Tour Announcements

Foo Fighters cancel tour in wake of Paris terrorist attacks

In the wake of the horrendous terrorist attacks Paris, Foo Fighters have cancelled the remaining dates in their European tour. 

The band discussed in a statement, “It is with profound sadness and heartfelt concern for everyone in Paris that we have been forced to announce the cancellation of the rest of our tour. In light of this senseless violence, the closing of borders, and international mourning, we can’t continue right now. There is no other way to say it. This is crazy and it sucks. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was hurt or who lost a loved one.”
U2 have also canceled the two shows in Paris this weekend they had set to be broadcasted on HBO. In addition, Coldplay postponed a live stream performance in Los Angeles Friday Night. 

Poliça announce new album United Crushers, share “Lime Habit”

Poliça, Minneapolis-based synthpop group, have announced the release of their upcoming third album, United Crushers. The follow-up to the acclaimed Shulamith is set to be released on March 4th via Mom+Pop.

This album is the band’s third overall and was written during their break after two years of touring for Shulamith. Even though the music came from their hometown, it was recorded by the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas’ Sonic Ranch Studios.

The album announcement on the band’s website stated that the new record has themes that are “heavily political and deeply personal with thick references to social injustice, self-doubt and isolation, the rapidly increasing urban decline in gentrification, overcoming music industry machinations, and finding true and honest love in the wake of it all.”

They’ve shared the lead single “Lime Habit.” Drummers Drew Christopherson and Ben Ivascu keep the hypnotic beat while the synths keep the track floating. Even though there are dark tones in the lyrics(“I’m a loss a faith/ You’re a changed belief/ Scored the goods for my baby/ It’s enough, so we hurry to leave”), the bass line from Chris Beirden has the song falling into a slump. Listen in below via The Sunset People-directed video.

United Crushers Tracklist:
01. Summer Please
02. Lime Habit
03. Someway
04. Wedding
05. Melting Block
06. Top Coat
07. Lately
08. Fish
09. Berlin
10. Baby Sucks
11. Kind
12. Lose You

Poliça have also announced a 34-date tour in support of the album, beginning with record release shows in their hometown of Minneapolis.

Poliça 2016 Tour Dates:
03/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
03/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
03/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/08 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews *
03/09 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
03/10 – Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard *
03/11 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live STudio *
03/12 – Dallas, TX @ The Loft *
03/22 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom *
03/23 – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic *
03/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre *
03/26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
03/28 – Portland, OR @ Dour Fir Lounge *
03/29 – Portland, OR @ Dour Fir Lounge *
03/30 – Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial *
03/31 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
04/14 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon #
04/15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom #
04/16 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall #
04/18 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig #
04/20 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace #
04/21 – Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus #
04/22 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall #
04/23 – New York, NY @ Warsaw #
04/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #
04/26 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
04/28 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle #
04/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West #
04/30 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge #
05/01 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight #
05/04 – Covington, KY @ Madison Live #
05/05 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement #
05/06 – Columbia, MO @ Rose Music Hall #
05/07 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck #

* = w/ Clara-Nova
# = w/ MOTHXR

Bloc Party dances in new video for “The Love Within”

Bloc Party recently premiered a synth-driven sound on their latest single, “The Love Within.” The song’s dance floor feel is in good use for its accompanying music video, which has a number of people doing some fancy footwork throughout a deserted mall. Frontman Kele Okereke makes an appearance in the Ivana Bobic-directed video, as well as a very unexpected reptile.

Watch below.

“The Love Within” is off the group’s upcoming LP HYMNS, which is set to be released on January 29th through Infectious Music/BMG/Vagrant Records.

Bloc Party also announced a lengthy tour across Europe, Asia, and Australia. Find dates below.

