by John Grimley

The Trews Head North With The American Badass

Hard-rocking Canadians The Trews have just kicked off a foot-stomping tour of Canada with fellow rocker (and Bourbon conniesseuer) Kid Rock.

The band recently released their fourth full-length album, Hope & Ruin on Bumstead Records, and now will be melting faces throughout the Great White North.

The group is rapidly drawing attention for their subtle balance between catchy pop and gruff hard rock. Besides a Canadian conquest, the group will also be tearing up (sonically) New York, playing a batch of shows near the end of June.

Listen to their song “One by One” right here…

and to check out the Trews live, head North (or NE) right about…

June 22 – Syracuse, NY – Wescott Theatre

June 23 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall

June 24 – Watertown, NY – Watertown Fairgrounds w/ The Tragically Hip

June 25 – Bobcaygeon, ON – Bobcaygeon w/The Tragically Hip and Sam Roberts

June 28 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge

July 1 – Darthmouth, ND – Alderney Landing

July 6 – Buffalo, NY – Art Park

July 8 – Sarnia, ON – Bayfest @ Centennial Park

06.08.11

by John Grimley

Black Lips Extend Their Tour

Punk-rockers Black Lips have doubled down on their touring.

The group will now be hitting up Lollapalooza and the Hopscotch Festival in a string of East Coast dates that lead up to the release of their new full-length album Arabia Mountain, which will be out on June 7th.

This new leg of the tour follows a stretch of shows with Cerebral Ballzy that they had already scheduled for June.

The band’s full tour schedule looks like this:

(all June dates w/ Cerebal Ballzy)

6/9/11 San Diego, CA The Casbah

6/10/11 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones

6/11 & 12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

6/14/11 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom

6/15/11 Vancouver,BC Commodore Ballroom

6/16/11 Seattle, WA Neumos

6/17/11 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House

6/18/11 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge

6/19/11 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater

6/21/11 Tucson, AZ Plush

6/22/11 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room

6/23/11 Costa Mesa, CA The Detroit Bar

6/24/11 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box

6/25/11 Pomona, CA The Glass House

7/27/11 Charlotte , N.C. Neighborhood Theatre

7/28/11 Baltimore , MD Ottobar .

7/29/11 NewYork , NY. Bowery Ballroom

7/30/11 Hoboken , NJ Maxwell’s .

8/01/11 Pittsburgh , PA Mr. Small’s Theatre

8/02/11 Lexington , KY Buster’s Billiards & Backroom

8/04/11 St. Louis, MO The Firebird

8/5 – 8/7/11 Chicago , IL Lollapalooza

9/08/11 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Festival

03.31.11

by John Grimley

My Morning Jacket Announce New Shows

In case you haven’t heard, My Morning Jacket is debuting a new album (Circuital) sometime this summer.

To celebrate and celebrate with fans, the band has picked a handful of shows across North America to showcase the album’s new material. If your city isn’t on the list, don’t fret. The band promises more tour dates to be revealed shortly.

Another thing to keep an eye on is the band’s “T5 Coutndown” to Circuital. This coundown releases a live track from each of their Terminal 5 shows performed in October. Head here to get the lowdown, and you can see My Morning Jacket here:

6/17 – Auditorium Theatre (Chicago, IL)

6/22 – Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)

6/24 – Fox Theater (Oakland, CA)

6/26 – Paramount Theatre (Seattle, WA)

6/28 – Edgefield (Portland, OR)

6/29 – Orpheum (Vancouver, BC)

7/11 – Kool Haus (Toronto, ON)

7/12 – Metropolis (Montreal, QC)

8/04 – Red Rocks (Morrison, CO)

03.28.11

by aitorzabalegui

Art Brut Announce New Album, Residency Dates. Yes, Residency Means Touring.

Art Brut have recently made some plans, as bands do when they finish recording their 4th album. Brilliant! Tragic!, another Black Fancis-produced effort, will be released on May 24 with the single, “Lost Weekend” arriving May 16. The big news here is that frontman Eddie Argos claims that on this one he has finally learned to sing, which you can preview HERE. That’s the cover art above, and the track listing is below.

01 Clever Clever Jazz
02 Lost Weekend
03 Bad Comedian
04 Sexy Sometimes
05 Is Dog Eared
06 Martin Kemp Welch Five A-Side Football Rules!
07 Axel Rose
08 I Am The Psychic
09 Ice Hockey
10 Sealand

Art Brut also plan to do a brief tour, or residency — a 5-night stay at Lexington in London from May 30 – June 3rd.

03.23.11

by John Grimley

Crystal Stilts Show Off Tracks from New Album

Crystal Stilts have released a couple new songs from their upcoming album In Love With Oblivion.

The songs “Through The Floor” and “Shake the Shackles” have both been released for public consumption.

“Through The Floor”

“Shake the Shackles”

If you happen to live in New York or Austin, you’ll be happy to know the Crystal Stilts will be heading over in April. You can see them:

04/16 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge #

04/17 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg #

04/29 Austin, TX Austin Psych Fest

# = w/ Spectrum

03.16.11

by John Grimley

Nik Freitas Readies New Solo Album

LA musician Nik Freitas is putting the final layer of polish on his fifth solo album, which will be out sometime early this summer.

Released on Little Record Company, the album came together when Freitas took a break from touring in Broken Bells and The Mystic Valley Band (with Conor Oberst).

Freitas will be revealing parts of the new record while he tours in support of the Submarines. You can see them here:

4/7/11 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar

4/9/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s

4/11/11 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

4/12/11 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern

4/13/11 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore

4/15/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

4/16/11 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

4/18/11 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

4/19/11 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

4/20/11 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s

4/22/11 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern