The Joy Formidable Announce Tour Dates

The Joy Formidable have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on April 2nd at The Vic. Check the rest out below, along with the new release, Wolf's Law, out today via Canvasback/Atlantic.


Tour Dates

03.18.13 at The Conservatory (Santa Ana, CA)
03.19.13 at Belly Up Tavern (San Diego, CA)
03.21.13 at Henry Fonda (Los Angeles, CA)
03.22.13 at The Filmmore (San Francisco, CA)
03.23.13 at Ace of Spades (Sacramento, CA)
03.25.13 at Wonder Ballroom (Portland, OR)
03.26.13 at Venue Nightclub (Vancouver, BC)
03.27.13 at Neptune (Seattle, WA)
03.29.13 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT)
03.30.13 at Gothic Theatre (Denver, CO)
04.01.13 at Pop's Nightclub (Sauget, IL)
04.02.13 at Vic Theater (Chicago, IL)
04.03.13 at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN)
04.06.13 at LC Pavilion (Columbus, OH)
04.07.13 at Vogue Theater (Indianapolis, IN)
04.08.13 at The Loft (Lansing, MI)
04.09.13 at Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, WI)
04.12.13 at Phoenix Concert Theater (Toronto, ON)
04.13.13 at Corona Theater (Montreal, QC)
04.14.13 at Upstate Music Hall (Albany, NY)
04.17.13 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)
04.18.13 at Webster Hall (New York, NY)
04.19.13 at House of Blues (Boston, MA)
04.20.13 at Union Transfer (Philadelphia, PA)
04.21.13 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC)


[Website] The Joy Formidable
[Facebook] The Joy Formidable

[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law
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[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "This Ladder Is Ours"
[Count Me Out] The Joy Formidable "This Ladder Is Ours"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "Cholla"
[Count Me Out] The Joy Formidable "Cholla"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "Wolf's Law"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "The Everchanging Spectrum Of A Lie (Live From Sarm Studio)"
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[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "A Heavy Abacus"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar

Album Review: Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return

Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return


01. Harm In Change
02. Say That
03. So Many Details
04. Rose Quartz
05. Touch
06. Cola
07. Studies
08. High Living
09. Grown Up Calls
10. Cake
11. Day One
12. Never Matter
13. How's It Wrong





Standout Tracks: Cake / Cola / Say That


Anything In Return is out today via Carpark.


* 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.


[Website] Toro Y Moi
[Facebook] Toro Y Moi

[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi "Lyin (Pt. 1-4)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Toro Y Moi "Say That"
[Count Me Out] Video: Toro Y Moi "So Many Details"
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi "So Many Details (Remix feat. Hodgy Beats)"
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi "So Many Details"
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi Announces Anything In Return
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi "Dead Pontoon"
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi "All Alone"
[Count Me Out] Video: Toro Y Moi "How I Know"
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi "Saturday Love"
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi "New Beat"
[Count Me Out] Video: Toro Y Moi "Still Sound"
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi "Still Sound"
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi Announces New Record
[Count Me Out] Video: Toro Y Moi Tour Documentary cont.
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi Touring This Fall
[Count Me Out] Toro Y Moi on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Toro Y Moi "Low Shoulder"
[Count Me Out] Video: Toro Y Moi "Talamak"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Toro Y Moi - Causers Of This

Album Review: The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law

The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law


01. This Ladder Is Ours
02. Cholla
03. Tendons
04. Little Blimp
05. Bats
06. Silent Treatment
07. Maw Maw Song
08. Forest Serenade
09. The Leopard And The Lung
10. The Hurdle
11. The Turnaround





Standout Tracks: Cholla / This Ladder Is Ours / The Leopard And The Lung


Wolf's Law is out today via Canvasback/Atlantic.


* 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.


[Website] The Joy Formidable
[Facebook] The Joy Formidable

[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "This Ladder Is Ours"
[Count Me Out] The Joy Formidable "This Ladder Is Ours"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "Cholla"
[Count Me Out] The Joy Formidable "Cholla"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "Wolf's Law"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "The Everchanging Spectrum Of A Lie (Live From Sarm Studio)"
[Count Me Out] The Joy Formidable Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "A Heavy Abacus"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar

Album Review: Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love

Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love


01. Dance With Me
02. Binary Mind
03. Beta Love
04. Is It Too Much
05. For Once
06. Angel, Please
07. What I Do For U
08. When I Dream
09. That Much
10. Wilderness
11. I Shut Off





Standout Tracks: Beta Love / Is It Too Much / I Shut Off


Beta Love is out today via Barsuk.


