2006

Indie-rockers Art Brut and We Are Scientists are set to link up for a co-headlining tour of North American clubs that launches Sept. 18 in North Carolina and runs for more than a month.

The UK’s Art Brut continue to tour behind their critically acclaimed debut set, “Bang Bang Rock and Roll,” which was issued overseas last year. A US version of the set, which contains three bonus tracks, was released in June.

Brooklyn-based We Are Scientists issued their debut album for Virgin, “With Love and Squalor,” in January. The set was recorded last spring with producer Ariel Rechtshaid (Foreign Born, Dirty Little Secret) and followed three self-released EPs.

September 2006
18 – Carborro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
19 – Atlanta, GA – The Roxy
20 – Orlando, FL – The Social
21 – Miami, FL – Studio A
22 – Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder
23 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jack’s
24 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
25 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
26 – Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room
28 – Phoenix, AZ – Brickhouse Theatre
29 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
30 – Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre

October 2006
2 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
4 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
5 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
6 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
7 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s Crystal Ball
9 – Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue
10 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
11 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
12 – Chicago, IL – Metro
13 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
14 – Toronto, Ontario – Opera House
15 – Montreal, Quebec – La Tulipe
16 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
17 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
18 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
19 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
20 – Philadelphia, PA – Starlight Ballroom
21 – Ithaca, NY – Cornell University

Alexisonfire have announced the dates for their fall tour across the U.S. in support of CRISIS (8/22, Vagrant) their latest disc which debuted in the Top 200 on SoundScan this week and gave the band their first #1 record in Canada (as well as landing at #5 on the U.S. Heatseekers chart and Top 100 in the UK).

The tour starts October 11th in New Jersey and label-mates, Moneen, will be the main support along with openers Cancer Bats and A Change of Pace.

Vocalist-guitarist Dallas Green, drummer Jordan Hastings, guitarist-vocalist Wade MacNeil, vocalist George Pettit and bassist Chris Steele have just released a video for the first single,

Farm Aid today announced artist additions to the lineup at its annual benefit concert. Gov’t Mule, among others, will join Farm Aid president and founder Willie Nelson and board members Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews on September 30th at the Tweeter Center at the Waterfront in Camden, NJ.

“I am honored that we will be associated with this wonderful organization,” said Gov’t Mule leader Warren Haynes.

Performing at Farm Aid is a natural progression for Haynes. His annual Christmas Jam, which he hosts each year in his hometown of Asheville, NC, has provided nearly a half million dollars to Habitat for Humanity’s Asheville chapter.

Gov’t Mule is currently supporting it’s ATO Records release ‘High & Mighty.’ The album debuted this week on Billboard’s Top 200 at #62 for an all-time weekly high in the band’s history with sales of 13,576 – 5,130 of which were bought on the internet, earning Gov’t Mule #1 on the Internet chart.

Gov’t Mule is finishing its tour with the Allman Brothers Band this week and will headline ROCKIN’ THE BURRO September 9th at the McCarren Pool in Brookyn, NY with special guests Wolfmother. Gov’t Mule will appear on Fox’s morning show “Fox & Friends” at 8:45AM EDT September 8th.

Park the Van Records and Dr. Dog are proud to offer 1000 very special handmade CDs of their upcoming EP, “Takers And Leavers” before the official street date of September 12th. Dr. Dog hand-made 1000 original one of a kind CD covers using exacto-knives, paint, stickers, old photos, ink pens, books, markers and other parts.

“Takers And Leavers” will contain 4 exclusive EP tracks and two songs – “Ain’t It Strange” & “Goner” – from the band’s upcoming fourth full-length album, still untitled, slated for a February 2007 release.

Both “Takers And Leavers” and the upcoming LP, follow up the critically acclaimed “Easy Beat.” Like “Easy Beat,” both releases maintain the psychedelic guitar interplay, shimmering harmonies and dynamic songwriting that captured fans and critics nationwide. Unlike their previous three releases, which were recorded on an 8 track, the band’s new songs were recorded on a 24 track. Having an opportunity to leave their basement studio in favor of a slightly larger rehearsal / warehouse space in North Philadelphia, Dr. Dog remained true to their lo-fidelity atmospherics. The band, in-between headlining dates and a European tour with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, produced both releases
Rolling Stone, Spin, The New York Times, Alternative Press and many others agree, the band’s three part harmonies, poignant lyrics, soulful ballads and classic psychedelic rock, are simply undeniable.

Dr. Dog will hit the road beginning September 7th, co-headlining dates with The Cold War Kids before heading to Houston, TX on September 14th, to begin a tour as the main support for The Raconteurs.

Beginning August 29th, the hand made EP will be available on parkthevan.com, insound.com, ampcamp.com and at the following stores:

Athens, GA – School Kids
Atlanta, GA – Criminal Records
Austin, TX – Waterloo
Baltimore, MD – Record & Tape Trader
Bangor/Portland, ME – Bull Moose
Berkeley, CA – Rasputin
Boise, ID – Record Exchange
Boston, MA – Newbury Comics
Chicago, IL – Reckless Records
Dallas, TX – Good Records
Denver, CO – Twist & Shout
Long Beach, CA – Fingerprints
Los Angeles, CA – Amoeba LA
Los Angeles, CA – Rhino
Minneapolis, MN – Electric Fetus
NY, NY- Kim’s Mediapolis
NYC, NY – Mondo Kims
NYC, NY – Other Music
Omaha, NE – Homers
Orlando, FL – Park Avenue
Philadelphia, PA – AKA Music (the unofficial Takers & Leavers HQ!)
Portland, OR – Jackpot
Portland, OR – Music Millennium
Raleigh, NC- School Kids
Richmond, VA – Plan 9
Sacramento, CA – Dimple
San Diego, CA – Lou’s
San Francisco, CA – Amoeba SF
Seattle, WA – Easy Street
Seattle, WA – Sonic Boom

After 33 years in New York City’s East Village, legendary punk club C.B.G.B. is expected to move to Las Vegas – commodes and all.
Club owner Hilly Kristal, who lost his lease last year, plans to relocate the venue to downtown Sin City after closing in October. He said he plans to take the bars, doors, toilets and urinals along to recreate the club’s atmosphere.
“We’re going to take it all,” he told Pollstar.
Kristal said he has several potential locations and is in discussions with a number of developers and brokers.
“Everybody gets a little greedy when they see dollar signs in front of them and they start wanting more and more and more, so I don’t know,” Kristal said. “I’m going to tell them it’s either this or nothing, ’cause you’d be surprised how they’re not just investors, they want the whole brand. Or most of it.
“The brand is very important to them, because it’s been making more and more money every year, especially in the clothing thing.”
Kristal was planning to fly to Las Vegas August 26 and hoped to be close to a deal by early September.
A team of “experts” will remove the bars, toilets, etc. in late October after a final gig with Patti Smith, Kristal said.
“It’s going to cost a lot of money. Maybe the stuff we’re not going to take, I’ll put on eBay. We’ll see if anybody wants some tables and chairs. I’ll sign them,” he said, laughing.
Kristal said he doesn’t know who will be booking the club, but emphasized that C.B.G.B. built its reputation by working to get new bands signed and will continue that tradition.
“We want to be able to go further on the Internet and further in a lot of ways. I’m looking to not only move but to expand,” he said.

Source pollstar.com.