Lexington, KY*
4.13 Ottawa Tavern- Toldeo, OH*
4.14 Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
4.15 Mexican Sans Frontiere- Grand Rapids, MI
5.10 Lincoln Hall- Chicago, IL#
5.11 Crofoot- Pontiac, MI#
* with Child Bite
#tUnE-YaRdS
2011 Pitchfork Festival Tickets On Sale NOW
Taking place from July 15th to 17th, Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago will feature such premier names as Animal Collective, Fleet Foxes, Deerhunter, OFWGKTA, and Yuck. Single-day passes are3 going for $45 each and all-weekend passes for $110.
Buy tickets at http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com and check out the lineup (so far) below. Be sure to get tickets soon as last year they sold out in five days.
FRIDAY
Animal Collective
James Blake
Das Racist
Curren$y
SATURDAY
Fleet Foxes
The Dismemberment Plan
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Woods
Sun Airway
Kylesa
SUNDAY
TV on the Radio
Cut Copy
Deerhunter
Destroyer
OFWGKTA
Yuck
Grand Atlantic Add SXSW Date
Australian power pop quintet Grand Atlantic will be bringing their psychedelic sound to B.D’Reily’s Pub in Austin for The Drys-A-Bone SXSW Showcase on March 19. Touring in support of their third, untitled album, the group has become so practiced at their live set that even some of the songs on said record were recorded straight from concerts.
The album was recorded in an abandoned psychiatric hospital near Dunedin, New Zealand, and this dark, haunted setting shines through in their music.
Check out tour dates below!
Grand Atlantic Tour Dates
3/11 Reggie’s Music Joint, Chicago, IL
3/12 The Living Room, New York, NY
3/13 The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
3/15 (SXSW) Dart International Party, Austin, TX
3/17 (SXSW) Paisley Underground Party, Austin, TX
3/19 (SXSW) B.D’Reily,’s Pub, Austin, TX
3/20 Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar, Houston, TX
3/22 Comet Tavern, Seattle, WA
3/24 Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
3/25 Trip, Santa Monica, CA
The Twilight Singers Announce US Tour And Release Album Next Week
New Orleans natives The Twilight Singers are well known throughout the indie world for blending soul, rock, and electronic music into their own distinct style. Spawned in 1997 as a side project of The Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli, they have since released four albums including 2006’s critically acclaimed Powder Burns. Nearly 5 years later, the group is ready to release a new album and go on tour once again.
Now signed to Sub Pop, the group just dropped Dynamite Steps on February 15th, following which the band will be launching a US tour (starting May 3rd) accompanied by Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s. Additionally, they will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 23rd to promote the new album.
Order the album at www.subpop.com and check out the tour dates below!
THE TWILIGHT SINGERS US TOUR
May 4 Oxford MS Proud Larry’s
May 5 Atlanta GA Masquerade
May 6 Nashville TN Mercy Lounge
May 7 Carrboro NC Cat’s Cradle
May 9 Washington D.C. 9:30 Club
May 10 Philadelphia PA Trocodero
May 11 Boston MA Paradise
May 13 New York NY Webster Hall
May 14 Pittsburgh PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
May 15 Detroit MI St. Andrews Hall
May 16 Newport KY Southgate House
May 17 Chicago IL Metro
May 18 Minneapolis MN Varsity Theatre
May 21 Portland OR Wonder Ballroom
May 22 Seattle WA Showbox
May 24 San Francisco CA The Fillmore
May 25 Los Angeles CA The Music Box
May 27 San Diego CA Belly Up
May 28 Phoenix AZ The Clubhouse
May 30 Dallas TX Granada Theatre
May 31 Austin TX The Parish
June 1 Houston TX Warehouse Live Studio
June 3 New Orleans LA Tipitina’s
Electra Announce SXSW Showcase And Release New Single
Israeli band Electra hails from Tel Aviv and have recently been on the rise through the blogosphere. They’re known for their rockabilly sensibilities, energetic live performances, and catchy, garage rock sound. They recently announced that they’ll be playing a set at SXSW, headlining a show with fellow Anova Music labelmates Eatlitz on March 16th at Easy Tiger.
Download “Radio On” here and check out tour dates below!
Upcoming U.S. Tour Dates:
03/16 AUSTIN, TX SXSW: Anova Music Showcase @ Easy Tiger (12:00am)
03/21 BROOKLYN, NY @ Bruar Falls
03/23 NEW YORK, NY @ Pianos (9:00pm)
03/26 BROOKLYN, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday (10:00pm)
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Release New Album Art, Single, And Tour Dates
New York City indie pop band The Pain of Being Pure at Heart have had a big run lately, releasing a critically acclaimed debut album in 2009, touring the world, and staying in constant rotation on my iPod. This Spring, they launch a massive North American tour with Twin Shadow and plan to release a new record.
To help them with their upcoming album Belong, they’ve enlisted the help of producer Flood (Smashing Pumpkins, U2, PJ Harvey) and mixer Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Ride). The album drops March 29th on Limited Edition Colored vinyl, CD, and download via Slumberland/Collective Sounds.
Stream the new single “Belong” and check out tour dates below!
Tour Dates
03/10 Denton, TX 35 Conferette
03/11 Austin, TX Venue 222 (SXSW Interactive)
03/12 Mexico City Polyforum Siqueiros (Indie O Fest)
03/16 – 03/19 Austin, TX SXSW
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 *
04/10 Lubbock, TX Jake’s
04/12 Santa Fe, NM Corazon *
04/13 Tucson, AZ Club Congress !
