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Xiu Xiu Begin Fall Tour

Xiu Xiu have just started a Fall tour that includes dates with Deerhoof and Father Murphy, throughout the end of October. The tour is in support of their latest album Dear God, I Hate Myself.

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XIU XIU TOUR DATES
09-25 - Binghamton, NY - Binghamton University
09-26 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge - w/ Merzbow, Gentile
09-28 - Providence, RI - Club Hell
09-30 - Ottawa, ON, Canada - Capital Music Hall - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-01 - Quebec City, QC, Canada - Cooperative Meduse
10-02 - Montreal, QC, Canada - Ukrainian Federation - Pop Montreal
10-03 - Toronto, ON, Canada - Lee's Palace - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-04 - Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt - w/ Father Murphy
10-05 - Bloomington, IN - Rhino's - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-06 - Cincinnati, OH - The Northside Tavern - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-07 - Cleveland Heights, OH - The Grog Shop - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-08 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-09 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-10 - Boston, MA - Paramount Center - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-11 - Portland, ME - Space Gallery - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-12 - Milford, CT - Daniel Street - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-15 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
10-16 - Washington, DC - The Red Palace
10-17 - Harrisonburg, VA - Clementine
10-18 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
10-19 - St Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
10-20 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
10-21 - Orlando, FL - The Back Booth
10-22 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
10-23 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09-24 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
09-25 - Binghamton, NY - Binghamton University
09-26 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge - w/ Merzbow, Gentile
09-28 - Providence, RI - Club Hell
09-30 - Ottawa, ON, Canada - Capital Music Hall - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-01 - Quebec City, QC, Canada - Cooperative Meduse
10-02 - Montreal, QC, Canada - Ukrainian Federation - Pop Montreal
10-03 - Toronto, ON, Canada - Lee's Palace - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-04 - Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt - w/ Father Murphy
10-05 - Bloomington, IN - Rhino's - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-06 - Cincinnati, OH - The Northside Tavern - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-07 - Cleveland Heights, OH - The Grog Shop - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-08 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-09 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-10 - Boston, MA - Paramount Center - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-11 - Portland, ME - Space Gallery - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-12 - Milford, CT - Daniel Street - w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy
10-15 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
10-16 - Washington, DC - The Red Palace
10-17 - Harrisonburg, VA - Clementine
10-18 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
10-19 - St Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
10-20 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
10-21 - Orlando, FL - The Back Booth
10-22 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
10-23 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
10-28 Dijon, France - Novosonic Festival
10-29 Dublin, Ireland - Darklight Festival
10-30 Bristol, England - Arnolfini
10-31 Leeds, England - Brundenell Social Club
11-01 London, England - XOYO
11-02 Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun 
11-03 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
11-04 Hamburg, Germany - Kampnagel
11-05 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
11-06 Stockholm, Sweden - Fritz Corner at Debaser
11-07 Oslo, Norway - Cafe Mono
11-08 Copenhagen, Denmark - TBA
11-09 Berlin, Germany - Festaal Kreuzberg
11-10 Prague, Czech Republic - Club Matrix
11-11 Munich, Germany - Rote Sonne
11-12 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace
11-13 Vavey, Switzerland - Rocking Chair
11-14 Schorndorf, Germany - Club Manufaktur
11-15 Milan, Italy - Tunnel
11-17 Lyon, France - Grrnd Zero
11-18 Paris, France - Fondation Center
11-19 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Exit07
11-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso

Four Tet Announces All Night Show with Guests

Four Tet is in the middle of a tour, and has planned an all night show at the Coronet Theatre on Friday November 19, in collaboration with Eat Your Own Ears. Guests includeCaribou, Four Tet, James Holden, Nathan Fake and RocketNumberNine.

Corin Tucker Band Fall Tour

Corin Tucker has now fully moved on from her Sleater-Kinney phase of her life into her new gig, The Corin Tucker Band. They're releasing a new album titled 1,000 Years on October 5th via Kill Rock Stars.

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CORIN TUCKER TOUR DATES
10-07 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater - w/ The Golden Bears
10-08 - Seattle, WA - Showbox - w/ The Golden Bears
10-09 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall - w/ The Golden Bears
10-11 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall - w/ The Golden Bears
10-13 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey - w/ The Golden Bears
10-23 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell’s - w/ Hungry Ghost
10-24 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street - w/ Hungry Ghost
10-25 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club - w/ Hungry Ghost
10-26 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom - w/ Hungry Ghost
10-28 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church - w/ Hungry Ghost
10-29 - Washington, DC - Black Cat - w/ Hungry Ghost

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Announce North American Tour for 2011

Godspeed You! Black Emperor are set to return starting at the end of this year with a curator spot for All Tomorrow's Parties The Nightmare Before Christmas, then will go on to some European dates before landing in North America in late Winter 0f 2011.