Bloc Party 2015-2016 Tour Dates:
11/09 – Glasgow, UK @ ABC Glasgow
11/23 – Tokyo, JP @ Studio Coast
11/23 – Tokyo, JP @ Hostess Club Weekender 2015
11/24 – Osaka, JP @ Big Cat
11/27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Grote Zaal
11/28 – Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
11/29 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus
12/01 – Paris, FR @ L’Alhambra
12/02 – Brussels, BE @ Royal Circus
12/03 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
12/04 – London, UK @ St. John at Hackney Church
12/30 – Lorne, AU @ The Fall Music and Arts Festival
12/31 – Marion Bay, AU @ The Fall Music and Arts Festival
01/01 – Byron Bay, AU @ The Fall Music and Arts Festival
01/05 – Melbourne, AU @ Forum Theatre
01/07 – Sydney, AU @ Enmore Theatre
01/10 – Busselton, AU @ Southbound Festival
01/29 – Cardiff, UK @ Great Uni Hall
01/30 – Southampton, UK @ O2 Guildhall Southampton
02/01 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
02/02 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
02/04 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
02/05 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
02/06 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
02/08 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
02/09 – Cambridge, UK @ Cambridge Corn
02/11 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
02/12 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham

Conor Oberst Hospitalized, Desaparecidos Cancel Tour

Desparecidos has been on tour for the past few months in support of their new album, Payola, their first in 13 years, but have been forced to cancel the rest of their tour dates after Conor Oberst was hospitalized for a bad case of “laryngitis, anxiety, and exhaustion,” according to a press release. It started with the cancellation of a show in Jacksonville last night, but it is now all of their dates being cancelled, including sets at The Fest and Fun Fun Fun Fest. Here’s a statement from their label, Epitaph:

Desaparecidos has been forced to cancel the remainder of their US tour dates. Conor Oberst fell ill while on tour in Jacksonville, Florida and was briefly hospitalized due to laryngitis, anxiety, and exhaustion. In consultation with his doctors, the band has reluctantly agreed to cancel all scheduled live dates. Conor will be heading home to Omaha to recuperate. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Here’s all the cancelled dates:

10/28 Ybor City, FL @ The Orpheum
10/29 Orlando, FL @ The Social
10/30 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
11/01 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
11/02 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
11/03 New Orleans, LA @ The Republic
11/05 Houston, TX @ Numbers
11/06 Dallas, TX @ Trees
11/07 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/09 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
11/10 Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom
11/11 Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
11/12 Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram Ballroom
11/13 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
11/14 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/15 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/17 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/18 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
11/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/21 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
11/22 Omaha, NE @ O’Leavers
12/02 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (Oberst solo show)

Kendrick Lamar announces tour dates for the Kunta Groove Sessions Tour

Kendrick Lamar is finally ready to go on the road to support his latest album, To Pimp A Butterfly. The MC has announced his plans for the Kunta Groove Sessions Tour, which will take place in October and November.

The eight-city leg will have Kendrick with backing band The Wesley Theory, named after the opening track off To Pimp A Butterfly, as well as Black Hippy collaborator Jay Rock. Dates have been announced for Atlanta, Dallas, Washington DC, and Oakland, and more details for the other four shows will be out soon.

Kendrick’s upcoming tour schedule also includes a one-off performance at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra and a series of radio station festivals.

Kendrick Lamar 2015 Tour Dates:
10./20 – Washington, DC @ Kennedy Center
10/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center (Power 105.1 Presents: Powerhouse)
10/24 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion (106.7 The Beat Presents: The Beat Birthday Bash)
10/25 – Chicago, IL @ United Center (WGCI Big Jam) #
10/27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle *
10/29 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall *
11/01 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre *
11/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum (Real 92.3 Presents: The Real Show) ^
11/10 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *

* Kunta Groove Sessions Tour w/ The Wesley Theory and Jay Rock
# = w/ Future, Meek Mill, Fetty Wap, Rae Sremmurd, Dej Loaf
^ = w/ Future, Jeremih, Fetty Wap, Rae Sremmurd

José González releases animated “Let It Carry You” video

José González has released an animated video for “Let It Carry You,” from this year’s Vestiges & Claws.A strange-looking man goes through an evolution and starts to fly, thus going on a journey. Malin Johansson, the director, explained in a press release that the clip shows what it is like “to be stuck in a state of emptiness and what it means to be carried away by something, and how that then transcends from a mental notion into a physical sensation.” Watch it below via Nerdist.

