Since the beginning of the 2000s, Canadian indie-pop collective The New Pornographers have somehow managed record and tour behind four critically acclaimed albums, all while the band’s members pursue their successful solo careers. AC Newman, Neko Case, Dan Bejar & Co., will release their fifth studio album Together
If you not into a night with the indie-pop collective, than maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…
- Psychedelic folk-rockers Blitzen Trapper head cross-country
- Former blips act Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros head out
- Son Volt front man Jay Farrar lines up a handful of solo dates
- The Dead Weather head out for a 14-city mid-spring tour
- Jam-pop act O.A.R. puts together a lengthy summer shed run
- Green Day bring their brand of punk rock to a town near you
Finally, despite persistent Led Zeppelin reunion rumors that have circulated since the band’s one-off performance in 2007, the seminal hard rock act will remain dormant, though its surviving members are keeping themselves busy with other projects. After the runaway success of his unconventional pairing with Alison Krauss, former Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant has revealed the members of his new band consisting of Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Darrell Scott , Byron House, and Marco Giovino – dubbed the Band Of Joy. Plant & Co., who will release their debut later this year via Rounder Records, have lined up a short 12-date summer run to showcase their new material that kicks off on July 13 at the Orpheum Theater in Nashville, TN.
