by John Grimley

Trentemoller Announces Tour Dates

Danish electronic-artist Trentemøller has finally revealed when he will next head stateside. Some of the more notable stops include at Coachella and Ultra.

The DJ/electronica artist will be backing his sophomore effort, Into The Great Wilde Yonder, starting in March. As a special twist, he will be bringing a live backing band to the stage with him this time.

You can preview what a show would look like with the video for the song “Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider Go!!!” right here.

To see Trentemøller, you can check them out at…

Trentemøller w/ Full Band Live In Concert

03/25 USA, Miami, FL, Ultra Festival,

04/17 USA, Indio, CA, Coachella Festival

05/06 Spain, Murcia, SOS 4.8 Festival

08/11 Denmark, Skanderborg Festival

02.15.11

by Sedera Ranaivoarinosy

The Strokes Release First Single Off New Album, “Under Cover Of Darkness”

For a very long time it seemed like this album was never coming, but all of a sudden, we are so close to it being released! The Strokes’ newest effort, Angles, will be available on March 22^ndvia RCA records in the US but the first single off the album, “Under Cover of Darkness,” is streaming on their website HERE and will be available to purchase online through iTunes U.S on February 15th. Check it out to see whether the wait since 2006’s First Impressions Of Earth was worth it!

02.15.11

by John Grimley

Middle Brother Gets Technological

Middle Brother are taking a new angle to fan-interaction. The group has taken it upon themselves to develop their very own iPhone app.

The (free) app is intended to bring fans exclusive news, content and a new level of interaction with the band. You can download it right here. The app comes in preparation of the band’s first album, which will be out March 1^st.

Middle Brother, in case you hadn’t heard, is made up of Deer Tick’s John McCauley, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith and Delta Spirit’s Matthew Vazquez. The three toured together in 2009 and realized their musical tastes were too similar to not collaborate in some form.

The group will be touring starting March 2^nd to celebrate their self-titled release. Their schedule looks like this…

Mar-02 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

Mar-03 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

Mar-04 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel

Mar-05 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

Mar-06 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

Mar-09 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts

Mar-10 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall

Mar-11 – Toronto, ON – Opera House

Mar-12 – Chicago, IL – Metro

Mar-13 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre

Mar-14 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

Mar-15 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada Theater

Mar-17 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada

Mar-19 – Austin, TX – Auditorium Shores/Ground Control Touring Showcase

02.15.11

by mcirigliano2

Smith Westerns Add New Tour Dates & Sasquatch Appearance

Despite recently wrapping up a European tour with MGMT, Smith Westerns have now launched a massive US tour, supporting their critically-acclaimed sophomore LP, Dye It Blonde. The Chicago trio will make appearances at both SXSW and the Sasquatch Festival in George, Washington. The first leg of the tour will find Smith Westerns sharing the stage with fellow Fat Possum labelmates, Yuck- who are crossing the pond from the UK to make their first appearances in the US. The band is also very pleased to announce that the handful of May concert dates are in support of none other than Wilco- a highly-revered band for the guys, who have provided a great deal of inspiration for Smith Westerns.

Full list of tour dates below:

02/10 Phoenix AZ Rhythm Room*

02-15 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge %

02-16 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret %

02-17 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe %

02-18 Boise, ID – Neurolux %

02-19 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court %

02-21 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge %

02-22 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar %

02-23 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room %

02-24 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club %

02-25 Madison, WI – The Frequency %

02-26 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle % –SOLD OUT–

02-28 Toronto, Ontario – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern %

03-01 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa %

03-02 Boston, MA – Great Scott %

03-03 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge % –SOLD OUT–

03-04 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel %

03-05 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory % –SOLD OUT–

03-16 – 03-19 Austin, TX – SXSW

05-02 Montgomery, AL – Montgomery Performing Arts Centre #

05-03 Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre Mobile #

05-06 Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater #

05-07 Denton, TX – University of North Texas Main Auditorium #

05-08 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom #

05-27 George, WA – Sasquatch Festival

* = w/ Yuck

# = w/ Wilco

% = w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra

02.14.11

by John Grimley

Fences Announce SXSW Dates

Fences have announced that on the heels of their tour with Against Me!, they will be playing a couple dates at SXSW.

Fences (the stage name of Christopher Mansfield) released their debut self-titled in 2010, which was produced by Sara Quin (of Tegan & Sara). SPIN called it one of 2010’s Best Albums You Might Have Missed. The band will be playing at least one show a day at SXSW from March 17^th through the 19^th.

Fences also has a couple of other tour stops. You can check them out here…

2/15 Chicago @ Beat Kitchen

2/18 Hoboken @ Maxwell’s

2/19 NYC @ Mercury Lounge

2/20 Washington, DC @ Red Palace

2/21 Philadelphia @ KungFu Necktie

2/23 Boston, Ma @ Middle East Upstairs

3/16, Mission, TX @ Las Palmas Race Park

3/17-3-19 SXSW

02.14.11

by mcirigliano2

Bright Eyes Announce Additional Tour Dates

The excruciating wait is almost over until the release of Bright Eyes’ seventh studio album, The People’s Key (out February 15 via Saddle Creek), and now the celebrated Omaha band have added further dates to their already mammoth US tour. In addition, more supporting acts have also been confirmed: Titus Andronicus, Jenny and Johnny, Farmer Dave Scher, Conduits, and Dawes will all be joining the band on select dates.

Ahead of the official release, Bright Eyes fans have received a number of sneak peeks into the band’s new material. Last week, The People’s Key was premiered in full on NPR’s ‘First Listen’ HERE, as well as on YouTube in their first ever online listening party HERE. Additionally, Conor Oberst will be co-hosting Sirius XMU every afternoon this week at 5pm, with Rolling Stone critic and XMU host Jenny Eliscu – yet another chance for fans to hear tracks from The People’s Key prior to release, as well as old favorites from the Bright Eyes catalog and Conor’s own personal selections.

Conor and Co. kick off the new tour next month in Miami. Check out the slew of new tour dates below [all recently added dates are shown in bold].

3/2      Miami, FL                         Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater *
3/3      Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues *
3/4      Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle *
3/5      Asheville, NC                   Thomas Wolfe Auditorium *
3/6      Richmond, VA                The National *
3/8       New York, NY                Radio City Music Hall ^
3/9       New York, NY                Radio City Music Hall ^ SOLD OUT
3/10     Boston, MA                    House Of Blues # SOLD OUT
3/11     Portland, ME                  State Theatre#
3/13     Toronto, ON                   Sound Academy#
3/14     Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre # SOLD OUT
3/15     Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre # SOLD OUT

3/16 Champaign, IL Foellinger Auditorium #

3/17 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium #

3/19 Austin, TX SXSW Ground Control Touring Showcase Auditorium Shores**

4/2 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre ^^

4/3 Milwaukee, WI The Riverside Theater @

4/3      Minneapolis, MN           First Avenue @
4/5      Minneapolis, MN           First Avenue @
4/8     Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballro0m @
4/9     Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom @
4/10  Arcata, CA                     Arcata Community Center +

4/12 Oakland, CA Fox Theater +

4/13 Pomona, CA Fox Theater ## + SOLD OUT

4/16 Indio, CA Coachella Festival SOLD OUT

4/28 George, WA Sasquatch Music Festival

6/1 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House ##

6/3 Denver, CO Filmore Theatre ##

6/4 Council Bluffs, IA WestFair Amphitheater ##

6/6 St. Louis The Pageant %

* w/ Cursive

^ w/ Superchunk and WILD FLAG

# w/ Mynabirds

**w/ The Felice Brothers, Middle Brother, and Man Man