We Got Tour Dates...Lots Of Tour Dates

TOUR DATES!

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Force Field PR Co. just released a veritable catalog of Spring tour dates from a ton of Stark's favorite artists.

Continue after the jump for Spring tour dates form: Beach House, Bosque Brown, Crystal Stilts, Dan Deacon, Deer Tick, Max Tundra, Dent May, Nite Jewel, Or, the Whale, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Vivian Girls, and Wavves.

Beach House:

03-11 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *
03-17 Houston, TX - The Orange Show %
03-18 - 03-21 Austin, TX SXSW
03-31 Lexington, KY - Hop Hop
04-01 Bloomington, IN - John Waldron Arts Center
04-03 St. Louis, MO - Bilken Club
04-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
04-02 Iowa City, IA - The Picador / Mission Creek Festival
05-25 George, WA - Sasquatch

* = w/ Vetiver, Sian Alice Group
% = w/ Jana Hunter
# = w/ The Walkm

Bosque Brown:

3/07 Dallas, TX Good Records In-Store
3/14 Denton, TX NX35
3/18 - 3/21 Austin, TX SXSW

Crystal Stilts:

Mar-14 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Mar-15 Washington, DC DC9
Mar-16 Lexington, KY Al's Bar
Mar-17 Jackson, MS 121 Milsaps
Mar-18 Houston, TX Rudyard's
Mar 19 - 21 Austin, TX SXSW
Apr 12 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 18 New York, NY Cake Shop

Dan Deacon:

04/03 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
04/05 Williamsburg, VA The Little Theater
04/06 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
04/07 Knoxville, TN Catalyst
04/08 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
04/09 Athens, GA 88/cp
04/10 Atlanta, GA Eyedrum
04/11 Tallahassee, FL FSU / Club Downunder
04/13 New Orleans, LA The Candle Factory / The Heavy
04/15 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
04/16 Houston, TX Orange Show
04/17 Austin, TX Longhorn Caverns
04/18 Ft. Worth, TX The Ft. Worth Modern Museum
04/20 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
04/21 San Diego, CA Che Cafe
04/22 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
04/23 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
04/24 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
04/25 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
04/26 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards
04/29 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
04/30 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
05/01 Kansas City, MO Pistol S.C.
05/02 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock (2 shows, early and late)
05/04 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
05/05 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
05/06 Urbana, IL Canopy Club / Club Void
05/07 Chicago, IL The Metro
05/08 Mt. Pleasant, MI CMU / The Wesley Foundation
05/09 Detroit, MI Scrummage
05/10 Toronto, ONT The Deleon White Gallery
05/11 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
05/12 South Burlington, VT HG Showcase Lounge
05/13 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
05/15 Brooklyn, NY Danbro Studios
05/16 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
05/17 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

Deer Tick:

Thu-Mar-05 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place %
Fri-Mar-06 Columbus, OH Skully's %
Sat-Mar-07 Cincinanati, OH Southgate House %
Sun-Mar-08 Asheville, NC Orange Peel %
Mon-Mar-09 Charleston, SC Tin Roof ^
Wed-Mar-11 Tallahassee, FL The Engine Room
Fri-Mar-13 Louisville, KY Headliner's %
Sat-Mar-14 Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge %
Mon-Mar-16 New Orleans, LA Clever
Tue-Mar-17 Houston, TX Rudyard's
Mar 18 - 21 Austin, TX SXSW
Mon-Mar-23 Huntsville, AL The Flying Monkey Art Center $
Tue-Mar-24 Birmingham, AL Bottletree $
Wed-Mar-25 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn $
Thu-Mar-26 Durham, NC Duke Univeristy Coffeehouse $
Fri-Mar-27 Baltimore, MD The G-Spot $
Sat-Mar-28 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
Fri-Apr-03 Swarthmore, PA Olde Club - Swarthmore University
Thu-Apr-23 Boston, MA Harpers Ferry
Fri-Apr-24 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel @

% = w/ JASON ISBELL
$ = w/ PHOSPHORESCENT
^ = w/ CARY ANN HEARST
@ = w/ ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND

Max Tundra:

03.18 - 03.21 - Austin, TX SXSW
03.28 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club *
03.29 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club *
03.31 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
04.01 - Pontiac, MI - Cro-Foot (Pike Room) *
04.02 - Chicago, IL - The Metro *
04.04 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret *
04.07 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room *
04.09 - Calgary, AB - The Warehouse *
04.11 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret *
04.12 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe *
04.14 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
04.16 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club *
04.19 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
04.22 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theatre *
04.24 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar *
04.25 - St. Louis, MO - Billiken Club *
04.28 - Newport, KY - Southgate House *
04.29 - Columbus, OH - Skullys Music Diner *
04.30 - Lexington, KY - The Dame *
05.01 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *
05.02 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
05.03 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
05.05 - Washington, DC - Black Cat *
05.06 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *
05.07 - New York, NY - Webster Hall *
05.08 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
05.09 - Montreal, QC - Le National *

* = w/ Junior Boys

Dent May:


3/05 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar
3/06 Chicago, IL Schubas
3/07 Pontiac, MI The Pike Room at The Crofoot
3/08 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
3/10 Ithaca, NY Castaways *
3/11 Toronto, ONT Lee's Palace *
3/12 Montreal, QC Il Motore *
3/13 Providence, RI Club Hell *
3/14 Boston, MA Paradise *
3/15 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom *
3/18 - 3/21 Austin, TX SXSW

* = w/ A.C. Newman

Nite Jewel:

03/05 Montreal, QC Zoo Bizarre *
03/07 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge *
03/08 Brooklyn, NY Monster's Island Basement
03/09 New York, NY Other Music
03/11 Northampton, MA Smith College
03/12 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Bard College
03/19 - 03/21 Austin, TX SXSW
04/26 Los Angeles, CA The Smell #
05/28 Los Angeles, CA The Smell

* = w/ Glass Candy
# = w/ Grouper

Or, the Whale:

03-12 Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge*
03-13 Costa Mesa, CA - La Cave
03-14 San Diego, CA - The Ken Club
03-15 Tucson, AZ - The Hut
03-16 El Paso, TX - Zeppelin's
03-18 Austin, TX - SXSW - The Independent
03-19 Denton, TX - The Boilerroom
03-20 Austin, TX - SXSW - Threadgills
03-21 Ft. Worth, TX - The Chat Room Pub
03-24 Denver, CO - Meadowlark
03-25 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
03-27 Sacramento, CA - Luigi's Fun Garden
03-28 Berkeley, CA - Starry Plough

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart:

Mar 13 2009 Bell House Brooklyn, New York
Mar 18 2009 - Mar 21 SXSW Austin, Texas
Apr 24 2009 American Legion Wallingford, Connecticut
Apr 25 2009 Risley Hall - Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Apr 26 2009 Iron Horse Hall Northampton, Massachusetts
Apr 27 2009 The Bug Jar Rochester, New York
Apr 28 2009 Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario
Apr 29 2009 The Pike Room at Crofoot Pontiac, Michigan
Apr 30 2009 Beachland Tavern - All Ages Cleveland, Ohio
May 1 2009 The Summit Columbus, Ohio
May 2 2009 The End Nashville, Tennessee
May 3 2009 The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
May 4 2009 Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
May 5 2009 Talking Head Club Baltimore, Maryland
May 6 2009 The Barbary (Early Show) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 12 2009 Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Jun 18 2009 Cake Shop New York, New York

Vivian Girls:

Mar 18 - 21 Austin, TX SXSW
Thu-Apr-02 New York, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Fri-Apr-03 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's *
Sat-Apr-04 Baltimore, MD Ottobar *
Sun-Apr-05 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *
Mon-Apr-06 Knoxville, TN Pilot Light *
Tue-Apr-07 Atlanta, GA The Earl *
Wed-Apr-08 New Orleans, LA The Parish *
Thu-Apr-09 Houston, TX Walter's on Washington *
Fri-Apr-10 Austin, TX The Mohawk *
Sat-Apr-11 Dallas, TX Hailey's *
Mon-Apr-13 Phoenix, AZ Modified *
Tue-Apr-14 Tucson, AZ Plush *
Wed-Apr-15 San Diego, CA Casbah *
Sun-Apr-19 Indio, CA Coachella
Wed-Apr-22 Visalia, CA Howie and Sons
Thu-Apr-23 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place
Fri-Apr-24 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Sat-Apr-25 Sacramento, CA Luigi's Fungarden
Tue-Apr-28 Portland, OR Holocene
Wed-Apr-29 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
Thu-Apr-30 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Fri-May-01 Boise, ID Neurolux
Sat-May-02 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Sun-May-03 Denver, CO Hi Dive
Mon-May-04 Lawrence, KS Jackpot
Tue-May-05 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry
Wed-May-06 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle #
Thu-May-07 Detroit, MI Pike Room #
Fri-May-08 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern #
Sat-May-09 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
Sun-May-10 Boston, MA Middle East Upstairs
Mon-May-11 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom %

* = w/ Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
# = w/ Crystal Antlers
% = w/ Times New Viking

Wavves:

Mon-Mar-16 Phoenix, AZ Trunk Space *
Tue-Mar-17 Denton, TX 715 Panhandle *
Mar-18-21 Austin, TX SXSW
Sun-Mar-22 Dallas, TX Lounge on Elm St #
Mon-Mar-23 Knoxville, TN The Pilot Light #
Tue-Mar-24 Chapel Hill, NC Nightlight #
Wed-Mar-25 Harrisonburg, VA The Blue Nile #
Thu-Mar-26 Baltimore, MD The Zodiac #
Fri-Mar-27 Philadelphia, PA The Marvelous Music #
Sat-Mar-28 Brooklyn, NY Market Hotel #%
Sun-Mar-29 New York, NY Cake Shop #
Mon-Mar-30 New York, NY Mercury Lounge #
Tue-Mar-31 Toronto, ON Sneaky Dee's #
Wed-Apr-01 Detroit, MI Magic Stick #
Thu-Apr-02 Ft. Wayne, IN The Brass Rail #
Fri-Apr-03 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle #
Sat-Apr-04 Milwaukee, WI U of W - The Project Lodge #
Sun-Apr-05 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry #
Mon-Apr-06 Fargo, ND Aquarium #
Wed-Apr-08 Olympia, WA The Northern #
Thu-Apr-09 Seattle, WA The Funhouse #
Sat-Apr-11 Portland, OR Holocene #
Sun-Apr-12 Davis, CA DAM House #
Mon-Apr-13 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill #
Tue-Apr-14 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place #
Wed-Apr-15 Los Angeles, CA The Echo #
Fri-Apr-17 San Diego, CA Casbah #

* = w/ Abe Vigoda
# = w/ Vampire Hands
% = w/ These Are Powers

Matt's Artists to Watch 2009

Photo - Pavla Kopecna

So we're already a few weeks into January and the first major release dates are quickly approaching. There is already building buzz for a packed release schedule featuring albums from some of the biggest names in indie rock, and also some stellar records from some of music's lesser known names. In the first half of the year, records are due from Grizzly Bear, Lily Allen, Animal Collective, The Decemberists, Andrew Bird and M.Ward. Yet, there are formidable challenges to these larger releases in the form of gems from Bosque Brown, The Soft Pack, Girls, Alela Diane, Here We Go Magic, Wavves, Fan Death, Little Boots, Ida Maria, and my current favorite Harlem. While the great records we've heard (and not heard yet) are almost too much to absorb - here are three artists with upcoming records that should not be missed. Andrew and Vince's picks are coming next week. Mine are after the jump.


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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - s/t (Slumberland February, 3)
Not matter what the buzz, how great a band looks, where they come from, what label they are on, or who their friends are, it all comes down to great songs. In the most simple terms, that is where the Pains of Being Pure at Heart excel. POBPAH are able to craft perfect 3 minute pop songs drenched in gauzy distortion yet rooted in melody and played with the excitement and passion of a garage full of high school kids. This New York band mines their sound from 80s and 90s rock, successfully melding catchy acoustic guitar progressions with overdrive-laden electric guitar power chords. POBPAH have released a collection of highly acclaimed singles for labels such as Fortuna Pop!, Atomic Beat and Cloudberry. Slumberland will release The Pains of Being Pure at Heart on February 3. While it's easy to make comparisons to bands like My Bloody Valentine, POBPAH have produced a unique record compete with the quality and staying power that assures them a place as one of the best new bands of 2009.

the bird and the bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future (Blue Note, January 27)
the bird and the bee are not new. They've already accumulated a decent modicum of success due to their self-titled debut released in 2007. Yet, their follow-up record Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future finds the LA duo finally stepping into their own. There was always something kitschy and sugary-sweet about tbatb. That was part of the appeal. Yet, their songs never really stayed with you. They were fleeting indulgences best consumed in small doses. Yet, all that has changed with their sophomore record. Greg Kurstin's production has never sounded better and Inara George's voice has more of an edge and purpose than ever before. After their debut and two so-so EPs, tbatb have finally delivered the full record critics and fans have been waiting for. The songs on Ray Guns, most notably the stand-out "Love Letter to Japan" (below), are driven by strong melodies and infectious instrumentation. tbatb sound more mature and self-assured in their music. This new record, coupled with the band's previous success bodes well for a very fruitful 2009.

Dent May - The Good Feeling Music of Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele (Paw Tracks February 9)

It feels like Dent May has been around forever. His music seems so familiar, yet every time we listen, it's still as great as we remembered. There is an exuberance and joy in May's songs. He's not making any sweeping commentary in his lyrics, nor is he trying to alter the music spectrum with his instrumentation. His music is truly just good feeling music. Every one who listens is instantly a fan, that's the beauty of this record. You can play it anywhere for anyone. Dent May sings casually in a charming croon about drunks, dance parties, and girls. Imagine if Beirut took some Prozac and played at a spring BBQ and you can get a sense of Dent May's sound. May has the look and the attitude of someone who is bound to be a staple on the indie-rock scene of 2009. Discovered by Animal Collective in his home state of Mississippi, Dent May has signed to their Paw Tracks label. Clearly Dent May has the pedigree for success, but what's so refreshing is that his sound and record all justify the praise and buzz sure to come to him in 2009. He is hitting the road with New Pornographer AC Newman this winter.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Everything with You" - mp3
the bird and the bee - "Love Letter to Japan" - mp3
Dent May - "Meet Me in the Garden" - mp3

New Music - Bosque Brown - "Went Walking" MP3

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Bosque Brown "Went Walking" - mp3

While our time is relatively brief this morning, not to mention we are still recovering from a marathon 48 hours of working/shows, we had to share this new track with you from Bosque Brown. Bosque Brown is a vehicle for lead singer Mara Miller, yet their sophomore effort Baby coming in March, promises lusher arrangements and a more fleshed-out, full-band approach. Definitely looking forward to hearing more from this record. Bosque Brown's debut record Plays Mara Lee Miller is certainly worth picking up and can hold you over till we hear more from Baby. These are sparse dusty gems that recall forgotten eras and visions of Miller's Texas home. See more from the press release plus cover art and track listing after the jump.

Acappella tracks with heavily layered vocals and echoing reverberation borrow from the sacred harp tradition and break up Baby into four segments. This reverb collapses into close vocal phrasings for other album tracks that gradually add in thick instrumentation. Lush and soaring keyboards, organs, pedal steel, and effects blend with varying drum and percussion rhythms which pace the songs as singer Mara Miller's vocals are met with harmonies from her sister Gina Milligan and guitarist Jeremy Buller. Flemmons' production selectively tweaks room effects and recording techniques to capture both the intimacy and expanse of his home recording space.

Bosque Brown
Baby
(Burnt Toast Vinyl)
Street date: March 03, 2009

1.White Dove
2.Went Walking
3.So Loud
4.On and Off
5.Texas Sun
6.Whiskey Flats
7.On and Off
8.Train Song
9.This Town
10.On and Off
11.Oh River
12.Phone Call
13.Soft Love