Radiohead Announce North American Tour Stops

I’m without my macbook due to my own stupidity of leaving my charger at home by accident so it’s mp3-less blogging until later tonight. Until then I figured I would make sure you all knew that Radiohead announced which cities they would be playing in North America. No venues, dates, or even a season in which the tour will take place has been announced but the cities are below. Looks like I’ll be taking a trip to ATL or STL. Anyone have a place to stay?

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Radiohead 2008 North American Tour Stops

Atlanta

Boston

Charlotte

Chicago

Cleveland

Dallas

Houston

Indianapolis

Los Angeles

Miami

Montreal

New York

Philadelphia

San Diego

San Francisco

Santa Barbara

Seattle

St Louis

Tampa

Toronto

Vancouver

Washington DC

Stephen Malkmus + John Vanderslice tour dates!

And they’re coming to Nashville! Finally my chance to see Malk! While the Jicks aren’t quite as special to me as Pavement they’re certainly close, and JV as an opener to boot! Don’t miss this one.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 2008 Tour dates
All dates w/ John Vanderslice supporting

03-19 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
03-20 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
03-21 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
03-22 Indianapolis, IN – Vogue Theater
03-23 Newport, KY – Southgate House
03-25 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
03-26 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
03-28 Washington D.C. – TBA
03-29 Philadelphia, PA – TBA
03-31 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
04-02 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
04-03 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
04-04 North Adams, MA – MASS MoCA

[mp3] Stephen Malkmus – Maggie’s Farm (Bob Dylan)

Okkervil River + Damien Jurado Tour Dates

On what may be the best tour I have heard of yet this fall, Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar alums Damien Jurado and Okkervil River will trek across the better part of the United States (and a bit of Canada) to unify folk-loving hipsters in their slowly breaking hearts (if they’re not already, they certainly will be after Jurado’s set in particular).

Both bands will also stop at the Pygmalion Music Fest in Champaign, IL in September, which I am trying my darndest to be at. The lineup also features Andrew Bird, Headlights, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Owen, Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s, Shapes and Sizes, and many, many more.

Damien Jurado is currently in the studio with long-time comrades Jenna Conrad (cello, guitar, and vocals) and Eric Fisher (just about everything) recording the follow up to 2006’s wonderful And Now That I’m in Your Shadow. Okkervil River will release their new LP, The Stage Names, on August 7th in three formats. More info can be found here.

THE DATES

09/04/07 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour w/ Damien Jurado
09/05/07 San Francisco, CA – Independent w/ Damien Jurado
09/07/07 Eugene, OR – Wow Hall w/ Damien Jurado
09/08/07 Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan (MusicFest NW) w/ Damien Jurado
09/09/07 Vancouver, BC – Richard’s on Richards w/ Damien Jurado
09/10/07 Seattle, WA – Neumos w/ Damien Jurado
09/12/07 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court w/ Damien Jurado
09/13/07 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre w/ Damien Jurado
09/14/07 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room w/ Damien Jurado
09/15/07 Iowa City, IA – Picador w/ Damien Jurado
09/17/07 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater w/ Damien Jurado
09/18/07 Chicago, IL – Logan Square Auditorium w/ Damien Jurado
09/19/07 Urbana, IL – (Pygmalion Festival) w/ Damien Jurado
09/21/07 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace w/ Damien Jurado
09/22/07 Hamilton, Ontario – Pepper Jack’s Cafe w/ Damien Jurado
09/23/07 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa w/ Damien Jurado
09/24/07 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground w/ Damien Jurado
09/25/07 Boston, MA – Middle East w/ Damien Jurado
09/26/07 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse w/ Damien Jurado
09/28/07 New York, NY – Webster Hall w/ Damien Jurado
09/29/07 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s w/ Damien Jurado
09/30/07 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Damien Jurado
10/02/07 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle w/ Damien Jurado
10/03/07 Athens, GA – 40 Watt w/ Damien Jurado
10/04/07 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder @ FSU w/ Damien Jurado
10/05/07 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues w/ Damien Jurado
10/06/07 Houston, TX – Walter’s on Washington w/ Damien Jurado
11/06/07 Colchester, UK – Colchester Arts Centre
11/07/07 Nottingham, UK – The Social
11/08/07 Newcastle, UK – Newcastle University
11/09/07 Glasgow, UK – Nice N Sleazy
11/10/07 Manchester, UK – Manchester Roadhouse
12/04/07 Brighton, UK – Pressure Point
12/05/07 Liverpool, UK – Liverpool Academy
12/06/07 Dublin, Ireland – Whelans
12/07/07 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
12/08/07 Cardiff, UK – Barfly
12/09/07 London, UK – Luminaire