“Let It Carry You” is also the focus of  González’s newest release, a four-track EP that has remixes of the song by Holy Ghost! and producer Dino Soccio, and a live recording from a show in Los Angeles. It is now out through Imperial Recordings/Mute; check out the cover art above and tracklisting below.

Let It Carry You EP:

01 Let It Carry You
02 Let It Carry You (Live Version)
03 Let It Carry You (Holy Ghost! Remix)
04 Let It Carry You (Dino Soccio Remix)

Jose Gonzalez tour dates:

09-28 Hollywood, FL – ArtsPark Amphitheater
09-29 St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
09-30 Orlando, FL – The Social
10-01 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
10-02 New Orleans, LA – Republic New Orleans
10-02-04 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
10-04 Little Rock, AR – Juanita’s Café & Bar
10-05 Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
10-06 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
10-07 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
10-08 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
10-09 Oklahoma City, OK – ACM @ UCO Performance Lab
10-09-11 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
10-12 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
10-13 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
10-14 Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center – Piper
10-15 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
10-17 North Fork, CA – Bandit Town
10-17-18 San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Music Festival
11-11 Zagreb, Croatia – Lauba

Heartbroken Robyn cancels La Bagatelle Magique shows

La Bagatelle Magique was conceived as a collaborative project between Robyn, Christian Falk, and and Markus Jägerstedt. However, when Falk passed away a year ago, the remaining others finished what they had left and put out their Love Is Free EP last month. They were scheduled to have their live debut at Dans Dakar, which was cancelled, and then they made up for it at Sweden’s Popaganda Festival during the end of August. Robyn realized that she would not be able to perform La Bagatelle Magique music for a while and cancelled their scheduled performances in San Francisco and Brazil. 

Here is what she had to say in a statement:

It was much harder singing these songs on stage than I thought. Even though it’s been a year since Christian passed, I’m heartbroken and performing them feels too heavy still. I’m sorry to disappoint the fans that have bought tickets to these shows, and I will do my best to come back to San Francisco and Brazil soon.

A press release says that a new video for the band is currently being worked on but that “requires a clean break from performing to focus on the future so she can return with new music.”

Neon Indian announces new album and shares “Slumlord”

Synthpop artist, Alan Paloma, also known as Neon Indian, will come out eill his first album in four years on October 16th. Named VEGA INTL. Night School, was written over a year and “brims with funk-centric guitar lines, pronounced Balearic rhythms, and the most elaborate songwriting of his career,” according to the press release. The artwork is above.
Set out through Mom + Pop/Transgressive, the followup to Era Extraña was composed and recorded in various places including a cabin, a cruise ship, DFA’s New York Plantain Studios, and Pure X’s Austin practice space. Palomo said: “Most of what I’ve learned about human nature in my twenties has happened after dark. People are just kind of more honest then. More deliberate. I like to call the places I go to Night Schools.”
The first listen of VEGA INTL. is the lead single “Slumlord.” Listen to it here, and find the full tracklist and newly announced tour dates below. 

VEGA INTL. Night School Tracklist:

01. Hit Parade

02. Annie

03. Street Level

04. Smut!

05. Bozo

06. The Glitzy Hive

07. Dear Skorpio Magazine

08. Slumlord

09. Slumlord’s Re-Lease

10. Techno Clique

11. Baby’s Eyes

12. C’est La Vie (say the casualties!)

13. 61 Cygni ave.

