From the dark and dirty to the mellow and mild, the band portrayed a multidimensional, multifaceted collective that can take their sound in whichever direction they feel.
As Jay Farrar's nasally drone filled the smoke-heavy air of Newby's, the crowd swayed along, nodding with approval.
The supply of quality Canadian indie rock exports doesn’t look to be dwindling anytime soon, if Montreal four-piece Wolf Parade is any indicator.
The group has received rave reviews for its debut album, Apologies To The Queen Mary, and will headline a North American club tour this spring, starting in Boston April 7.
Two shows are on the books for NYC’s Webster Hall, along with dates across the East Coast and South through the middle of the month. They’ll do a hometown show April 19 and appear at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival April 30 in Indio, Calif.
Last year, the group opened for fellow Montreal indie stars Arcade Fire and headlined a series of U.S. gigs in the fall, followed by a few early January sellouts in California.
Tour Dates
Fri 04/07/06 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club / Lounge
Sat 04/08/06 Providence, RI Lupo’s At The Strand
Sun 04/09/06 New York, NY Webster Hall
Mon 04/10/06 New York, NY Webster Hall
Tue 04/11/06 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
Wed 04/12/06 Washington, DC Black Cat
Thu 04/13/06 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Fri 04/14/06 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Sat 04/15/06 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Mon 04/17/06 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
Tue 04/18/06 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Wed 04/19/06 Montreal, QC Theatre National
Sun 04/30/06 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Source pollstar.com.
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris have announced a co-headlining duet tour of Europe in support of their upcoming album together.
The two legends have confirmed a dozen concerts across 10 countries, starting May 26 in Brussels, Belgium. The tour will hit Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, several Scandinavian countries and more before June 12, when Le Zenith in Paris will host the final show.
The itinerary includes two U.K. stops, with Wembley Arena set for June 8 and Manchester Evening News Arena the following day. An Italy stop is expected to be added for June 3.
The Knopfler / Harris duets album – All The Roadrunning – is scheduled for release April 25 in the States and a day earlier in Europe.
The pair will perform songs from the new album as well as some classics from their individual repertoires.
Tour Dates
Fri 05/26/06 Brussels, BEL Forest National
Sat 05/27/06 Copenhagen, DEN Forum
Sun 05/28/06 Hamburg, GER Color Line Arena
Tue 05/30/06 Stockholm, SWE Stockholm Globe Arena
Wed 05/31/06 Oslo, NOR Oslo Spektrum
Fri 06/02/06 Zurich, SWI Hallenstadion Zurich
Mon 06/05/06 Rotterdam, NET Ahoy
Tue 06/06/06 Frankfurt, GER Festhalle
Thu 06/08/06 London, UK Wembley Arena
Fri 06/09/06 Manchester, UK Manchester Evening News Arena
Sat 06/10/06 Dublin, IRE The Point
Mon 06/12/06 Paris, FRA Le Zenith
Source pollstar.com.
In addition to the initial line-up released earlier this month, Bonnaroo has announced the addition of Oysterhead and Les Claypool, performing with his own band. This will be the first Oysterhead performance since 2001. This is the second round of additions to the festival along with Umphrey’s McGee and The Disco Biscuits.
See bonnaroo.com for more info
In addition to the initial line-up released earlier this month, Bonnaroo has announced the addition of Umphrey’s McGee and The Disco Biscuits for a billing deemed, “Special Late Night Tent Show.” Interlocking sets and collaborations are expected.
See bonnaroo.com for more info
After an enormously successful headlining tour of Scandinavia, Swedish rockers The Sounds have confirmed a 40-date North American tour beginning March 22nd at The Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The tour will coincide with the band’s new album DYING TO SAY THIS TO YOU coming out March 21st on Scratchie / New Line Records. Morningwood and Action Action will be the support for the entire tour.
Barely out of high school when the band members recorded their debut album, LIVING IN AMERICA, The Sounds have been firmly established as a band to watch, as they played more than 300 gigs since its release, logging many miles on the Warped Tour as well as with the Foo Fighters and the Strokes.
Besides being on every late-night TV show and featured in almost every national US publication, including the New York Times Sunday Magazine, which is startling for any band, let alone one from such a remote place as the small southern Swedish city of Helsingborg, The Sounds were anxious to start writing new songs, after 3 plus years of constant touring.
Ready to record their sophomore album, the band began work with producer Jeff Saltzman (The Killers) at Studio 880 in Oakland, CA, where Green Day recorded “American Idiot.” Bringing an even stronger fusion of the band’s punk attitude and pop savvy that they established on their debut, the band presents a diversified and deeper version of the sound on DYING.
The band will also make an appearance at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, TX on March 18th.
Dates to be announced shortly.
Widespread Panic has completed recording of its next studio album, due in June via Sanctuary Records. As previously reported, the group worked for the first time with producer Terry Manning (Big Star, ZZ Top) at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas. The as-yet-untitled set will boast new songs and “an old favorite or two,” according to the band. Additional details have yet to be announced.
While it’s been three years since Panic released a new disc, the group has put out new music recently. The group recorded the track “Perfect Hair” for the Cartoon Network “Adult Swim” series “Perfect Hair Forever” and also utilized it in a short shown during a New Year’s Eve concert in Atlanta. The clip can be viewed via the Adult Swim Web site.
Source billboard.com.
British critical darlings The Magic Numbers are returning to the U.S. for a quick tour this spring, with help from Rilo Kiley side project The Elected.
The 11-date itinerary is focused mainly on the East Coast and South, starting March 15 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
The Elected will open at all shows, save for The Magic Numbers’ March 16-17 stop at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.
They’ll hit New York City’s Webster Hall and Detroit’s Magic Stick before finishing up April 1 at Chicago’s Double Door. West Coast fans won’t be totally left out, though: The Magic Numbers will be back for Coachella at the end of the month.
The band is currently touring Japan and will hit Europe as well before the U.S. trek launches.
Source pollstar.com.