[mp3] Okkervil River – Our Life is not a Movie or Maybe
[mp3] Damien Jurado – I Had No Intentions

New Over the Rhine + Tour

One of the most criminally underrated bands on the planet, Over the Rhine, have announced an extensive fall tour and released a single that is rapidly burning up my most played list in iTunes. The song, Entertaining Thoughts, is a wonderful polished bit of folk-rock that is neither too folky to be polarizing nor too pop-produced to be unappealing. It will undoubtedly make an awesome addition to any summer mix: it’s especially good for a drive.

It’s sort of like a Wallflowers track only it doesn’t suck (Hey-oh!). I could listen to Karen sing all day.

[mp3] Over the Rhine – Entertaining Thoughts

OVER THE RHINE TOUR DATES:

Fri 8/31 – Cincinnati, OH @ Coney Island Moonlite Gardens
Sat 9/1 – Lexington, KY @ The Dame
Sun 9/2 – Nashville, TN @ 3rd and Lindsley
Thurs 9/13 – Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
Fri 9/14 – Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
Sat 9/15 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Sun 9/16 – Bandon, OR @ Sprague Theater
Tues 9/18 – San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
Wed 9/19 – San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
Fri 9/21 – Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory
Sat 9/22 – San Diego, CA @ Anthology Lounge
Sun 9/23 – San Juan Capistrano, CA @ Couch House
Tues 9/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
Sat 9/29 – Denver, CO @ Soiled Dove
Tues 10/2 – Kansas City, MO @ Grand Emporium
Wed 10/3 – St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill
Fri 10/5 – Bloomington, IN @ Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Sat 10/6 – Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center for the Arts
Wed 10/17 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern
Thurs 10/18 – Athens, GA @ Melting Point
Fri 10/19 – Greenville, SC @ Handlebar
Sun 10/20 – Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theater
Mon 10/22 – Decatur, GA @ Eddie’s Attic
Tues 10/23 – Decatur, GA @ Eddie’s Attic
Fri 10/26 – New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
Sat 10/27 – Annapolis, MD @ Ram’s Head
Sun 10/28 – Alexandria, VA @ Birchmere Music Hall
Tues 10/30 – Boston, MA @ Sculler’s Jazz Club
Thurs 11/1 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live

Tours, Tours, Tours

So many shows, so little time, and never enough money it seems. You won’t want to miss any of these if at all possible though. For the local readers, all of these guys are coming through Nashville, but they also happen to all be on national tours, so don’t feel left out.

Daniel Johnston tour Dates
Ted Leo tour dates
The Mooney Suzuki tour dates
Peter Bjorn and John tour dates
Gillian Welch tour dates
Rufus Wainwright tour dates
Modest Mouse + Band of Horses tour dates
Jason Isbell + Centro-matic tour dates
The Rentals tour dates
Ben Kweller tour dates
Damien Rice tour dates
Interpol tour dates
Animal Collective tour dates
Bloc Party tour dates
Devandra Barnhart tour dates
Spoon tour dates
Tokyo Police club tour dates
Andrew Bird tour dates
Stars tour dates

[mp3] Daniel Johnston – The Story of an Artist
[mp3] Andrew Bird – Yawny at the Apocalypse
[mp3] Tokyo Police Club – Box
[mp3] The Rentals – My Summer Girl

John Vanderslice Announces Tour Dates

If you haven’t seen a John Vanderslice show, you probably aren’t a very happy person. They’re big events, held in tiny places, moved to parking lots, on top of cars, and anywhere else John can lead a crowd.

The good news is this can change for you this fall! JV is embarking on a pretty massive tour of North America this upcoming autumn. If you don’t believe me when I tell you that you need to attend, check out this excerpt from a DCist review of his D.C. show last year

Via: DCist
The man with the coolest name in contemporary rock music drew the largest crowd we’ve ever seen at the Rock and Roll Hotel last night. Keep in mind that it was a Wednesday. John Vanderslice also completely demolished the “fourth wall” between the audience and the stage, handing out Mrs. Field’s cookies, inviting a gaggle of fans to the stage for a sing-along of “Me and My 424,” and descending from the stage to play his final song surrounded by the audience, almost a cappella and with the lights turned low, spooky-séance-style. Did we mention that he corralled opener St. Vincent and the R’n’R’s sound guy, Dan, up to the stage for a few numbers? Witnessing this collaborative approach confirmed what DCist Kyle learned last year: John Vanderslice really is the nicest guy in indie rock.

