Tours: Camera Obscura

Download: Camera Obscura - "My Maudlin Career"

03-24 Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House
03-25 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04-21 Newcastle, England - Academy 2
04-22 Manchester, England - Club Academy
04-23 London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
04-24 Warwick, England - Leamington Assembly
04-25 Sheffield, England - The Leadmill
04-26 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands Ballroom
04-29 Belfast, Northern Ireland - The Stiff Kitten
04-30 Dublin, Ireland - Andrew's Lane Theatre
05-27 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
05-28 Newport, KY - Southgate House
05-29 Chicago, IL - Metro
05-30 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
06-01 Denver, CO - Bluebird
06-02 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
06-04 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
06-05 Vancouver, BC - Commodore
06-06 Seattle, WA - Showbox
06-08 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
06-09 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
06-11 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
06-13 Mexico City, Mexico - Lunario
06-15 Austin, TX - Antones
06-16 Dallas, TX - The Loft
06-18 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
06-19 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
06-20 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
06-21 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
06-22 Philadelphia, PA - TLA
06-24 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-25 Boston, MA - Somerville Theatre
06-26 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
06-27 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
06-29 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center Ohio State University
06-30 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's
07-25 Derbyshire, England - Indietracks Festival


Twee-pop sextet Camera Obscura, promoting their upcoming fourth record My Maudlin Career (the refrain of which might give fans of the band pause: "My Maudlin Career/has come to an end"), have announced a series of dates in North America and the United Kingdom. The band will play the Cedar Cultural Center on May 30th. No word on a supporting act.

Check out the video for Camera Obscura's "French Navy" here

Camera Obscura MySpace Page

(Jon Graef)

Cloud Cult Announce More Tour Dates, Play St. Olaf Today

4-May Monday Rapid City The Dahl Arts Center *
6-May Wednesday Missoula The Other Side *
7-May Thursday Spokane Blvd *
8-May Friday Seattle Neumos *
9-May Saturday Vancouver Media Club *
10-May Sunday Portland Wonder Ballroom *
12-May Tuesday San Francisco The Independent *
16-May Saturday tucson Plush *
17-May Sunday phoenix Rhythm Room *
19-May Tuesday denver Bluebird Theatre *
20-May Wednesday omaha Waiting Room *
24-Jul Friday Detroit Lakes, MN 10,000 Lakes Festival

These new dates, behind their upcoming DVD release Nobody Said It Would Be Easy, are an expansion of previously announced tour engagements.

Including the 10,000 Lakes festival date, the anthemic eco-rockers' local dates are: Today, at the St. Olaf College Nobel Peace Prize Forum (I wonder how many Repubs are going to protest this year? Oh, that's right, the last decade totally invalidated your ideology. BOOM, SUCKA!); March 22nd, at a sneak preview showing of the DVD at The Varsity Theater; April 16th at St. Cloud University; and, finally, May 2nd at First Ave.

So, plenty of opportunities to see the band, kids. I suggest you take one.

Cloud Cult MySpace Page

Tours: King Khan and the Shrines

Download: King Khan and the Shrines - "Welfare Bread"
Download: King Khan and the Shrines - "No Regrets"

03-06 St. Augustine, FL - Harvest of Hope Festival
03-07 Miami, FL - The Vagabond
03-08 Orlando, FL - Wills Pub
03-10 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
03-12 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
03-13 Nashville, TN - Exit In
03-14 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Café
03-15 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
03-16 Dallas, TX - Palladium Loft
03-17 San Antonio, TX - The Warhol
03-20 Austin, TX - Emo's (Vice Records SXSW Showcase)
04-29 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
04-30 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
05-01 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
05-02 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
05-03 New York, NY - Santo's Party House
05-07 Boston, MA - Paradise
05-08 Ottowa, Ontario - Babylon
05-09 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
05-12 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Theatre
05-13 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
05-14 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
05-15 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
05-16 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
05-19 Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse
05-20 Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlite Room
05-22 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
05-23 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Festival
05-25 Portland, OR - Dante's
05-28 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
05-29 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
05-30 Los Angeles, CA - Echo

The James Brown-cum-garage-rock revivalists King Khan and The Shrines are set to tour behind the American release of their live album What Is?. To read an interview I did with Khan for Chicago Innerview, go here.

