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[on the road] Papercuts

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Jason Robert Quever is taking his indie pop project, Papercuts, on the road this Winter & Spring.

The tour kicks off with two shows at the Music Box in LA (with Beach House!!!) and he’ll wrap things up in his hometown of SF on April 9th.

Papercuts’ fourth album, Fading Parade, is set to be released on March 1st via Sub Pop (pre-order here).

Papercuts – Do What You Will
 Papercuts – Future Primitive (The Go! Team Remix)
 Papercuts – Once We Walked In The Sunlight

02/16 Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box (w/ Beach House)
02/17 Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box (w/ Beach House)
02/18 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (w/ Beach House)
02/23 New York, NY – Webster Hall (w/ Beach House)
02/24 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero Theatre (w/ Beach House)
02/25 New York, NY – Webster Hall (w/ Beach House)
02/26 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (w/ Beach House)
03/12 San Diego, CA – The Tin Can (w/ Young Prisms)
03/14 Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture Gallery (w/ Young Prisms)
03/21 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway (w/ Still Corners)
03/22 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop (w/ Still Corners)
03/23 Chicago, IL – Schubas (w/ Still Corners)
03/24 Columbus, OH – Wexner Center for the Arts (w/ Still Corners)
03/25 Pittsburgh, PA – Brillobox (w/ Still Corners)
03/26 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge (w/ Still Corners)
03/27 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall (w/ Still Corners)
03/29 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory (w/ Banjo or Freakout)
03/30 Washington, DC – Black Cat Backstage (w/ Banjo or Freakout)
03/31 Raleigh, NC – Kings Royal Barcade (w/ Banjo or Freakout)
04/01 Atlanta, GA – The Earl (w/ Banjo or Freakout)
04/02 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder at FSU (w/ Banjo or Freakout)
04/04 Dallas, TX – The LOFT at the Palladium (w/ Banjo or Freakout)
04/05 Austin, TX – Emo’s Inside (w/ Banjo or Freakout)
04/07 Phoenix, AZ –  The Rhythm Room (w/ Banjo or Freakout)
04/08 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite (w/ Banjo or Freakout)
04/09 San Francisco, CA – Café Du Nord (w/ Banjo or Freakout)

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[on the road] Architecture in Helsinki

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The Australian indie-pop band, Architecture in Helsinki, is hitting the road this month for a big international tour (dates below).

On top of that, the band also just announced details for their latest album, Moment Bends, which is set for release this April (more about that and pre-order here).

Architecture in Helsinki – Do the Whirlwind

[bonus] Jay Z vs. Architecture in Helsinki – 99 Hearts

02/19 Wiseman’s Ferry, Australia – Playground Weekender
02/26 Launceston, Australia – MS Fest
03/13 Meredith, Australia – Golden Plains
04/06 Hamburg, Germany – Knust
04/07 Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Rotondes
04/08 Paris, France – Super Mon Amour! Festival at Gaité Lyrique
04/09 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Motel Mozaique Festival
04/10 Strasbourg, France – Super Mon Amour! Festival at Laiterie
04/12 London, England – XOYO
04/13 Manchester, England – Academy 3
04/14 Glasgow, Scotland – Oran Mor
04/15 Dublin, Ireland – The Button Factory
04/16 Brighton, England –  Concorde 2
04/18 Cologne, Germany – Gebaude 9
04/19 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
04/20 Berlin, Germany – Maria
04/21 Vienna, Austria – Wuk
04/22 Prague, Czech Republic – Sperm Festival
04/24 Basel, Switzerland – Kaserne
04/25 Turin, Italy – Spazio 211
04/26 Milan, Italy – Magnolia
06/01 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theater
06/02 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
06/03 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
06/04 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
06/05 Vancouver, British Columbia – Venue
06/06 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
06/09 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
06/10 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
06/11 Toronto, Ontario – The Mod Club
06/12 Montreal, Quebec – La Tulipe
06/13 Boston, MA – Paradise
06/15 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
06/16 New York, NY – Webster Hall
06/17 Washington, DC – Black Cat
06/18 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe

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[on the road] Yann Tiersen

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Yann Tiersen, one of my all-time favorite musicians, is hitting the road for a crap load of shows over the next 3 months.

The tour kicks off tonight (1/29) with a show at UCLA (Luckman), then he’ll be all over North American and France until the end of April.  Along the way, Tiersen will be joined for a series of shows by Shannon Wright, and Deerhoof will be playing one show on the tour for a bunch of lucky Dallas residents.

