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Everyone’s favorite Kentucky dance rock band, VHS or Beta, will set out to tour August 11th to support their newest LP Bring on the Comets (available August 28th). Their tour will begin in Columbus, Ohio and will continue throughout the U.S. I don’t know about you, but I think this is a must-see tour–VHS or Beta are sure to set the The Night On Fire!
Tour dates highlights are:
- New York’s Bowery Ballroom (August 29)
- Rock And Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. (September 1)
- 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis (September 5)
- Chop Suey in Seattle (September 10)
- Mazzanine in San Francisco (September 14)
- The Casbah in San Diego (September 17)
- The Granada Theater in Dallas (September 20)
- The 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga. (September 25)
- Headliners in Louisville, K.Y. (September 29)
Tickets are available now at their website! What are you waiting for? CLICK CLICK CLICK!
It’s hard to write a post announcing an impending Turbonegro US tour without slumming it in the title. Seriously, “Are you ready for some darkness?” That song title has probably been used by dozens upon dozens of music bloggers/writers/”journalists” over the years for the same tour date posts year after year. But heck, what else am i gonna go with? “Get it On?” “Good Head/Great Tour?” “Motherfucking Touring Tonight?” Turbonegro Hate the Kids; Love Touring?” All lame.
But who cares? The point is that Norway’s kings (queens?) of hedonism, the glam-punkers that black metal church burners Mayhem referred to as “the most evil band in the world,” TURBOfuckingNEGRO, are BACK. Hank, Happy Tom, and the (euro)boys will be stateside for nearly a month promoting their new album Retox (which will be released in the USA on August 14th). Here’s hoping that Retox isn’t as completely worthless as their last release, Party Animals, because frankly, i was sort of hoping there was no album tied to this tour. I sort of want as little new material as possible. Stick with the classics, guys. Please?
Despite the severe dropoff in quality attached to Party Animals (and hey, maybe Retox will be a return to form! Knock on wood!), Turbonegro are quite possibly the greatest live band in the world. Yes, i realize i tend to say that about Melt-Banana and the pAper chAse as well, but i genuinely mean it when referring to any of those bands. A live Turbonegro set featuring the hits from Apocalypse Dudes and Ass Cobra will change your life. But don’t take my word for it:
9/19 - Metro, Chicago, IL
9/20 - Smalls, Detroit, MI
9/21 - The Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
9/22 - Phoenix Concert Theater, Toronto
9/24 - Paradise, Boston, MA
9/25 - Nokia Theater Times Square, NYC
9/26 - Black Cat, Washington, DC
9/28 - Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem, NC
9/29 - Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
10/01 - Granada Theater, Dallas, TX
10/02 - Emo’s, Austin, TX
10/04 - Brickhouse Theater, Phoenix, AZ
10/05 - HOB, San Diego, CA
10/06 - Downtown LA, Los Angeles, CA
10/07 - Henry Ford Theater, Los Angeles
10/08 - Slims, San Francisco, CA
10/10 - Showbox, Seattle, WA
10/11 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
10/12 - Roseland Ballroom, Portland, OR
Finally, according to the band’s website, they are “looking for Turbojugends in each territory to get to us via Camilla and start working on after shows parties for each city.” Get on it, American Punk Rock Boys and New Wave Hooker Girls. I’ll see you at the Metro (provided the Metro’s website ever gets ticket info posted–hurry up, FIBs!).
