Birthday Suits Tour Starts Today

March
5 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
6 Billings, MT @ The Perk
7 Missoula, MT @ Badlander w/ Victory Smokes
8 Seattle, WA @ The Sunset w/ The Whore Moans
9 Olympia, WA @ house show
10 Portland, OR @ East End
11 Eugene, OR @ The Oak Street Speakeasy
12 San Francisco, CA @ The Knockouts w/ The Pets, Pins of Light
13 Los Angeles, CA @ Redwood w/ The Pack A.D., The Gunslingers
14 San Pedro, CA @ Harold's Place

15 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink w/ Wild Weekend, The Girls

16 Tucson, AZ @ Bsnsns Sawmills w/ Ultramaroon, Fugitive Kind, Lenguas Largas
17 Las Cruces, NM @ El Patio w/ Shang-A-Lang, Taco Cat, Forever
18 drive
19 Austin, TX SXSW "Blackout Booking Showcase" w/ Human Eye, Thomas Function, Greg Ashley Band, Lover, Brimstone Howl, Terrible Twos, TV Ghost, Audacity
20 Austin, TX SXSW
21 Austin, TX SXSW
22 San Antonio, TX @ Sam's w/ Peelander-Z, The Emeralds
23 off
24 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves w/ Peelander-Z
25 TBA

26 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory w/ Peelander-Z

27 Omaha, NE @ O'leaver's Pub w/ Bazooka Shootout
28 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock w/ Swewhores, Gay Witch Abortion, Double Bird

Catch the rambunctious garage-punk duo at SXSW, or at one of their two Minnesota dates today, and at the end of the month, respectively.

Birthday Suits MySpace Page

Tours: Wye Oak

04.14.2009	Brooklyn, NY
04.15.2009	Pittsburgh, PA
04.16.2009	Newport, KY
04.17.2009	Chicago, IL
04.18.2009	Northfield, MN
04.19.2009	Minneapolis, MN
04.20.2009	Iowa City, IA
04.21.2009	Omaha, NE
04.22.2009	Denver, CO
04.23.2009	Salt Lake City, UT
04.24.2009	Boise, ID
04.25.2009	Kennewick, WA
04.26.2009	Seattle, WA
04.27.2009	Portland, OR
04.29.2009	San Francisco, CA
04.30.2009	Los Angeles, CA
05.01.2009	Phoenix, AZ
05.04.2009	Norman, OK
05.06.2009	Austin, TX
05.09.2009	Atlanta, GA
05.10.2009	Chapel Hill, NC
05.11.2009	Washington,
05.12.2009	Philadelphia, PA
05.13.2009	New York, NY
05.14.2009	Cambridge, MA
05.15.2009	New Haven, CT
05.16.2009	Baltimore, MD

The charming folk-pop duo are touring behind their Merge-released debut album If Children.

Wye Oak MySpace Page

Video: POS Tour Diary Part 2

This video of manic rapper POS on tour comes courtesy of the Rhymesayers website, who also remind us that the video for "Optimist" will premiere on MTV2 this Wednesday. So what's that? 2 down, 4 more to go? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

POS MySpace Page

Tours: Los Campesinos!

3/6/09 – Mexico City, MX @ Lunario Nacional
3/7/09 – Guadalajara, MX @ Teatro Estudio Cavaret
3/29/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
3/30/09 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
3/31/09 – Montreal, PQ @ La Sala Rosa
4/1/09 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
4/2/09 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
4/3/09 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
4/4/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Café
4/5/09 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
4/7/09 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
4/10/09 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
4/11/09 – Vancouver, BC @ Richard’s on Richards
4/12/09 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
4/13/09 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
4/15/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Slims
4/16/09 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
4/17/09 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival

After their latest jaunt with fellow uber-energetic melody-and-rawkus enthusiasts Titus Andronicus, Los Campesinos! will take about a two-week breather or so before getting back on their live show horse. The group will be heading to the Fine Line on April 4th.

Los Campesinos MySpace Page

Mystery Palace Begins Tour Today

Info via More Cowbell

Thurs​day,​ Jan 15 - Chica​go,​ IL @ Ronny​’​s
Frida​y,​ Jan 16 - Pitts​burgh​,​ PA @ The Smili​ng Moose​
Satur​day,​ Jan 17 - NYC @ The Stone​
Sunda​y,​ Jan 18 - NYC @ The Stone​ (​FoodT​eam solo/​trio impro​vised​ set)
Monda​y,​ Jan 19 - NYC @ Piano​s
Tuesd​ay,​ Jan 20 - Phila​delph​ia,​ PA @ 941 Theat​er
Wedne​sday,​ Jan 21 - Colum​bus,​ OH @ Berni​e’​s Disti​llery​
Frida​y,​ Jan 23 - Milwa​ukee,​ WI @ The Stone​fly Brewe​ry
Satur​day,​ Jan 24 - Madis​on,​ WI @ Frequ​ency

Incidentally, Ronny's is quite the shit hole.