* 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.


[Website] Ra Ra Riot
[Facebook] Ra Ra Riot

[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot "Is It Too Much"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot "Dance With Me"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot "When I Dream"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot "Beta Love"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot Announce Beta Love
[Count Me Out] Video: Ra Ra Riot on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Video: Ra Ra Riot "Shadowcasting"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot "Too Dramatic (The Morning Benders Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Ra Ra Riot "Too Dramatic"
[Count Me Out] Video: Ra Ra Riot on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: Ra Ra Riot on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard
[Count Me Out] Video: Ra Ra Riot "Boy"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot "Boy"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot Reveal The Orchard
[Count Me Out] Video: Ra Ra Riot "Can You Tell"
[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on The LaundroMatinee
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[Count Me Out] Ra Ra Riot on Daytrotter

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Call with Carson Daly) this week.


Monday (1/21)

Conan: Coheed And Cambria
Letterman: DIIV
Leno: Lord Huron
Fallon: T.I.
Kimmel: Brad Paisley
Carson: The Jezabels


Tuesday (1/22)

Conan: The Lone Bellow
Leno: Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
Fallon: Grace Potter
Kimmel: LeAnn Rimes
Carson: Wolf Gang


Wednesday (1/23)

Conan: Electric Guest
Letterman: Conor Maynard
Leno: Gary Allan
Fallon: Lupe Fiasco
Kimmel: Gin Wigmore
Carson: The Features


Thursday (1/24)

Letterman: Paul Banks
Leno: Blue Sky Riders
Fallon: Michael Kiwanuka
Carson: Metric


Friday (1/25)

Letterman: Soundgarden
Kimmel: Nicki Minaj
Carson: The Stepkids


Saturday (1/26)

SNL: Kendrick Lamar


* some of these seem to change during the week and or are repeats, but as of now, this is what's in store.

Video: Shugo Tokumaru "Katachi"

Shugo Tokumaru has a new video for "Katachi," a tune off his forthcoming release, In Focus?, out tomorrow via Polyvinyl. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Shugo Tokumaru - Katachi


[Website] Shugo Tokumaru
[Facebook] Shugo Tokumaru

[Count Me Out] Shugo Tokumaru "Katachi"
[Count Me Out] Video: Shugo Tokumaru "Decorate"
[Count Me Out] Video: Shugo Tokumaru "Linne"
[Count Me Out] Shugo Tokumaru Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Video: Shugo Tokumaru "Rum Hee"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Shugo Tokumaru - Rum Hee
[Count Me Out] Video: Shugo Tokumaru "Clocca"
[Count Me Out] Video: Shugo Tokumaru "Buttons" (w/ members of Beirut & The National)
[Count Me Out] Shugo Tokumaru on NPR's World Cafe
[Count Me Out] Shugo Tokumaru on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Shugo Tokumaru "Green Rain"
[Count Me Out] Shugo Tokumaru "Parachute"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Shugo Tokumaru - Exit

Jake Westin on Daytrotter

Jake Westin, aka Peter Pisano of Peter Wolf Crier, had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the debut release, Wears His Heart On His Sleeve.


Setlist

01. Don't Leave
02. When Did I Decide To Be
03. We Became Kids Again


[Website] Jake Westin
[Facebook] Jake Westin

Video: Norah Jones on Austin City Limits

Norah Jones had an Austin City Limits episode air this weekend. Check it out here, or watch a few clips below. The latest release, Little Broken Hearts, is out via Blue Note/EMI.




[VIDEO] Norah Jones - Say Goodbye




[VIDEO] Norah Jones at ACL: Behind the Scenes


Setlist

01. Little Broken Hearts
02. Say Goodbye
03. Take It Back
04. Miriam
05. Stuck


[Website] Norah Jones
[Facebook] Norah Jones

[Count Me Out] Norah Jones "Good Morning" + "Take It Back" (David Sitek Remixes)
[Count Me Out] Video: Norah Jones on Leno
[Count Me Out] Norah Jones "Miriam (Peter Bjorn and John Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Norah Jones on Conan
[Count Me Out] Video: Norah Jones "Miriam"
[Count Me Out] Video: Norah Jones on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Video: Norah Jones on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
[Count Me Out] Video: Norah Jones on Jools Holland
[Count Me Out] Norah Jones "After The Fall" + "She's 22" (David Sitek Remixes)
[Count Me Out] Video: Norah Jones "Happy Pills"
[Count Me Out] Norah Jones "Travelin' On"
[Count Me Out] Norah Jones "Happy Pills"
[Count Me Out] Video: Norah Jones "Young Blood"
[Count Me Out] Norah Jones on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Norah Jones Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Norah Jones - The Fall
[Count Me Out] Video: Norah Jones "Chasing Pirates"
[Count Me Out] Norah Jones Announces The Fall
[Count Me Out] Norah Jones on NPR

