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04.13.11
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Plan Race Around America

Detroit indie-pop duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. are gearing up for a headlining national tour in May to support their full-length debut, It’s A Corporate World, which will be released on June 7th through Quite Scientific Records. In celebration of the release, they are even offering up the first single off the album, “Morning Thought” as a free download on their website! Get it HERE.

And because good news never come alone, the bad has announced that in select cities during the tour, fans will get to rock out with the band – yes, you read correctly – by coming on stage to sing with them in skeleton costumes. Also, double EPs on vinyl will be made available for the first time and sold on tour. All these tantalizing prospects should make you want to check out if they are coming anywhere near you below!

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

May 10 -Brighton Music Hall-  Allston, MA
May 11 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
May 12 – The Rock Shop – Brooklyn, NY
May 13 – The Red Palace – Washington, DC
May 14 – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
May 17 – IOTA Club & Cafe – Arlington, VA
May 18 – The Camel – Richmond, VA
May 19 – Local 506 –  Chapel Hill, NC
May 20 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
May 21 – The Basement – Nashville, TN
May 24 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL
May 25 – Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MI
May 26 – Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX
May 27 – Club DaDa – Dallas, TX
May 28 – Emo’s Alternative Lounge – Austin, TX
May 31 – Santa Fe Brewing Company – Santa Fe, NM
Jun 01 – Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ
Jun 02 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
Jun 03 –  The Echo – Echo Park, CA
Jun 04 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
Jun 06 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
Jun 07 – The Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
Jun 09 – The Neurolux – Boise, ID
Jun 10 – Kilby Court Gallery – Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 11 – Hi-Dive – Denver, CO
Jun 13 – The Waiting room – Omaha, NE
Jun 14 – The Mill – Iowa City, IA
Jun 15 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
Jun 17- White Rabbit Cabaret – Indianapolis, IN

04.11.11
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Grandchildren and O’Death Announce Spring Tour

Grandchildren were fortunate and talented enough to be critically embraced with their first full-length album (gran). The album melded a lot of elements from shoegaze and experimental pop to become something unique.

Building on their wave of good vibrations, the band just announced they will be out on the road this spring, including a batch of new shows with fast-rising O’Death.

Grandchildren might be hopeful that this spring tour goes a little better than their ’08 one, in which members came down with chicken pox, their van was broken into and they travelled through an epic blizzard.

You can hear Grandchildren and O’Death at:

Mon-Apr-11 Bloomington, IN The Bishop w O’Death

Tue-Apr-12 Pittsburgh, PA 31st St Pub w O’Death

Thu-Apr-14 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie w O’Death

Fri-Apr-15 New York, NY Knitting Factory w O’Death

Sat-Apr-16 Allston, MA Great Scott w O’Death

Sun-Apr-17 Biddeford, ME The Oak and The Ax

Wed-Apr-20 New Haven, CT BAR    *FREE SHOW!

Sun-May-01 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts w Peter Bjorn and John, Bachelorette

04.11.11
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Ben Folds, Damian Kulash, Amanda Palmer, and Neil Gaiman Rethink How Music Is Made

Ben Folds, Damian Kulash of OK Go, Amanda Palmer and author Neil Gaiman will be performing a music production superstunt on April 25th at Berklee College of Music. From 4 pm to midnight, a mere eight hours, they will write and records eight songs, and release them 10 hours later at the Rethink Music conference in Boston. Their goal is to show how record companies are becoming less essential to music distribution.

This event will be broadcast live from the recording studio at rethink-music.com and the album will be released through Bandcamp.com. Proceeds from the first week of downloads will go to Berklee City Music, which provides free music education to underserved teens.

The next day, April 26th, Folds, Kulash, Palmer, and Gaiman will give a presentation on the recording project at 10:40 a.m. at Rethink Music, and perform a private concert for the lucky people registered for the conference. at the Berklee Performance Center accompanied by Basia Bulat and Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears.

04.06.11
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Lyrics Born Adds Charity Component To Tour

Last week Lyrics Born embarked on the second leg of his As U Were Tour. During this leg of the tour, LB will be supported by Skins & Needles, the Bay Area duo comprised of DJ Zeph (Oakland Faders) and drummer Max MacVeety (Crown City Rockers).

20% of all merchandise sales profits on the tour will be donated to the Red Cross to help the people in Japan to aid with reconstruction efforts following the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the area mere weeks ago. Moreover, Lyrics Born will be matching the total amount raised from merch sales out of his own pocket. So, check out the dates below, and try to make it out.