King Khan and the Shrines MySpace Page

Cross-published on CIMI

Tours: Mogwai

Download: Mogwai - "The Sun Smells Too Loud"

04/​20 Houst​on,​ TX- Numbe​rs
04/​21 New Orlea​ns,​ LA- Repub​lic
04/​22 Birmi​ngham​,​ AL- Workp​lay Theat​re
04/​23 Ashev​ille,​ NC- Orang​e Peel
04/​24 Carrb​oro,​ NC- Cats Cradl​e
04/​25 Phila​delph​ia,​ PA- Troca​dero
04/​27 Brook​lyn,​ NY- Music​ Hall Of Willi​amsbu​rg
04/​28 Brook​lyn,​ NY- Music​ Hall Of Willi​amsbu​rg
04/​29 Brook​lyn,​ NY- Music​ Hall Of Willi​amsbu​rg
05/​01 Bosto​n,​ MA- Wilbu​r Theat​re
05/​02 North​ampto​n,​ MA- Pearl​ Stree​t
05/​03 Montr​eal,​ QUE- Metro​polis​
05/​04 Toron​to,​ ON- Phoen​ix
05/​05 Buffa​lo,​ NY- Tralf​ Music​ Hall
05/​06 Ponti​ac,​ MI- Crofo​ot Ballr​oom
05/​08 Chica​go,​ IL - Congr​ess Theat​re
05/​09 Milwa​ukee,​ WI - Turne​r Hall
05/​10 Minne​apoli​s,​ MN- First​ Avenu​e
05/​11 Omaha​,​ NE- The Slowd​own
05/​12 Denve​r,​ CO- Blueb​ird Theat​re
05/​13 Salt Lake City,​ UT- In The Venue​
05/​15 San Diego​,​ Ca- Belly​ Up Taver​n
05/​16 Los Angel​es,​ CA- Orphe​um Theat​re

The Scottish crescendo-rock sextet are still touring in support of last year's The Hawk Is Howling, an album that saw the band get back in touch with its aggressive side after the relatively subdued Mr. Beast. Ticket and support info to be announced soon.

Mogwai MySpace Page

Tours: Chairlift with YACHT

Download: Chairlift - "Evident Utensil"

Sat. Feb. 7 - Miami, FL - White Room
Fri. Feb. 13 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Academy of Music w/Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Sat. Mar. 7 - New York, NY - Santos Partyhouse
Fri. Mar. 13 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop w/YACHT
Sat. Mar. 14 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's w/YACHT
Mon. Mar. 16 - St. Louis, MO - Gargoyle Club w/YACHT
Tues. Mar. 17 - Lawrence, KS - The Jackpot Saloon w/YACHT
Wed. Mar. 18 - Norman, OK - Opolis w/YACHT
Thurs. Mar. 19 - Austin, TX - SXSW
Fri. Mar. 20 - Austin, TX - SXSW
Sun. Mar. 22 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues Pontiac Garage w/YACHT
Mon. Mar. 23 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live w/YACHT
Tues. Mar. 24 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon w/YACHT
Wed. Mar. 25 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues Parish w/YACHT
Thurs. Mar. 26 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder w/YACHT
Fri. Mar. 27 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club w/YACHT, Kuroma
Sat. Mar. 28 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In w/Kuroma
Mon. April 13 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey w/Sebastian Tellier
Tues. April 14 - Vancouver, BC - Richards On Richards w/Sebastian Tellier
Wed. April 15 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge w/Sebastian Tellier
Fri. April 17 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent w/Sebastian Tellier
Sun. April 19 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Tues. April 21 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café w/Peter Bjorn & John
Wed. April 22 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre w/Peter Bjorn & John
Thurs. April 23 - Chicago, IL - Metro w/Peter Bjorn & John
Fri. April 24 - Newport, KY - Southgate House w/Peter Bjorn & John
Sat. April 25 - Toronto, ONT - Phoenix Theatre w/Peter Bjorn & John

The kid-tested, Apple-approved dreampop trio Chairlift are playing a whole bunch of tour dates, some with Peter, Bjorn and John, and others with YACHT. Chicago gets not one, but two opportunities to see the group do its thing live. So we've got that going for us, which is nice. Additionally, the band is featured on a new Toyota Yaris and Urban Outfitters Radio Benefit compilation, available at Insound for 99 cents. The proceeds go to benefit independent radio. Somehow, I doubt Toyota and Urban Outfitters actually even listen to, let alone support, independent radio, but the effort should be applauded all the same

Full track listing below:

1 !!! - Must Be The Moon (Live On KEXP)
2 Chairlift - At My Side
3 Yeasayer - Final Path
4 White Williams - Blue Steel
5 Dan Deacon - Cave Birth
6 No Age - Padded Chair Demo
7 Mudhoney - The Lucky Ones (Live)
8 King Khan & Saba Lou - Past And Gone
9 The Secret Machines - The Walls Are Starting To Crack (Live At KEXP)
10 The Walkmen - In The New Year (Live)
11 Tokyo Police Club - Your English Is Good (K-Os Remix)
12 Jamie Lidell - Rope of Sand (Live At Austin City Limits)

