Japandroids have announced some more tour dates, which now includes a Chicago show on June 11th at Metro. Check the rest out below, along with the latest release, Celebration Rock, out via Polyvinyl.
Tour Dates
03.08.13 at BUKU Music & Art Project (New Orleans, LA)
03.09.13 at Snowball Festival (Winter Park, CO)
03.12.13 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.13.13 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.15.13 at Vive Latino Festival (Mexico City, MX)
03.21.13 at Bristol Academy (Bristol, UK) *
03.22.13 at Bristol Academy (Bristol, UK) *
03.23.13 at Leeds Academy (Leeds, UK) *
03.24.13 at Glasgow Academy (Glasgow, UK) *
03.25.13 at Glasgow Academy (Glasgow, UK) *
03.27.13 at Manchester Academy (Manchester, UK) *
03.28.13 at Manchester Academy (Manchester, UK) *
03.29.13 at Troxy (London, UK) *
03.30.13 at Troxy (London, UK) *
04.01.13 at Mitsibishi Hall (Dusseldorf, DE) *
04.03.13 at Store Vega (Copenhagen, DK) *
04.04.13 at Rockefeller (Oslo, NO) *
04.05.13 at Berns (Stockholm, SE) *
04.06.13 at Tragarn (Gothenburg, SE) *
04.12.13 at Coachella (Indio, CA)
04.15.13 at Velvet Jones (Santa Barbara, CA) ^
04.16.13 at New Parish (Oakland, CA) ^
04.17.13 at New Parish (Oakland, CA) ^
04.19.13 at Coachella (Indio, CA)
04.22.13 at Glasshouse (Pomono, CA) ^
05.24.13 at Sasquatch! (George, WA)
05.27.13 at Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, WI) #
05.28.13 at The Vogue (Indianapolis, IN) #
05.29.13 at Granada Theatre (Lawrence, KS) #
05.31.13 at Emo's East (Austin, TX) #
06.01.13 at Free Press Fest (Houston, TX)
06.03.13 at Spanish Moon (Baton Rouge, LA) #
06.05.13 at Cats Cradle (Carrboro, NC) #
06.08.13 at Governors Ball (New York, NY)
06.09.13 at Orion Festival (Detroit, MI) 06.11.13 at Metro (Chicago, IL)
06.12.13 at Newport Music Hall (Columbus, OH)
06.13.13 at Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN)
06.15.13 at Headliners Music Hall (Louisville, KY)
06.16.13 at Mr Smalls Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA)
06.20.13 at Jefferson Theatre (Charlottesville, VA)
06.21.13 at Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
06.22.13 at Firefly Festival (Dover, DE)
07.12.13 at Optimus Alive Festival (Lisbon, PT)
Japandroids performed "The Nights Of Wine And Roses" last night on Conan. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates. The latest release, Celebration Rock, is out via Polyvinyl.
03.08.13 at BUKU Music & Art Project (New Orleans, LA)
03.09.13 at Snowball Festival (Winter Park, CO)
03.15.13 at Vive Latino Festival (Mexico City, MX)
03.21.13 at Bristol Academy (Bristol, UK) *
03.22.13 at Bristol Academy (Bristol, UK) *
03.23.13 at Leeds Academy (Leeds, UK) *
03.24.13 at Glasgow Academy (Glasgow, UK) *
03.25.13 at Glasgow Academy (Glasgow, UK) *
03.27.13 at Manchester Academy (Manchester, UK) *
03.28.13 at Manchester Academy (Manchester, UK) *
03.29.13 at Troxy (London, UK) *
03.30.13 at Troxy (London, UK) *
04.01.13 at Mitsibishi Hall (Dusseldorf, DE) *
04.03.13 at Store Vega (Copenhagen, DK) *
04.04.13 at Rockefeller (Oslo, NO) *
04.05.13 at Berns (Stockholm, SE) *
04.06.13 at Tragarn (Gothenburg, SE) *
04.12.13 at Coachella (Indio, CA)
04.15.13 at Velvet Jones (Santa Barbara, CA) ^
04.16.13 at New Parish (Oakland, CA) ^
04.17.13 at New Parish (Oakland, CA) ^
04.19.13 at Coachella (Indio, CA)
04.22.13 at Glasshouse (Pomono, CA) ^
05.24.13 at Sasquatch! (George, WA)
06.08.13 at Governors Ball (New York, NY)
06.13.13 at Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN)
06.22.13 at Firefly Festival (Dover, DE)
Japandroids have a new video for "The House That Heaven Built," a tune off the new release, Celebration Rock, out now via Polyvinyl. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.
08.14.12 at Paredes De Coura (Ponte Do Lima, PT)
08.16.12 at Workman's Club (Dublin, IE)
08.17.12 at Mandela Hall (Belfast, IE)
08.18.12 at Beacons Festival (Skipton, UK)
08.19.12 at UK Summer Sundae Festival (Leicester, UK)
08.22.12 at Gamli Gaukurinn (Reykjavik, IS)
08.24.12 at Bootboohook Festival (Hannover, DE)
08.25.12 at Obswiesenfestival (Dornstadt, DE)
08.27.12 at Zoom (Frankfurt, DE)
08.28.12 at Beatpol (Dresden, DE)
08.29.12 at Magnet (Berlin, DE)
08.31.12 at Fabrika (Poznan, PL)
09.01.12 at Hydrozagadka (Warsaw, PL)
09.03.12 at Akvarium (Budapeset, HU)
09.04.12 at Chelsea (Vienna, AT)
09.06.12 at Kino Siska (Ljubljana, SI)
09.07.12 at Postgarage (Graz, AT)
09.08.12 at NKC Park (Zagreb, HR)
09.10.12 at Lucerna Music Bar (Prague, CZ)
09.11.12 at Feierwerk (Munich, DE)
09.12.12 at Treibhaus Luzern (Luzern, CH)
09.14.12 at La Chocolaterie (Brussels, BE)
09.15.12 at Leffingeleuren Festival (Leffinge, BE)
09.16.12 at Incubate Festival (Tilburg, NL)
09.18.12 at Paradiso (Amsterdam, NL)
09.19.12 at Rotown (Rotterdamn, NL)
09.21.12 at Reeperbahn Festival (Hamburg, DE)
09.22.12 at Gleis 22 (Munster, DE)
09.23.12 at Luxor (Cologne, DE)
09.25.12 at Pumpehuset (Copenhagen, DK)
09.26.12 at Voxhall (Aarhus, DK)
09.28.12 at Pustervik (Gothenburg, SE)
09.29.12 at Strand (Stockholm, SE)
09.30.12 at John Dee (Oslo, NO)
10.12.12 at El Sol (Madrid, ES)
10.13.12 at Sala Apolo (Barcelona, ES)
10.15.12 at Salzhaus (Winterthur, CH)
10.16.12 at Grabenhalle (St. Gallen, CH)
10.18.12 at Lanificio 159 (Rome, IT)
10.19.12 at Covo (Bologna, IT)
10.20.12 at Loop (Padova, IT)
10.24.12 at AN Club (Athens, GR)
10.26.12 at Heaven (London, UK)
10.27.12 at Sound Control (Manchester, UK)
10.29.12 at The Harley (Sheffield, UK)
10.30.12 at Hare & Hounds (Birmingham, UK)
11.01.12 at Pitchfork Music Festival (Paris, FR)
11.04.12 at Fun Fun Fun Fest (Austin, TX)
11.05.12 at Trees (Dallas, TX) *
11.07.12 at Martini Ranch (Scottsdale, AZ) *
11.08.12 at Fonda (Los Angeles, CA) *
11.10.12 at Porters Pub (San Diego, CA) *
11.12.12 at Fillmore (San Francisco, CA) *
11.13.12 at Wonder Ballroom (Portland, OR) *
11.15.12 at Neumos (Seattle, WA) *
11.17.12 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT)
11.18.12 at Bluebird (Denver, CO)
11.20.12 at Firebird (St. Louis, MO)
11.21.12 at Exit/In (Nahsville, TN)
11.23.12 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
11.24.12 at Hi-Tone (Memphis, TN)
11.25.12 at One Eyed Jacks (New Orleans, LA)
11.27.12 at The Social (Orlando, FL)
11.28.12 at Crowbar (Tampa, FL)
11.29.12 at High Dive (Gainesville, FL)
12.01.12 at The Earl (Atlanta, GA)
12.02.12 at Grey Eagle Tavern (Asheville, NC)
12.04.12 at Webster Hall (New York, NY)
12.07.12 at Black Cat (Washington, DC)
12.08.12 at Union Transfer (Philadelphia, PA)
12.09.12 at Paradise (Boston, MA)
12.10.12 at Cabaret Mile End (Montreal, QC)
12.11.12 at Phoenix (Toronto, ON) 12.13.12 at Metro (Chicago, IL)
12.14.12 at Triple Rock (Minneapolis, MN)
12.15.12 at Triple Rock (Minneapolis, MN)
12.17.12 at Pyramid (Winnipeg, MB)
12.18.12 at Louis Pub (Saskatoon, SK)
12.19.12 at Starlite (Edmonton, AB)
12.20.12 at Republik (Calgary, AB)
12.22.12 at Rickshaw (Vancouver, BC)
Japandroids performed "Fire's Highway" last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below, along with an exclusive web performance of "The House That Heaven Built." The new release, Celebration Rock, is out now via Polyvinyl. Also, remember that a Chicago show is coming up on June 21st at Lincoln Hall.
01. The Nights Of Wine And Roses
02. Fire's Highway
03. Evil's Sway
04. For The Love Of Ivy
05. Adrenaline Nightshift
06. Younger Us
07. The House That Heaven Built
08. Continuous Thunder
Standout Tracks:The House That Heaven Built / Fire's Highway / Evil's Sway
* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.
Japandroids are set to release a new album, Celebration Rock, on 6/5 via Polyvinyl. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with the new tune, "The House That Heaven Built." Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on June 21st at Lincoln Hall.
Tracklist
01. The Nights Of Wine And Roses
02. Fire's Highway
03. Evil's Sway
04. For The Love Of Ivy
05. Adrenaline Nightshift
06. Younger Us
07. The House That Heaven Built
08. Continuous Thunder
04.27.12 at Pyramid Scheme (Grand Rapids, MI)
04.28.12 at Pyramid Scheme (Grand Rapids, MI)
05.17.12 at Clwb Ifor Bach (Cardiff, UK)
05.18.12 at Green Door Store (Brighton, UK)
05.19.12 at Paradiso - London Calling Festival (Amsterdam, NL)
05.21.12 at Cooler (Bristol, UK)
05.22.12 at CAMP - Basement (London, UK)
05.23.12 at Soup Kitchen (Manchester, UK)
05.24.12 at King Tut's (Glasgow, UK)
05.25.12 at Cockpit 2 (Leeds, UK)
05.26.12 at Bodega (Nottingham, UK)
05.31.12 at Primavera Sound (Barcelona, ES)
06.11.12 at Neumos (Seattle, WA)
06.12.12 at Doug Fir (Portland, OR)
06.14.12 at The Independent (San Francisco, CA)
06.15.12 at Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA)
06.16.12 at The Casbah (San Diego, CA)
06.19.12 at Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO) 06.21.12 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
06.22.12 at The Grog Shop (Cleveland, OH)
06.23.12 at Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON)
06.25.12 at La Sala Rossa (Montreal, QC)
06.26.12 at Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA)
06.27.12 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
06.29.12 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)
06.30.12 at Rock & Roll Hotel (Washington, DC)
07.03.12 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN)
07.07.12 at Biltmore Cabaret (Vancouver, BC)
Japandroids have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on September 23rd at Schubas. Check the rest out below, along with the latest release, Post-Nothing, out via Polyvinyl.
Tour Dates
08.27.11 at The Waldorf Hotel (Vancouver, BC) *
08.28.11 at Lucky Bar (Victoria, BC) *
08.30.11 at The Sunset (Seattle, WA) *
08.31.11 at Bunk Bar (Portland, OR) *
09.02.11 at The Hemlock (San Francisco, CA) *
09.05.11 at Trunk Space (Phoenix, AZ) *
09.07.11 at Bryan Street Tavern (Dallas, TX) *
09.08.11 at Mohawk (Austin, TX) *
09.09.11 at Hopscotch Festival (Raleigh, NC)
09.12.11 at Red Palace (Washington, DC) *
09.13.11 at Kung Fu Necktie (Philadelphia, PA) *
09.14.11 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY)
09.15.11 at Middle East Upstairs (Boston, MA) *
09.16.11 at The Capital Complex (Fredericton, NB) *
09.17.11 at The Seahorse Tavern (Halifax, NS) *
09.19.11 at Hunter's Ale House (Charlottetown, PE) *
09.20.11 at L'Agitee (Quebec City, QC) *
09.21.11 at Le Divan Orange (Montreal, QC) *
09.22.11 at Sneaky Dee's (Toronto, ON) * 09.23.11 at Schubas (Chicago, IL) *
09.24.11 at Pygmalion Festival (Champaign, IL)
09.26.11 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN) *
09.27.11 at Royal Albert Arms Hotel (Winnipeg, MB)
09.29.11 at Brixx (Edmonton, AB)
Japandroids are set to release a new 7" single, Heavenward Grand Prix, on 11/16 via Polyvinyl. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.
09.09.10 at A Club (Spokane, WA)
09.11.10 at Doug Fir Lounge - Musicfest NW (Portland, OR)
09.14.10 at The Fillmore (San Francisco, CA) *
09.15.10 at Music Box - The Fonda (Los Angeles, CA) *
09.17.10 at Clubhouse Music Venue (Tempe, AZ) *
09.18.10 at Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach, CA) *
09.19.10 at Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA) ^#
09.20.10 at Jensen's (Santa Barbara, CA) ^#
09.21.10 at Crepe Place (Santa Cruz, CA) ^#
09.23.10 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT) ^#
09.24.10 at Neurolux (Boise, ID) ^#
09.25.10 at Wild Buffalo (Bellingham, WA)
09.28.10 at Hume Hotel (Nelson, BC) ^+
09.30.10 at Wild Bill's (Banff, AB) ^+
10.01.10 at Starlite Room (Edmonton, AB) ^+
10.02.10 at Distrikt (Regina, SK) ^+
10.03.10 at Pyramid (Winnipeg, MB) ^
10.04.10 at Louis' Pub (Saskatoon, SK) ^+
10.06.10 at Republik (Calgary, AB) ^+
10.08.10 at Logan's (Victoria, BC) ^~
10.09.10 at Rickshaw Theatre (Vancouver, BC) ^~ 10.13.10 at Metro (Chicago, IL) *
10.14.10 at Barrymore Theatre (Madison, WI) *
10.15.10 at Cabooze (Minneapolis, MN) *
10.16.10 at The Waiting Room (Omaha, NE) *
10.17.10 at Fox Theatre (Boulder, CO) *
10.19.10 at The Bottleneck (Lawrence, KS) *
10.20.10 at Off Broadway (St. Louis, MO) *
10.21.10 at Zanzabar (Louisville, KY) *
10.22.10 at Mr. Small's Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA) *
10.23.10 at The Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA) *
10.26.10 at Death By Audio (Brooklyn, NY)
10.27.10 at Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ)
Japandroids will being touring extensively for the first part of 2010. Check out all of the dates below, along with the latest release, Post-Nothing, out via Polyvinyl.
Tour Dates
01.23.10 at Cafe Glocksee (Hanover, DE)
01.25.10 at Arena (Vienna, AT)
01.26.10 at RE (Krakow, PL)
01.27.10 at Jadlodajnia (Warsaw, PL)
01.28.10 at Eskulap (Poznan, PL)
01.30.10 at MSPRKT (Moscow, RU)
02.02.10 at Musikcafeen (Aarhus, DK)
02.03.10 at Loppen (Copenhagen, DK)
02.04.10 at Mejerlet (Lund, SE)
02.05.10 at Blaa (Oslo, NO)
02.06.10 at Debaser Slussen (Stockholm, SE)
02.08.10 at Luxor (Cologne, DE)
02.09.10 at Molotow (Hamburg, DE)
02.10.10 at Bang Bang Club (Berlin, DE)
02.11.10 at 59TO1 (Munich, DE)
02.12.10 at Hafen 2 (Offenbach, DE)
02.13.10 at Gleis 22 (Munster, DE)
02.15.10 at Le Point Ephemere (Paris, FR)
02.16.10 at Paradiso (Amsterdam, NL)
02.17.10 at Merleyn (Nijmegen, NL)
02.18.10 at Stuk (Leuven, BE)
02.19.10 at 4AD (Diksmuide, BE)
02.20.10 at La Peniche (Lille, FR)
02.22.10 at The Freebutt (Brighton, UK)
02.23.10 at ICA (London, UK)
02.24.10 at Cockpit 3 (Leeds, UK)
02.25.10 at Deaf Institute (Manchester, UK)
02.26.10 at King Tuts (Glasgow, UK)
02.27.10 at Korova (Liverpool, UK)
03.17.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.18.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.19.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.20.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.21.10 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.24.10 at Proud Larrys (Oxford, MS) *
03.25.10 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL) *
03.26.10 at The End (Nashville, TN) *
03.27.10 at Snug Harbor (Charlotte, NC) *
03.29.10 at Rock & Roll Hotel (Washington, DC) ^
03.30.10 at The Barbary (Philadelphia, PA) ^
03.31.10 at Middle East Downstairs (Boston, MA) ^
04.01.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York City, NY)
04.02.10 at Il Motore (Montreal, QC) ^
04.03.10 at Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON) ^
04.05.10 at Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI) #
04.06.10 at Grog Shop (Cleveland, OH)
04.07.10 at High Dive (Champaign, IL)
04.08.10 at Radio Radio (Indianapolis, IN) 04.09.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
04.10.10 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN)
04.12.10 at Mojo's (Columbia, MO)
04.13.10 at Bottleneck (Lawrence, KS)
04.15.10 at Beauty Bar (Las Vegas, NV)
04.19.10 at Trunk Space (Phoenix, AZ)
04.21.10 at Casbah (San Diego, CA)
04.22.10 at Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA)
04.23.10 at Independent (San Francisco, CA)
04.24.10 at Willamette University (Salem, OR)
Surfer Blood, a band I played a show with back in September, has been getting a crazy amount of blog hype as of late. Check out a tune, "Swim (To Reach The End)," below, as well as some upcoming tour dates. The forthcoming debut, Astro Coast, is out 1/19 via Kanine.
11.03.09 at Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn, NY) *
11.14.09 at Ottobar (Baltimore, MD) *
11.15.09 at Garfield Artworks (Pittsburgh, PA)
11.17.09 at Now That's Class (Cleveland, OH)
11.18.09 at Cafe Bourbon Street (Columbus, OH)
11.19.09 at The Bishop (Bloomington, IN)
11.20.09 at Billiken Club (St Louis, MO) ^
11.21.09 at Slowdown (Omaha, NE) ^
11.25.09 at Casbah (San Diego, CA) ^
11.27.09 at Echo (Los Angeles, CA) ^
11.29.09 at Rickshaw Stop (San Francisco, CA) ^
11.30.09 at Holocene (Portland, OR) ^
12.01.09 at Chop Suey (Seattle, WA) ^
12.07.09 at Trunk Space (Phoenix, AZ)
12.09.09 at Bash Riprock's (Lubbock, TX)
12.10.09 at Granada Theatre (Dallas, TX) #
12.12.09 at Alabama Music Box (Mobile, AK)
12.13.09 at BackBooth (Orlando, FL)
01. The Boys Are Leaving Town
02. Young Hearts Spark Fire
03. Wet Hair
04. Rockers East Vancouver
05. Heart Sweats
06. Crazy/Forever
07. Sovereighnty
08. I Quit Girls
Standout Tracks:Wet Hair / Young Hearts Spark Fire / The Boys Are Leaving Town
This album is LOUD, which is surprising for only two members. I dig it, especially more than some other overly hyped bands from this year, but don't love it. Post-Nothing is out today via Polyvinyl.
* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.
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