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GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPORER TOUR DATES
12-3 Minehead, UK - ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
12-4 Minehead, UK - ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
12-5 Minehead, UK - ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
12-7 Manchester, UK - Academy
12-8 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
12-12 Bristol, UK - Ansom Rooms
12-13 London, UK - Troxy
01-14 Paris, France - Charlie Parker @ Parc de la Villette
01-15 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale De Bruxelles
02-16 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
02-17 Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
02-18 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
02-20 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
02-21 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
02-23 Los Angeles, CA - Music Box at the Henry Fonda
03-16 Brooklyn, NY - Masonic Temple
03-17 New York, NY - Church of St. Paul the Apostle
3-19 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
03-20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-22 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
03-24 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
03-26 Chicago, IL - Metro
03-27 Chicago, IL - Metro
03-29 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre

Iron and Wine Tour Dates

Iron & Wine are still working out the release date for the new album Kiss Each Other Clean, but will be appearing at  these locations to round out 2010.

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IRON & WINE TOUR DATES
09-15 – Dusseldorf, DE - Zakk
09-16 – Zurich, CH - El Lokal
09-17 – Luxembourg City, LU, - Kulturfabrik
09-18 – Groningen, NL - Take Root Festival
10-12 – Iowa City, IA - IMU Main Lounge #
10-13 – Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater #
11-13 – St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
11-14 – Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
11-15 – Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
11-16 – Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
11-17 – Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
11-18 – Miami Beach, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach
11-19 – Tallahassee, FL - The Moon
11-20 – New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
11-21 - Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds

Underworld Mini-Tour

Underworld just released Barking on September 13th. Co-conspirators include Dubfire, Paul Van Dyk and High Contrast.

UNDERWORLD TOUR DATES
10-25 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club                                   
10-27 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroon                      
10-29 - San Francisco - Live 105 - Cow Palace              
10-30 - San Diego - 4th & B                                   
10-31 - Los Angeles - Shrine - HARD HALLOWEEN 

Bettie Serveert Announce Fall North American Tour

Bettie Serveert are heading out on a North American tour this Fall in support of their album Pharmacy of Love.


BETTIE SERVEERT TOUR DATES
Sep 23: T.T. the Bear's - Cambridge, MA
Sep 24: Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ
Sep 25: Southpaw - Brooklyn, NY
Sep 26: Daniel Street - Milford, CT
Sep 28: The Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON
Sep 29: Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
Sep 30: Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI
Oct 01: The Abbey - Chicago, IL
Oct 02: First Avenue & 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 04: Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
Oct 06: Empyrean Coffee - Spokane, WA
Oct 07: Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
Oct 08: Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
Oct 10: Dante's - Portland, OR
Oct 12: Cafe Du Nord - San Francisco, CA
Oct 13: Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA
Oct 16: Plush - Tucson, AZ
Oct 17: Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
Oct 19: The Prophet Bar - Dallas, TX
Oct 20: Stubb's - Austin, TX
Oct 22: Blueberry Hill - St. Louis, MO
Oct 23: Exit / In - Nashville, TN
Oct 24: Earl - Atlanta, GA
Oct 25: Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
Oct 27: Brillobox - Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 28: North Star Bar - Philadelphia, PA
Oct 29: Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
Oct 30: The Record Collector Store - Bordentown, NJ
Oct 31: Iota Club & Café - Arlington, VA

Books Add Tour Dates

Books are starting a string of tour dates (in phases) that will wind out through the rest of the year. They're touring in support of the album The Way Out. They just played a gig at the New York version of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival.

BOOKS TOUR DATES
09-23 Durham, NH University of New Hamsphire
09-29 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
09-30 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10-01 Durham, NC Shaefer Theater
10-02 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theater
10-03 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
10-04 Knoxville, TN Square Room
10-05 Charlotesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
10-06 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
10-21 Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre
10-22 Northampton MA Pearl Street Nightclub
10-23 Montreal, PQ Cabaret Mile End
10-24 Ottawa, ON Capital Music Hall
10-25 Toronto, ON The Mod Club
10-26 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot Ballroom
10-27 Grand Rapids, MI Ladies Literary Club
10-29 Chicago, Il Vic Theatre
10-30 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Culture Center
10-31 Grinnell, IA Herrick Chapel
11-02 St Louis, MO The Old Rock House
11-03 Newport, KY Southgate House
11-13 New York, NY Zankel at Carnegie Hall
11-29 Los Angeles, CA Music Box at The Henry Fonda Theater
11-30 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts
12-03 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
12-04 Seattle, WA Moore Theater
12-05 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theater

Xiu Xiu Add More Shows

Xiu Xiu have added more shows to their current massive itinierary, in support of their latest album Dear God, I Hate Myself.