Chairlift MySpace Page

Tours: The Broken West

Downloads: The Broken West - "Auctioneer"

Taken directly from the Merge blog:

SUPPORTING THE FRENCH KICKS:
2/23 SAN DIEGO, CA Casbah
2/24 LOS ANGELES, CA Troubadour
2/27 PORTLAND, OR Doug Fir (also with AA Bondy)

SUPPORTING AC NEWMAN:
3/17 PHILADELPHIA, PA Johnny Brenda's
3/18 WASHINGTON, DC The Black Cat
3/19 CHAPEL HILL, NC Cat's Cradle
3/20 ATLANTA, GA The Earl
3/21 NASHVILLE, TN Mercy Lounge
3/22 ST. LOUIS, MO Duck Room
3/24 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 400 Bar
3/25 CHICAGO, IL Logan Square
3/26 PONTIAC, MI The Pike Room
3/27 CLEVELAND, OH Grog Shop
3/28 PITTSBURGH, PA Andy Warhol Museum

Tours: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone

Download: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - "Graceland" (Paul Simon Cover)
Download: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - "Young Shields"
Download: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - "Lonesome New Mexico Nights"

Midwest Tour Dates

10/03- Madison, WI @ The Annex #
10/09-Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews *
10/10- Northfield, MN @ Carleton College *
10/11- Iowa City, IA @ PS1 *
10/12- St Louis, MO @ Lemp Arts *
10/13- DeKalb, IL @ House Café *
10/14- Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle*

# supporting Sunset Rubdown
* w/ Ill Ease

East Coast Tour

10/23- Medford, MA @ Oxfam Cafe (Tufts University) ^
10/24- Annandale-on-Hudson, NY @ SMOG (Bard College) ^
10/25- Ridgewood, Queens, NY @ Silent Barn (7pm show) ^ &
10/26- Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells % +
10/27- Providence, RI @ Club Hell %
10/28- TBA %
10/29- Athens, OH @ Crystal Castle %
10/30- Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Tavern %
10/31- Louisville, KY @ Pour Haus %
11/01- Indianapolis, IN @ Locals Only %

^ w/ Pants Yell!
& w/ City Center
% w/ No Kids
+ w/ Katie Eastburn

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone

(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

Cross-published on CIMI.

Tours: Jennifer O'Connor

Sep 17 Rochester, NY Water Music Hall w/ Hayden
Sep 19 Cafe Nine New Haven, Connecticut (headlining)
Sep 21 Vienna, VA Jammin Java w/ Hayden
Sep 25 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, Massachusetts w/ Great Lake Swimmers
Sep 26 New York, NY Mercury Lounge w/ Great Lake Swimmers
Sep 27 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall w/ Great Lake Swimmers
Oct 13 Philadelphia, PA M Room w/ Hotel Lights
Oct 14 Pittsburgh, PA Howler's w/ David Dondero & Boca Chica
Oct 15 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
Oct 16 Pontiac, MI Pike Room w/ The New Year
Oct 17 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle w/ The New Year
Oct 19 Madison, WI Cafe Montmarte
Oct 21 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Oct 23 Columbia, MO The Blue Fugue
Oct 24 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway
Nov 2 Buffalo, NY The Tralf Music Hall w/ Amy Ray
Nov 4 Toronto, ON The Mod Club Theatre w/ Amy Ray
Nov 5 Burlington, VT Higher Ground w/ Amy Ray
Nov 7 Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre w/ Amy Ray
Nov 15 Richmond, VA Capitol Alehouse w/ Amy Ray
Nov 19 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle w/ Amy Ray
Nov 22 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse w/ Amy Ray

Jennifer O'Connor MySpace Page


(Jennifer O' Connor - "Always on Your Mind")

