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Famed folky harpist Joanna Newsom has announced that her new album, Have One on Me, will be released worldwide on February 23rd.
Joanna Newsom will be playing in churches and theaters near you, except if you live on the western half of America.
February 6 - Osaka Japan - Sunsui February 7 - Tokyo, Japan - Unit March 12 - Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College Chapel March 13 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre March 14 - Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian Federation March 15 - Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian Federation March 17 - Cambridge, MA - Sanders Theatre March 18 - New York, NY - Town Hall March 19 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church March 20 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church March 22 - Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue March 23 - Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue March 24 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre March 25 - Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre March 26 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse March 27 - Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival March 28 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge March 29 - Columbus, OH - Southern Theatre March 30 - Cincinnati, OH - Memorial Hall March 31 - Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theatre April 2 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater April 3 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
Please add more tour dates, Joanna. Seattle is full of hippies and would gladly accept you with open, smelly arms.
This spring, adorable indie duo Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward will release Volume Two on March 23.
To promote the release, they’ve also scheduled a few shows for both March and April:
March 15 - Largo, Los Angeles, CA March 25 - El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA March 27 - Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, GA March 29 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY March 30 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY April 15 - The Glass House, Pomona, CA April 16 - Coachella Festival, Indio, CA
I’m glad they managed to birth out some songs between their new marriage to Ben Gibbard and Monsters of Folk. Yes, I mean their.
Hear their first released track from Volume Two, ”In the Sun:”
Weeks after his new album What We Will Be is released, Devendra Banhart has decided to do a short tour with his band (Little Joy guitarists Rodrigo Amarante and Noah Georgeson, Priestbird drummer Greg Rogove, and the Pleased bassist Luckey Remington). What We Will Be is set to be released October 27 on Warner Bros. Records.
TOUR DATES:
11-16 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre 11-17 Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark 11-19 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground 11-20 Boston, MA - Berklee 11-22 New York, NY - Town Hall 11-24 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory 11-25 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 11-27 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
This is the first track off of their new album “Contra” that is to be released January 12, 2010 on XL Recordings. Vampire Weekend’s tour kicks off in Montreal, Quebec tomorrow.
TOUR DATES:
10-06 Montreal, Quebec - Le National 10-08 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern 10-15 London, England - King’s College 10-22 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino 11-02 Long Beach, CA - The Art Theater 11-05 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet’s 11-07 Lafayette, CA - Town Hall Theatre 11-08 Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst 11-09 Visalia, CA - The Cellar Door 11-10 San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brew 11-12 Bakersfield, CA - Chencho’s 11-14 Lomita, CA - VFW Hall 11-17 Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Unit 11-21 Sydney, Australia - Oxford Art Factory