Tours: To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie

(To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie)

Boduf Songs + To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie:

11-15 Minneapolis, MN - Uptown Bar#
11-17 Milwaukee, WI - BBC Upper Level
11-19 Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks
11-20 Philadelphia, PA - The Fire
11-21 Richmond, VA - Ghost Print Gallery
11-23 Arlington, MA - Regent Theatre (Brainwaves Festival)
11-24 Providence, RI - The Living Room
11-25 New York, NY - Pianos
11-28 New York, NY - The Annex
11-30 Montreal, Quebec - Casa del Popolo
12-01 Cleveland, OH - TBA
12-02 Ann Arbor, MI - Yellow Barn
12-03 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle *
12-04 Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club

# TKAPB solo date
* w/Zelionople

To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie MySpace Page

Tours: Tapes N' Tapes

The Minneapolis-based indie-rockers embark on another tour leg in support of their sophomore LP, Walk It Off. Dates are below:

01-15 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
01-17 Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
01-19 Boise, ID - Neurolux
01-20 Seattle, WA - Neumos
01-21 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
01-23 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
01-24 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
01-25 San Diego, CA - Casbah
01-29 Austin, TX - The Parish
01-30 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
02-02 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
02-03 Columbia, MO - Mojo's
02-04 Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop
02-06 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
02-20 Notre Dame, IN - Legends
02-21 Columbus, OH - The Basement
02-24 Boston, MA - Paradise
02-25 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
02-26 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
02-27 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
02-28 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
03-03 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
03-04 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
03-05 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
03-07 Chicago, IL - Metro

Watch an interview with the band conducted at the Bumbershoot festival:

Tapes N Tapes MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

Mac Lethal Announces "Happy Holidays" Tour

11.11 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
11.13 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Alternative Lounge
11.14 - Denton, TX @ Hailey's
11.15 - Lubbock, TX @ The Foundation
11.17 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Chasers
11.18 - Tucson, AZ @ Vaudeville Cabaret
11.19 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
11.20 - Hollywood, CA @ The Knitting Factory
11.21 - San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
11.22 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium
11.23 - Reno, NV @ Tonic Bar
11.24 - Bend, OR @ Domino Room
11.25 - Portland, OR @ Berbati's Pan
11.26 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
11.28 - Missoula, MT @ Badlander
11.29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
11.30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
12.01 - Durango, CO @ The Abbey Theatre
12.02 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
12.03 - Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre
12.04 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
12.05 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
12.06 - Milwaukee, WI @ Stonefly Brewery
12.07 - Duluth, MN @ Pizza Luce
12.08 - Chicago, IL @ The Abbey
12.09 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
12.11 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
12.15 - Washington, DC @ DC9 Night Club

Mac Lethal MySpace Page

h/t Switchblade Comb

His Mischief Announce Fall Tour

Download: His Mischief - "Rock Song (Hyperopia)"

Having just helped Radio K celebrate 15 years, His Mischief, the Fugazi-as-garage-rock band based out of Minneapolis, are taking their brand of raucous rawk to other parts of the continent. Their tour begins October 9th in Chicago (holla!), before heading out east to New York and Massachusetts. From there, the band heads down south, for a stretch of dates, and then the whole shebang concludes with a show at the Entry.

Check out the dates below:

10/09/08
Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge Volcano Room w/ Blackbelts and Fatal Film
10/10: Need Help
10/11: East Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar
10/12: Need Help
10/15: Need Help
10/16: Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bear's w/ Living Sea
10/17: Need Help
10/18: New London, CT @ Oasis Pub w/ Fatal Film
10/19: Brooklyn, NY @ Trash Bar
10/20: Manhattan, NY @Rehab
10/21: Purchase, NY @ SUNY w/ Monotonix
10/22: TBA/Need Help, Philly/DC/NY
10/23: Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar Tavern
10/24: TBA
10/25: Chapel Hill, NC at Nightlight
10/26: Charlotte, NC at Snug Harbor
10/27: Charleston, SC at Tin Roof
10/28: Athens, GA at w/ Caledonia Lounge
10/29: Need Help, ATL/nearby
10/30: Birmingham, AL at The Nick
10/31: Need Help, anywhere b'tween Birmingham and Chicago. There's gotta be a Halloween party somewhere
11/01: Bloomington, IN at Rhino
11/06: Minneapolis, MN at 7th St Entry w/ France Has The Bomb, Private Dancer and Daughters of the Sun

