Happenings

Yo La Tengo Schedule New Spinning Wheel Shows

Yo La Tengo are heading out for more of their wildly innovative "Spinning Wheel" shows, taking it on the road through the end of June. They start in Brooklyn before heading out to Europe, and then come back to play the American midwest.

They invite an audience member to spin a big wheel that will determine what type of songs or item they'll perform. Categories range from "songs that start with the letters" to Condo Fucks songs to "Sitcom Theater," in which they attempt to perform an entire sitcom script.


YO LA TENGO SPINNING WHEEL TOUR DATES
05-10-11 Brooklyn, NY - Bell House ^
05-14 Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival
06-06 Edinburgh, Scotland - Queens Hall ^
06-07 Gateshead, England - The Sage ^
06-08 Leeds, England - Cockpit ^
06-09 Birmingham, England - O2 Academy 2 ^
06-10 Oxford, England - O2 Academy ^
06-12 London, England - Royal Festival Hall ^
06-18 Denver, CO - Westword Music Showcase
06-20 Columbia, MO - Blue Note ^
06-21 Iowa City, IA - Englert Theater ^
06-23-24 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar ^
06-25 Chicago, IL - Green Music Festival
06-26 Chicago, IL - Subterranean ^

^ Spinning Wheel show, others do not feature the spinning wheel

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Schedules New York Show

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti has scheduled a show in New York, coming out of hiding to play only a few shows this year. Other shows so far include an appearance at Coachella and the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia.

The shows will feature music from last year's release Before Today.

ARIEL PINK"S HAUNTED GRAFFITI TOUR DATES
04-15 - Indio, CA - Coachella
06-02 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
06-04 - Philadelphia, PA - 4th Annual Roots Picnic

Black Lips Tour Dates

Black Lips are ready to release their new album Arabia Mountain, due out on June 7 via Vice Recordings. It will be their sixth studio album and the follow up to 2009's 200 Million Thousand.

BLACK LIPS TOUR DATES
03-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
04-06 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle $
04-07 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar $
04-08 Washington, DC - Black Cat $
04-09 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero $
04-12 New York, NY - Webster Hall $
04-13 Pawtucket, RI - The Met $
04-14 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club $
04-15 Montreal, Quebec - Le National $
04-16 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theater $
04-17 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick $
04-19 Columbus, OH - Outland Live $
04-20 Newport, KY - Southgate House $
04-21 St. Louis, MO - The Firebird $
04-22 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium $
04-23 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater $
04-25 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room $
04-26 Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Club $
04-27 Dallas, TX - The Loft
04-28 Austin, TX - Emo's $
04-29 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's $
04-30 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon $
05-06 Barcelona, Spain - Bikini
05-07 Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Sala Capitol
05-08 Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken
05-09 Montpelier, France - Rockstore
05-11 Strasbourg, France - La Laterie
05-12 Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan
05-13 Berlin, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg
05-14 Munich, Germany - Garage Fest
05-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Trouw Amsterdam
05-17 Paris, France - 104
05-18 Brussels, Belgium - Les Nuits Botanique
05-19 London, England - The Garage
05-20 Liverpool, England - Sound City Festival
05-21 Cheshire, England - Friends of Mine Festival
05-22 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
05-24 Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo
05-25 Dublin, Ireland - The Button Factory
05-26 Cork, Ireland - Cypress Avenue
05-27 Galway, Ireland - Roisin Dubh
05-31 Zurich, Switzerland - Exil
06-01 Vevey, Switzerland - Rocking Chair
06-02 Vienna, Austria - Flex
06-09 San Diego, CA - The Casbah *
06-10 Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones *
06-11-12 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
06-14 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
06-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
06-16 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
06-17 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House *
06-18 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
06-19 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *
06-21 Tucson, AZ - Plush *
06-22 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
06-23 Costa Mesa, CA - The Detroit Bar *
06-24 Los Angeles, CA - The Music Box *
06-25 Pomona, CA - The Glass House *

$ with Vivian Girls
* with Cerebal Ballzy

James Blake Announces Tour Dates

James Blake is out on tour for his debut self-titled album in March, April and May. Blake makes electronic music; but it’s more analog than digital. He'll hit Europe first, then cut to the states, wrapping the tour schedule at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.

Also try:
REVIEW: James Blake - James Blake

JAMES BLAKE TOUR DATES
03-10 London, England - St. Pancras Old Church
03-14 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
03-16-18 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-23 Bristol, England - Thekla
03-24 London, England - St. Pancras Old Church
03-26 Manchester, England - Band on the Wall
03-27 Glasgow, Scotland - Nice 'n' Sleazy
03-29 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
04-01 Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
04-03 Stockholm, Sweden - Sodra
04-05 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
04-07 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
04-08 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Schouuwburg (Motel Mozaique)
04-10 London, England - Ether Festival
04-12 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
04-13 Cologne, Germany - Luxor
04-15 Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan
04-16 Berlin, Germany - Berghain
04-18 Munich, Germany - Atomic Cafe
04-19 Zurich, Switzerland - Plaza
04-21 Milan, Italy - Lambretto Art Project
04-23 Bourges, France - Printemps de Bourges
04-25 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
04-26 Turcoing, France - Turcoing Grand Mix
04-28 Krems, Austria - Donau Festival
04-30 Leeds, England - Academy
05-08 Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
05-09 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brendas
05-11 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
05-12 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
05-14 Toronto, Ontario - Rivoli Cabaret
05-15 Chicago, IL - Schubas
05-16 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
05-19 Seattle, WA - The Tractor Tavern
05-20 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
05-23 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
05-24 Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge
07-15 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival

Arctic Monkeys 2011 Tour Dates

Arctic Monkeys have a new video for the song "Brick by Brick" and new tour dates scheduled for May and June.

Also try:
VIDEO: Arctic Monkeys - Brick By Brick

ARCTIC MONKEYS TOUR DATES
05-17 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05-18 Philadelphia, PA - Knitting Factory
05-19 Boston, MA - House of Blues
05-21 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
05-22 Montreal, Quebec - L'Olympia
05-24 New York, NY - Central Park SummerStage
05-26 Detroit, MI - Clutch Cargoes
05-27 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
05-28 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
05-30 Denver, CO - The Ogden Theatre
05-31 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
06-03 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
06-10 Sheffield, England - Don Valley Bowl
06-11 Sheffield, England - Don Valley Bowl
06-26 Roeser, Luxembourg - Rock A Field Festival
07-01 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07-08 Kinross, Scotland - T in the Park
07-14 Meco, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock Festival
07-17 Bern, Switzerland - Gurten Festival
07-29 Naeba Ski Resort, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08-20 Staffordshire, England - V Festival

of Montreal 2011 Tour Dates

of Montreal will be back on the prowl this year, touring in support of their thecontrollersphere EP on Apr. 26.

of Montreal 2011 Tour Dates
04-02 - Halifax, NS - Halifax Multi Purpose Centre
04-15 - Madison, WI - Varsity Hall
04-22 - Richmond, VA - The National ^
04-24 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom ^
04-25 - Rochester, NY - Harro East Ballroom ^
04-26 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s ^
04-27 - New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place ^
04-28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club ^
04-29 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts ^
04-30 - New York, NY - Webster Hall  ^
05-01 - Boston, MA - Paradise ^
05-02 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis ^$
05-03 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix ^$
05-04 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues ^
05-05 - Chicago, IL - The Vic ^
05-06 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown ^
05-07 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall ^
05-08 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre ^
05-09 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue ^
05-11 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Market ^
05-12 - Portland, OR - Roseland ^
05-13 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore ^
05-14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon ^
05-15 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre ^
05-17 - Austin, TX - Mohawk ^
05-18 - Dallas, TX - South Side Music Hall ^
05-19 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall ^
05-20 - Atlanta, GA - The Buckhead Theatre ^
05-26 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound

^ = w- Painted Palms
$ = w- Braids

Raveonettes North American Tour

The Raveonettes keep adding dates their upcoming North American tour, this time with ten new shows. They're touring in support of Raven In The Grave, which is due for release on Apr. 5 on Vice Records.

The Raveonettes 2011 Tour Dates:
03-30 – Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of The Living Arts
03-31 – Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
04-01 – Montreal, QC - La Tulipe
04-02 – Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
04-03 – Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
04-05 – Newport, KY - Southgate House
04-06 – Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
04-07 – Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
04-08 – St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
04-09 – Kansas City, MO - Middle of the Map Fest
04-11 – Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
04-12 – Austin, TX - Emo’s
04-13 – Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s
04-15 – Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
04-16 – Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
04-17 – Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-18 – Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
04-20 – Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04-21 – Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
05-04 – Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
05-05 – Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
05-06 – Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
05-07 – San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern
05-09 – Costa Mesa, CA - The Detroit Bar
05-10 – San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s 365 Club
05-12 – Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
05-13 – Seattle, WA - Neumos
05-14 – Vancouver, BC - The Venue

Luyas Tour Dates

At last year's Pop Montreal Festival, The Luyas set up shop at the Red Bird Gallery for a live performance that turned into their Vincent Moon-directed "Everything Is Outta Sight" video. This year they released their new album Too Beautiful to Work, and are currently in the midst of a long tour schedule.

