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The White Stripes Announce Summer Tour

Jack and Meg, currently completing a Central and South American tour, have graced us with the first round of U.S. tour dates in support of their upcoming album Get Behind Me Satan. The tour will begin in San Diego at the end of July with a spot at Street Scene, before a couple weeks worth of West Coast shows, including a four-night engagement at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre. The tour will move east with multi-night stops in Minneapolis and Chicago.

More dates will be announced as they are confirmed. Before the tour begins, however, the White Stripes will go on a brief tour of Eastern Europe, with stops in Latvia and Slovenia.

The album will be released in the U.S. on June 7. The single, "Blue Orchid", has already been released. We here at Pitchfork HQ have been (un)fortunate enough to hear one of the B-sides, "Who's a Big Baby?" Let's just say that you'd do very well to stick to the A-side, and that there's a reason B-sides are left off of albums.

Here's that tour schedule:

06-01 Manaus, Brazil - Teatro Amazones (Opera House)
06-03 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Clara Hall
06-04 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Credit Card Hall
06-10 Atlanta, GA - Music Midtown Festival
06-24 Pilton, England - Glastonbury Festival
06-26 Moscow, Russia - Mekanika
06-27 St. Petersburg, Russia - Manezh Kadetskogo Korpusa
06-29 Tallinn, Estonia - Club Hollywood
06-30 Riga, Latvia - Dream Factory
07-01 Kaliningrad, Russia - Vagonka
07-03 Prague, Czech Republic - Archa
07-05 Zagreb, Croatia - Stara Klaonica
07-06 Ljubljana, Slovenia - Krizanke
07-09 Gdynia, Poland - Heineken Open'er Festival
07-10 Novi Sad, Serbia - Exit Festival
07-12 Thessaloniki, Greece - Theatro Gis
07-13 Athens, Greece - Olympic Beach Volleyball Stadium
07-29 San Diego, CA - Street Scene
08-06 George, WA - The Gorge
08-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum
08-08 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum
08-10 Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
08-12 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
08-15 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
08-16 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
08-17 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
08-18 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
08-19 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
08-22 Denver, CO - Red Rocks
08-23 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
08-24 St. Louis, MO - Fabulous Fox Theater
08-26 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater
08-27 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater
08-29 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theater
08-30 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theater
08-31 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theater

href="http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/w/white-stripes/elephant.shtml">The White Stripes: Elephant
href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-05/04.shtml#white">White Stripes Single, B-Sides Coming
* White Stripes: <a

Posted by Rob Kleckner in on Tue: 05-31-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Spoon Kick Off Gimme Fiction Tour

Spoon are set to begin their North American tour in support of Gimme Fiction in Baton Rouge tonight. The tour will cover both coasts and a number of cities in between before it wraps up at the end of June. Support on the majority of the tour will be Merge label-mates the Clientele, but Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves will make a few appearances along the way.

In other news, Spoon have just been announced as a main act for the Siren Festival in New York in July. Also, they have been added to the Lollapalooza bill, somewhere between G. Love & Special Sauce and Blonde Redhead.

05-31 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *
06-01 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #
06-02 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #
06-03 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
06-04 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts #
06-05 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House #
06-07 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club #
06-08 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
06-09 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
06-10 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom #
06-11 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre #
06-12 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
06-13 Lawrence, KS - Granada #
06-14 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre#
06-16 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom #
06-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom #
06-18 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
06-19 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore #
06-20 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore #
06-21 Los Angeles, CA - Avalan Hollywood #
06-22 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre #
06-24 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom $
06-25 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ $
07-16 New York, NY - Siren Festival
07-24 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza

* with Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves
# with the Clientele
$ with both the Clientele and Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves

Spoon: http://www.spoontheband.com

The Clientele: http://www.theclientele.co.uk/

Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves: http://www.thesuddenmoves.com/

Merge Records: http://www.mergerecords.com

Posted by Rob Kleckner in on Tue: 05-31-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Sleater-Kinney Begin North American Tour Tonight

On the heels of its release, Sleater-Kinney are ready to take The Woods on the road throughout North America. It all begins tonight in the land of Sub Pop (Seattle), and for just over a month the band will be rocking venues from coast to coast. Currently, the tour is scheduled to run through early July. S-K's official site says they will tour the U.S. once again in the fall, hitting cities they missed the first time around.