His Mischief MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

Tours: Little Joy (Featuring Members of The Strokes and Los Hermanos)

Nov 7 Station 4 St. Paul, Minnesota
Nov 8 Subterranean Chicago, Illinois
Nov 9 Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan
Nov 11 Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 12 The Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 13 Mercury Lounge New York, New York
Nov 14 Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
Nov 16 TT the Bears Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nov 18 Black Cat Backstage Washington D.C., Washington DC

Little Joy MySpace Page

Baby Guts Begin Tour Today

Download: Baby Guts - "Staplegun"

Oct 2 St. Paul, MN: Turf Club- Tour Kick Off! w/ Vignettes, Total Fucking Blood
Oct 3 Winona, MN: Ed’s Bar with MC/VL
Oct 4 Iowa City, IO: Public Space One with MC/VL
Oct 5 Ohio: TBA
Oct 6 Pittsburgh, PA: Rock Room
Oct 7 Brooklyn, NY: The Silent Barn
Oct 8 Boston, MA: TBA
Oct 9 Hartford, CT: Whitney House
Oct 10 New Brunswick, NJ: Courtlandt-Land
Oct 11 Baltimore, MD: Cider Haus
Oct 12 Manhattan, NY: The Annex
Oct 13 Arlington, VA: Kansas House
Oct 14 Lexington, KY: CPR Space
Oct 15 Columbus, OH: 15th House
Oct 16 Grand Rapids, MI: The PVC Hair Xtention Broadcasting Center
Oct 17 Milwaukee, WI: The Vault
Oct 18 Minneapols, MN: Pocketknife-Homecoming show!

Baby Guts, the raw, feminist punk rock trio, are set to launch a tour in support of their latest release, The Kissing Disease. The band starts out with two dates in their homestate, including tonight's show at the Turf Club, before heading out for a little more than a week's worth of dates in the East Coast. Check out the dates above. Read MFR's take on The Kissing Disease here.

Buy it here

Baby Guts MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

Tours: Marnie Stern

Info via KRS Blog:

Download: Marnie Stern - "Transformer"

November 2008
3 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle - w/ Gang Gang Dance
4 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry - w/ Gang Gang Dance
5 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall - w/ Gang Gang Dance
7 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge - w/ Gang Gang Dance
8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court - w/ Gang Gang Dance
10 - Seattle, WA @ Triple Door - w/ Gang Gang Dance
11 - Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Biltmore Theater - w/ Gang Gang Dance
12 - Portland, OR @ Berbati's Pan - w/ Gang Gang Dance
14 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbos - w/ Gang Gang Dance
15 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater - w/ Gang Gang Dance

(Marnie Stern - "Every Single Line Means Something")

Cross-published on CIMI

Incidentally, I nominate "Transformer" as song of the year.

(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

Tours: Sybris

Spotted at the Sybris MySpace Page:

Sept. w/Colour Revolt

25 The Marquee - Norman OK

26 Hailey's - Denton TX

27 Creative Incubator - McAllen TX

28 Austin City Limits Festival - TX

30 Birdy's - Indianapolis IN

Oct. w/A Decent Animal

1 Canopy Club - Urbana IL

2 Cactus Clb - Milwaukee WI

4 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis MN

7 Sunset Tavern - Seattle

11 Spaceland - Los Angeles CA

12 Rhythm Room - Phoenix AZ

13 Moonlight - Albuquerque NM

14 Larimer Lounge - Denver CO

15 Jackpot Saloon - Lawrence KS


(Sybris - "Oh Man")

Sybris MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)

Cross-published on CIMI.

Tours: Schools of Seven Bells (Opening Up For M83)

Download: School of Seven Bells - "Connjur"

Ethereal dream-poppers School of Seven Bells, the group consisting of former members of Secret Machines and On! Air! Library!, have a lot of live activity going on before their debut Alpinisms drops on October 28th. First of is their tour with fellow celestially-minded tunesmiths M83, who are still going strong behind their ambient 80s nostalgia trip Saturdays=Youth. That tour sees the groups coming to the Mini-Apple on November 22nd. But before they come Mid-West, the Bells will hit up a triumvirate of dates in New York, where they will be playing the CMJ music conference, where they will be one of thousands trying to impress industry insiders. Based on the sounds of "Connjur", they should have no trouble.

