When I first heard about the MusicNOW festival in Cincinnati, which is organized by Bryce Dessner, I thought, “Formerly local musician made it big giving back to his home city? Nice!” While I still believe that, there’s much more to Dessner, a composer and guitarist for acclaimed rock band The National, and his MusicNOW festival [...]
Wye Oak have announced a massive run of tour dates. Here they are: 08-02 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe 08-03 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern 08-05 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza 08-05 Chicago, IL – Double Door – Lollapalooza After-party $ 08-07 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon 08-09 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile 08-12 Los Angeles, [...]
Bird Of Youth’s debut album Defender dropped May 24 on Inebriate Records. Produced by Will Sheff of Okkervil River and Phil Palazzolo (The New Pornographers, Ted Leo, Neko Case), Defender was recorded with the help of a cast of players that includes members of The Wrens, Nada Surf, The National, Okkervil River and the Mendoza [...]
Sharon Van Etten will be on the road for much of the spring. Here are the dates: 03-16-19 Austin, TX – SXSW 03-22 Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture ^ 03-23 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room ^ 03-24 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar ^ 03-25 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite ^ 03-26 Costa Mesa, [...]
Arcade Fire have announced a world tour. Here are the dates: 04-09 Broomfield, CO – 1st Bank Center ^ 04-11 Orem, UT – The UCCU Center ^ 04-13 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre ^ 04-14 Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel ^ 04-16 Indio, CA – Coachella 04-18 Santa Fe, NM [...]
Sharon Van Etten will be doing some touring this Winter. Here are the dates: Jan. 8, 2011 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom Jan. 19, 2011 New Haven, CT – BAR Jan. 20, 2011 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s Jan. 21, 2011 Columbus, OH – Wexner Performance Space at OSU Jan. 22, 2011 Nashville, TN [...]
The Forms will release a record titled, Derealization, on February 15 via Three Spheres and Ernest Jenning, A couple new collaborators appear on the record, including a string section that includes Nat Baldwin (Dirty Projectors) and Daniel Hart (St. Vincent), Matt Berninger (The National), Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think), and Andrew Thiboldeaux (Pattern is Movement). [...]
New York indie quartet the Walkmen are now just two weeks from releasing Lisbon and have revealed that they are teaming up with Etsy to create a series of pre-order options. According to the band’s North American label, Fat Possum, pre-orders for Lisbon, complete with a variety of the added Etsy bonuses, are available right [...]
The Forms are back with a six-song EP called Derealization. The scheduled release date is 1-11-11. The EP features guest musicians from various bands (The National, Shudder To Think, St.Vincent, Pattern Is Movement, Physics of Meaning, and Dirty Projectors to be specific) and was recorded at a studio, Florida Keys NYC, in Ridgewood Queens by [...]
The Walkmen’s new LP, Lisbon, is scheduled for release on September 14 from Fat Possum. They’ll be touring in support of the record. Here are the dates: 7/2 Minneapolis, MN – Taste of MN 7/4 Des Moines, IA – 80/35 Festival 7/17 Philadelphia, PA – Xponential Music Festival 7/31 Montreal, QC – Osheaga Festival 8/6 [...]