ARTIST: Sonic Youth on Tour DATE: 03-24-07 WRITER: Clara Druzgalski PHOTO: Press McGee Besides being a part of this year’s line up for Coachella, Sonic Youth plans to tour on Daydream Nation this summer. July 13th- Chicago, IL- Pitchfork Music Festival (already on sale) July 19th- Berkley, CA- Berkley Community Theatre (on sale April 1st) July 20th- Los Angeles, CA- Greek Theatre (on sale March 31st) August 30th- London, UK- Roundhouse (3rd show just added!) August 31st- London, UK- Roundhouse...
ARTIST: The Mars Volta Tour Australia, California DATE: 02-23-07 WRITER: Clara Druzgalski PHOTO: Press McGee The Mars Volta are going on tour soon. Be sure to get tickets early, they will sell out and your only option will to be pay big bucks to the scalpers. 03/12/07 – Auckland, NZ – St. James Theatre 03/14/07 – Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Convention Centre 03/15/07 – Sydney, AUS – Hordern, Pavilion 03/17/07 – Melbourne, AUS – Festival Hall 03/19/07 – Adelaide, AUS...
ARTIST: Jose Gonzalez on Tour DATE: 02-23-07 WRITER: Clara Druzgalski PHOTO: Mattias Olsson Jose Gonzalez took home the Swedish Government’s Music Export Prize at the 2007 Swedish Grammy Awards. Luckily for US fans González will treat us to a glimpse of forthcoming new material during a brief US tour this spring. As part of the tour, he’ll stop off to play at Coachella on the 29th, so if you have tickets don’t forget to check him out. Tour Dates: Thur,...
ARTIST: LCD Soundsystem Tour Dates Whose house will they play this time? DATE: 02-23-07 WRITER: Clara Druzgalski PHOTO: Press McGee LCD Soundsystem’s new album “Sound of Silver” due out March 20th is followed by a 14 date tour. Their digital EP “North American Scum” was also recently released on February 20th. Also, don’t forget to check them out on Letterman April 11th. 3/30 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 3/31 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 4/28 Indio, CA Coachella 4/30 San...
ARTIST: Decemberists on Tour DATE: 02-17-07 WRITER: Press McGee 2006 was a good year for The Decemberists. They battled Colbert, sold their souls to the major label devil and still came out on top, and Colin Meloy had time to pop out a kid. So now, they’ve decided to let us all bask in the glow of their glowing glow, hitting the road with My Brightest Diamond for two months (or two moons, for you sea-faring folk). Check the...
One of the most compelling reasons to nominate Oasis for anything is that they might start some kind of witty-barbed brawl with a competitor. At last year’s Q Magazine awards Liam Gallagher called Chris Martin a “plant pot†and invited him to “have a pop†after the Coldplay frontman thanked Oasis for being such a huge influence on Coldplay’s music. This year, both Oasis and U2 are up for the “Best Act in the World Today†award (gotta love that...