Here are the dates:

09/27 Boston, MA - Urban Outfitters Newbury
10/17 Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room
10/18 Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater^
10/22 Brooklyn, NY - Cake Shop (CMJ)
10/24 New York, NY - Levi's Fader Fort NYC (CMJ)
10/25 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge (CMJ)
10/28 London, UK - Old Blue Last
10/29 London, UK - The Social
11/11 Atlanta, GA - The Earl +
11/12 Charlotte, NC- Tremont Music Hall +
11/13 Washington, DC - Black Cat +
11/14 New York, NY - Webster Hall +
11/15 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom+
11/16 Northhampton, MA - Pearl Street +
11/18 Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs +
11/19 Montreal, QC - Studio +
11/20 Toronto, ON - Opera House +
11/21 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge +
11/22 Minneapolis, MN- Triple Rock +
11/25 Seattle, WA - Neumo's +
11/26 Vancouver, BC - Richard's on Richards +
11/27 Portland, OR - Doug Fir +
11/28 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore +
11/29 Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theater +

+ w/ M83
^ w/ Black Moth Super Rainbow, Mates of State

School of Seven Bells MySpace Page
(Jonathan Graef)
Jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

Tonight: Vampire Hands 7-Inch Release Show

Image and text taken directly from More Cowbell:

Vampire Hands Variety Hour/7″ Release Show in the Clown Lounge
Tuesday September 9th, 9 PM
FREE
This is the official release of our tour 7″ “A Bigger Splash”,
a song that has been a staple of our live set for the last year and a half or so.
This may be the only chance you have to pick the little vinyl disc up locally.
Invisible Boy
Peppermint Coffins
Ryan Harris (solo)
+1 TBA

In addition to tonight's show at the Clown Lounge, the band will be beginning a North American tour this coming Friday, the 12th. The trek has the Minneapolis-based psychedelic quartet starting out in solidly midwestern states like Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri, before heading to the East Coast, where their shows will surely be attended by tea-drinking, arugula-eating damn, dirty elitists. From there, the band heads back to the mid-west, where they'll cap things off with a date in Chicago (yay!).

While on tour, the band will be keeping a diary that will be posted on the Modern Radio Message Board. We'll keep you updated as to when the band posts an entry.

Here are the tour dates:

SEP 12 2008 9:00P
O’LEAVER’S PUB OMAHA, NEBRASKA
SEP 13 2008 9:00P
THE REPLAY LOUNGE LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SEP 14 2008 9:00P
THE BRICK KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
SEP 16 2008 8:00P
CAMP CONCENTRATION @ APOP RECORDS ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
SEP 18 2008 9:00P
SPRINGWATER SUPPER CLUB NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
SEP 19 2008 10:00P
THE PILOT LIGHT KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
SEP 20 2008 10:00P
THE PHILBOG CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
SEP 21 2008 10:00P
THE SPAZATORIUM GALLERIA GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
SEP 23 2008 8:00P
THE BLUE NILE HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
SEP 24 2008 8:00P
THE LIGHTHOUSE WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON DC
SEP 25 2008 10:00P
TBA PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
SEP 26 2008 10:00P
TBA BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
SEP 27 2008 10:00P
ROSE’S CANTINA-BACKSTAGE BAR GROTON, CONNECTICUT
SEP 28 2008 10:00P
PIANO’S NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SEP 30 2008 9:00P
THE TALKING HEAD BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
OCT 1 2008 10:00P
TBA PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
OCT 2 2008 10:00P
TBA YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
OCT 3 2008 10:00P
THE CARABAR COLUMBUS, OHIO
OCT 4 2008 10:00P
NEED SHOW CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Help some brothers out, Chi-town!

Vampire Hands MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)

Ponytail and High Places Announce Tour Together

Download: High Places - "From Stardust To Sentience"
Download: Ponytail - "Celebrate The Body Electric (It Came From An Angel)"

Two of indie-rock's most promising up-and-comers have decided to gang up for a tour of the West Coast and Canada. Ponytail, whose live show is, literally, better than Christmas, have been touring behind their energetically virtuoso, noisily melodic record Ice Cream Spiritual; and High Places, an excellent, but wholly different, duo who consolidate world music, psychedelia, and indie-pop into short, trance-y waves of songs. The latter released a compilation of previously released material earlier this year, and are set to put out a new record in the coming month. Both bands are playing a handful dates, which neither take them to Minneapolis or Chicago. Sad. Oh well. Away they go now!