John Vanderslice Tour Dates
9/6 Los Angeles CA @ Troubadour
9/7 San Diego CA @ The Casbah
9/8 Phoenix AZ @ Modified
9/9 Tucson AZ @ Plush
9/11 Austin TX @ The Parish
9/12 Norman OK @ The Opolis
9/14 Dallas TX @ The Loft
9/15 Baton Rouge LA @ Spanish Moon
9/17 Orlando FL @ The Social
9/18 St. Augustine FL @ Café Eleven
9/19 Tallahassee FL @ Club Downunder
9/20 Atlanta GA @ The Earl
9/21 Chapel Hill NC @ Duke Coffeehouse
9/24 Philadelphia PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
9/26 New York NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/27 Cambridge MA @ The Middle East
9/28 Cambridge MA @ The Middle East
10/1 Toronto ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
10/2 Ann Arbor MI @ The Blind Pig
10/3 Cleveland OH @ The Grog Shop
10/4 Athens OH @ Ohio University, Baker Theatre
10/5 Bloomington IN @ The John Waldron Art’s Center
10/6 Chicago IL @ The Empty Bottle
10/9 Omaha NE @ The Waiting Room
10/12 Provo UT @ Velour
10/11 Denver CO @ The Hi-Dive
10/13 Salt Lake City UT @ Kilby Court
10/15 Vancouver BC @ The Red Room
10/18 Portland OR @ The Doug Fir
10/20 San Francisco CA @ The Independent

[mp3] John Vanderslice – Kookaburra
[mp3] John Vanderslice – Me and My 424

Pre-order JV’s new album, Emerald City (due out 7/24), from Barsuk.

Wolf Parade Announces Tour Dates (Frog Eyes+Handome Fours also touring)

Those canucks love to keep their eggs in several baskets apparently. Imagine Wolf Parade being like your parents house. Everyone moves out at some point but it’s not like they’re never coming back or anything. They’ll be back when they need money, or miss being at home, or run out of ideas for side projects (Okay so that one doesn’t work so much). Anyways, Frog Eyes are touring and Wolf Parade just announced their very imited summer tour dates and as if that isn’t enough Handsome furs will be opening some dates for the Arcade fire. Make sure you check any and all of them out if they come through.

[mp3] Frog Eyes – Sound Travels
[mp3] Wolf Parade – I’ll Believe in Anything
[mp3] Handsome Furs – What We Had

For those who have trouble keeping up, Frog Eyes resident wolf parader is Spencer Krug, Handsome Furs‘ is Dan Boeckner, and then there’s also Krug’s Sunset Rubdown and then there is also guitarist and eh-Hot Hot Heat member Dante Dicaro’s project Johnny and The Moon, whose album was released last fall in Canada and is being released in the US soon. Details on that as they come.

PLEASE NOTE: I have added a paypal donate button to the top right corner of the site if anyone feels like kicking in a few bucks for helping me pay for the bandwidth it takes to host mp3’s and the site (I’m moving off blogspot’s server this month). A very small amount of you have emailed me asking me about donating so here ya go. It gets tough when you’re broke and don’t want 24 ads for t-shirts, cartoons, and bands you don’t like cluttering your site. You are too kind.
XOXO

New Bright Eyes Tour dates

I’m almost sick of telling you about him, but this news excites me.
Oberst, Walcott, Mogis and I would imagine a few of their friends are heading out for a bigger tour than the previous announced four winds tour in honor of their newest LP Casadaga. I’ll see you at the Nashville show! Does anyone else find it a bit ironic that everyone’s favorite former pre-pubescent screamer and anti-corporate spokesboy is playing places like the Walt Disney Theater and Hard Rock Live?

