Headlights to join rest of indie rock on tour this spring
By Brendan Sudol on 03-01-2010
2010 may have only recently started, but Champaign, IL band Headlights are already busy. The band recorded a Daytrotter session last month and have recently announced a spring tour with David Bazan. Headlights and the former Pedro the Lion frontman will take the stage across the US. If they don’t happen to be stopping in your town or if their newest album, Wildlife (TMT Review), wasn’t your thing, you can catch any number of other bands on tour this spring.
03.04.10 - Eugene, OR - Sam Bond’s Garage #
03.05.10 - Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp #
03.06.10 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door #
03.07.10 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho #
03.08.10 - Long Beach, CA - Alex’s Bar #
03.09.10 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar #
03.10.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Sail Inn #
03.12.10 - Norman, OK - The Opolis #
03.13.10 - Springfield, MO - Gallery Sounds #
03.14.10 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House #
03.15.10 - Newport, KY - Southgate House #
03.17.10 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In #
03.18.10 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle #
03.19.10 - West Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern #
03.20.10 - Richmond, VA - Alley Katz #
03.21.10 - Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar #
03.22.10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church #
03.23.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
03.27.10 - Grantham, PA - Messiah College
03.28.10 - Columbus, OH - The Summit #
03.29.10 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop #
03.30.10 - Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College #
04.03.10 - Dekalb, IL - House Cafe #
04.04.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst #
04.05.10 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club #
# David Bazan
• Headlights: http://www.headlightsmusic.com
• David Bazan: http://www.davidbazan.com
• Polyvinyl: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com
Tyvek and Awesome Color set to leave a trail of scum all over the US; open wide!
By Jon Lorenz on 03-01-2010
Tyvek and Awesome Color are two of Michigan’s scummiest rock ‘n’ roll bands, so it makes sense that they would join up for a month-long tour. Together, they will hit Festival NRMAL, the Panache Showcase at SXSW, and a whole shitload of cities on the East Coast, Midwest, and the South. Check the dates and see if they’re hittin’ your town. And if they’re not? Well, why don’t you just end it now.
03.03.10 - Rochester, New York - Bug Jar
03.04.10 - Poughkeepsie, New York - Vassar College
03.05.10 - New Haven, Connecticut - Cafe 9
03.06.10 - Purchase, New York - Suny Purchase
03.07.10 - Brooklyn, New York - Market Hotel
03.08.10 - Baltimore, Maryland - Otto Bar
03.09.10 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Local 506
03.10.10 - Atlanta, Georgia - 529
03.11.10 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Circle Bar
03.12.10 - San Antonio, Texas - Ten Eleven
03.13.10 - Monterey - Festival NRMAL*
03.16.10 - McAllen, Texas - Simon Sez
03.18.10 - Austin, Texas - Baby Blue Studio [NIGHT OF RAGE II]~
03.19.10 - Austin, Texas - Beauty Bar (Austin) Panache Showcase*
03.21.10 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Sauced
03.22.10 - Little Rock, Arkansas - Vinos
03.23.10 - Nashville, Tennessee - Little Hamilton
03.24.10 - Lexington, Kentucky - Al’s Bar
03.25.10 - Cincinnati, Ohio - Art Damaged Lodge
03.26.10 - Toledo, Ohio - Woodchucks
03.27.10 - Detroit, Michigan - CAID
* Golden Triangle
~ Grass Widow, The Carrots
• Tyvek: http://www.myspace.com/tyvekmusic
• Awesome Color: http://www.myspace.com/awesomecolor
Best Coast prep full-length debut, tour lesser areas
By Erika H on 03-01-2010
You don’t have to love California to like Best Coast. Bethany Cosentino (formerly of Pocahaunted) and Bobb Bruno do the sunshine/Beach Boys thing with the fuzzy veneer of garage pop, but Best Coast is for everyone, no matter your thoughts about the superlative. After coming out with an impressive number of 7-inches and cassettes from Black Iris, Art Fag, Group Tightener, PPM, and Blackest Rainbow since last summer, Best Coast are preparing a full-length debut slated to see light of day “sometime this year.” Mark your calendars!
Even better: they’re coming to a coast/landlocked mass near you!
