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May 8, 2008
SXSW 2009 | Music Dates Finalized
SXSW Music - March 17 - 22, 2009 Mark your calendars!......
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My Morning Jacket | 2008 Tour Dates
My Morning Jacket just announced their fall tour dates. Sickness. My Morning Jacket 2008 Tour Dates 6/13 - Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, TN 6/16 - Kool Haus Toronto, ON 6/17 - Le National Montreal, QC 6/20 - Radio City......
May 5, 2008
Tom Waits | Glitter and Doom Tour
One the most ineffable characters in music just announced a short summer tour with a "press conference" that is actually quite funny and was probably not attended by Fox News. According to the Anti-Records website, "Tom has just one word......
Fleet Foxes | 2008 Tour Dates
One of my new favorite bands, Fleet Foxes, has been getting a lot of attention lately that I never really noticed until a friend recommended them to me. They've got a sound reminiscent of Band of Horses and My Morning......
Neil Diamond | 2008 Tour Dates
Forever in Blue Jeans [YouTube] Awesome?......
May 2, 2008
Widespread Panic | 2008 Summer Tour Dates
Road warriors Widespread Panic have laid out their summer tour schedule. After closing out Bonnaroo on June 15, they will head west to begin their trip across the continent, including dates in Toronto and Ottawa (their first in the Great......
Apr 24, 2008
Thievery Corporation 2008 Summer Tour | Big City Dates, Big Time Openers
As a DC native it's always nice to see bands from the nation's capital making news. The internationally renowned Thievery Corporation is the musical venture of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, born out of the creative incubator that is the......
Apr 15, 2008
Heady Links | Spring and Summer Tour Dates Edition
Lots of Spring and Summer tour dates are getting announced, so that means it's time for some heady linkage: The Black Crowes have lined up a 90-city tour bonanza Death Cab for Cutie tour dates -- I dig the new......
Apr 14, 2008
My Morning Jacket | 2008 Tour Dates and News
We've recently seen a slew of new announcements from My Morning Jacket -- the big rock band we love to love. Gearing up for the release of their much-anticipated Evil Urges, the band will perform on Saturday Night Live......
Apr 7, 2008
Radiohead Announce Full 2008 Tour Dates
We've had a couple piecemeal announcements on this over the past couple months, but I'm happy to see that Radiohead has finally put the finishing touches on their 2008 tour dates (at least, for now). Read on for the full......
Apr 3, 2008
STS9 and Umphrey's | Dual Summer Bill
Known to throw together a festival and/or tour with the Disco Biscuits, Umphrey's McGee is joining another heavy hitter this summer on a dual bill. STS9 will be teaming up with Chicago's prog-rock jamband for 16 dates in the......
Mar 28, 2008
Think Fast, Steely Dan | Summer Tour 2008
The iconic and all too underrated Steely Dan is embarking on another summer tour that will pass through almost a dozen cities. The highlight of the tour is almost certainly the three night run in New York City's Beacon......
Mar 27, 2008
M.I.A. & Holy Fuck | Spring Tour Dates, Together!
A few months ago, the esteemed Justin Ward and myself were able to catch a really nice Holy Fuck show at Schubas here in Chicago. Now it seems like I may be able to see these guys once more......
Mar 26, 2008
Lymbyc Systym | Early 2008 Tour Dates
One of my favorite new bands that I've managed to catch a few times over the past few years is Lymbyc Systym. I first caught them as an opener for Tea Leaf Green and I've since caught them at......
Mar 24, 2008
Live Music 2.0 | Tour Dates via Widgets
Did you know that you can get concert dates and tickets right from the comfort of someone else's webpage? Radiohead has one (see above), and so does Simian Mobile Disco (see below)... Add to this the fact that everyone thinks......
Mar 21, 2008
Pearl Jam Do the East Coast | 2008 Summer Tour Dates
Photo courtesy of The Sky I Scrape When a band announces a headlining slot at a major summer festival, a full tour is usually in the works. That's now officially the case with Bonnaroo headliner Pearl Jam. Eddie Vedder......
Mar 18, 2008
Wilco Heads West | 2008 Spring Tour Dates
photo by Giò-S.p.o.t.s. Our favorite Chicago rockers, Wilco, are heading out on a nice little tour of the West in May, after they return from their shows 'Down Under.' We're not only hoping they fill out the month of......
Mar 13, 2008
Kraftwerk Announces Some US Dates
Back in June, 2005 right at home in Chicago, I was able to catch one of the best concerts I've ever attended in my life: Kraftwerk at the Riveria. I could go on and on and on about why......
Dave Matthews Band and the Openers | 2008 Tour Dates
I'm chilling with my feet up this morning and conserving some energy for the big SXSW show tonight featuring The Whigs, Yo La Tengo, and My Morning Jacket; I can't wait for that and hope to hit the Vampire Weekend......
Mar 6, 2008
Plug Independent Music Awards Tonight
Our friend Bready is going to be checking out the Plug Awards tonight at Terminal 5, assuming his cold doesn't force him into bed early. I'm hoping he'll have some of his fantastic photography to share with us from......
Feb 28, 2008
Widespread Panic Gets Free Somehow
They’ve broken free of their past, free of their own expectations, free of themselves. The pieces have fallen into place and Widespread Panic is free somehow. Try as I might, I've never really been able to become a big fan......
Man Man Tour Updates
Man Man announced a few updates to their tour dates recently, including the addition of Yeasayer to the Spring dates. Sweet! I've updated my original post on their tour dates here. Main support March 4th to April 10th will be......