Montreal’s Stars have settled on dates for this autumn’s U.S. tour. If your idea of a great band involves (1) a weird frontman who play the mouth organ, (2) a sweet-voiced woman on guitar, and/or (3) a lust for life, you can catch them at one of these stops:
October 17, 2007 / Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
October 18, 2007 / Town Hall, New York, NY
October 19, 2007 / Berklee, Boston, MA
October 20, 2007 / 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
October 24, 2007 / Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA
October 26, 2007 / Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
October 27, 2007 / The Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
October 28, 2007 / Club Downunder, Tallahassee, FL
October 30, 2007 / Stubb’s, Austin, TX
October 31, 2007 / House of Blues, Dallas, TX
November 2, 2007 / Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
November 3, 2007 / Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
November 4, 2007 / Slowdown, Omaha, NE
November 6, 2007 / Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
November 8, 2007 / Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ
November 9, 2007 / House of Blues, San Diego, CA
November 10, 2007 / The Orpheum, Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2007 / Bimbo’s, San Francisco, CA
November 14, 2007 / Bimbo’s, San Francisco, CA
November 15, 2007 / The Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR
November 16, 2007 / The Showbox, Seattle, WA
Stars’ new album, In Our Bedroom after the War, will be released on September 25.
Austin indie band Okkervil River has (finally) announced tour information to support their new album The Stage Names, which will be released on Jagjaguwar on August 7th of this year. Damien Jurado opens for all non-festival dates and, short of death or disaster, you have no justifiable excuse to miss the show when it hits your town.
07/14/07 Concord, NH - Capitol Center for the Arts w/ Lando + Ron Noyes Band
07/15/07 Providence, RI - Jake’s Bar and Grille
09/03/07 San Diego, CA - Casbah
09/04/07 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
09/05/07 San Francisco, CA - Independent
09/08/07 Portland, OR - Berbati’s Pan (MusicFest NW)
09/09/07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard’s on Richards
09/10/07 Seattle, WA - Neumos
09/13/07 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
09/14/07 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
09/15/07 Iowa City, IA - Picador
09/17/07 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
09/18/07 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
09/19/07 Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club (Pygmalion Festival)
09/21/07 Toronto, Ontario - Lee’s Palace
09/22/07 Hamilton, Ontario - Pepper Jack’s Cafe
09/23/07 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
09/24/07 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
09/25/07 Boston, MA - Middle East
09/26/07 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
09/28/07 New York, NY - Webster Hall
09/29/07 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
09/30/07 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
10/02/07 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
10/03/07 Athens, GA - 40 Watt
10/04/07 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder @ FSU
10/06/07 Houston, TX - Walter’s on Washington
Source - NME
Interpol have added several US dates to their extensive world tour, which is currently underway. This tour is to support their ‘Our love to Admire’ album, which is due out July 10th.
Albany, NY Palace Theatre (September 10)
Boston, MA Agganis Arena (12)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden (14)
Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre (15)
Raleigh, NC Disco Rodeo (16)
Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live (18)
Miami, FL Bank United (19)
Atlanta, GA Tabernacle (21)
Nashville, TN Ryman (22)
New Orleans, LA Sugar Mill (23)
Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre (25)
Austin, TX Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (26)
Dallas, TX Palladium (27)
Kansas City, KS Uptown (October 10)
Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom (11)
Minneapolis, MN State Theatre (12)
Denver, CO Fillmore (14)
Salt Lake City, UT McKay Center (15)
Boise, ID Big Easy (16)
Seattle, WA Wamu (18)
Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum (19)
San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (20)
Los Angeles, CA Forum (23)
The thing I really like about the Psychedelic Furs (well, you know, other than their songs) is that, even though they’re an 80s fixture, they consistently play at small-to-medium venues when they tour:
06/28/07 | The Vogue | Indianapolis, IN
06/29/07 | House Of Blues - Chicago | Chicago, IL
07/04/07 | Pier Six Concert Pavilion | Baltimore, MD
07/10/07 | Avalon - Boston | Boston, MA
07/11/07 | Westbury North Fork Theatre | Westbury, NY
07/14/07 | 4th & B Concert Theater | San Diego, CA
07/15/07 | Mezzanine | San Francisco, CA
07/17/07 | Orange County Fair - Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA
07/19/07 | Ogden Theatre | Denver, CO
07/21/07 | House of Blues - Dallas | Dallas, TX
Another thing I like? With The Fixx and The Alarm opening, this means that when I go see them in Boston, the crowd at Avalon will NOT be chiefly comprised of drunken BU students. Yay!