Having just spent some time in Europe prior the album's release, Sleater-Kinney will return to the British Isles at the end of August for some festival spots and a few headlining gigs. Before the conclusion of the North American tour in June, they will perform on the "Late Show With David Letterman" on June 27. Can Paul Shaffer keep up?

Tour:

05-31 Seattle, WA - The Moore Theater *
06-01 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
06-02 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
06-04 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield *
06-06 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst *
06-07 Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse *
06-08 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Ford Theater *
06-09 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Ford Theater *
06-10 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
06-15 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
06-16 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater #
06-17 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom #
06-18 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix #
06-19 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe #
06-21 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground #
06-23 New York, NY - Roseland #
06-24 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero #
06-25 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
06-29 Winston-Salem, NC - Millennium Center #
06-30 Knoxville, TN - Sundown in the City
07-01 Atlanta, GA - The Variety Playhouse #
07-02 Nashville, TN - The Cannery Ballroom #
08-27 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-28 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-30 Dublin, Ireland - Music Centre
08-31 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Spring & Airbrake
09-01 Manchester, England - Academy 3
09-02 London, England - Koko

* with Mary Timony
# with Dead Meadow

Sleater-Kinney: http://www.sleater-kinney.com

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com

Posted by Rob Kleckner in on Tue: 05-31-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Iron & Wine Announce Short Tour

Now that the dust kicked up by the Woman King EP has settled, and the future dust of a collaboration with Calexico remains temporarily undisturbed, Sam Beam's yellowed folk vehicle Iron & Wine will be taking its new-found appreciation for a nice loud banjo on the road this June. And, really, you should do your best to catch him if you can, 'cause this may be your last chance until well after the fall release of that seven-song EP with Calexico on Overcoat Recordings.

The 14-date jaunt will kick off in Beam's native Florida-- Tallahassee, to be exact-- on June 8, and wind its way through a few of these United States, towing rootsters Band of Horses along in the opening slot. And, yes, Beam will be one of the many to play this year's surprisingly loaded Bonnaroo festival, which will also include sets by Joanna Newsom, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Kings of Leon, Secret Machines, Mouse on Mars, RjD2, the Frames, Brazilian Girls, and a shit-ton of bands that sound like Widespread Panic. Please, Sam, just promise us you'll stay away from the patchouli. Dates:

06-08 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Bar
06-09 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
06-10 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
06-11 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-13 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
06-15 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
06-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-17 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-18 Providence, RI - Lupo's at The Strand
06-19 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
06-20 Norfolk, VA - The Norva
06-22 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
06-23 Charleston, SC - Music Farm
06-24 Jacksonville, FL - Freebird's

href=" http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/i/iron-and-wine/woman-king.shtml ">Woman King EP
href=" http://pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-03/01.shtml ">Iron & Wine Announce a Handful of Tour Dates
* Iron & Wine: http://www.ironandwine.com

Posted by Rob Mackey in on Tue: 05-31-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Black Mountain to Join Coldplay on tour

Well, they do say it's the quiet ones you have to watch out for. It must be true, because according to their Australian label, Low Transit Recordings, referential rockers Black Mountain have been asked to support none other than arena anthem giants Coldplay on most of that band's upcoming U.S./Canada tour. Somehow we can't picture the Coldplay boys trading in their designer-downtrodden clothes for authentic Jack Daniels sleeveless bacteria traps any time soon. Nor do we imagine Mr. Paltrow putting young daughter Apple to bed with a soothing Black Mountain lullaby of "the war machine keeps on rolling/ Evil minds and hearts of stone". But maybe that's just us.