03.05.10 - Portland, OR - Reed College
03.13.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Bloomingdales Beverly Center (in-store)
03.17.10-03.20.10 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.25.10 - Claremont, CA - Pomona College ^
03.27.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex ^
03.29.10 - Goleta, CA - The Biko House ^
04.01.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
04.03.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Barbary
04.05.10 - Montclair, NJ - The Meat Locker
04.06.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
04.07.10 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04.12.10 - Montreal, Quebec - The Cove
04.13.10 - Toronto, Ontario - The Garrison
04.14.10 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
04.16.10 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
* Japandroids
^ Surfer Blood, Turbo Fruits
• Best Coast: http://www.myspace.com/bestycoasty
Midlake tour starts really soon (today!), goes on for ages, and ends in distant future
By Deno on 03-01-2010
The heavily bearded Texan rockers Midlake are kicking off their latest tour any minute now. Seriously, if you live in Arizona and you catch this article as soon as it goes live, there’ll be plenty of time to cancel all your plans and make it to the show tonight at Plush in Tucson. The rest of you don’t have to jump off the couch just yet, but Midlake will surely be in your area at some point. The almost four-month-long tour is set to cover most of the US, and the band will get a bit of northern exposure from a couple of Canadian dates.
The tour follows the release of their latest album on Bella Union, The Courage of Others (TMT Review), which our own Jason P. Woodbury declared “the first great record of 2010.” With such a ringing TMT endorsement, you’d better double-check the dates below.
Dates below:
03.01.10 - Tucon, AZ - Plush *
03.02.10 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern *
03.03.10 - Los Angeles CA - El Rey Theatre *
03.04.10 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
03.05.10 - Arcata, CA - The Depot at Humboldt State University *
03.06.10 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
03.07.10 - Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight *
03.08.10 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret *
03.10.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room *
03.11.10 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater *
03.13.10 - Denton, TX - NX35
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Buffalo Billiards
03.31.10 - Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre
04.01.10 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
04.02.10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
04.03.10 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
04.04.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
04.05.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club
04.07.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.08.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.09.10 - Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge
04.10.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
05.14.10 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
05.15.10 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
05.16.10 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House
05.17.10 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
05.18.10 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
05.20.10 - Montreal, QC - Le National
05.21.10 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
05.22.10 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
05.23.10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05.24.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
05.25.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Centre
05.27.10 - Bozeman, MT - The Filling Station
05.28.10 - Missoula, MT - The Badlander
05.30.10 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival
06.01.10 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
06.02.10 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Co.
06.03.10 - Lubbock, TX - The Foundation
06.04.10 - Austin, TX - Antone’s
* Matthew and the Arrogant Sea
• Midlake: http://midlake.net
• Bella Union: http://www.bellaunion.com
Fol Chen to Tour with Liars, Phantom-Tour with Radiohead
By Nobodaddy on 03-01-2010
L.A. robo-pop collective Fol Chen had a pretty serendipitous 2009 after releasing their debut album of ironic-or-is-it? Jackson family junkyard jams, Part One: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, on Asthmatic Kitty. They made a few videos, covered Prince’s “The Beautiful Ones” for Spin’s Purplish Rain compilation and Pink Floyd’s “In The Flesh” for Mojo’s tribute to The Wall, got the green-light for white adults to like them from NPR, and were promptly remixed by several of those white adult converts… including those old geezers in Liars, who were tuning in for Car Talk, but instead heard Fol Chen on accident.
Now, in some crazy George Costanza-esque upping of the ante, Liars are continuing to pretend like they were into Fol Chen (and not hot 1985 Toyota 4x4s) all along and are taking them on their US tour this spring. And yes, by proxy, this makes them phantom-touring partners with Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood. Hmm… NPR? Radiohead? Yeah, NOW you’re on board, aren’t you, you old geezer?
Fol Chen with Liars:
04.10.10 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
04.14.10 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
04.15.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.16.10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04.17.10 - Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge
04.18.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04.27.10 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
04.29.10 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
04.30.10 - Vancouver, BC - VenueCanada
05.01.10 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
• Fol Chen: http://www.myspace.com/folchen
• Liars: http://www.myspace.com/liarsliarsliars
• Asthmatic Kitty: http://www.asthmatickitty.com
