Kristian Mattson aka The Tallest Man on Earth has recently signed to Dead Oceans in the US. A North American tour has been confirmed including a Toronto date. Dates as follows:
04-14 Buffalo, NY - The Ninth Ward
04-15 Winooski, VT - The Monkey House
04-16 Montreal, Quebec - Petit Campus
04-17 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo
04-20 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
04-21 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
04-22 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live Upstairs
04-23 Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-26 Chapel Hill, NC - Gerrard Hall
04-27 Asheville, NC - Forsythia Hall
04-28 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
04-29 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
05-02 Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ (Indoors)
05-03 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
05-05 La Jolla, CA - UCSD (The Loft)
05-08 Brookdale, CA - Historic Brookdale Lodge
05-09 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
05-11 Portland, OR - The Mission Theater
05-12 Vancouver, British Columbia - St. James Hall
05-14 Edmonton, Alberta - Brixx
05-15 Calgary, Alberta - Local 522
05-17 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05-18 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
05-19 Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
05-21 Iowa City, IA - The Mill
05-23 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
05-25 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
05-26 Bloomington, IN - The Dome House
05-27 Fort Wayne, IN - The Brass Rail
05-28 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
08-12 Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival
Will be in NYC for his show at Highline Ballroom, will be picking up tickets for sure. His sophmore album The Wild Hunt is slated for release on April 13th.
Wolf Parade have confirmed a slew of dates for this spring including a short Canadian tour. Montreal’s We Are Wolves support. Dates as follows:
04/01: Quebec City - Imperial De Quebec
04/3: Halifax - Paragon Theatre
04/04: Fredricton - The Market
04/06: Kingston - The Ale House
04/07: Toronto - Phoenix Concert Theatre
Washed Out and Small Black are confirmed to play Wrongbar on April 7th. Ticket details to come.
Teen Dream (the new Beach House album) reviewed by Pitchfork this morning and is added to their Best New Music. I 100% agree with the review, one of my favourite albums of the year thus far.
The Tallest Man on Earth has signed to US label Dead Oceans. Dead Oceans will release his new album The Wild Hunt on April 13th, with North American dates to occur in the spring. Lets hope for an NYC date while were in there. You can head over to Dead Oceans websit to stream his new song King of Spain.
Today has been a great day for music-lovers in Toronto. Tons of great shows have been confirmed. Here are the highlights:
The XX and jj’s double bill has finally been confirmed for Toronto. The two bands will play Phoenix on Sunday April 4th, Tickets , $20, on sale this Thursday at 10am via ticketmaster, soundscapes and rotate this.
Kings of Convenience play the Phoenix on February 18th, tickets on sale Saturday January 16th for $21.50.
Spoon play Sound Academy with Deerhunter and the Strange Boys on March 29th. Tickets $24.50 general admission, and $33.50 VIP balcony on sale Thursday January 14th.
In support of the gorgeous Teen Dream, Beach House play The Opera House on March 30th. Tickets will be available starting Friday January 15th for $14.
Previously announced by still noteworthy:
Yeasayer are at Lee’s Palace on Saturday May 1st. Tickets are available here for $18.
I can’t believe that Vampire Weekend’s new album Contra comes out in two weeks. It feels like only yesterday it was announced. In anticipation of the release, they have taped an episode of Juan’s Basement for Pitchfork. Watch it below.
They have also confirmed a Toronto date at Sound Academy on March 30th. Ticket details to come.
Sincerely Yours’jj have recently signed to Secretly Canadian in North America and are embarking on a full tour of the continent. A portion of the dates will be a double bill with The XX, but sadly it does not look like it will happen in Toronto, even though they will be playing together the night before in Montreal (ROAD TRIP???). The XX will be at Kool Haus with Hot Chip on April 20th.
Dates are as follows:
3/22 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon*
3/23 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
3/24 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
3/25 Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle*
3/28 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue*
3/29 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary*
3/30 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
3/31 New York, NY - Webster Hall
4/02 Boston, MA - Paradise*
4/03 Montreal, QC - Le National*
4/04 Toronto, ON - Lees Palace
4/05 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center*
4/06 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater*
4/08 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall*
4/09 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater*
4/12 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight Lounge*
4/13 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom*
4/14 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom*
4/16 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
Final Fantasy is gearing up to release his third record, titled Heartland on January 12th. That night, Owen is playing an album release all-ages show at Mod Club. Tickets are $13 and are available here and Diamond Rings support. Watch Owen play Lewis Takes Action live below.
Mew play Mod Club on Sunday December 5th. Tickets on sale this morning here.
Devendra Banhart plays Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Friday November 27th. Tickets on sale now.
Imogen Heap plays the same venue on night earlier. Tickets are also on sale now.
Junior Boys and Woodhands are at Lee’s on Friday November 6th. Quite a small venue for Junior Boys, should be pretty wicked. Tickets available here.
The Very Best play Wrongbar on Friday October 30th. Tickets, $10 on sale ate Rotate.
Ryan Gosling’s band Dead Man’s Bones (stop laughing, they are really good! I’m as surprised as you are) have moved their show from the Music Gallery to Opera House. More tickets have been released for the show, which happens on Tuesday October 20th.
Girls play El Mocambo Tuesday November 10th. Tickets are $12 and are available at Rotate.
Finally, after Kanye cancelled the joint North American tour, Lady Gaga is going out on here own and has announced The Monster Ball tour. The tour hits Toronto on November 28th. No ticket details as of yet.
Friendly Fires are back for a third time this year. They are confirmed a show at the Phoenix on December 2nd, my latest obession The XX open. Tickets, $16.50, are on sale now.
Basement Jaxx are heading out on a brief North American DJ tour which stops at Century Room on November 3rd.
Born Ruffians play Opera House September 19th. Tickets, $15.00, on sale now at Rotate and here.
The same night Chad VanGaalen has a show at Church of the Redeemer. Tickets are $20.00 and on sale now at Rotate.
Amy Millan plays Mod Club on October 14th. Tickets available now. The same night, The Gossip play the Opera House. Tickets are a wopping $24.50 and are on sale at the usual outlets.
Cuff The Duke do a two night stand at the Horseshoe on October 16th and 17th.
Dan Deacon is at the Great Hall on November 4th. His live shows are amazing, saw him a couple years ago open for Girl Talk. Check this one out, its super affordable ($10).
The Gossip have confirmed at Toronto date on their upcoming North American tour. They play Opera House on October 14th, tickets, $24.50 on sale today here. The band have just released their new album Music For Men. Check out the video for first single Heavy Crosshere.
Warp Records (and Stereolab sound-a-likes) Broadcast are touring with Atlas Sound. The tour hits Lee’s Palace on October 24th. No ticket details as of yet.
Sea Wolf plays Sneaky Dee’s on October 9th. Port O’Brien and Sara Dov support. Sea Wolf’s new album White Water, White Bloom is out September 22nd.
Coco Rosie play Lee’s Palace September 9th in support of their album to be released in 2010.
Blast from the Brit-Pop past, Manic Street Preachers have just confirmed a short North American tour, their first in 10 years. They stop at the Phoenix on October 4th. Tickets on sale today at 10am here.
One Toronto festival that doesn’t seem to be getting a ton of press even though it has a wicked line-up this year is Summerworks. The music series component features a bunch of great shows. Below are my picks, the rest can be found here. Tickets can be purchased here.
RootMeanSquare have confirmed the 2009 Olympic Island Festival. Previous years have seen Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, and Broken Social Scene play the early summer fest.