TOUR DATES (MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON):

Apr 4 – Orlando, FL – The Social

Apr 5 – Tallahassee, FL – Engine Room

Apr 6 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits

Apr 7 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade

Apr 8 – Hunstville, AL – Crossroads

Apr 9 – Jackson, MS – Martin’s

Apr 11 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks

Apr 12 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco

Apr 13 – Nashville, TN – Exit/Inn

Apr 14 – St. Louis, MO – 2720
Apr 15 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s

Apr 16 – Little Rock, AR – Sticky Finger

Apr 20 – Whistler, BC – Skier’s Plaza

Apr 22 – Modesto, CA – Fat Cat

Apr 23 – San Francisco, CA – Yoshi’s

04.06.11
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Braids Announce North American Tour With Toro Y Moi

Braids, whose album Native Speaker is out now on Kanine Records, are the latest sensation from Canada and they have just embarked on a tour across the continent with Toro Y Moi. Along their trek, they’ll be stopping by their hometown Montreal, New York City and will wrap up with concerts alongside Of Montreal. Check below for a date near you!

And if you want to explore their a bit first, the band just premiered a remix of their song “Lemonade” by  Landon Spears. Listen to “Lemonade (Lemonparty Bliss Out – Landon Spears Remix)” below:

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

04-05 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle (with Toro Y Moi)
04-06 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop (with Toro Y Moi)
04-07 – Toronto, ON – Wrongbar (with Toro Y Moi)
04-08 – Montreal, QB – La Sala Rossa (with Toro Y Moi)
04-09 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall (with Toro Y Moi)
04-10 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg (with Toro Y Moi)
04-11 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom (with Toro Y Moi)
04-12 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church (with Toro Y Moi)
04-13 – Baltimore, MD – Talking Head (with Toro Y Moi)
04-14 – Washington, DC – Rock And Roll Hotel (with Toro Y Moi)
04-15 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 (with Toro Y Moi)
05-02 – Montreal, QB – Metropolis (with Of Montreal)
05-03 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre (with Of Montreal)

03.24.11
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Manchester Orchestra Split the Bill with Cage The Elephant

Atlanta’s Manchester Orchestra will see the release of their third album, Simple Math, hit shelves May 10th on Columbia Records/Favorite Gentlemen Recordings. In the mean time, they’ve decided to coax more anticipation out of you by co-headlining a tour with Cage The Elephant.  Sound good?  Check out the dates below, and visit www.TheManchesterOrchestra.com for tickets.

April 29, 2011 — Memphis, TN — Tom Lee Park #
April 30, 2011 — Due West, SC — Erksine College #
May 2, 2011 — Kansas City, MO — The Beaumont Club ##
May 3, 2011 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant ##
May 4, 2011 — Chicago, IL — Metro ##
May 6, 2011 — Cleveland, OH — Beachland Ballroom ##
May 7, 2011 — Rochester, NY — Water Street Music Hall ##
May 8, 2011 — Baltimore, MD — Rams Head Live*
May 10, 2011 — Boston, MA — House Of Blues *
May 11, 2011 — New York, NY — Terminal 5 *
May 13, 2011 — Providence, RI — Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel ###
May 14, 2011 — Philadelphia, PA — Theatre of the Living Arts ###
May 16, 2011 — Toronto, ON — The Mod Club ###
May 17, 2011 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore *
May 18, 2011 — Columbus, OH — The LC Pavilion *
May 20, 2011 — Columbia, SC — Jillian’s *
May 23, 2011 — Orlando, FL — House Of Blues *
May 24, 2011 — Tampa, FL — The Ritz *
May 25, 2011 — Atlanta, GA — The Tabernacle *
May 27, 2011 — Houston, TX — Verizon Wireless Theatre **
May 28, 2011 — Austin, TX — Stubbs **
May 29, 2011 — Dallas, TX — The Palladium **
May 31, 2011 — Phoenix, AZ — The Marquee **
June 1, 2011 — San Diego, CA — Soma **
June 2, 2011 — Los Angeles, CA — The Music Box #
June 7, 2011 — Eugene, OR — McDonald Theatre **
June 8, 2011 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom **
June 9, 2011 — Seattle, WA — The Showbox SODO **
June 11, 2011 — Salt Lake City, UT — Club Sound #
June 12, 2011 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall#

* with CAGE THE ELEPHANT, O’Brother, and TBA opener(s)
** with CAGE THE ELEPHANT, Sleeper Agent, and TBA opener(s)
# with TBA opener(s)
## with AN HORSE and Harrison Hudson
### with AN HORSE, Harrison Hudson, and O’Brother