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[on the road] Here We Go Magic

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Brooklyn indie rockers, Here We Go Magic, are currently on the road and playing shows all over North America. They kicked off the tour at the end of last month in Columbus, OH, and are set to wrap it all up June 24 in North Adams, MA, for the Solid Sound Festival.  They have three CA stops, including Day 2 of Coachella, and along the way they’ll be joined by Super Desserts, Tammar, Red Light Driver, Icarus Himself, Cuckoo Chaos, tUnE-yArDs, Buke & Gass, and Caveman (check dates below for specifics).

Here We Go Magic’s latest full-length, Pigeons, is available now.

Here We Go Magic – Collector

3/29 Columbus, OH – Mershon Auditorium (w/ Super Desserts)
3/30 Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio (w/ Tammar, Red Light Driver)
3/31 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon (w/ Icarus Himself)
4/01 Iowa City, IA – Mission Creek Festival
4/15 San Diego, CA – The Loft at UC San Diego (w/ Cuckoo Chaos)
4/16 Indio, CA – Coachella Festival
5/02 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Shop
5/04 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
5/05 Denver, CO – Larimar Lounge
5/06 Lawrence, KS – Jackpot Saloon (w/ tUnE-yArDs, Buke & Gass)
5/07 St. Louis, MO – Firebird
5/09 Chicago, IL – Schuba’s
5/10 Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room at Crofoot
5/11 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern
5/12 Montreal, Quebec – Club Lambi
5/13 South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Lounge
5/14 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
5/16 Washington, DC – Red Palace (w/ Caveman)
5/17 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 (w/ Caveman)
5/18 Atlanta, GA – The Earl (w/ Caveman)
5/19 Nashville, TN – The Basement (w/ Caveman)
5/20 Pensacola, FL – Handlebar (w/ Caveman)
5/21 New Orleans, LA – Circle Bar (w/ Caveman)
5/23 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs (w/ Caveman)
5/24 Dallas, TX – Club Dada (w/ Caveman)
5/25 Austin, TX – The Parish (w/ Caveman)
6/24-26 North Adams, MA – Solid Sound Festival

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[on the road] The Antlers

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Brooklyn indie rockers, The Antlers, are hitting the road this May for a North American tour in support of their upcoming album, Burst Apart.

After some England shows, they’ll kick things off in the states on May 17th in DC and wrap things up June 17th in CT (with a stop at Sasquatch on 5/28!).  Along the way, they’ll be joined by Little Scream and The Dodos (check dates below for specifics).

Burst Apart is set to be released May 10th via Frenchkiss.

The Antlers – Shiva

05/12 London, England – Heaven
05/13 Manchester, England – Manchester Club Academy
05/14 Brighton, England – Great Escape Festival
05/17 Washington, DC – Black Cat (w/ Little Scream)
05/18 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church Sanctuary (w/ Little Scream)
05/19 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Little Scream)
05/20 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom (w/ Little Scream)
05/28 George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
05/31 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall (w/ Little Scream)
06/03 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey (w/ Little Scream)
06/04 Pomona, CA – Glass House (w/ Little Scream)
06/07 Austin, TX – Emo’s (w/ Little Scream)
06/08 Dallas, TX – The Loft (w/ Little Scream)
06/09 Tulsa, OK – The Marquee (w/ Little Scream)
06/10 St. Louis, MO – Firebird (w/ Little Scream)
06/11 Chicago, IL – Metro (w/ Little Scream)
06/12 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick (w/ Little Scream)
06/14 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club (w/ Little Scream)
06/15 Montreal, Quebec – La Tulipe (w/ the Dodos)
06/16 Boston, MA – Paradise (w/ Little Scream)
06/17 Hamden, CT – The Space (w/ Little Scream)

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[on the road] The Dodos

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Indie rock duo, The Dodos, are hitting the road for a North American/European tour in support of their latest release, No Color.  They’ll be joined along the way by White Denim, Gauntlet Hair, and Deerhoof (check dates below for specifics).

No Color is The Dodos’ fourth studio album and features vocal contributions from the very talented Neko Case and vibraphonist Keaton Snyder.