Here are the dates:

Thursday September 25 2008 @ Grinnell College in Grinnell IA*
Friday September 26 2008 @ The Mill in Iowa City IA*
Saturday September 27 2008 @ Rhinoceropolis in Denver CO*
Monday September 29 2008 @ Kirby Court in Salt Lake City UT *
Tuesday September 30 2008 @ Badlander in Missoula MT*
Thursday October 2 2008 @ Nectar in Seattle WA*
Friday October 3 2008 @ Department of Safety in Anacortes WA *
Saturday October 4 2008 @ Richards on Richards in Vancouver BC*
Monday October 6 2008 @ Backspace in Portland OR *
Wednesday October 8 2008 @ Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco CA*
Thursday October 9 2008 @ TBD in Santa Cruz CA*
Friday October 10 2008 @ The Smell in Los Angeles CA*
Saturday October 11 2008 @ UC Irvine in Irvine CA
Sunday October 12 2008 @ Modified in Phoenix AZ *
Wednesday October 22 2008 - @ The Ottobar in Baltimore MD - Cal Robbins Benefit
Friday October 31 2008 - Todd P NYC in Brooklyn NY w/ DMBQ, The Homosexuals
* w/High Places

In other Ponytail news, the group is reportedly working on a clip for their song "Beg Wavs", which would be their second video for Spiritual, with the first being for album closer "Die Allman Bruder".

Ponytail MySpace Page
High Places MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

Death Cab for Cutie To Open For Neil Young in St. Paul

Download: Death Cab for Cutie - "I Will Possess Your Heart"

Taken directly from the Death Cab MySpace Blog:

Death Cab for Cutie is excited to announce their fall North American and European tour which will include the band's first performance at the legendary Radio City Music Hall, a bunch of US and Canadian shows with Neil Young and lots of new European tour dates. This tour will also feature the band's first time through quite a few US cities since the release of their new album "Narrow Stairs".

For full tour information and ticket links please visit:

Death Cab for Cutie North America / Europe Fall Tour:

October 3 - Agganis Arena - Boston, MA

October 4 - Chevrolet Theater - Wallingford, CT

October 5 - House of Blues at The Showboat - Atlantic City, NJ

October 6 - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY

October 8 - LC Outdoor Amphitheater - Columbus, OH

October 12 - University of Illinois - Assembly Champaign, IL

October 13 - Fox Theatre - St. Louis, MO


Opening for Neil Young:

October 14 - Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN

October 16 - MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MB

October 18 - Brandt Centre - Regina, SK

October 19 - Pengrowth Saddledone - Calgary, AB

October 21 - Comcast Arena at Everett - Everett, WA

October 22 - General Motors Place - Vancouver, BC


October 29 - Cox Arena - San Diego, CA

October 30 - The Forum, Inglewood, CA

November 1 - Reno Events Center - Reno, NV

November 4 - Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO

November 5 - Qwest Center - Omaha, NE



Europe:

November 12 - St. Georges Market - Belfast, Northern Ireland

November 13 - Ambassador Theatre - Dublin, Ireland

November 14 - Corn Exchange - Edinburgh, Scotland
.
November 15 - Rock City - Nottingham, England
.
November 16 - Colston Hall - Bristol, England

November 17 - Carling Academy - Sheffield, England
.

November 19 - Alexandra Palace - London England
.

November 20 - Crossing Border Festival - The Hague, The Netherlands
More information available at the Crossing Border Festival website: http://www.crossingborder.nl/home_en.php

November 21 - Muffathalle - Munich, Germany
Tickets on-sale date TBA

November 22 - Les Halles - Brussels, Belgium
Tickets on-sale August 20th

November 23 - Paris, France - Bataclan
Tickets on-sale August 19

November 24 - Ringlokschuppen - Bielfeld, Germany
Tickets on-sale date TBA

November 25 - Admiralspalast - Berlin, Germany

Tours: Fleet Foxes

Download: Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal"

