It’s probably a good thing that singer Andrew Bird is planning some tour dates in states that aren’t Arkansas and Louisiana. But he can safely flap his singer-songwriter wings into California and Mexico for a handful of sure to be amazing dates:
January
15 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Largo
16 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Largo
29 – Santa Cruz, Calif. @ Rio Theater
March
17 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Teatro de la Ciudad
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin has announced they will be touring with Toyko Police Club in 2011. Two Door Cinema Club will also be along for part of the tour. Dates are listed as follows:
1/17/11 – The Met Cafe, Pawtucket, RI*^
1/19/11 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA*^
1/20/11 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC*^
1/21/11 – Terminal 5, New York, NY*^
1/22/11 – The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA*^
1/23/11 – Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH*^
1/25/11 – The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA*^
1/26/11 – Crowbar, Tampa, FL*^
1/27/11 – The Social, Orlando, FL*^
1/28/11 – Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL*
1/29/11 – Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL*
1/31/11 – Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA*
2/1/11 – Granada Theater, Dallas, TX*
2//2/11 – La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX*
2/3/11 – Warehouse, Houston, TX*
2/5/11 – Exit/In, Nashville, TN*
2/7/11 – The Blue Note, Columbia, MO*
2/8/11 – Firebird, St. Louis, MO*
The band has also made a video for “Everlyn” using footage from their European tour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY72o1GMArc
Lastly, the band’s good friend Daniel Zander has made a tour book featuring illustrations and stories from their European tour. The book can be found here for purchase: http://www.danielzender.com/index.php?%2Fillustration%2Fsslyby-european-tour-book
Brooklyn based indie-pop rock band Wakey!Wakey! certainly have something to celebrate as 2011 gets going. Following their sophomore release Almost Everything I Wish I’d Said The Last Time I Saw You on Family Records, frontman Mike Grubbs will be taking his band to France in February for a slew of dates opening for James Blunt.
But don’t worry New York fans, Wakey!Wakey! will be playing a few shows in the area in January before venturing off across the sea. Check them out at Le PoissonRouge on January 13th and at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center in Westhampton Beach, NY on January 28th.
Check out Wakey!Wakey!’s video for “Light Outside”.
“No Place to Fall” was originally recorded by legendary singer/songwriter, the late Towns Van Zandt in 1978. In a gorgeous rendition alongside Willy Mason, Isobel Campbell delivers a stunning homage to the beloved Van Zandt on Pitchfork. And of course, do yourself a favor and watch the original version linked below as well.
http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/player/DelveMoviePlayer.swf
As if Jack White didn’t have enough projects with running a recording studio, juggling three bands and a family, he’s gone and taken two more bands under his production wing.
Folk-pop duo First Aid Kit and psych-rockers Dungen will both take part in Third Man Records’ Blue Series of singles releases. The singles are produced by Jack White and recorded at his Third Man Studios in Nashville. The series has featured releases from Wanda Jackson and Secret Sisters among others.
Dungen created two tracks for the series, “Oga Nasa Mum” (translates to “Eyes Nose Mouth”) and “Highway Wolf.” First Aid Kit decided to do a couple of covers, featuring Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Universal Soldier” and the classic blues song “It Hurts Me Too.”
Both artists’ series will be available in January, the 11th for Dungen and the 18th for First Aid Kit on Third Man Records.
People in Iceland are not like people on the rest of the planet. Don’t try to understand it, just embrace that we may in fact be living amongst aliens—really, really interesting aliens. You can’t really talk about Icelandic musicians without mentioning Bjork or Sigur Ros, and now that that’s done, let’s discuss Iceland’s Ólafur Arnalds.
The 23-year old composer’s work has been called ” robust yet ethereal, mid-tempo tearjerker” (Pitchfork) and Filter magazine says Arnalds “will only increase in importance.”
Arnalds returns to the US for a winter tour in early 2011. There’s an online contest where fans who “share” show info can win tickets. Check out the info at: http://www.olafurarnalds.com
Ólafur Arnalds On Tour:
Jan 24 – The Modern Theatere at Suffolk University – Boston, MA
Jan 25 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
Jan 26 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
Jan 27 – Southgate House Ballroom – Newport, KY (Cincinnati)
Jan 28 – Midtown Scholar Bookstore – Harrisburg, PA
Jan 29 – TBA – Indianapolis, IN
Jan 30 – Preston Bradley Hall @ Chicago Cultural Center – Chicago, IL (3pm)
Jan 30 – Museum of Contemporary Art – Chicago, IL (8:30pm)
Jan 31 – Covenant Fine Arts Center @ Calvin College – Grand Rapids, MI
Feb 1 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
Feb 4 – Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
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