Tour Announcements

Modest Mouse announce tour

Modest Mouse have announced a new US tour. It starts May 23rd in Spokane, Washington and includes stops in Oregon, California, Missouri, and more. Check out the band’s full list of shows below. Modest Mouse’s latest album, Strangers to Ourselves, came out in 2015.

Modest Mouse:

05-23 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
05-24 Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater
05-26 Napa, CA – BottleRock
05-28 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
05-30 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
05-31 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
06-02 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
06-03 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
06-05 Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell Room @ the Complex
06-08 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
06-09 St Louis, MO – The Pageant
06-10 Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl

Spoon announce tour

Spoon have announced tour dates for 2017. The band will play the United States and Germany starting with a show on April 27 in Mobile, Alabama in support of their upcoming new album Hot Thoughts. The band have shared the title track from the new album so far. Check out the band’s tour itinerary below. Hot Thoughts is due out March 17th via Matador.

Spoon:

02-27 London, England – 100 Club
03-06 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
03-14-16 Austin, TX – The Main (SXSW Residency)
03-23 Sydney, Australia – Metro Theatre
03-25 Thornbury, Australia – The Croxton Bandroom
04-27 Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
04-28 Oxford, MS – The Lyric
04-29 Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
05-01 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
05-02 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
05-03 Athens, GA – Georgia theater
05-05 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
05-07 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
05-09 Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
05-11 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
06-17 Berlin, Germany – Festaal Kreuzberg
06-18 Mannheim, Germany – Maifeld Derby Festival
06-19 Munich, Germany – Technikum
06-27 Manchester, England – Gorilla
06-28 Glasgow, Scotland – The Arts School
06-30 London, England – O2 Forum
07-07 Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival
07-08 Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive
07-14 Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07-15 Birmingham, AL – Sloss Festival
07-28 New York, NY – Panorama Festival
07-30 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
08-06 Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
08-08 Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
08-09 Bellvue, CO – Mishawaka Amphitheatre

Empire of the Sun and the Avalanches announce tour

Empire of the Sun have announced a U.S. tour for 2017, including a couple of shows with the Avalanches in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. Besides their previously announced Coachella dates, these shows are set to be the Avalanches’ first U.S. shows in 15 years, after their return with Wildflower last year. Empire of the Sun are touring in support of Two Vines. 

Empire of the Sun:

04-14 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-15 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
04-16 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino *
04-18 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
04-19 Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Exposition Hall
04-21 Indio, CA – Coachella
05-10 New York, NY – Terminal 5
05-11 Washington, D.C. – Echostage
05-12 Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
05-13 Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion

* with the Avalanches

The Avalanches:

04-14 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-15 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
04-16 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino *
04-21 Indio, CA – Coachella
06-02-04 Randall’s Island, NY – Governors Ball

* supporting Empire of the Sun

Cat Power announces shows with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Cat Power has announced tour dates supporting Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, as Consequence of Sound points out. Check out Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ full itinerary below. They are touring behind their 2016 album Skeleton Tree.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds:

05-26 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
05-29 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
05-31 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
06-01 Toronto, Ontario –  Massey Hall
06-03 Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre
06-05 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
06-07 Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
06-08 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol at Carnegie Music Hall
06-10 Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre
06-13 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
06-14 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
06-16 Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre
06-18 Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
06-19 Salt Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall
06-21 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
06-22 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
06-24 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
06-26 San Diego, CA – Civic Theatre
06-29 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre

Pond announce tour, share “30000 Megatons” video

Pond have shared a video for their track, “30000 Megatons.” It is joined by a new tour announcement. The video, edited by Ashley Rommelrath, shows spliced footage of riots, military operations, ads, and music festivals. Watch it below with the tour dates.

“3000 Megatons” is on Pond’s upcoming record, The Weather. The album which was produced by Kevin Parker, is set to be out May 5th via Marathon Artists

Pond:

04-16 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04-23 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04-25 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
04-27 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
04-28 Seattle, WA – Neumos
04-29 Vancouver, British Columbia – Biltmore Cabaret
05-02 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
05-03 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
05-05 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club Theatre
05-07 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
05-09 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
05-10 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
05-11 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
05-12 Washington, DC – Black Cat

Beach House announce tour, new rarities compilation

Beach House have announced a tour starting this March. The band announced a few headlining shows to coincide with their festival dates, which includes previously announced appearances at Governors Ball in New York City and Ceremonia in Mexico City. Beach House are also currently working on a compilation of B-sides and rarities. It’s set to come out in the beginning half of 2017, according to a press release. See Beach House’s tour itinerary below.

Beach House:

03-29 Wilmington, DE – World Cafe Live
03-30 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
04-01 Mexico City, Mexico – Ceremonia Festival
05-24 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
05-26 Orlando, FL – Beacham Theatre
05-27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – The Revolution
05-28 Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
05-30 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
05-31 Knoxville, TN – Mill & Mine
06-02-04 New York, NY – Governors Ball
08-11 Copenhagen, Denmark – Haven
08-18 Parades de Coura, Portugal – Parades de Coura Festival

The Shins announce album Heartworms, share new song

The Shins have announced their much-anticipated new album, Heartworms. The follow-up to Port of Morrow is set to be out March 10th via Columbia. It includes the previously released “Dead Alive,” and a new track called “Name for You,” which you can listen to below as well as the tracklist.