Video: The Joy Formidable on Jimmy Fallon

The Joy Formidable performed "This Ladder Is Ours" last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below, along with the forthcoming release, Wolf's Law, out 1/22 via Canvasback/Atlantic.




[VIDEO] The Joy Formidable - This Ladder Is Ours


[Website] The Joy Formidable
[Facebook] The Joy Formidable

[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "This Ladder Is Ours"
[Count Me Out] The Joy Formidable "This Ladder Is Ours"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "Cholla"
[Count Me Out] The Joy Formidable "Cholla"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "Wolf's Law"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "The Everchanging Spectrum Of A Lie (Live From Sarm Studio)"
[Count Me Out] The Joy Formidable Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable "A Heavy Abacus"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Joy Formidable on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar

Menomena "Toomer"

Menomena have shared a new tune, "Toomer," off the new 7" single, Toomer. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Moms, out via Barsuk.




[STREAM] Menomena - Toomer


[Website] Menomena
[Facebook] Menomena

[Count Me Out] Menomena Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena "Plumage"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Menomena - Moms
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Pique"
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Capsule"
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Heavy Is As Heavy Does"
[Count Me Out] Menomena Announce Moms
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena on We Have Signal
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena "Taos"
[Count Me Out] Menomena on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Menomena Lose A Member And Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Menomena on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena on Pitchfork
[Count Me Out] Menomena at Metro (09.25.10)
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Magichat"
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena "Dirty Cartoons"
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Menomena - Mines
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Taos"
[Count Me Out] Menomena Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena on Le HibOO
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Five Little Rooms"
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Pilgrim's Progress"
[Count Me Out] Menomena on Fabchannel

Video: Divine Fits "My Love Is Real"

Divine Fits have a new video for "My Love Is Real," the opening track off the debut release, A Thing Called Divine Fits, out via Merge. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.




[VIDEO] Divine Fits - My Love Is Real


Tour Dates

01.26.13 at Laneway Festival (Singapore, SG)
01.28.13 at Silo Park (Auckland, NZ)
02.01.13 at Laneway Festival (Brisbane, AU)
02.02.13 at Sydney College of the Arts (Sydney, AU)
02.03.13 at Footscray Community Arts Centre (Melbourne, AU)
02.04.13 at The Corner Hotel (Melbourne, AU)
02.06.13 at Manning Bar (Sydney, AU)
02.08.13 at Fowler's Live and Unisa West Courtyards (Adelaide, AU)
02.09.13 at Perth Cultural Centre (Perth, AU)
02.11.13 at The Republik (Honolulu, HI)


[Website] Divine Fits
[Facebook] Divine Fits

[Count Me Out] Video: Divine Fits on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Divine Fits on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Divine Fits "Would That Not Be Nice"
[Count Me Out] Video: Divine Fits on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Divine Fits Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
[Count Me Out] Divine Fits Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Divine Fits "Would That Not Be Nice"
[Count Me Out] Divine Fits "My Love Is Real"
[Count Me Out] Spoon & Wolf Parade Side Project

Video: Shout Out Louds "Walking In Your Footsteps"

Shout Out Louds have a new video for "Walking In Your Footsteps," a tune off the forthcoming release, Optica, out 2/26 via Merge. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show is set for May 16th at Metro.




[VIDEO] Shout Out Louds - Walking In Your Footsteps


[Website] Shout Out Louds
[Facebook] Shout Out Louds

[Count Me Out] Shout Out Louds "Walking In Your Footsteps"
[Count Me Out] Shout Out Louds Announce Optica
[Count Me Out] Shout Out Louds "Blue Ice"
[Count Me Out] Video: Shout Out Louds "Show Me Something New"
[Count Me Out] Shout Out Louds on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Shout Out Louds "At Work"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Shout Out Louds - Work
[Count Me Out] Shout Out Louds "Fall Hard (Passion Pit Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Shout Out Louds "Fall Hard"
[Count Me Out] Shout Out Louds "Walls"

Ivan & Alyosha Announce Tour Dates

Ivan & Alyosha have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on April 27th at Schubas. Check the rest out below, along with the forthcoming release, All The Times We Had, out 2/26 via Missing Piece/Dualtone.