Tours: Ohbijou

Sat. Oct. 4 – Kingston ON – Grad Club #
Mon. Oct. 6 – Sault Ste Marie ON – Loplop Gallery
Tue. Oct. 7 – Thunder Bay ON – Apollo #
Wed. Oct. 8 – Winnipeg MB – Lo Pub #
Thu. Oct. 9 – Saskatoon SK – Amigo's Cafe #
Fri. Oct. 10 – Calgary AB – Broken City #
Sat. Oct. 11 – Edmonton AB – The Pawn Shop #
Mon. Oct. 13 – Kelowna BC – The Habitat #
Tue. Oct. 14 – Vancouver BC – Media Club #
Wed. Oct.15 – Victoria BC – Lucky Bar #
Thu. Oct.16 – Portland OR – Doug Fir Lounge ++
Fri. Oct. 17 – Seattle WA – Tractor Tavern ++
Sun. Oct.19 – Bend OR – Saint Francis #
Tue. Oct. 21 – San Francisco CA – Hemlock Tavern ++
Wed. Oct. 22 – Santa Cruz CA – Crepe Place ++
Fri. Oct. 24 – Los Angeles CA – Spaceland ++
Sat. Oct. 25 – Phoenix AZ – Modified ++
Tue. Oct. 28 – Denver CO – Hi-Dive ++
Wed. Oct. 29 – Omaha NB – Slowdown ++
Thu. Oct. 30 – Minneapolis MN – 7th Street Entry ++
Fri. Oct. 31 – Madison WI – Cafe Montmartre ++
Sat. Nov.1 – Chicago IL – Schuba's ++
Thu. Nov. 20 – Hamilton ON – The Casbah #
Fri. Nov. 21 – Guelph ON – Dublin Street United Church #
Sat. Nov. 22 - Peterborough ON – Montreal House #
Thu. Nov. 27 – Toronto ON – Lee’s Palace #
Fri. Nov. 28 – Montréal QC – La Sala Rossa #
Sat. Nov. 29 – Ottawa ON – Barrymore's Music Hall #

# w/ The Acorn
++ w/ The Acorn & Shaky Hands Tour


(Ohbijou - "The Woods")

Tours: Thao with the Get Down Stay Down

(Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - "Swimming Pools")

YouTube Link

Even though the name is Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, the backup band will be doing both the former and the latter when Thao Nguyen, formidable as a performer on her own terms, plays several solo shows in the fall as part of the Hotel Cafe Tour. One of those stops is in MPLS. But before all that occurs, she's got a few one-off festival dates with the Get Down Stay Down. See the rest of the tour dates below:

August 2008
23 - Tallahassee, FL @ Florida State University
30 - Seattle, WA @ Ex Hall Stage - Bumbershoot
September 2008
6 - Portland, OR @ Holocene - Music Fest NW KRS Showcase w/ The Shaky Hands, Panther, Horse Feathers
17 - Ames, IA @ Maintenance Shop
19 - Champaign, IL @ Krannery Art Museum
20 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater
22 - Upland, IN @ Taylor University
25 - New Haven, CT @ Yale @ Ezra Stiles Master's House - solo
26 - Bronxille, NY @ Blue Room @ Sarah Lawrence College
27 - Bennington, VT @ Bennington College Student Center
October 2008
27 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle - Hotel Cafe Tour - solo
28 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club - Hotel Cafe Tour - solo
29 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
30 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
31 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
November 2008
1 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
3 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
5 - Chicago, IL @ Park West - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
6 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
7 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
8 - St Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
9 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
11 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
13 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
14 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
15 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
17 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo
18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater - Hotel Cafe Tour- solo

(via)

Download: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - "Bag of Hammers"

Thao MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)

This post was cross-published on Chicago is Mildly Interesting.

Atmosphere Announce More "Paint The Nation" Tour Dates

10.13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10.14 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
10.15 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's
10.17 - Portland, ME @ The Station
10.18 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10.20 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
10.21 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10.22 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10.24 - Cincinnati, OH @ Scribble Jam/Annie's
10.25 - Nashville, TN @ Wildhorse Saloon
10.27 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre
10.28 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
10.29 - Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
10.31 - Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre
11.01 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
11.02 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
11.05 - Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre
11.06 - Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
11.07 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
11.08 - Austin, TX @ FFF Festival/Waterloo Park*
11.09 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11.11 - El Paso, TX @ Club 101
11.12 - Albuquerque, NM @ Convention Center
11.15 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
11.16 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre

The last time we updated you about Atmosphere's tour plans, a commenter noted about how Minneapolis got gyped. I responded that Atmosphere usually announce a hometown date later on. Turns out Bill's got nothing to fear. The November 11th date at First Ave is but one of many of of the new dates added for the rap duo's "Paint The Nation" tour. Check all of them out at the top of the post. Fan sale for the dates start on August 20th.

Read more here.