04/15 Indio, CA Coachella
04/18 Visalia, CA The Cellar Door *&
04/19 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *&
04/21 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/ Warpaint, Twin Shadow, PVT, Catwalk
* w/ Twin Shadow
& w/ Catwalk
Architecture In Helsinki Set To Release New Album And Announce Tour
Australian indie pop band Architecture in Helsinki is well-known for their gleeful, avant-garde style and their use of the glockenspiel, clarinet, and other unorthodox instruments. They also haven’t released a new album since 2007, which, if you think about it, was actually a while ago. On May 3rd, the group will drop Moment Bends on Cooperative Music USA/Downtown Records.
Recorded over two years, the album purports to be more danceable than previous releases, tapping into popular music and cathartic moments of feeling. Check out their tour dates below!
Tour Dates:
02/19: Wiseman’s Ferry, NSW, AU @ Playground Weekender
02/26: Launceston, TAS, AU @ MS Festival
03/13: Meredith, VIC, AU @ VIC- Great Plains Festival
04/06: Hamburg, DE @ Knust
04/07: Luxembourg, LX @ Rotondes
04/08: Paris, FR @ Gaité Lyrique, Super Mon Amour! Festival
04/09: Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique Festival
04/10: Strasbourg, BE @ Laiterie, Super Mon Amour! Festival
04/12: Manchester, UK @ Academy3
04/13: London, UK @ XOYO
04/14: Glasgow, UK @ Oran Mor
04/15: Dublin, UK @ The Button Factory
04/16: Brighton, UK @ Concorde2
04/18: Cologne, DE @ Genaude 9
04/19: Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
04/20: Berlin, DE @ Maria
04/21: Vienna, AT @ Wuk
04/22: Prague, CZ @ Sperm Festival
04/24: Zurich, CH @ Kaseme
04/25: Turin. IT @ Spazio 211
04/26: Milan, IT @ Magnolia
06/01: Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda
06/02: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
06/03: San Francisco, CA @ Slims
06/05: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
06/06: Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
06/10: Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity
06/11: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
06/14: Boston, MA @ Paradise
06/16: New York, NY @ Webster Hall
06/17: Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
06/18: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/19: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall
The Joy Formidable Announce Tour Dates
Welsh indie band The Joy Formidable is set to kick off an American tour including a stop at Coachella in April. Known for their loose, anthemic garage sound, the group recorded their new album in Los Angeles this past summer and are now set to release The Big Roar on March 15th via Canvasback/Atlantic Records. Check out the video for “Austere” and tour dates below!
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Tour Dates
3/22 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
3/24 Durham, NC @ Coffeehouse @ Duke Univ.
3/25 Washington DC @ Black Cat
3/26 Albany, NY @ Valentines
3/28 Providence, RI @ The Met
3/29 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
3/30 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
3/31 Princton, NJ @ Terrace Club @ Princeton Univ.
4/1 Harrisburg, PA @ The Abbey
4/2 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
4/4 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
4/5 Chicago , IL @ Lincoln Hall
4/6 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
4/8 Denver, CO @ Larimier Lounge
4/9 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
4/11 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studio
4/12 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
4/14 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
4/16 Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/19 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
4/20 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
4/22 St Louis, MO @ Luminary Arts Center
4/23 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
4/26 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
4/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose
4/29 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Black Milk Announces North American Tour Dates
Detroit producer and MC Black Milk is known for his complex, sample-heavy instrumentals and his lyrical, pull-no-punches flow. After releasing 2010′s aptly dubbed Album of the Year, he now embarks on a North American tour. Accompanied by vocalist and keyboardist AB as well as drummer Daru Jones, we’re sure this live backing band will only enhance Black Milk’s stage presence. Check out the video for “Welcome (Gotta Go)” and tour dates below!
Tour Dates
2/09/11 Boston Wonder Bar
2/10/11 New York SOB’S
2/11/11 Pittsburgh Shadow Lounge
2/13/11 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
2/23/11 Seattle Nectar Lounge
2/24/11 Vancouver Fortune Sound Club
2/25/11 San Jose Voodoo Lounge
The Twilight Singers Announce European Tour
New Orleans natives (REPRESENT) The Twilight Singers are well known throughout the indie world for blending soul, rock, and electronic music into their own distinct style. Spawned in 1997 as a side project of The Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli, they have since released four albums, including 2006’s critically acclaimed Powder Burns. Nearly 5 years later, the group is ready to release a new album and go on tour once again.
Now signed to Sub Pop, Dynamite Steps drops on February 15th, at which point the group will play its first ever in-store concerts, at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles on the 15th and San Francisco on the 17th. From there, the band embarks on a European tour.
Pre-order the album at www.subpop.com and check out the tour dates below!
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Set To Release New Album
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (Trail of Dead for short) is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas, known for their wild, energetic live performances. They’ve released five solid albums since 1998 and one fantastic album, 2002’s Source Tags & Codes. Their new album, Tao of the Dead, drops on February 8th, and the band will celebrate with a record release show at Littlefield on the same day. Conrad Keeley, the band’s frontman, is also a talented artist whose work not only graces the front of the album but will also be on display at the release show. Check out a clip from a new documentary about Keeley, listen to two of their new songs, and try to win tickets to the Littlefield show at Brooklyn Vegan!
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