While the pairing might seem odd at first blush, there's a simple explanation: Coldplay love the rawk. Allegedly, a Black Mountain tour of U.S. and Canada will be announced soon for September, but until that time North Americans will have to make do with the cavernous environs of Coldplay-size venues if they want to witness Black Mountain's continued campaign to rescue heavy rock from the scrap heap of history. Follow the dates:

06-20 Birmingham, England - Sunflower Lounge
06-21 Bristol, England - Thekla (with Jamie Lidell)
06-22 London, England - Underworld (with the Ponys)
06-23 Glasgow, Scotland - Nice 'n' Sleazy
06-24 Nottingham, England - The Social
06-25 Evreaux, France - Le Rock dans tout ses Etats
06-27 Frankfurt, Germany - Cooky's *
06-28 Heidelberg, Germany - Karlstorbahnhof *
06-29 Hamburg, Germany - Tanzhalle
06-30 Berlin, Germany - Knaack Klub
07-01 Dortmund, Germany - FZW
07-03 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Metropolis Festival
07-04 London, England - The Metro *
08-02 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre #
08-03 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre #
08-04 Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Centre #
08-06 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center #
08-07 Philadelphia, PA - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront #
08-09 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center #
08-11 Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion #
08-12 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center #
08-13 East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre #
08-16 Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheater #
08-17 Portland, OR - Clark County Amphitheater #
08-19 San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater #
08-20 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater #
08-24 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion #
08-25 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion #
08-26 San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheater #

* w/Kinski
# w/Coldplay

In record news, the Vancouver quintet will re-release the trippy trance of "Druganaut" on a CD EP by Jagjaguwar this June 7. A 12" single for the track (taken from Black Mountain's self-titled debut) was originally released in November 2004 and included "Druganaut (Remix)" and "Buffalo Swan". These tracks will be collected on the EP along with "Bicycle Man" (from their split 7" single with Destroyer) and "No Satisfaction (Campfire Version)".

href=" http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/black-mountain/black-mountain.shtml ">Black Mountain: Black Mountain
* Black Mountain: http://www.thewaxmuseum.bc.ca/jwab/index.html
* Jagjaguwar Records: http://www.jagjaguwar.com/home.htm
* Low Transit Recordings: http://www.lowtransitindustries.com/recordings.htm

Posted by David Nadelle in on Tue: 05-31-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Killers Plan Lengthy "Thriller"-like Movie

If we've learned anything from Project Greenlight (or, to a lesser extent, "Britney & Kevin: Chaotic"), it's that making a horror film can be stupefyingly frustrating. The scripts suck, the fake blood's too syrupy, the zombie union won't work past 5 p.m., and Matt Damon won't stop hovering around like he's everybody's goddamn friend.

But Brandon Flowers and his Killers haven't made it this far by being quitters, are we right? According to a report on Billboard.com, the band plans to produce a 25-minute movie in the fashion of Michael Jackson's 1983 "Thriller" (their comparison, not ours). Drummer Ronnie Vannucci told Billboard, "We want to make a movie-- not so much a music video-- based on three songs to be played on MTV." The three songs are "Midnight Show" and "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" from the Killers' platinum debut, Hot Fuss, and an unreleased song "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf"; they appear to tell the story of a murder committed by a jealous boyfriend and its aftermath.

The lads have already met with a slew of "established" Hollywood directors and actors for the project and hope to have the train wreck cleaned up by the end of this year, when they can use the flick to bridge the gap between Hot Fuss and their sophomore album, due out next spring.

Vannucci says the band will hit the studio again in November, with ten concrete tracks already worked out now. "I think we're trying to open up a bit," he said. "At least the kind of the mindset we're going in with is leaving some space. We kind of collectively think that a lot of stuff on Hot Fuss is a little too cluttered sounding."

As for the here and now, however, the Killers are on the last leg of a massive world tour, which will take them through August, including a few stops in Europe with U2. Those dates are these:

