You might as well take a year off work or school, because starting in the fall a plethora of bands are hitting the road and playing in cities all over North America. As the weather cools you can look forward to seeing Neon Indian, Braids, WHY?, Cymbals Eat Guitars, tUnE-yArDs, St. Vincent, Pretty Lights, Portishead and Bright Eyes, with the latter playing at MTK Fest, which we are giving away tickets for! Rock the Bells has also greatly expanded their tour dates, so you can look forward to watching Black Star, GZA and Raekwon perform entire albums live!
Listen to the latest from Cymbals Eat Gutiars, "Rifle Eyesight," while you check out the dates below.
Neon Indian 2011 Tour Dates:
07/23 Sacramento, CA @ Launch Festival
09/03 Chicago, IL @ North Coast Music Festival
09/15 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
09/16 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
09/19 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
09/20 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree *
09/21 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks *
09/23 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
09/24 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
09/26 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
09/27 San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern *
09/30 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
10/01 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Shop *^
10/03 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
10/04 Vancouver, BC @ Venue *
10/05 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe *
10/07 Boise, ID @ Reef *^
10/08 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *^
10/10 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
10/12 Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar *^
10/13 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *^
10/14 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *^
10/15 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *^
10/16 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *^
10/18 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace *^
10/19 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa *^
10/20 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall ^
10/21 New York, NY @ Webster Hall ^
* = w/ Com Truise
^ = w/ Purity Ring
Braids 2011 Tour Dates:
07/22-23 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Festival
07/24 Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
07/30 Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music Festival
08/05-06 Regina, SK @ Regina Folk Festival
09/06 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
09/07 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *
09/08 Washington DC @ DC9 *
09/09 Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Festival
09/10 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn *
09/11 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree *
09/13 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
09/14 Ames, IA @ Maintenance Shop
09/15 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
09/16 Winnipeg, MB @ The Royal Albert Arms Hotel *
09/18 Saskatoon, SK@ Jale
09/18 Toronto, ON @ CTV’S Concert Hall Studios at Toronto’s Masonic Temple (Polaris Music Event)
09/22 Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia Music Festival *
09/23 Vancouver, BC @ Olio Festival
09/24 Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern *
09/25 Portland, OR @ Holocene
09/27 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill *
09/28 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar *
09/29 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo *
09/30 Tempe, AZ @ Sail Inn *
10/01 Santa Fe, NM @ Sol At Santa Fe Brewing Co. *
10/02 El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace *
10/04 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk *
10/05 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
10/06 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird *
10/07 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop *
10/08 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern *
10/09 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Lounge *
10/10 London, ON @ Call The Office *
10/11 Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club
10/14 Toronto, ON @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
10/15 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
10/16 Quebec, QC @ Le Cercle *
10/17 Fredericton, NB @ The Capital Complex
10/19 Portland, ME @ SPACE *
10/20 Boston, MA @ Great Scott *
* = w/ Pepper Rabbit
WHY? 2011 Tour Dates:
09/14 Cincinnati, OH @ Memorial Hall
09/15 Carnegie, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall
09/16 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church Chapel
09/17 Boston, MA @ The Paramount
09/18 Hartford, CT @ Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
09/21 New York, NY @ Florence Gould Hall (7 p.m.)
09/21 New York, NY @ Florence Gould Hall (10 p.m.)
09/22 Falls Church, VA @ State Theatre
09/23 Charlottesville, VA @ UVA Chapel
09/24 Carrboro, NC @ Art’s Center
09/25 Knoxville, TN @ Relix Variety Theatre
09/26 Atlanta, GA @ Eddie’s Attic
09/27 Nashville, TN @ 3rd and Lindsley
09/29 Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM at UCO
09/20 Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall
Cymbals Eat Guitars 2011 Tour Dates:
09/20 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *^
09/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
09/22 Hamden, CT @ The Space *^
09/24 Washington, DC @ Black Cat *^
09/26 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *
09/27 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
09/29 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks *
09/30 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's *
10/01 Austin, TX @ Emo's *
10/02 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf *
10/04 Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress *
10/05 San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
10/06 Long Beach, CA @ Alex's Bar *
10/07 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *
10/08 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill *
10/10 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
10/11 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile *
10/13 Boise, ID @ Neurolux *
10/14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
10/15 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive *
10/17 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Jr. *
10/19 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
10/20 Madison, WI @ High Noon *
10/21 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
10/23 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern *
10/25 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *^
10/27 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^
* = w/ Hooray for Earth
^ with Beige
Bright Eyes 2011 Tour Dates:
07/27 Lewiston, NY @ Art Park (Free Show) #
07/28 Belknap, NH @ Meadowbrook Pavilion #
07/29 Shelburne, VT @ Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum #
07/30 Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
07/31 Baldwinsville, NY @ Paper Mill Island Amphitheater #
08/03 Grand Rapids, MI @ Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park #
08/04 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room #
08/05 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/06 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
08/08 Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
08/09 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
08/11 Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series
08/14 East Hampton, NY @ Music to Know Festival
08/25 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic
08/26 London, ON @ London Music Hall
08/27 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Folk Festival
08/28 Holyoke, MA @ Mountain Park *
08/30 Providence, RI @ Lupo’s ^
08/31 Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront ^
09/01 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson ^
09/03 Norfolk, VA @ Norva $
09/04 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club $
09/05 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live $
09/07 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues $
09/08 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre $
09/09 Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Furnaces $
09/11 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues $
09/13 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues $
09/15 Dallas, TX @ Palladium $
09/16 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
09/19 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre %
09/21 San Diego, CA @ SOMA %
09/23 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever %
09/25 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl %
09/26 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory Concert House %
09/28 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater %
# = w/ The Mountain Goats
* = w/ Titus Andronicus
^ = w/ Dr. Dog
$ = w/ First Aid Kit
% = w/ Kurt Vile & the Violators
tUnE-yArDs 2011 Tour Dates:
08/12 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival
09/19 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
09/20 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
09/21 Boston, MA @ Paradise
09/23 Montreal, QC @ Ukranian Federation (Pop Montreal)
09/26 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
09/27 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
09/28 Bloomington, IN @ Rhino’s
09/30 Nashville, TN Exit/In
10/01 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe
10/02 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
10/04 Atlanta, GA @ The Basement
10/05 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
10/07 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
10/08 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
11/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre
11/03 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
11/07 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
11/08 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway Nightclub
11/09 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
11/10 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
11/11 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
11/12 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/14 Winnipeg, MB @ WECC
11/16 Calgary, AB @ Republik
11/18 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
11/19 Victoria, BC @ Sugar Nightclub
11/20 Seattle, WA @ Neptune
11/21 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
St. Vincent 2011 Tour Dates:
08/25 New York, NY @ Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden at Metropolitan Museum of Art
10/02 Minneapolis, MN @ McGuire Theatre
10/03 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
10/05 Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/06 St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
10/07 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
10/08 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
10/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/12 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/13 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
10/14 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
10/20 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/23 Dallas, TX @ Kessler Theater
10/24 Austin, TX @ Moody Theater at ACL Live
10/25 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
10/26 New Orleans, LA @ TBA
10/28 Atlanta, GA @ The EARL
10/30 Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
11/01 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/02 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/03 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/04 Boston, MA @ Royale
Rock the Bells 2011 Tour Dates:
08/12 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues *
08/13 Houston, TX @ House of Blues *
08/14 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *
08/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts *
08/20 San Bernardino, CA @ Rock the Bells Festival
08/21 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues *
08/22 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues *
08/27 Mountain View, CA @ Rock the Bells Festival
08/30 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room *
08/31 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s *
09/01 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall *
09/03 New York, NY @ Rock the Bells Festival
09/06 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues #
09/07 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues #
09/08 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *
09/08 Houston, TX @ House of Blues #
09/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts #
09/13 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues #
09/15 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *
09/16 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues *
09/16 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room #
09/17 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore *
09/17 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s #
09/18 Washington, DC @ The Fillmore #
09/20 Mansfield, MA @ Rock the Bells Festival
09/21 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall #
09/22 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues #
09/23 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues #
09/25 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues #
09/27 Miami, FL @ The Fillmore #
09/28 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle #
09/29 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore #
10/01 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues #
* = Raekwon and Ghostface performing Only Built for Cuban Linx, Mobb Deep performing The Infamous
# = Black Star performing Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
Pretty Lights 2011 Tour Dates:
07/23 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre
08/05 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/12 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
08/13 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
08/24 Tampa, FL @ 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre *
08/25 Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheatre *
08/27 The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods *
08/28 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavillion *
08/30 Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino Pavilion *
09/02 Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre *
09/03 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre *
09/06 Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Theater
09/09 Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater
09/10 George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre *
09/11 Missoula, MT @ Big Sky Brewery Amphitheater
09/16 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
09/17 New Orleans, LA @ The Sugar Mill
09/20 Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
09/21 Charlottesville, VA @ Ntelos Wireless Pavilion
09/23 Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
09/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Popped! Festival
09/25 Lewiston, ME @ The Colisee
09/27 Burlington, VT @ Burlington Memorial Auditorium
09/28 Wallingford, CT @ The Dome at Oakdale
09/30 Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion
10/01 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
10/05 South Bend, IN @ Morris Center
10/06 Dekalb, IL @ NIU Convocation Center
10/07 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
10/08 St. Paul, MN @ Myth
10/09 Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
10/11 Oxford, MS @ Lyric Theatre
10/12 Oxford, MS @ Lyric Theatre
10/13 Tuscaloosa, AL @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
10/14 Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater ^
10/15 Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater ^
10/27 Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Center
10/28 Tulsa, OK @ The Brady Theater
10/29 Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
10/31 Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium
* = Identity Festival
^ = w/ Bassnectar
Portishead 2011 Tour Dates:
10/01-02 Asbury Park, NJ @ I'll Be Your Mirror Festival
10/04 New York City, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
10/05 New York City, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
10/07 Montreal, QC @ Jacques-Cartier Pier
10/09 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
10/10 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
10/12 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/15 Mexico City, MX @ Corona Festival
10/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium
10/21 Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
10/23 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater
10/24 Vancouver, BC @ Pacific National Exhibition Forum
10/27 Denver, CO @ 1STBANK Center