Tour Dates: M. Ward Heads Out Solo

Over the last few years M. Ward has been spending a good majority of his time concentrating on collaborative projects, with both the indie-folk super-group Monsters Of Folk, who released their debut in 2009; and She & Him, his vintage-pop collaboration with doe-eyed actress Zooey Deschanel, putting out their sophomore album, as well as a holiday record. For 2012, the singer-songwriter will go back to being a solo act, as Ward will release his seventh studio album A Wasteland Companion on April 10 via his longtime label Merge Records. The day following the album’s release, Matt will head out for a 20-date cross-country tour, which kicks off with a gig at the historic Fillmore in San Francisco, and will see him get support from Jonathan Richman, the newly reunited fiREHORSE and Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo at various stops during the run.

If you’re not into a night with Matt’s brand of patina drenched sounds, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…

• Death Cab For Cutie: World Tour (2/17 – 6/7)
• Bassnectar: Vava Voom Tour (4/11 – 5/12)
• School Of Seven Bells: Spring U.S. Tour (4/4 – 5/5)
• Plants & Animals: North American Tour (3/8 – 4/21)
• Florence & The Machine: Spring U.S. Tour (4/14 – 5/12)
• Portugal. The Man:Jägermeister Music Tour (4/3 – 5/6)
• Blitzen Trapper: March West Coast Tour (3/4 – 3/23)
• Brian Jonestown Massacre: Spring Tour (4/27 – 5/12)