[mp3] Bright Eyes – Four Winds
[mp3] Bright Eyes – Smoke Without Fire
[mp3] Bright Eyes – Stray Dog Freedom
[mp3] Bright Eyes – I Must Belong Somewhere (Live)
[mp3] Bright Eyes – Hell is Coming, Hell is Here (Live)

The Dates
03-07 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey *
03-08 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey *
03-09 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall *
03-10 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall *
03-11 Seattle, WA – Showbox
03-16 London, England – Koko
03-18 Oxford, England – Brookes University Student Union
03-22 Oslo, Norway – Cosmopolite
03-24 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser
03-26 Berlin, Germany – Columbia Club
03-27 Cologne, Germany – Gloria
03-30 Paris, France – Cafe de la Danse
03-31 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Melkweg
04-22 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
04-23 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
04-24 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
04-25 Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
04-26 Omaha, NE – Holland Performing Arts Center
04-28 Denver, CO – Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
04-29 Salt Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall
05-01 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
05-02 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
05-04 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
05-05 Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre
05-06 Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall
05-08 San Diego, CA – SOMA
05-09 Tempe, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre
05-11 Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
05-12 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
05-13 Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
05-14 New Orleans, LA – Republic
05-16 Tampa, FL – Tampa Theatre
05-17 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
05-18 Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
05-19 Nashville, TN – Ryman Audiotorium
05-20 Columbus, OH – Wexner Center for the Arts
05-21 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
05-22 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
05-24 Boston, MA – Wang Center for the Performing Arts
05-25 New York, NY – Town Hall
05-26 New York, NY – Town Hall
05-28 New York, NY – Town Hall
05-29 New York, NY – Town Hall
05-30 New York, NY – Town Hall
05-31 New York, NY – Town Hall
06-01 New York, NY – Town Hall

Pre-Order Cassadaga from Saddle Creek

David Bazan + Will Johnson Tour Dates

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion, Headphones, David Bazan) and Will Johnson (Centro-Matic, South San Gabriel, Will Johnson) will be headed out for a short string of solo dates, mostly across the midwest. I can say from experience that neither one of these fine songwriters should be missed.
Both of these fellows can sing, like really sing, not like that cool Indie rock off kilter moan/sing, more like the room filling vocals and haunting falsettos you’ll want to listen to over and over over and over. Check out the Live Undertow Orchestra mp3’s beneath for proof.

The Dates

Thu 03/15 | Spokane WA @ HUB Cafe – Whitworth College
Bazan w/ J. Wong

Fri 03/16 | Tacoma WA @ Club SOTA
Bazan w/ TBA

Thu 03/29 | Buffalo NY @ The Icon
w/ TBA

Fri 03/30 | Ithaca NY @ Cornell University – Becker House
w/ TBA

Wed 04/11 | Milwaukee WI @ Shank Hall
w/ Will Johnson

Thu 04/12 | Madison WI @ University of Wisconsin – Union South
w/ Will Johnson

Fri 04/13 | Iowa City IA @ The Picador
w/ Will Johnson and Caleb Engstrom

Sat 04/14 | Omaha NE @ Saddle Creek Bar
w/ Will Johnson

Sun 04/15 | Lawrence KS @ Bottleneck
w/ Will Johnson

Mon 04/16 | Norman OK @ The Opolis
w/ Will Johnson

Tue 04/17 | Fayetteville AR @ Dickson Theater
w/ Will Johnson

Wed 04/18 | Springfield MO @ Randy Bacon Gallery
w/ Will Johnson

Thu 04/19 | St. Louis MO @ The Billiken Club
w/ Will Johnson

Fri 04/20 | Bloomington IN @ Bear’s Place Bar
w/ Will Johnson

Sat 04/21 | Champaign IL @ High Dive
w/ Will Johnson and Caleb Engstrom

[mp3] David Bazan – Backwoods Nation
[mp3] David Bazan – How I Remember

[mp3] Cebtro-Matic – Calling Thermatico
[mp3] Centro-Matic – Love Has Found Me

[mp3] David Bazan w/ The Undertow Orchestra – Bands With Managers
[mp3] Will Johnson w/ The Undertow Orchestra – Tent of Total Mystery

Buy Any of these records here.

Bright Eyes Tour Dates

Oberst and co. will hit a very small number of cities for a short string of dates in support of the Four Winds EP. The record will feature cameos from the likes of Janet Weiss, M. Ward, Nate Walcott, and Mike Mogis, and will of course be released on Saddle Creek

[mp3] Bright Eyes – Hell is Coming, Hell is Here (Live, unreleased]
[mp3] Bright Eyes – Endless Entertainment (Live)
[mp3] Bright Eyes – Seashell Tale (M. Ward cover)

Bright Eyes 2007 Tour Dates
02-25 Chicago, IL – Metro
02-27 Toronto, Ontario – Opera House
02-28 Somerville, MA – Somerville Theatre
03-02 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
03-03 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
03-05 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
03-07 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
03-08 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
03-09 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
03-10 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
03-11 Seattle, WA – Showbox