Atmosphere MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)

Tours: Minus The Bear and Annuals

(Annuals)


(Minus The Bear)
Download: Minus the Bear - "Throwin' Shapes"
Download: Annuals - "Nah Keseyi"
Download: Themes - "Epic World"

On the local front, Themes will be joinging both bands for a stretch of the tour. Check it out below:

9/1 -- Seattle, WA -- Bumbershoot
10/8 -- Spokane, WA -- Service Station*#
10/9 -- Missoula, MT -- The Other Side*#
10/11 -- Englewood, CO -- Gothic Theatre*#
10/12 -- Omaha, NE -- Slowdown*#
10/13 -- Iowa City, IA -- The Picador*#
10/15 -- Minneapolis, MN -- Varsity Theatre*#
10/16 -- Milwaukee, WI -- Turner Hall*#
10/17 -- Chicago, IL -- The Vic Theatre*#
10/18 -- Columbus, OH -- Newport Music Hall*#
10/19 -- Detroit, MI -- Majestic Theatre Center*#
10/20 -- Cleveland, OH -- Grog Shop$
10/21 -- Boston, MA -- Wilbur Theatre*^
10/22 -- Washington, DC -- 930 Club*^
10/23 -- Philadelphiaq, PA -- Theatre of Living Arts*^
10/24 -- Providence, RI -- Lupo's at the Strand*^
10/25 -- New York, NY -- Webster Hall*^
10/26 -- Sayreville, NJ -- Starland Ballroom*^
10/28 -- Richmond, VA -- The National*^
10/29 -- Raleigh, NC -- Lincoln Theatre*^
10/30 -- Asheville, NC -- The Orange Peel*^
10/31 --Knoxville, TN -- Bijou Theatre*^
11/1 -- Atlanta, GA -- Variety Playhouse*^
11/3 -- Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- Revolution*!
11/4 -- Lake Buena, FL -- House of Blues*!
11/5 -- Jacksonville, FL -- Free Bird café*!
11/7 -- New Orleans, LA -- House of Blues*!
11/8 -- Houston, TX -- House of Blues*!
11/9 -- Austin, TX -- Waterloo Park*!
11/10 -- Dallas, TX -- House of Blues*!
11/12 -- Santa Fe, NM -- TBA
11/13 -- Tempe, AZ -- Marquee Theatre*!
11/14 -- San Diego, CA -- Soma*@
11/15 -- Pomona, CA -- Glass House*@
11/16 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Henry Fonda Theatre*@
11/18 -- Sacramento, CA -- Empire*@
11/19 -- San Francisco, CA -- Bimbos*@
*w/ Annuals
#w/ Themes
$ w/ The New Year
^ w/ Sylvie
! W/27
@ w/ Helms Alee

(Jonathan Graef)

The Pack A.D. Announce New Album, Tour

For those who can't get enough of The White Stripes' brand of Led Zepplin-as-punk-rock brand of blues, you can always get another fix someplace else. Namely, via the British Columbia-based duo The Pack A.D.

Like the Stripes, or The Black Keys, The Pack A.D. play the kind of back-to-bare-bones-basics brand of blues-rock so scorching that it will most likely peel the flesh off of your bones, and then try to sell your skeleton a nice, new flesh-suit, fresh off the market. The duo, consisting of Becky Black and Maya Miller, have announced the new release of a record called Funeral Mixtape, which follows 2007's "Tintype". The new album is due to arrive via Mint Records on August the 12th.

As with most bands promoting a new album, the band will be touring their asses off in order to preach the good word. Here are the tour dates:

June 27 Berbati's Pan - Portland, OR
June 28 The Axe & Fiddle - Cottage Grove, OR
June 30 Jambalaya - Arcata, CA
July 2 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
July 3 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO
July 5 Barleycorn's - Wichita, KS
July 9 The Blue Fugue - Columbia, MO
July 10 JJ's Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN
July 12 The Lager House - Detroit, MI
July 13 The Boathouse - Saugatuck, MI
July 16 Pianos - New York, NY
July 18 Big V's - St. Paul, MN
July 19 The Rox - St. Cloud, MN
July 20 Deep Blues Festival - Lake Elmo, MN
July 23 The Brass Rail - Ft. Wayne, IN
July 24 The Garage - Winston-Salem, NC
July 25 Poe's Pub - Richmond, VA
July 26 The Village Tavern - Mount Pleasant, SC
July 30 Egan's - Tuscaloosa, AL
July 31 Government Street Grocery - Ocean Springs, MS
Aug 1 Finnegan's Pub - Alexandria, LA
Aug 2 Hole in the Wall - Austin, TX
Aug 4 The Ruby Room - Phoenix, AZ
Aug 6 The Filling Station - Bozeman, MT
Aug 8 The Voyeur - Olympia, WA

I guess they must really like Minnesota. Listen to "Gold Rush", a track from "Tintype", at the top of the post.

The Pack AD

(Jonathan Graef)