The xx expand massive tour - 11.20.2009


In spite of having canceled a handful of dates earlier this year due to "exhaustion," The xx show no signs of slowing down after releasing their excellent debut XX. The group is touring the world from now until April, during which they'll be supporting Hot Chip. Of course, the most amusing part of all of this is that they'll be touring with Swedish band jj from March 22 through April 6. Possible supergroup to form afterwards: xjjx, jjxx, xxjj, xjxj, jxxj, jxjx, the possibilities are endless. No, I think that's all of them. Anyhow, dates:

11/20 San Diego, CA - Casbah
11/21 Hollywood, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11/23 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
11/24 Sacramento, CA - Sacramento State University
11/25 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
11/26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
11/27 Seattle, WA - Neumo's
11/30 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
12/1 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
12/2 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix
12/3 Montreal, Quebec - Le National
12/4 Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge
12/5 New York, NY - Webster Hall
12/15 Belfast, Ireland - The Speakeasy
12/16 Galway, Ireland - Roisin Dubh
12/17 Cork, Ireland - The Pavilion
12/19 Dublin, Ireland - The Button Factory
1/11 Stuttgart, Germany - Longhorn
1/12 Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan
1/13 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
1/14 Groningen, Netherlands - Eurosonic
1/15 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
1/16 Aarhus, Denmark - Vox Hall
1/18 Oslo, Norway - Garage
1/19 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Slussen
1/20 Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren
1/21 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
1/22 Berlin, Germany - Astra
1/29 Brisbane, Australia - Laneway
1/30 Sydney, Australia - Laneway
1/31 Melbourne, Australia - Laneway
2/1 Auckland, Australia - Laneway
2/5 Adelaide, Australia - Laneway
2/6 Perth, Australia - Laneway
2/7 Singapore, Singapore - Laneway
2/11 Lille, France - Grand Mix
2/12 Angouleme, France - La Nef
2/13 Nantes, France - Olympic
2/14 Toulon, France - Midi Festival
2/16 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
2/17 Brussels, Belgium - AB
2/18 Paris, France - Cigale
2/20 Saint-Malo, France - Route du Rock Winter
2/21 Strasbourg, France - Laiterie
2/23 Rome, Italy - Brancaleone
2/24 Milan, Italy - Magazzini
2/25 Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk
2/27 Cologne, Germany - Essikfabrik
3/1 Brighton, England - Komedia
3/2 London, England - Shepard's Bush Empire
3/3 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
3/5 Birmingham, England - Birmingham Academy 2
3/6 Manchester, England - Manchester Academy 2
3/8 Leeds, England - Cockpit
3/9 Edinburgh, Scotland - Studio 24
3/10 Liverpool, England - Kazimer
3/22 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon (with jj)
3/24 Atlanta, GA - The Earl (with jj)
3/25 Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle (with jj)
3/28 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (with jj)
3/29 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary (with jj)
4/5 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center (with jj)
4/6 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater (with jj)
4/16 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater (with Hot Chip)
4/19 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre (with Hot Chip)
4/20 Toronto, Ontario - Koolhaus (with Hot Chip)
4/22 New York, NY - Terminal 5 (with Hot Chip)
4/24 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club (with Hot Chip)

Link: The xx

Spoon announce new round of tour dates - 11.20.2009


With a new album on the way titled Transference, it's only natural that Austin's most consistently awesome rockers Spoon should hit the road to bring the new songs to audiences in the States and abroad. The tour itinerary, at the moment, isn't too extensive, but we get the feeling this is just the beginning.

Tour:

12-03 Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
12-04 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
12-11 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
12-12 La Jolla, CA - RIMAC Arena
12-31 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
02-14 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut's
02-15 Manchester, England - Academy 3
02-16 London, England - Electric Ballroom
02-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02-19 Cologne, Germany - Luxor
02-20 Berlin, Germany - Frannz Club

Link: Spoon

Interpol to release new album in 2010 - 11.20.2009


Interpol frontman Paul Banks may have kept busy of late with his Julian Plenti project, but the last time we heard from Interpol was on their 2007 effort, Our Love To Admire. According to a Paste interview with drummer Sam Fogarino, Interpol will be releasing their fourth effort in spring of 2010.

And according to Fogarino, it's likely to sound more like debut Turn on the Bright Lights than their recent material: "The new record falls back towards the first. In trying to move forward, there was an unspoken realization that you can't let go of your sonic-defining tag. There was an effort in Daniel [Kessler]'s guitar tone; he rediscovered it playing in his loft space for a year without anybody. The quality of that tone, played in a big room, is just beautiful. It creates an atmosphere ... That big wash of reverb? It's back."

Add this to the lengthy list of albums already set for release next year, and you've got the makings of a big year for music.

Link: Interpol