The tour includes a whole set of dates with Deerhoof.

XIU XIU TOUR DATES
09-24 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
09-25 Vestal, NY - Binghamton University
09-26 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge *
09-28 Providence, RI - Club Hell
09-30 Ottawa, Ontario - Capital Music Hall @&
10-01 Quebec City, Quebec - Cooperative Meduse
10-02 Montreal, Quebec - Ukranian Federation
10-03 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace @&
10-04 Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt &
10-05 Bloomington, IN - Rhino's @&
10-06 Cincinnati, OH - The Northside Tavern @&
10-07 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop @&
10-08 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place @&
10-09 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street @&
10-10 Boston, MA - Paramount @&
10-11 Portland, ME - Space Gallery @&
10-12 Milford, CT - Daniel Street @ &
10-15 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
10-16 Washington, DC - The Red Palace
10-17 Harrisonburg, VA - Clementine
10-18 Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
10-19 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
10-20 Gainesville, FL - Common Ground
10-21 Orlando, FL - The Back Booth
10-22 Tampa, FL - Crowbar
10-23 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
10-28 Dijon, France - Novosonic Festival ^
10-29 Dublin, Ireland - Darklight Festival ^
10-30 Bristol, England - Arnolfini ^
10-31 Leeds, England - Brundenell Social Club ^
11-01 London, England - XOYO ^%
11-02 Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun ^ %
11-03 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera ^%
11-04 Hamburg, Germany - Kampnagel ^%
11-05 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser ^%
11-06 Stockholm, Sweden - Fritz Corner at Debaser ^%
11-07 Oslo, Norway - Cafe Mono ^%
11-08 Copenhagen, Denmark - TBA ^%
11-09 Berlin, Germany - Festaal Kreuzberg ^%
11-10 Prague, Czech Republic - Club Matrix ^%
11-11 Munich, Germany - Rote Sonne ^%
11-12 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace ^%
11-13 Vavey, Switzerland - Rocking Chair ^%
11-14 Schorndorf, Germany - Club Manufaktur ^%
11-15 Milan, Italy - Tunnel ^%
11-17 Lyon, France - Grrnd Zero ^%
11-18 Paris, France - Fondation Center ^%
11-19 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Exit07 ^%
11-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso ^%

+ with High Places
* with Merzbow
& with Father Murphy
@ with Deerhoof
^ with Former Ghosts
% with Zola Jesus

Massive Attack Tour Dates

Bristol trip-hop innovators Massive Attack have announced a set of tour dates for the U.S., their second trip to the U.S. this year, although 2006 was the last time they visited before that. They're touring in support of the much-vaunted, long-anticipated new full-length album Heligoland, their first full-length album since they released 100th Window in 2003. They worked with Damon Albarn and a long list of co-conspirators who helped on the album.

All dates are with Thievery Corporation!

MASSIVE ATTACK TOUR DATES
09-05 - Electric Picnic - Stradbally, Northern I, U.K.   
09-24 - Megasport Palace - Moscow, Moscow, Russia
09-26 - CKK St. Petersburg Sports Arena - St. Petersburg, Russia
09-29 - Zenith - Munich, Germany
10-02 - La Palestre - Le Cannet, Provence-A, France
10-03 - Le Summum - GRENOBLE (38), Rhône-Alpe, France
10-05 - Zénith de Montpellier - Montpellier, Languedoc-, France
10-07 - Sant Jordi Club - Barcelona, CT, Spain
10-08 - Palcio Vista Alegre - Madrid, Madrid, Spain
10-09 - Fiz Festival - Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
10-18 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA
10-21 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
10-22 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
10-23 - The Borgata - Atlantic City, NJ
10-26 - Bayfront Park Ampitheater - Miami, FL
10-27 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
10-29 - Fox Theatre - Atlanta, GA
10-30 - Asheville Civic Center - Asheville, NC
11-01 - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, Texas
11-04 - RIMAC Arena - San Diego, CA    
11-05 - Greek Theatre - San Francisco, CA    
11-07 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Hollywood, CA