05-30 Detroit, MI - Fox Theater
05-31 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheater
06-01 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
06-03 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
06-04 New York, NY - Central Park Summer Stage
06-06 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
06-07 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavillion
06-08 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (with Keane, Louis XIV)
06-10 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues (with Louis XIV)
06-11 Atlanta, GA - Music Mid-Town
06-24 Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
06-29 Cardiff, England - Millenium Stadium *
07-01 St. Gallen, Switzerland - St. Gallen Festival
07-02 Vienna, Austria - Ernst Happel Stadium *
07-05 Katowice, Poland - Slaski Stadium *
07-06 Berlin, Germany - Maria
07-07 Hamburg, Germany - Gruspan
07-09 Glasgow, Scotland - T in the Park
07-10 Naas, Ireland - Oxegen
07-13 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Arena *
07-14 Cologne, Germany - Prime Club
07-15 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart Club
07-17 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
07-20 Louisville, KY - Palace Theater
07-21 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
07-23 Mt. Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino
08-09 St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
08-10 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
08-12 Denver, CO - Red Rocks
08-13 Wichita, KS - Cotillion
08-14 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
08-15 Oklahoma City, OK - Bricktown Events Center
08-17 Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live
08-18 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
08-19 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-27 Reading, England - Reading Festival

* with U2

href=" http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/k/killers/hot-fuss.shtml ">The Killers: Hot Fuss
href=" http://pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-03/10.shtml#story2 ">The Killers Plan Lengthy Spring Tour
* The Killers: http://www.islandrecords.com/thekillers

Posted by Matt Amis in on Tue: 05-31-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Kraftwerk Begin Summer Tour Monday

It's Memorial Day Weekend, and what better way to celebrate our country's brave, fallen heroes...than with some German electropop! As previously reported, Kraftwerk will kick off a brief tour in the U.S. Monday, after which they'll head back to Europe (and picturesque locales like Thessaloniki) for the remainder of the summer.

The legendary Man Machines are also getting ready to unfurl their first-ever official live album on June 7 via Astralwerks. Minimum-Maximum, a mammoth 22-track set, was recorded during Kraftwerk's 2004 tour in Europe, Japan, and the U.S. and includes some of the band's finest robo-hits. Der dates:

05-30 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05-31 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
06-01 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
06-03 Detroit, MI - State Theatre
06-04 Chicago, IL - Riviera
06-06 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
06-11 Venice, Italy - Biennale Palagalileo
06-13 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro - Kalemegdan Fortress
06-14 Sofia, Bulgaria - Palace of Culture
06-16 Skopje, Macedonia - Skopsko Lizgaliste
06-17 Thessaloniki, Greece - Theatro Gis
06-18 Athens, Greece - Lycabettus
06-20 Istanbul, Turkey - Rock Istanbul festival
06-30 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter festival
07-03 Belfort, France - Eurockeennes
07-04 Montreux, Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival
07-05 Milan, Italy - Villa Arconica
07-06 Ferrara, Italy - Piazza Castello
07-07 Naples, Italy - Neapolis Festival
09-03 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic

Kraftwerk: http://www.kraftwerk.com/

Posted by Matt Amis in on Fri: 05-27-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Eels Expand Tour With U.S. Dates

Are you ready to get/feel down? Eels, fronted by the succinctly-named E, have expanded their current tour to spend exactly half the month of June playing shows on American soil. Expect to hear many, many tracks from the latest Eels studio album, a string-filled, two-disc affair called Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. Also expect to see a live string section, multi-instrumentalist "The Chet", and an unusually subdued front man.

If that wasn't preview enough, British fans can catch the Eels' on "Later with Jools Holland" May 27 on BBC 2. The other guests on the show that night will include Frank Black and Van Morrison. Tour dates:

05-26 Koln, Germany - Live Music Hall
05-27 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale
05-28 Groningen, Netherlands - De Oosterpoort
05-29 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Schouwburg
05-30 Utrecht, Netherlands - Vredenburg
06-01 Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
06-02 Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus
06-03 Dresden, Germany - Schlachthof
06-04 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
06-05 Hamburg, Germany - Kleine Musikhalle
06-07 Stockholm, Sweden - Sodratheater
06-08 Oslo, Norway - Cosmopolite
06-09 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
06-10 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
06-11 Nottingham, England - Royal Centre
06-12 London, England - Queen Elizabeth Hall
06-15 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
06-16 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
06-17 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
06-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre
06-21 Minneapolis, MN - Pantages Theatre
06-22 Chicago, IL - Park West
06-23 Indianapolis, IN - Music Mill Theatre
06-24 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theatre
06-25 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Theatre
06-27 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe
06-28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
06-29 Boston, MA - Somerville Theatre
06-30 New York, NY - Town Hall

href="http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/e/eels/blinking-lights-and-other-revelations.shtml">Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
href="http://pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-04/06.shtml#eels">Eels to Tour in Support of New Album

