Lee

Band of Horses announce new album, tour dates

Pitchfork just released the latest awesome news of 2010, coming in the form of a new album announcement from Seattle fellas Band of Horses. The album will be titled Infinite Arms and will drop May 18, rather soon for such an announcement, no? Also, the band hasn’t provided us with any news about the label [...]

Jamie

[MP3] Pattern Is Movement: "Light of the World"

Bearded Philadelphia duo Pattern Is Movement are hard at work on a new album to follow up 2008’s All Together, but in the meantime they’ll be offering up a limited EP as part of their soon-to-begin U.S. tour (which kicks off in D.C.! See dates below). On said EP is the [...]

Jamie

The Hold Steady announce U.S. tour dates

Normally news about The Hold Steady would come from Lee or Jon, our resident Hold Steady experts, but due to schedule restraints you’ll hear it from me! Now, I shouldn’t get your hopes up too high. When I say “U.S.” it really means “the northeast” and when I say “tour dates” it means “12 shows [...]

Jamie

Delorean announces tour dates with Miike Snow

Delorean is great, nobody can deny that. Miike Snow is also great, but there are more than a few people willing to deny that (sorry guys). But the two together on tour? That’s a greatness that some people will deny, while others will not. Confused yet? It’s not like it’s math. Although I guess it [...]

Jamie

Hot Chip and The xx announce tour dates

Don’t get too excited, there isn’t a whole tour lined up or anything, but electronic dance heroes Hot Chip are teaming up with indie newcomers The xx for four shows across the U.S. and one in Canada. While not an immediately obvious pair, the two should make for an interesting show. [...]

Jamie

Death Cab, Sea Wolf, more playing Hot Topic for New Moon

Remember when I called the Twilight: New Moon Hot Topic tour “the worst plan of all things ever planned?” Well back then, the thought was these good bands (Death Cab, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, etc.) would tour Hot Topic stores in support of the new teen vampire movie they wrote songs [...]

Lee

Hawksley Workman finally set to release debut 2000 album, For Him and the Girls, in the U.S.

And not only that, he’s also announced a few tour dates in the U.S. as well (his first ones here since 2006!) Americans rejoice! A rocking Canadian, Hawksley Workman has been one of those artists that’s only slightly punctured the surface for me, simply because I haven’t had the opportunity to listen to enough of [...]

Jamie

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros announce tour dates

A lot of people give Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros an unfair rap. The 11-piece band drives around in a converted school bus and plays music like it’s 1969 all over again. It has all the cult-aspects of The Polyphonic Spree with a more folksy feel. Is that so wrong? I guess I can [...]

Jamie

Neon Indian announces North American tour dates

Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo), our favorite new bedroom electronica project (who isn’t Washed Out or Toro Y Moi) is touring the continent this fall on his upcoming album, Psychic Chasms. Is this promising? Yes. The first released singles from the album are good, not mind-blowing, but very good. Palomo has [...]

Jamie

Harlem announce U.S. tour dates

Gritty Austin boys Harlem are finally leaving the nest and touring the country. They turned some heads with last year’s LP, Free Drugs ; ), and the album’s singles, “Witch Greens” and “South of France.” They’ve been recording new material, but nothing new has surfaced yet. As I understand, they’ve torn up Austin pretty well, [...]