01/29 Los Angeles, CA – UCLA (Luckman)
01/30 Scottsdale, AZ – The Venue
01/31 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
02/02 Dallas, TX – Palladium Shorwoom (w/ Deerhoof)
02/03 Austin, TX – Mohawk
02/04 Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds
02/05 New Orleans, LA – Republic
02/07 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder
02/08 Orlando, FL – The Social
02/09 Miami, FL – Grand Central
02/11 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (w/ Shannon Wright)
02/12 Nashville, TN – 3rd (w/ Shannon Wright)
02/13 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel (w/ Shannon Wright)
02/14 Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle (w/ Shannon Wright)
02/15 Washington, DC – Black Cat (w/ Shannon Wright)
02/16 Boston, MA – Royale (w/ Shannon Wright)
02/17 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church (w/ Shannon Wright)
02/18 New York, NY – Highline Ballroom (w/ Shannon Wright)
02/19 New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
02/21 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
02/22 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club
02/23 Detroit, MI – Crofoot
02/24 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
02/26 Minneapolis, MN – The Cedar
02/27 Winnipeg, Manitoba – Wecc
03/01 Edmonton, Alberta -Starlite
03/02 Calgary, Alberta – Republik
03/04 Vancouver, British Columbia – Voque
03/05 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
03/06 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
03/08 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
03/09 Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theater
03/10 San Diego, CA – Belly Up
03/11 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda
04/07 Angouleme, France – La Nef
04/08 Avignon, France – Salle de Montfavet
04/09 Nice, France – Theatre Lino Ventura
04/10 Montpelliers, France – Rockstore
04/12 Toulouse, France – Le Bikini
04/13 Bordeaux, France – Le Rocher de Palmer
04/14 Nantes, France – L’Olympic
04/15 Rouen, France – Le 106
04/16 Allonnes, France – Salle Jean Carmet
04/17 Lille, France – Le Splendid
04/19 Lyon, France – L’epicerie Moderne
04/20 Dijon, France – La Vapeur
04/21 Rennes, France – La Cite
04/22 Brest, France – La Carene

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[on the road] Sleigh Bells & CSS

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This sounds like a super fun show, hopefully some California dates will be added (you can catch Sleigh Bells on day 1 of Coachella).  Big thanks to A Heart Is A Spade for bringing this to my attention!

Sleigh Bells – Kids

04/21: San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
04/22: Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
04/23: Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
04/24: Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
04/26: Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity
04/28: Orlando, FL – Firestone
04/29: St. Petersburg, FL – State Theater
05/02: Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
05/03: Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
05/04: Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
05/06: Richmond, VA – The National
05/07: Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
05/09: Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
05/11: New York, NY – Webster Hall
05/12: Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
05/14: Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
05/16: Toronto, ON – Mod Club
05/17: Toronto, ON – Mod Club
05/18: Detroit, MI – St. Andrews
05/19: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

More Sleigh Bells here.

More CSS here and here.

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[on the road] Starfucker

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I can’t quite remember which music blog introduced me to Starfucker, an indie-electronic band based in Portland, OR, but they’ve been a favorite of mine ever since.  Lucky for me (and the rest of the band’s fans), Starfucker is heading out on a big US tour, in support of their latest album Reptilians, which is set to be released on  beginning in March.  Along the way, they’ll be joined by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, BRAHMS, We All Have Hooks For Hands, and Casiokids!

Starfucker – Pop Song

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Ffunny Ffrends

Casiokids – Finn Bikkjen!

03/08: San Francisco, CA – Independent (w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
03/09: San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop (w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
03/11: W. Hollywood, CA – The Troubadour (w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
03/12: Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar (w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra, BRAHMS)
03/13: Phoenix, AZ – The Trunk Space (w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
03/14: Santa Fe, NM – VFW (w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
03/15: 19: Austin, TX – SXSW
03/20: Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs (w/ Casiokids)
03/22: Birmingham, AL – Bottletree Cafe (w/ Casiokids)
03/23: Atlanta, GA – The Drunken Unicorn (w/ Casiokids)
03/25: Tampa, FL – Crowbar (w/ Casiokids)
03/26: Orlando, FL – Backbooth (w/ Casiokids)
03/27: Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits (w/ Casiokids)
03/29: Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 (w/ Casiokids)
03/30: Washington DC – Rock and Roll Hotel (w/ Casiokids)
03/31: Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Casiokids)
04/01: Plains, PA – River Street Jazz Cafe (w/ Casiokids)
04/02: New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom (w/ Casiokids)
04/05: Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
04/06: Portland, ME – Space Gallery
04/07: Ithaca, NY – Delilah’s at Ithaca College
04/08: S. Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
04/09: Rochester, NY – The Bug Jar
04/10: Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
04/11: Columbus, OH – Skully’s
04/12: Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
04/14: Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
04/15: Sioux Falls, SD – Orpheum (w/ We All Have Hooks For Hands)
04/16: Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
04/17: Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
04/19: Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court Early Show
04/19: Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge Late Show
04/21: Boise, ID – Neurolux
04/22: Vancouver, British Columbia – The Biltmore Cabaret
04/23: Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
04/26: Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
04/28: Portland, OR – Holocene
04/29: Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
04/30: Portland, OR – MS Studios