Eels: http://www.theeels.com

Posted by Jessica Suarez in on Fri: 05-27-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Futureheads, Kasabian Head British Fest

Humble UK minstrels Kasabian are slated to headline the Jersey Live Festival, just another summer fest you won't be able to get to. It takes place on the English Channel Island on September 3. Joining Kasabian on the Positiv Main Stage will be fellow new-new wave revivalists the Bravery, the Futureheads, the Ordinary Boys, and the Black Velvets. For those who just can't get down to this guitar shit, Jersey Live will put aside a dance area that will see 2 Many DJs spinning, among others.

Kasabian, in addition to touring all summer, will be keeping busy on the Festival circuit. Besides Jersey Live, they've scheduled stops at the Carling Weekend Festival in Reading, the O2 Music Wireless Festival in London, T in the Park Festival in Kinross, Scotland, and the Summersonic Festival in Osaka and Tokyo. Here's hoping this go-round in the UK goes better for Kasabian than their last one. During an April 22 show at Glasgow's Carling Academy, guitarist Serge Pizzorno was cracked upside the head by a bottle flung from an audience member. How dare he?

Jersey Live Festival: http://positiv.org.uk/

Posted by Matt Amis in on Fri: 05-27-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Nas, Redman to "Rock the Bells"

Last year's second annual Rock the Bells Festival will go down in hip- hop lore as the last concert gathering of the Wu-Tang Clan in its entirety. 'Twas a world-class event, as the festival likes to bill itself, and this year's third annual incarnation boasts nearly as much legendary flava. Held in San Bernardino, Calif., on July 30, the festival will feature a none-too-frequent appearance by Nas, a duet of Ghostface and Raekwon performing songs from Only Built for Cuban Linx, Redman, Hieroglyphics, Sage Francis, and former Gang Starr lyricist Guru. Tickets are on sale now, and the NOS Center can only hold so many people, so while you're busy deciding whether or not to attend, we'll list off the rest of the acts to keep the pressure up.

There'll be several other California-bred artists, from both the South and North, including a Stones Throw showcase featuring M.E.D., Oh No (Madlib's brother), and Percee P (who, according to Stones Throw's website, is working on a Madlib-produced album tentatively titled Perseverance). Others from Cali include Q-Bert, Cut Chemist, Living Legends, Visionaries, and former Cypress Hill member DJ Muggs.

In between sets, special guest hosts will step to the mic and provide their own brand of entertainment. The hosts include B- Real, RZA, and Mr. Choc of Power 106 and Beat Junkies. What, not sold yet?? Well, consider this: you might end up on the big screen if you go.

That is, if the same thing happens to this festival as will be happening to the 2004 edition. According to Rock the Bells' PR, a documentary of the 2004 festival (including that last Wu performance) is near completion, with only finishing touches remaining. The plan is to trot Rock the Bells (The Documentary) out on the festival circuit and then actually release it theatrically, as widely as that bitch of a film market will allow. Finally, the film will be released on DVD, and if all goes well, everything will be available by the end of the year.

Rock the Bells Festival: http://www.rockthebells.net/

Posted by Zach Vowell in on Fri: 05-27-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Keren Ann Announces Tour Plans

The Caesarian-born, part Dutch/Javanese/Russian/Israeli enigma known as Keren Ann Zeidel, or simply Keren Ann to music fiends, will finally have to get used to more spotlight time in North America as she is about to embark on a lengthy tour starting June 6 in Philadelphia. However, there should be little reason to doubt her coping skills-- after all, she's been nominated for numerous Victoires de la Musique awards (the French Grammy equivalent) and her gorgeous voice adorns two solo French albums, two solo (mostly) English releases, the Lady & Bird side project with Iceland's Bang Gang figurehead Bardi Johannson, and plenty of guest vocal appearances. Additionally, she has collaborated with France's talented Benjamin Biolay on many projects as well as legend Henri Salvador, co-writing 5 songs on his Chambre Avec Vue (Room With a View) "comeback" album. So yeah, don't expect stage fright to be much of a problem for this elegant pro.

Keren Ann will make an appearance on CBS' "Early Show" on June 4, followed by a healthy heap of North American dates (including a few perfectly paired with songbird Juana Molina). Then she will rendezvous back to her part-time Paris home for a few scattered dates:

06-06 Philadelphia, PA - Tin Angel
06-07 Arlington, VA - IOTA Club & Cafe
06-08 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum #
06-09 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
06-10 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts #
06-11 Austin, TX - The Parish
06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
06-13 Los Angeles, CA - The Fold in Tangiers
06-14 Los Angeles, CA - The Fold in Tangiers
06-15 Santa Monica, CA - The Buffalo Club
06-16 San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord #
06-17 Santa Monica, CA - McCabe's Guitar Shop (in store)
06-18 Portland, OR - Blue Monk
06-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Red Room
06-21 New York, NY - Webster Hall ^
06-23 Chicago, IL - Schuba's
06-24 Chicago, IL - Schuba's
06-25 Toronto, Ontario - Toronto Star Stage
06-26 Toronto, Ontario - Olympic Island
07-08 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda #
07-16 Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Bluesfest
07-17 Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Commons Room
07-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
09-05 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Arts Festival
09-11 Paris, France - Fete de l'humanite
09-29 Neuilly Sur Seine, France - Theatre Le Village
09-30 Vaulx Le Penil, France - La Ferme des Yeux
10-03 Paris, France - Olympia
10-06 Caen, France - BBC
10-11 Grenoble, France - La Rampe, Festival Rocktambule
10-12 Tarbes, France - SN Le Parvis
10-13 Bordeaux, France - Theatre Femina

# with Juana Molina
^ with Gomez

Keren Ann: http://www.kerenann.com/

Posted by David Nadelle in on Fri: 05-27-05: 12:00 AM CDT | Permalink

Femi Kuti to Circle the Nation in July

So you read Pitchfork's recent Afrobeat feature, dutifully picked up Fela Kuti's Zombie, but haven't felt compelled to go back to it? Won't be able to make any of the June tour dates for Antibalas? Patience, friends; you'll have one more chance to spend a sweltering summer night shaking your rump to some politically-charged beats. That's right, Fela's biological and musical heir, Femi Kuti, has announced a full slate of July tour dates covering much of North America.

The tour, however, will not be tied down to the Kuti-approved genres of jazz, funk, and traditional African pop. Senegalese hip-hop act Daara J will open up for Femi on several of the later dates, while Mos Def, who worked with Femi on the latter's 2001 album Fight to Win, will make an appearance at the Hollywood Bowl on July 24. And remember, distance from the show is no excuse: Kuti lives in Nigeria, so the least you can do is drive a couple hundred miles to meet him. Put down that !!! disc and get moving:

07-06 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
07-07 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
07-08 Ann Arbor, MI - Summer Festival
07-09 Chicago, IL - Metro
07-10 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
07-12 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
07-13 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
07-14 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
07-15 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts
07-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
07-17 New York, NY - Central Park SummerStage
07-20 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater #
07-22 Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theatre #
07-23 San Diego, CA - House Of Blues #
07-24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl (with Mos Def) #
07-27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore #
07-28 Eugene, OR - The Jungle #
07-29 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
07-30 Seattle, WA - Showbox #

# with Daara J

Not content to put up with American food just to open up for Kuti, Daara J have also scheduled some solo tour dates for before and after. The trio rap in French and in a Senegalese language called Wolof (the source of their name, which means "School of Life"). Still riding on the wave of their third album, Boomerang, their intro course starts here:

07-14 New York, NY - Lincoln Center Festival (with Wyclef Jean)
07-15 Toronto, Ontario - Harbourfront Centre
07-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vancouver Folk Musis Festival
07-17 Detroit, MI - Concert Of Colors
07-18 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
07-31 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
08-06 San Francisco, CA - 12 Galaxies
08-07 Piercy, CA - Reggae on the River

* Femi Kuti: http://www.mcarecords.com/ArtistMain.asp?ArtistId=174

Daara J: http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/go/daaraj

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