They also announced tour dates in support of the album. See the itinerary below. James Mercer will be joined by Yuuki Matthews (bass), Jon Sortland (drums), Mark Watrous (guitar, keys, vocals), Casey Foubert (guitar) and Patti King (keys) on this tour, according to a press release.

Heartworms:

01 Name for You
02 Painting a Hole
03 Cherry Hearts
04 Fantasy Island
05 Mildenhall
06 Rubber Ballz
07 Half a Million
08 Dead Alive
09 Heartworms
10 So Now What
11 The Fear

The Shins:

03-02 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theatre
03-03 Phoenix, AZ – McDowell Mountain Music Festival
03-04 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
03-06 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
03-07 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
03-28 Paris, France – Le Trianon
03-29 London, England – Eventim Apollo Hammersmith
03-30 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Paradiso
04-22 North Charleston, SC – High Water Festival
04-23 North Charleston, SC – High Water Festival
06-15 Brooklyn, NY – Prospect Park Bandshell

Modern Baseball announce tour dates for Spring 2017
The Philadelphia band, Modern Baseball, is set to go on a tw0-month long US tour joined by Kevin Devine, who will bring along The Goddamn Band,  Sorority Noise and The Obsessives.

Find the complete itinerary below.

Modern Baseball 2017 Tour Dates:
03/17 – Huntington, NY @ Paramount Theater ^
03/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw ^
03/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw ^
03/21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^
03/22 – Wilmington, DE @ World Cafe Live ^
03/24 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva ^
03/25 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *
03/26 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm ^
03/28 – Jacksonville, FL @ Mavericks ^
03/29 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater ^
03/31 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn ^
04/01 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works ^
04/02 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall ^
04/04 – Austin, TX @ Emos ^
04/05 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live ^
04/07 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Livewire ^
04/08 – Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse ^
04/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda ^
04/10 – Berkley, CA @ Berkley Theater ^
04/11 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades ^
04/13 – Denver, CO @ Summit Theater ^
04/14 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room ^
04/15 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s ^
04/17 – Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live ^
04/18 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall ^
04/19 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room ^
04/20 – Columbus, OH @ Park Street ^
04/21 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ^
04/22 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom ^

* = w/ Sorority Noise, The Obsessives
^ = w/ Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band, Sorority Noise, The Obsessives

Watch Modern Baseball’s video for “Wedding Singer:”

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah announce new album, The Tourist, share “Fireproof”

Songwriter Alec Ounsworth on Feburary 24th will release a new album under Clap Your Hands Say Yeah named The Tourist. It will be his fifth full-length under the name and it is the follow-up to 2014’s Only Run.

The Tourist was recorded in a week at Dr. Dog’s studio in Philadelphia. It has 10 tracks and they were engineered by Nick Krill of The Spinto Band and mixed by Dave Fridmann, who also helped on two of CYHSY’s previous LPs. The album is said to be a “nod” to Ounsworth’s inspirations like Tom Waits, Nick Cave, and Paul Simon.

The Tourist Tracklist:
01. The Pilot
02. A Chance To Cure
03. Down (is Where I Want To Be)
04. Unfolding Above Celibate Moon (Los Angeles Nursery Rhyme)
05. Better Off
06. Fireproof
07. The Vanity Of Trying
08. Loose Ends
09. Ambulance Chaser
10. Visiting Hours

Ounsworth will embark on a North American tour in support of the LP beginning in March.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2017 Tour Dates:
03/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
03/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
03/04 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
03/05 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
03/07 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
03/08 – Columbus, OH @ Skully’s Music Diner
03/09 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
03/10 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
03/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
03/12 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
03/14 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
03/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
03/16 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
03/17 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
03/18 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
03/19 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
03/21 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
03/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
03/23 – Visalia, CA @ Roxy Theatre
03/25 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
04/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
04/20 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
04/21 – Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
04/22 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
04/25 – Ybor City, FL @ The Orpheum
04/26 – Miami, FL @ Gramps
04/27 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
04/28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
04/29 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
04/30 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
05/02 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
05/03 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Backroom
05/04 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
05/05 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
05/06 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel

Mogwai announce 2017 Atomic U.S. tour

Mogwai have announced a tour for 2017 for their latest album Atomic, performing it for the first time in the United States. The dates are set to start January 18th in Los Angeles at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, and will have stops in Chicago, Montreal, and New York as well. Check out the full itinerary below. Atomic features material that was reworked from the band’s soundtrack for the BBC documentary, Atomic: Living In Dread and Promise.

Mogwai:

01-18 Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel
01-19 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
01-21 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
01-22 Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
01-24 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall.
01-25 Munhall, PA – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
01-27 Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center
01-28 Washington, DC – Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
01-29 New York, NY – Town Hall Theatre
01-30 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Hall
01-31 Montreal, Quebec – St. Denis Theatre