Feb 15, 2008
Wilco Residency Begins Tonight | Who's Going?
I've been a little silent on the blog this week because I've been out in California for work. I'm having a lot of fun out here with my skateboard and the 60 degree weather, so I've had minimal time in......
Feb 14, 2008
The Police Announce Final Tour Dates
Billboard reported last night that The Police were going to be announcing their final tour dates ever, finishing off their tour in 2008 with another run through the States with a brief stint in Europe thrown in the middle......
Feb 12, 2008
Radiohead Announces U.S. Tour Dates | Gives Us the First Leg
About a month ago, Radiohead teased us with a list of North American cities the band was planning to hit on its next tour. Well, just over a month later, they're finally feeding the fan frenzy by confirming a nice chunk of those dates....
Feb 7, 2008
I, Too, Am Now A Yeasayer
Yeasayer - 10.20.2007 at the Fader Sideshow [Baeblemusic.com] Regardless of how close you can be to the world of emerging artists and 20 press releases in your inbox every day, there are still bands that will continue to evade......
Jan 28, 2008
Modest Boxers Losing Their Religion?
Photo by Anton Corbijn From the R.E.M. HQ: R.E.M. will tour North America this May and June in support of Accelerate, their new record which is set to be released on April 1. The band will be joined on......
Jan 27, 2008
Man Man Tour Tour
Man Man is heading out on tour in March by kicking things off in Baltimore, MD, heading down the East coast, then onto showcases at SXSW. After that, Midwest college towns, NYC, and finally, Rye, England for the ATP vs.......
Jan 26, 2008
Marco Benevento | 2008 Tour Dates, New Album
Marco Benevento just released a new album digitally called Invisible Baby, one that I spent last night listening to front-to-back twice.. I'm listening to it again right now, actually. It's incredible. Except for the first half of "The Real......
Jan 25, 2008
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | 2008 Tour Dates, Super Bowl
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are heading out on tour this summer with Steve Winwood, which is undoubtably killer news for fans of two legendary acts. I got to see a Petty show a few years back at Deer Creek......
Jan 21, 2008
The Whigs Remind Me to Rock | 2008 Tour Dates and New Album
The Whigs remind me that even in this day of complex, indie chamber-pop and drawn-out electro jamming, there's still room for good ole' three-chord guitar rock. The Whigs are dropping their new album, Mission Control this Tuesday (1/22) and throwing a release party this Friday (1/25) in their hometown of Athens, GA. They're also slated to play Letterman (1/28), and they've lined up a nice U.S. tour for the early months of 2008. Nice....
Jan 2, 2008
Radiohead's Scotch_Mist Webcast, 2008 Tour Dates
Radiohead - Scotch_Mist [video] (via HT) While I was ringing in the New Year with Umphrey's McGee and 4,000 other fans, I'm pretty sure a lot more people than that were tuned into Current TV's broadcast of an hour-long......
May 24, 2007
White Stripes | 'Icky Thump' Video and New Tour Dates
The White Stripes have released a video for the title track on their new album, Icky Thump. They've also extended their world tour through September. Check it out......
May 23, 2007
Battles | 2007 Tour Dates and New Album
Remember a while back when I first posted on Battles, one of my new favorite bands? It looks like some others are catching on, too... As forbidding as the music can be at times, it’s also sprinkled with danceable beats......
May 17, 2007
White Stripes to Rock Nashville Friday, May 18
The White Stripes just announced a last-minute show in Nashville this Friday, May 18. Be there....
May 16, 2007
Apostle of Hustle Take Up Chicago Residency in June
Apostle of Hustle is doing three Wednesday shows during June at Schuba's in Chicago -- I can't wait......
May 15, 2007
Fujiya & Miyagi | 2007 Tour Dates
One of my favorite new bands, Fujiya & Miyagi, is in the midst of a fairly large tour that is set to finish up in the United States real soon. Then back to Europe. Then back to the United......
Dinosaur Jr. | 2007 Tour Dates
Photo © something.from.nancy One thing that has always severely hampered my indie rock background and knowledge has been the fact that I came into this scene way too late. I never really got into Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., the......
May 14, 2007
Heady Links | Tours, Dates and Stuff
A random sampling and collection of recent tour date updates from our inbox...enjoy oh so much....
May 8, 2007
Mayor of Ithaca: 'May 8th 2007 is Grateful Dead Day'
Back in April, the mayor of Ithaca, NY, announced that Tuesday, 5/8/07, would be declared Grateful Dead day in Ithaca. The Dark Star Orchestra will headline the State Theatre to celebrate Ithaca’s “Grateful Dead Day” by, of course, re-creating the band’s setlist from 5/8/77 at Barton Hall....
May 2, 2007
NYC's 'Rocks Off' Boat Cruise | 2007 Summer Lineup
photo by muckster Yesterday, I posted the Taste of Chicago's 2007 concert lineup, and one of our readers commented that he didn't know of anything similar that happens in NYC. True. I don't know of any big-time New York......
May 1, 2007
Taste of Chicago 2007 | Music Lineup Announced
The City of Chicago has announced the music lineup for the 'Taste of Chicago' Although it's no Lollapalooza, this year's lineup includes a surprising number of interesting acts. A few of the bands that caught my eye include: The Black Crowes, Cracker, Cheap Trick, John Mayer, Los Lonely Boys, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Soul Asylum, and Umphrey's McGee....