Tour Dates

02.23.13 at Showbox at the Market (Seattle, WA)
02.26.13 at Sonic Boom (Seattle, WA)
03.06.13 at Hi Dive (Denver, CO) *
03.07.13 at Low Spirits (Albuquerque, NM) *
03.09.13 at The Prophet Bar (Dallas, TX) *
03.12.13 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.13.13 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.14.13 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.15.13 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.16.13 at SXSW (Austin, TX)
03.17.13 at The Green Room (Flagstaff, AZ) *
03.18.13 at Soda Bar (San Diego, CA) *
03.19.13 at Echo (Los Angeles, CA) *
03.20.13 at Brick & Mortar Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) *
03.23.13 at Sam Bonds Garage (Eugene, OR)
03.24.13 at Bunk Bar (Portland, OR)
04.03.13 at Neurolux (Boise, ID)
04.04.13 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT)
04.06.13 at Barleycorn's (Wichita, KS)
04.07.13 at Firbird (St. Louis, MO)
04.08.13 at A Schwab Downtown (Memphis, TN)
04.09.13 at One Eyed Jacks (New Orleans, LA)
04.10.13 at Alabama Music Box (Mobile, AL)
04.11.13 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
04.12.13 at The High Watt (Nashville, TN) *
04.13.13 at JJ's Bohemia (Chattanooga, TN) *
04.14.13 at Emerald Lounge (Asheville, NC) *
04.15.13 at Strange Matter (Richmond, VA) *
04.16.13 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA) *
04.17.13 at DC9 (Washington, DC) *
04.18.13 at Santos Party House (New York, NY) *
04.20.13 at Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA) *
04.21.13 at Cafe Dekcuf (Ottawa, ON) *
04.22.13 at The Drake (Toronto, ON) *
04.23.13 at Stage AE (Pittsburgh, PA) *
04.24.13 at The Basement (Columbus, OH) *
04.25.13 at Mayday (Cincinnati, OH) *
04.26.13 at Radio Radio (Indianapolis, IN) *
04.27.13 at Schubas (Chicago, IL) *
04.28.13 at The Frequency (Madison, WI) *
04.29.13 at 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN) *
04.30.13 at Pyramid Cabaret (Winnipeg, MB)
05.02.13 at Amigos Cantina (Saskatoon, SK)
05.03.13 at Pawn Shop (Edmonton, AB)
05.04.13 at Hifi Club (Calgary, AB)
05.05.13 at Carrs Corner (Spokane, WA)
05.09.13 at The Media Club (Vancouver, BC)

* w/ The Lone Bellow


[Website] Ivan & Alyosha
[Facebook] Ivan & Alyosha

[Count Me Out] Ivan & Alyosha "Running For Cover"
[Count Me Out] Ivan & Alyosha Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Ivan & Alyosha "All The Times We Had (feat. Aimee Mann)"
[Count Me Out] Ivan & Alyosha on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Ivan & Alyosha on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Ivan & Alyosha Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Ivan & Alyosha "Everything Is Burning (Acoustic)"

Video: The Staves "Winter Trees"

The Staves have a new video for "Winter Trees," a tune off the latest release, Dead & Born & Grown, out via Atlantic. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] The Staves - Winter Trees


[Website] The Staves
[Facebook] The Staves

[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Staves - Dead & Born & Grown

Marnie Stern "East Side Glory"

Marnie Stern has shared a new tune, "East Side Glory," off her forthcoming release, The Chronicles Of Marnia, out 3/19 via Kill Rock Stars. Check it out below.



[STREAM] Marnie Stern - East Side Glory


[Facebook] Marnie Stern

[Count Me Out] Marnie Stern Announces The Chronicles Of Marnia
[Count Me Out] Marnie Stern on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] New Marnie Stern Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Marnie Stern Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Marnie Stern - Marnie Stern
[Count Me Out] Marnie Stern Touring This Fall
[Count Me Out] Marnie Stern "Transparency Is The New Mystery"
[Count Me Out] Marnie Stern Announces A Few Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Marnie Stern "For Ash""
[Count Me Out] Video: Marnie Stern on Radio K
[Count Me Out] Video: Marnie Stern "Ruler"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Marnie Stern - This Is It & I Am It & You Are It & So Is That & He Is It & She Is It & It Is It & That Is That