08-18 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden *
08-20 Eagle, ID - The Winery at Eagle Knoll *
08-21 Spokane, WA - INB Performing Arts Center *
08-23 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater *
09-06 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom (MusicFest NW)
09-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
09-17 Victoria, British Columbia - Element
09-19 San Francisco, CA - Independent
09-21 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-22 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
09-27 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
09-28 New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf
09-29 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
09-30 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
10-02 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
10-03 Washington, DC - Black Cat
10-05 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-06 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theater
10-08 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
10-09 Grand Rapids, MI - Ladies Literary Club
10-10 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
10-11 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Centre
10-12 Chicago, IL - Metro
10-13 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater $
10-15 Denver, CO - Oriental Theater
10-19 Seattle, WA - Moore Theater
10-28 Norwich, England - The Waterfront #
10-29 Sheffield, England - Union #
10-30 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms #
10-31 Birmingham, England - Space Two #
11-02 Nottingham, England - Trent University #
11-05 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire #
11-07 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street #
11-08 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC #
11-09 Manchester, England - Academy #
11-10 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire #
11-11 Cambridge, England - Junction #
11-12 Paris, France - Festival Les Inrocks
11-16 Vienna, Austria - Arena #
11-17 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart #
11-18 Munich, Germany - Ampere #
11-20 Brussels, Belgium - AB Box #
11-21 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Borders #
11-24 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club #

* with Wilco
$ with Death Cab for Cutie
# with J. Tillman

(via)

Fleet Foxes MySpace Page

Tours: Shaky Hands, The Acorn

(Shaky Hands)

Download: The Shaky Hands - "We Are Young"


October
16 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir - w/ The Acorn
17 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor - w/ The Acorn
19 - Eugene, OR @ Sam Bonds Garage - w/ The Acorn
21 - San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock - w/ The Acorn
22 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place - w/ The Acorn
24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland - w/ The Acorn
25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Modified - w/ The Acorn
28 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive - w/ The Acorn
29 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown - w/ The Acorn
30 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry - w/ The Acorn
November
31 - Madison, WI @ Cafe Montmarte - w/ The Acorn
1 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's - w/ The Acorn

(via Kill Rock Stars)

Shaky Hands MySpace Page
The Acorn MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)

The Spinto Band Announce Tour Supporting Frightened Rabbit

Stream: The Spinto Band - "Oh Mandy"

On the heels of their forthcoming new album, Moonwink, which will see release on October 7th, self-described devotees to the five-Bs ("bacharach, beatles, beach boys, berlin, bowie") and East Coast lush-pop sextet The Spinto Band have announced a whole slew of European and American tour dates. The European dates mostly find the band in the United Kingdom, with beginning dates in Brussels (wonder if they'll have time to visit Bruges) and Amsterdam serving as outliers. In terms of their American dates with like-minded Scots Frightened Rabbit, that jaunt find them starting out in the East Coast, before making their way to the Midwest, the far West, and, finally, the South, before the tour ends back in our nation's capital.

Here are those dates:

-Europe Dates--
Mon 09/22/08 Brussels - Botanique
Tue 09/23/08 Amsterdam - Paradiso
Wed 09/24/08 Paris - La Maroquinerie
Thurs 09/25/08 London - Borderline
Sat 09/27/08 Norwich - Arts Centre
Sun 09/28/08 Oxford- Bullingdon Arms
Mon 09/29/08 Glasgow- Oran Mor
Tue 09/30/08 Liverpool - Korova
Wed 10/01/08 Stoke - Sugarmill
Fri 10/03/08 Bristol- Louisiana
Sat 10/04/08 Leeds - Cockpit
Sun 10/05/08 Manchester - Night & Day
Mon 10/06/08 York - Duchess
Wed 10/08/08London - Koko
Wed 10/08/08 Cambridge,Soul Tree

--US Dates--
Fri 10/17/08 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church*
Sat 10/18/08 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg*
Sun 10/19/08 Cambridge, MA - Middle East*
Mon 10/20/08 Montreal, QC - Petit Café Campus*
Tue 10/21/08 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace*
Wed 10/22/08 Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner*
Thu 10/23/08 Chicago, IL - Metro*
Fri 10/24/08 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon*
Sat 10/25/08 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry*
Tue 10/28/08 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey*
Wed 10/29/08 Vancouver, BC - The Media Club*
Sat 11/01/08 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill*
Sun 11/02/08 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill*
Mon 11/03/08 Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex*
Thu 11/06/08 Phoenix, AZ - The Rhythm Room*
Sun 11/09/08 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Festival*
Tue 11/11/08 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
Fri 11/14/08 Washington, DC - Black Cat

*w/Frightened Rabbit

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(Jonathan Graef)