Also try:
VIDEO/MP3: Luyas - Tiny Head (live)
VIDEO: The Luyas - Tiny Head

THE LUYAS TOUR DATES:
02-24 Montreal, QC- La Sala Rossa
02-26 Quebec City, QC- Le Cercle
03-04 Charlottesville, VA- Jefferson Theatre w- Ra Ra Riot
03-06 Jacksonville, FL- Jack Rabbits w- Ra Ra Riot
03-07 Ft. Lauderdale, FL- Culture Room w- Ra Ra Riot
03-08 Orlando, FL- The Social w- Ra Ra Riot
03-09 Tampa, FL- Crowbar w- Ra Ra Riot
03-11 New Orleans, LA- One Eyed Jacks w- Ra Ra Riot, Givers
03-12 Baton Rouge, LA- Spanish Moon w- Ra Ra Riot
03-14- 03-20- Austin, TX- South By Southwest
03-23 Los Angeles, CA- The Autry National Center w- Liam Finn
03-24 San Francisco, CA- The Independent w- Liam Finn
03-28 Portland, OR- Doug Fir Lounge w- Liam Finn
03-29 Seattle, WA- Crocodile Cafe w- Liam Finn
03-30 Vancouver, BC- Venue w- Liam Finn
04-01 Calgary, AB- Palomino
04-02 Saskatoon, SK- 302
04-04 Minneapolis, MN- Cedar Cultural Center
04-05 Chicago, IL- The Hideout w- Liam Finn
04-06 Cleveland, OH- The Spot w- Liam Finn
04-07 Toronto, ON- Lee's Palace w- Liam Finn
04-08 Montreal, QC- Il Motore w- Liam Finn
04-09 Brooklyn, NY- The Bell House w- Liam Finn
04-11 Cambridge, MA- T.T. The Bear's w- Liam Finn
04-13 Washington DC- Red Palace w- Liam Finn
04-14 Philadelphia, PA- World Cafe w- Liam Finn
04-23 Groningen, Netherlands- Vera
04-24 Utrecht, Netherlands- Ekko
04-26 Paris, France- Mains d'Oevre
04-27 Bordeaux, France- Heretic
04-28 Naples, France- Pannonica
04-30 Cherbourg, France- La Terra Trema
05-02 Grenoble, France- Le Ciel w- the Dodos
05-06 Aarau, Switzerland- Kiff
05-07 Munchen, Germany- 59 to 1 w- the Dodos
05-08 Offenbach, Germany- Hafen 2 w- the Dodos
05-09 Berlin, Germany- Magnet w- the Dodos
05-10 Hamburg, Germany- Prinzenbar w- the Dodos
05-11 Cologne, Germany- Blue Shell w- the Dodos
05-12 Nijmegen, Germany- Doornroosje w- the Dodos
05-13 Amsterdam, Netherlands- Melkweg w- the Dodos
05-14 Brussels, Belgium- Botanique w- the Dodos
05-15 Middleburg, Netherlands- De Spot
05-16 Blois, France- Chato'do, Vendome w- the Dodos
05-17 Strassbourg, France- La Laiterie w- the Dodos
05-18 Paris, France- Point Ephemere w- the Dodos
05-19 London, England- Scala w- the Dodos

Joan of Arc 2011 Tour Dates

Joan of Arc are releasing a new album titled Life Like, and there's a tour planned with stops at SXSW and various hot spots on the west Coast.

JOAN OF ARC TOUR DATES
03-16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03-17 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03-18 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03-19 - Austin, TX - SXSW
05-4 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon
05-5 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
05-6 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05-7 - Bozeman, MT - Zebra Cocktail Lounge
05-9 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project
05-10 - Portland, OR - Holocene
05-12 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
05-14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
05-16 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
05-17 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
05-19 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
05-20 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
05-21 - Fayetteville, AR - JR's Lighbulb Club

Battles 2011 Tour Dates

Battles will release their new album Gloss Drop on June 6/7 via Warp Records. It features appearances from none other than Gary Numan, Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead), Yamantaka Eye (Boredoms) and Matias Aguayo. They've just announced a set of tour dates to go with Gloss Drop, including a stop or the new SonarSound Festival in Tokyo, Japan.

BATTLES TOUR DATES
04-01 - Osaka, JP - Zettai-Mu
04-03 - Tokyo, JP - SonarSound Tokyo
04-08 - Rotterdam, NL - Motel Mosaique
04-09 - Luxembourg - Out of the Crowd
04-10 - Berlin, DE - Festaal Kreuzberg
04-11 - Brussels, BE - Domino Festival
04-12 - Lille, FR - Aeronef
04-20 - London, UK - ICA
04-26 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
04-27 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
04-29 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
04-30 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05-02 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo
05-03 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
05-04 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
05-05 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile
05-27 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound Festival
05-28 - Dundingen, CH - Kilbi Festival
05-31 - Marseille, FR - Espace Julien
06-02 - Poiters, FR - Confort Moderne
06-03 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
06-04 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo
06-05 - Dublin, IE - Forbidden Fruit Festival
06-06 - Leeds, UK - Cockpit
06-07 - Glasgow, UK - The Arches
06-10 - Dortmund, DE - FZW
06-11 - Munich, DE - Feierwerk
07-01 - London, UK - Wireless Festival
12-10 - Minehead, UK - ATP Nightmare Before Christmas

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