The Dodos – Don’t Stop

03/28 Calgary, Alberta – Republik
03/29 Edmonton, Alberta – Starlite
03/31 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rickshaw
04/01 Victoria, British Columbia – Sugar
04/02 Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
04/04 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
04/05 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
04/07 San Francisco, CA – Filmore
04/08 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater
04/09 San Diego, CA – Casbah
04/27 Donostia, Spain – Gazteszena
04/28 El Ferrol, Spain – Capale Torrente Ballester
04/29 Madrid, Spain – Sala Nasti
04/30 Barcelona, Spain – Plaça de la Odissea
05/02 Grenoble, France – Le Ciel
05/03 Milan, Italy – Salumeria Della Musica
05/04 Rome, Italy – Circolo Degli Artisti
05/05 Ravenna, Italy – Bronson
05/06 Aarau, Switzerland – Kiff
05/07 Munich, Germany – 59-1
05/09 Berlin, Germany – Magnet
05/10 Hamburg, Germany – Prinzenbar
05/11 Cologne, Germany – Blue Shell
05/12 Nijmegen, Holland – Doornroosje
05/13 Amsterdam, Holland – Melkweg
05/14 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique Festival
05/16 Vendome, France – Rockomotives Night
05/17 Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie
05/18 Paris, France – Point Ephemere
05/19 London, England – Scala
05/20 Manchester, England – Deaf Institute
05/21 Glasgow, Scotland – Arches
06/01 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge (w/White Denim)
06/02 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/04 Iowa City, IA – The Mill (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/05 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/06 Chicago, IL – Metro (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/07 Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/09 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/10 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/11 Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/12 Washington, DC – 930 Club (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/14 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/15 Montreal, Quebec – Le Tulipe (w/Gauntlet Hair)
06/16 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theater – NXNE (w/Gauntlet Hair, Deerhoof)

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[on the road] Thao & Mirah

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Thao Nguyen (of Thao With The Get Down Stay Down) and singer/songwriter Mirah recently teamed up and recorded their self-titled debut full-length (out 4/26, pre-order here).

The duo will be hitting the road this May for a quick West Coast tour in support of the release.   The tour kicks off in Los Angeles on May 1st and wraps up  in Olympia, WA, on May 9th.  For more about how Thao & Mirah came together, visit their press page at Kill Rock Stars.

5/1 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
5/2 Santa Barbara, CA – Soho
5/3 Oakland, CA – The New Parish
5/5 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Biltmore
5/6 Bellingham, WA – Western Washington University
5/7 Seattle, WA – Crocodile
5/8 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
5/9 Olympia, WA – The Northern

Thao & Mirah – Eleven
[bonus] Mirah – The Garden
[bonus] Thao With The Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster

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[on the road] Cold Cave

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NYC’s Cold Cave is hitting the road later this month for a European/North American tour.

The band will be playing in support of their forthcoming LP, Cherish The Light Years, which will is set for release on April 5th, 2011, courtesy of Matador Records (you can preorder the LP here and get 15% off)

Along the way, they’ll be joined by The Kills, so check the dates below and plan accordingly, you’ll definitely want to catch one of these shows.

Cold Cave – Life Magazine

Cold Cave – The Great Pan Is Dead

03/29 Bristol, England – Start the Bus
03/30 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
03/31 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo
04/01 Manchester, England – Ruby Lounge
04/02 Cardiff, Wales – Ifor Bach
04/05 London, England – The Lexington
04/06 Kortrijik, Belgium – De Kreun
04/09 Barcelona, Spain – Jack Daniels
04/06 Pittsburgh, PA – Brillobox
04/07 Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub
04/08 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
04/09 St. Louis, MO – Luminary Center for the Arts
04/10 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
04/11 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
04/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
04/14 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
04/15 Indio, CA – Coachella
04/19 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater (w/ The Kills)
04/20 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa (w/ The Kills)
04/22 Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom (w/ The Kills)
04/23 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (w/ The Kills)
04/24 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (w/ The Kills)
04/26 Boston, MA – Royale (w/ The Kills)
04/27 Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts (w/ The Kills)
04/28 Hartford, CT – The Mill at Trinity College
04/29 New York, NY – Terminal 5 (w/ The Kills)
04/30 Montreal, Quebec – Olympia (w/ The Kills)
05/01 Toronto, Ontario – Sound Academy (w/ The Kills)
05/03 Detroit, MI – Majestic (w/ The Kills)
05/04 Chicago, IL – Vic Theater (w/ The Kills)
05/05 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave (w/ The Kills)
05/08 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom (w/ The Kills)
05/09 Seattle, WA – Showbox (w/ The Kills)
05/10 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom (w/ The Kills)
05/11 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore Auditorium (w/ The Kills)