Happenings

Tim Fite Starts U.S. Tour

Time Fite is taking his Vaudeville-esque show on the road in the U.S. this October and November. The show will include "clever songwriting, compelling narrative projections and vaudevillainous showmanship." Tickets are on sale now.

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TIME FITE TOUR DATES
10-21 San Diego, CA - UCSD The Loft
10-22 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10-23 Pomona, CA - Glass House
10-24 San Francisco, CA - Independent
10-26 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
10-27 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10-29 Boise, ID - Neurolux
10-30 Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
11-1 Denver, CO - Hi Dive
11-3 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
11-4 Iowa City, IA - The Mill
11-5 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
11-6 Chicago, IL - Schubas
11-8 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
11-9 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
11-10 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
11-12 Boston, MA - Harper's Ferry
11-13 New York, NY - The Mercury Lounge
11-14 Brooklyn, NY - The Knitting Factory
11-16 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
11-17 Washington, DA - Rock N Roll Hotel

Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio) to Appear at Alice Coltrane Tribute

Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio) will make an appearance doing his Rain Machine project at the upcoming Alice Coltrane Tribute at UCLA on December 5. Other perfor,ers include Nels Cline, Han Bennink, Daniel Carter, among others. Tickets are on sale now.

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Flaming Lips New Year's Eve Show: The Soft Bulletin In Its Entirety

How's this for cool new year's eve plans? Watch the Flaming Lips perform their album The Soft Bulletin in their hometown of Oklahoma City.

How's this forcool new year's eve plans? Watch the flaming lips
Perform the soft bulletin in their hometown of Oklahoma city

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Blonde Redhead North Amercan Tour

Blonde Redhead are currently doing their first U.S. tour in over two years, in support of the album Penny Sparkle. Tickets are on sale now.

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BLONDE REDHEAD TOUR DATES
10-20 – Newport KY – Southgate House*
10-22 – Chicago IL – Vic Theatre*
10-23 – Milwaukee WI – Turner Hall Ballroom*
10-24 – Minneapolis MN – First Avenue*
10-25 – St Louis MO – The Pageant*
10-27 – Nashville TN – Mercy Lounge*
10-29 – Atlanta GA – Variety Playhouse
10-30 – Carrboro NC – Cat’s Cradle
10-31 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club*
11-1 – Boston MA – Paradise Rock Club*
11-3 – New York NY – Webster Hall*
11-4 – New York NY – Wester Hall
11-14 – San Diego CA – House of Blues#
11-15 – Pomona CA – Glass House#
11-16 – Los Angeles CA – The Music Box#
11-19 – San Francisco CA – Warfield Theatre#
11-20 – Portland OR – Roseland Theatre#
11-21 – Vancouver BC – Commodore Ballroom#
11-24 – Seattle WA – Showbox (at the Market)#
11-26 – Salt Lake City UT – The Depot#
11-27 – Denver CO – Ogden Theatre#
11-29 – Houston TX – Warehouse Live Studio#
11-30 – Dallas TX – Granada Theater#
12-1 – Austin TX – La Zona Rosa#

* = with Pantha Du Prince
# = with Ólöf Arnalds

Patti Smith Announces End of Year Shows

Patti Smith returns for her annual end of year shows at the Bowery Ballroom in New York (including New Year's Eve). Tickets are on sale now.

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PATTI SMITH TOUR DATES
12-29 - New York, N.Y. - The Bowery Ballroom
12-30 - New York, N.Y. - The Bowery Ballroom
12-31 - New York, N.Y. - The Bowery Ballroom

Underworld Announce Tour

Underworld are currently touring in support of their new album Barking.

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Tickets: Europe

UNDERWORLD TOUR DATES
10-25 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC, USA
10-27 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, USA
10-29 - Live 105 - Cow Palace - San Francisco, USA
10-30 - 4th & B - San Diego, USA
10-31 - Hard Haunted Mansion - The Shrine Expo Hall     LA, USA
11-10 - Muffathalle - Munich , Germany
11-11 - FZW - Dortmund, Germany
11-13 - I love Techno     Flanders Expo Gent, Belgium
11-18 - Underworld Live - Heineken Music Hall - Amsterdam, Netherlands
11-19 - STRP Festival - Eindhoven, Netherlands
11-20 - Brixton Academy - London, UK
11-25 - Manchester Academy - Manchester, UK
11-26 - Glasgow Barrowlands - Glasgow, UK
11-27 - RDS Simmonscourt - Dublin, Ireland

Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) to Play Benefit

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood will make an appearance at David Arnold's Concert For Care in London on October 18 . Also appearing are Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs) and Imogen Heap, among others.

List of performers:
Jonny Greenwood
Ricky Wilson
Jimmy Carr
Imogen Heap
Ed Byrne
Matt Lucas
Paloma Faith
Jil Aigrot
David Arnold
Harry Gregson-Williams
John Powell
John Ottman
Patrick Doyle
Craig Armstrong
Anne Dudley
George Fenton
Rachel Portman
Dario Marianelli

Killing Joke Announce North American Tour

Killing Joke are going to be touring North America in December in support of their upcoming album Absolute Dissent. Tickets are on sale now.

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KILLING JOKE TOUR DATES
12-03 - Irving Plaza, New York City, NY
12-04 - Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA
12-06 - Cabaret Du Musee, Montreal
12-07 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto
12-09 - Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, MI
12-10 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
12-11 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
12-14 - The Venue, Vancouver, BC
12-15 - Showbox, Seattle, WA
12-16 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
12-17 - Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
12-18 - Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA

Badly Drawn Boy North American Tour

Badly Drawn Boy, a.k.a. Damon Gough, will tour North America This December. He's touring in support of his new album It's What I'm Thinking Part One: Photographing Snowflakes.

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BADLY DRAWN BOY TOUR DATES
12-01 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
12-03 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
12-04 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
12-05 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
12-07 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
12-08 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall
12-10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
12-12 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
12-13 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door
12-14 - San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall
12-15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
12-16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour

Jonsi (Sigur Ros) Adds More North American Shows + 'Go Closer' In-store Appearances

Jónsi released his solo album Go back in April, but he's still touring. The album was arranged in collaboration with Nico Muhly and has the song "Boy Lilikoi" avaialble as a stream from Jonsi's web site.

He's also doing a series of free in store performances that he's calling "Go Closer."


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JONSI TOUR DATES
10-15 - 4th & b, san diego ca, united states    
10-17 - in-store: origami vinyl, Echo Park ca, united states - acoustic in-store performance    
10-17 - the wiltern, los angeles ca, united states    
10-18 - the fox theater, pomona ca, united states    
10-19 - fox theater, oakland ca, united states    
10-21 - house of blues, las vegas nv, united states    
10-22 - in-store: slowtrain, salt lake city ut, united states - acoustic in-store performance    
10-22 - the complex, salt lake city ut, united states    
10-23 - the marquee, tempe az, united states    
10-25 - verizon theatre, grand prairie tx, united states    
10-26 - in-store: end of an ear, austin tx, united states - acoustic in-store performance    
10-26 - austin music hall, austin tx, united states    
10-27 - verizon theatre, houston tx, united states
10-29 - voodoo festival, new orleans la, united states    
10-30 - in-store: harvest, asheville nc, united states - acoustic in-store performance    
10-30 - moogfest, asheville nc, united states    
10-31 - in-store: criminal records, atlanta ga, united states - acoustic in-store performance    
10-31 - the tabernacle, atlanta ga, united states
11-02 - the pageant, st. louis mo, united states    
11-03 - in-store: reckless (broadway), chicago il, united states - acoustic in-store performance    
11-03 - vic theatre, chicago il, united states    
11-05 - the fillmore, detroit mi, united states    
11-06 - newport music hall, columbus oh, united states    
11-08 - 9:30 club, washington dc, united states    
11-09 - 9:30 club, washington dc, united states    
11-10 - hammerstein ballroom,nyc ny, united states    
11-21 - cirque royal, brussels belgium    
11-22 - cirque royal, brussels belgium    
11-23 - groningen oosterpoort netherlands    
11-24 - muziekgebouw, eindhoven netherlands    
11-26 - hmv hammersmith apollo united kingdom
11-29 - ax-korea, seoul south korea    
12-01 - hatch, osaka     japan    
12-02 - diamond hall, nagoya japan    
12-03 - garden hall, tokyo japan
12-04 - studio coast, tokyo japan
12-29 - Laugardalshöll, reykjavík iceland