14. News From the Sun (live bootleg)
Neon Indian 2015 Tour Dates:

08/21 – Mexico City, MX @ Semana De Las Juventudes Festival

08/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest

09/12 – El Paso, TX @ Mother of Pearl Block Party

09/17 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

09/18 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune

09/19 – Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia Festival

09/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Imperial

09/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Social Hall

09/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Social Hall

09/29 – Manor, TX @ J Lorrain Ghost Town

09/30 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger

10/01 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory

10/02 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s

10/13 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

10/14 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall

10/16 – Detroit, MI @ Populux

10/17 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

10/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

10/21 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre

10/22 – Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar

10/23 – Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall

11/07 – Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest

11/08 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic

11/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

11/11 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom

11/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

Godspeed You! Black Emperor announces fall tour dates

Godspeed You! Black Emperor have released a tour in support of their recent album, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. It will begin in the start of September and wi go through October where it it will end at Pitchfork Festival Paris. Check out the itinerary below.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor tour dates:

09-09 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

09-10 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival

09-11 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse

09-12 New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theatre

09-14 Austin, TX – The Mohawk

09-16 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Ballroom

09-17 Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory

09-18 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall

09-19 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

09-21 Bloomington, IN – The Bluebird

09-22 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom

09-23 Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead

09-26 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall

09-27 Boston, MA – Paradise

09-28 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

09-29 New York, NY – Terminal 5

10-22 Coventry, England – Warwick Arts Centre

10-23 Bristol, England – Simple Things Festival

10-24 Gateshead, England – The Sage

10-27 Liverpool, England – Camp and Furnace

10-28 Brighton, England – Brighton Dome

10-29 Paris, France – Pitchfork Music Festival Paris

The Tallest Man On Earth announces US tour dates 

Swedish singer-songwriter The Tallest Man on Earth, Kristian Matsson, released his fourth studio album, the lushly melodic Dark Bird is Home. He will be touring with that record for the next few months, including a leg of new U.S. tour dates. 

The tour in the states will start in Seattle at the Moore Theatre before going to cities like Portland, Denver, Chicago, and Wichita. The full itinerary is below.

The Tallest Man on Earth 2015 Tour Dates:

06/24 – Antwerp, BE @ Openlucht Theater

06/25 – Paris, FR @ Divan Du Monde

06/28 – Stockholm, SE @ Gota Lejon

06/29 – Stockholm, SE @ Gota Lejon

06/30 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller

07/02 – Goteborg, SE @ Pustervik

06/27-07/04 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival

07/17-19 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle

07/17-18 – Eau Claire, WI @ Eaux Claires Festival

07/20 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre

07/22 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall

07/24 – Newport, RI @ Newport Music Festival

07/25 – Richmond, VA @ The National

07/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall

07/29 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

07/30 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater

07/31 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theater

07/31-08/02 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

08/21 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre

08/22 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre

08/23 – Portland, OR @ MusicfestNW

08/25 – Park City, UT @ Park City Live

08/26 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater

08/28 – Iowa City, IA @ The Englert Theatre

08/29 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

08/30 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

09/03 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

09/04 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall

09/05 – Holland, MI @ Hope College

09/07 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note

09/09 – Wichita, KS @ Orpheum Theatre

09/10 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom

09/11 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas

09/12 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston

09/13 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody

10/03 – Oslo, NO @ Opera House

10/04 – Goteborg, SE @ Konserthuset

10/05 – Stockholm, SE @ Cirkus

10/06 – Umea, SE @ Idun

10/08 – Linkoping, SE @ Crusell

10/09 – Falum, SE @ Magasinet

10/10 – Arhus, DK @ Voxhall

10/12 – Cologne, DE @ E-Werk

10/13 – Berlin, DE @ Huxley’s

10/14 – Vienna, AT @ Arena

10/15 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz

10/16 – Zurich, CH @ Volkhshaus

10/17 – Paris, FR @ La Cigal

10/19 – London, UK @ Roundhouse

10/20 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 ABC

10/21 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street

10/23 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall

10/24 – Bexhill, UK @ De La Warr

10/25 – Brussels, BE @ AB

10/27 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega