Cults Announce New Tour Dates

Cults have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on April 20th at the Metro. Check the rest out below, along with the self-titled debut, Cults, out now via In The Name Of/Columbia.


Tour Dates

12.31.11 at The Standard (West Hollywood, CA) *
01.13.12 at Union Transfer (Philadelphia, PA)
01.14.12 at Black Cat (Washington, DC)
01.19.12 at Webster Hall (New York, NY)
01.28.12 at Fortitude Valley (Brisbane, AU)
01.30.12 at Silo Park (Auckland, AU)
02.04.12 at Footscray Community Arts Centre (Melbourne, AU)
02.05.12 at Sydney College of the Arts (Sydney, AU)
02.10.12 at Fowler's Live & UNISA West Courtyards (Adelaide, AU)
02.11.12 at Perth Cultural Centre (Perth, AU)
02.12.12 at Laneway Festival (Fort Canning, SG)
02.15.12 at Unit (Tokyo, JP)
03.02.12 at Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ)
03.03.12 at Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
03.04.12 at Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
03.06.12 at The Earl (Atlanta, GA)
03.07.12 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
03.09.12 at The Plaza Live (Orlando, FL)
03.10.12 at Spanish Moon (Baton Rouge, LA)
03.11.12 at Fitzgerald's (Houston, TX) ^
03.17.12 at Lowbrow Palace (El Paso, TX)
03.18.12 at Club Congress (Tuscon, AZ)
03.21.12 at Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach, CA)
03.23.12 at The Glass House (Pamona, CA)
03.24.12 at Velvet Jones (Santa Barbara, CA)
04.03.12 at Constellation Room (Santa Ana, CA)
04.04.12 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA)
04.05.12 at Slims (San Francisco, CA)
04.06.12 at Wonder Ballroom (Portland, OR)
04.07.12 at Neptune (Seattle, WA)
04.09.12 at Venue (Vancouver, BC)
04.11.12 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT)
04.12.12 at Bluebird Theater (Denver, CO)
04.13.12 at Fox Theater (Boulder, CO)
04.14.12 at The Granada Theater (Lawrence, KS)
04.16.12 at First Ave (Minneapolis, MN)
04.17.12 at Majestic Theater (Madison, WI)
04.18.12 at Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, WI)
04.20.12 at Metro (Chicago, IL)
04.21.12 at Rhinos (Bloomington, IN)
04.22.12 at The Magic Bag (Ferndale, MI)
04.23.12 at Mohawk Place (Buffalo, NY)
04.25.12 at Phoenix Concert Theatre (Toronto, ON)
04.26.12 at Corona Theatre (Montreal, QC)
04.27.12 at Higher Ground (South Burlington, VT)
04.29.12 at Pearl Street Nightclub (Northhampton, MA)

* w/ Jenny And Johnny
^ w/ Of Montreal


[Website] Cults
[Facebook] Cults

[Count Me Out] Video: Cults on We Have Signal
[Count Me Out] Cults on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: Cults "Go Outside"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Cults - Cults
[Count Me Out] Cults on Dirty Laundry
[Count Me Out] Video: Cults "Abducted"
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Video: Bright Eyes "Jejune Stars"

Bright Eyes have a new video for "Jejune Stars," one of my favorite tunes off the new release, The People's Key, out now via Saddle Creek. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.




[VIDEO] Bright Eyes - Jejune Stars


Tour Dates

06.10.11 at Mann Center for Performing Arts (Philadelphia, PA) *^
06.11.11 at Filene Center - Wolf Trap (Vienna, VA) *^
06.16.11 at Kaufleuten (Zurich, CH) #
06.17.11 at Southside Festival (Neuhausen ob Eck, DE)
06.18.11 at Hurricane Festival (Scheeßel, Eichenring, DE)
06.19.11 at Columbiahalle (Berlin, DE) #
06.21.11 at E-Werk (Koln, DE) #
06.22.11 at Alhambra (Paris, FR) +
06.23.11 at Royal Albert Hall (London, UK) +
06.24.11 at Glastonbury (Glastonbury, UK)
06.25.11 at Azkena Rock Festival (Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES)
06.28.11 at Where The Action Is (Gothenburg, SE)
06.29.11 at Hove Festival (Tromøya, Arendal, NO)
07.01.11 at Roskilde Festival (Roskilde, DK)
07.02.11 at Rock Werchter (Rotselaar, BE)
07.04.11 at Rock For People (Hradec Králové, CZ)
07.05.11 at Arena Wien Open Air (Vienna, AT) +
07.07.11 at Tivoli (Utrecht, NL) +
07.08.11 at HMV Institute (Birmingham, UK) +
07.09.11 at T in The Park (Kinross-Shire, UK)
07.10.11 at Oxegen (Naas, IE)
07.12.11 at Sage (Gateshead, UK) +
07.13.11 at Academy (Leeds, UK) +
07.14.11 at Academy (Manchester, UK) +
07.15.11 at Latitude Festival (Suffolk, UK)
07.27.11 at Art Park (Lewiston, NY) ~
07.28.11 at Meadowbrook Pavilion (Gilford, NH) ~
07.29.11 at Ben & Jerry's Concerts on the Green - Shelburne Museum (Shelburne, VT) ~
07.30.11 at Osheaga Festival (Montreal, QC)
07.31.11 at Paper Mill Island Amphitheater (Baldwinsville, NY) ~
08.02.11 at House of Blues (Cleveland, OH) ~
08.03.11 at Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (Grand Rapids, MI) ~
08.04.11 at Egyptian Room (Indianapolis, IN) ~
08.05.11 at Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL)
08.06.11 at The Blue Note (Columbia, MO)
08.08.11 at Val Air Ballroom (Des Moines, IA)
08.09.11 at Boulder Theater (Boulder, CO)
08.11.11 at Twilight Concert Series (Salt Lake City, UT)
08.14.11 at Music To Know Festival (East Hampton, NY)
08.31.11 at Williamsburg Waterfront (Brooklyn, NY)
09.16.11 at Austin City Limits (Austin, TX)

* w/ Dawes
^ w/ M. Ward
# w/ Nik Freitas
+ w/ Jenny & Johnny
~ w/ The Mountain Goats


[Myspace] Bright Eyes
[Website] Bright Eyes

[Count Me Out] Video: Bright Eyes on Leno
[Count Me Out] Video: Bright Eyes on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Bright Eyes "Shell Games"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Bright Eyes - The People's Key
[Count Me Out] Bright Eyes "Haile Selassie"
[Count Me Out] Bright Eyes "Shell Games"
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Video: Jenny And Johnny on Jimmy Kimmel

Jenny And Johnny performed "Scissor Runner" and "My Pet Snakes" last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check it out below, along with the debut release, I'm Having Fun Now, out via Warner Bros..




[VIDEO] Jenny And Johnny - Scissor Runner




[VIDEO] Jenny And Johnny - My Pet Snakes


[Website] Jenny And Johnny
[Facebook] Jenny And Johnny

[Count Me Out] Video: Jenny And Johnny "Big Wave"
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Jenny And Johnny on Conan
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jenny And Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Big Wave"
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Scissor Runner"

Video: Jenny And Johnny "Big Wave"

Spin has a premiere of the new Jenny And Johnny video for "Big Wave." Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates. The debut release, I'm Having Fun Now, is out via Warner Bros..




[VIDEO] Jenny And Johnny - Big Wave


Tour Dates

02.04.11 at Brisbane Laneway Festival (Brisbane, AU)
02.05.11 at Melbourne Laneway Festival (Melbourne, AU)
02.06.11 at Sydney Laneway Festival (Sydney, AU)
02.07.11 at Oxford Art Factory (Darlinghurst, AU)
02.10.11 at East Brunsick Club (East Brunsick, AU)
02.11.11 at Adelaide Laneway Festival (Adelaide, AU)
02.12.11 at Perth Laneway Festival (Perth, AU)
04.11.11 at Soho (Santa Barbara, CA)
04.13.11 at The Fox Theater (Pomona, CA) *
04.14.11 at The Chandelier in The Cosmopolitan (Las Vegas, NV)
04.16.11 at Coachella (Indio, CA)

* w/ Bright Eyes


[Website] Jenny And Johnny
[Facebook] Jenny And Johnny

[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Jenny And Johnny on Conan
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jenny And Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Big Wave"
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Scissor Runner"

Jenny And Johnny on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Jenny And Johnny performed on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today. Check it out below, along with the debut release, I'm Having Fun Now, out now via Warner Bros..




[VIDEO] Jenny And Johnny on Morning Becomes Eclectic


Setlist

01. Scissor Runner
02. Committed
03. My Pet Snakes
04. Just Like Zeus
05. Slave Driver
06. Switchblade
07. Big Wave
08. Just One Of The Guys
09. End Of The Affair


[Myspace] Jenny And Johnny
[Website] Jenny And Johnny

[Count Me Out] Video: Jenny And Johnny on Conan
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jenny And Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Big Wave"
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Scissor Runner"

Video: Jenny And Johnny on Conan

Jenny And Johnny performed "Big Wave" last night on Conan. Check it out below, along with an exclusive web video of "Scissor Runner." The debut release, I'm Having Fun Now, is out now via Warner Bros..




[VIDEO] Jenny And Johnny - Big Wave




[VIDEO] Jenny And Johnny - Scissor Runner


[Myspace] Jenny And Johnny
[Website] Jenny And Johnny

[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jenny And Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Big Wave"
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Scissor Runner"

Jenny And Johnny on NPR's Mountain Stage

Jenny And Johnny had a session with NPR's Mountain Stage posted yesterday. Check it out below, along with the debut release, I'm Having Fun Now, out now via Warner Bros..


Setlist

01. Scissor Runner
02. Animal
03. Switchblade
04. End Of The Affair
05. Big Wave
06. Just One Of The Guys
07. Carpet Baggers
08. The Next Messiah
09. Love Hurts

[STREAM] Jenny And Johnny on NPR's Mountain Stage


[Myspace] Jenny And Johnny
[Website] Jenny And Johnny

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jenny And Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Big Wave"
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Scissor Runner"

Album Review: Jenny And Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now

Jenny And Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now


01. Scissor Runner
02. My Pet Snakes
03. Switchblade
04. Big Wave
05. While Men Are Dreaming
06. Animal
07. Just Like Zeus
08. New Yorker Cartoon
09. Straight Edge Of The Blade
10. Slavedriver
11. Committed





Standout Tracks: Scissor Runner / Big Wave / Switchblade


I'm Having Fun Now is out today via Warner Bros..


* 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.


[Myspace] Jenny And Johnny
[Website] Jenny And Johnny

[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Big Wave"
[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Scissor Runner"

The Besnard Lakes Touring This Fall

The Besnard Lakes have announced some tour dates for this fall. Check them out below, along with the new release, The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, out now via Jagjaguwar.


Tour Dates

10.01.10 at Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO)
10.04.10 at The Crocodile (Seattle, WA) *
10.05.10 at Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR) *
10.07.10 at The Independent (San Francisco, CA) *
10.08.10 at Echoplex (Los Angeles, CA) *
10.09.10 at Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA) *
10.12.10 at Cain's Ballroom (Tulsa, OK) ^
10.13.10 at Pageant (St. Louis, MO) ^
10.14.10 at Uptown Theatre (Kansas City, MO) ^
10.16.10 at Tennessee Theatre (Knoxville, TN) ^
10.17.10 at Egyptian Room - Old National Centre (Indianapolis, IN) ^
10.19.10 at The Riv (Chicago, IL) ^
10.21.10 at Koolhaus (Toronto, ON) ^#
10.22.10 at Fillmore (Detroit, MI) ^#
10.23.10 at London Music Hall (London, ON) +
10.25.10 at Mohawk Place (Buffalo, NY) +
10.26.10 at Castaways (Ithaca, NY) +
10.27.10 at Iron Horse (Northampton, MA) +
10.29.10 at Capital Music Hall (Ottawa, ON) +
10.30.10 at Caberet Mile End (Montreal, QC) +
11.03.10 at The Market (Fredericton, NB) +
11.04.10 at The New Palace (Halifax, NS) +

* w/ Land Of Talk
^ w/ Band Of Horses
# w/ Jenny and Johnny
+ w/ Wintersleep


[Myspace] The Besnard Lakes
[Website] The Besnard Lakes

[Count Me Out] Video: The Besnard Lakes "Albatross"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Besnard Lakes on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night
[Count Me Out] The Besnard Lakes "Albatross"
[Count Me Out] The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night
[Count Me Out] Video: The Besnard Lakes "Devastation"

Jenny And Johnny "Big Wave"

Here's another new tune, "Big Wave," from the forthcoming Jenny And Johnny debut, I'm Having Fun Now, out 8/31 via Warner Bros..

[MP3] Jenny And Johnny - Big Wave


[Myspace] Jenny And Johnny
[Website] Jenny And Johnny

[Count Me Out] Jenny And Johnny "Scissor Runner"

Band Of Horses Announce New Tour Dates

Band Of Horses have announced some new tour dates in support of their new release, Infinite Arms, out now via Fat Possum/Columbia/Brown. Check them out below.


Tour Dates

07.12.10 at War Memorial (Nashville, TN)
07.13.10 at Inner Circle (Cincinnati, OH)
07.14.10 at Blue Note (Columbia, MO)
07.16.10 at Eagles Club (Milwaukee, WI)
07.17.10 at State Theater (Minneapolis, MN)
07.22.10 at Gov Hindmarsh (Adelaide, AU)
07.24.10 at Perth Esplanade (Perth, AU)
07.27.10 at Palace (Melbourne, AU)
07.29.10 at Enmore (Sydney, AU)
07.31.10 at Splendour in the Grass (Brisbane, AU)
08.03.10 at Power Station (Auckland, NZ)
08.07.10 at Summersonic (Osaka, JP)
08.08.10 at Summersonic (Tokyo, JP)
08.19.10 at Pukkelpop Festival (Hasselt, BE)
08.20.10 at Lowlands Festival (Biddinghuizen, NL)
08.22.10 at Highfields Festival (Hohenfelden, DE)
08.24.10 at Malmo Festival (Malmo, SE)
08.27.10 at Rock en Seine Festival (Saint-Cloud, FR)
08.28.10 at Leeds Festival (Leeds, UK)
08.29.10 at Reading Festival (Reading, UK)
09.01.10 at Vox Hall (Aarhus, DK)
09.24.10 at Greek Theater (Berkeley, CA)
09.25.10 at Greek Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
09.27.10 at The Joint (Las Vegas, NV)
09.28.10 at In the Venue (Salt Lake City, UT)
09.29.10 at Fillmore (Denver, CO)
10.01.10 at Val Air Ballroom (Des Moines, IA)
10.04.10 at House of Blues (Cleveland, OH)
10.05.10 at LC Amphitheater (Columbus, OH)
10.06.10 at Brown Theater (Louisville, KY)
10.10.10 at Austin City Limits (Austin, TX)
10.12.10 at Cain's Ballroom (Tulsa, OK) *
10.13.10 at The Pageant (St. Louis, MO) *
10.14.10 at Uptown Theater (Kansas City, MO) *
10.16.10 at Tennessee Theatre (Knoxville, TN) *
10.17.10 at Egyptian Room (Indianapolis, IN) *
10.19.10 at The Riv (Chicago, IL) *
10.21.10 at Koolhaus (Toronto, ON) *^
10.22.10 at Fillmore (Detroit, MI) *^
10.28.10 at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Asheville, NC) ^
10.29.10 at North Charleston Performing Arts Center (Charleston, SC) ^
10.30.10 at The Fox Theater (Atlanta, GA) ^

* w/ The Besnard Lakes
^ w/ Jenny And Johnny


[Myspace] Band Of Horses
[Website] Band Of Horses

[Count Me Out] Band Of Horses Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Video: Band Of Horses "For Annabelle"
[Count Me Out] Video: Band Of Horses on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Video: Band Of Horses on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms
[Count Me Out] Video: Band Of Horses "Making Of Infinite Arms"
[Count Me Out] Video: Band Of Horses "NW Apt."
[Count Me Out] Band Of Horses "Laredo"
[Count Me Out] Video: Band Of Horses "Compliments"
[Count Me Out] New Band Of Horses Record In May
[Count Me Out] Band Of Horses Documentary + Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Band Of Horses "No One's Gonna Love You"

Jenny And Johnny "Scissor Runner"

Songwriting couple, Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice or now known as Jenny And Johnny, will release an album, I'm Having Fun Now, together (rumored) on 8/31. Check out a new tune, "Scissor Runner," below, along with some upcoming tour dates.

Tour Dates

09.01.10 at Rio Theater (Santa Cruz, CA)
09.02.10 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA)
09.03.10 at The New Parish (Oakland, CA)
09.05.10 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
09.06.10 at Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, WA)
09.08.10 at The State Room (Salt Lake City, UT)
09.11.10 at The Waiting Room (Omaha, NE)
09.12.10 at Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, MN)
09.13.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
09.14.10 at Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH)
09.16.10 at Black Cat (Washington, DC)
09.18.10 at Agganis Arena (Boston, MA) *
09.19.10 at Williamsburg Waterfront (Brooklyn, NY) *
09.21.10 at Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ)
09.22.10 at Trocadero Center (Philadelphia, PA) ^
09.23.10 at Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
09.24.10 at 40 Watt Club (Athens, GA)
09.25.10 at Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN)
10.03.10 at Palladium (Los Angeles, CA) #

* w/ Pavement
^ w/ Superchunk
# w/ Belle & Sebastian


[Myspace] Jenny And Johnny
[Website] Jenny And Johnny