[News] Ryan Adams Announces UK Tour

Very welcome news for UK fans of Ryan Adams has just arrived. Following up from his nomination for Best International Male at this year’s BRIT Awards Mr. Adams will bring his acoustic guitars and vocals to a few select venues on this side of the pond. Set for April the tour will start off in Belfast on the 20th of April before finishing up with a date at the London Palladium. Peep the dates below.

Ryan Adams 2012 UK Tour

20 – Belfast Waterfront Auditorium
22 – Gateshead Sage
23 – London Palladium
25 – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
26 – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
27 – Sheffield City Hall
30 – London Palladium

Tickets go on sale this Friday (20th of Jan)

[News] Porcelain Raft and Youth Lagoon Team Up for Tour Dates

Bedroom musicians Porcelain Raft and Youth Lagoon are both embarking on extensive tours next week in support of their debut albums, and, in April, the two will be joining forces for seven shows throughout California and the Midwest. Starting on April 2nd in Indianapolis, the two will perform in St. Louis, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Sacramento and San Francisco. You can a look at both Porcelain Raft and Youth Lagoon's individual, as well as their combined, tour dates and locations after the jump.

Porcelain Raft's debut album Strange Weekend is set for release on January 24th via Secretly Canadian, whereas Youth Lagoon's debut studio effort The Year of Hibernation is currently available.

Porcelain Raft 2012 Tour Dates:
01/17 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity *
01/18 – Manchester, UK @ Ritz *
01/19 – Glasgow, UK @ The Arches *
01/20 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit *
01/21 – Birmingham, UK @ Institure *
01/22 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde *
01/24 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy *
01/27 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe ^
01/28 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore ^
01/29 – Boston, MA @ Paradise ^
01/31 – New York, NY @ Webester Hall ^
02/01 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat ^
02/03 – Chicago, IL @ Metro ^
02/04 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall ^
02/16 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire *
02/22 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel Gefährlich *
02/23 – Copenhagen, DE @ Vega *
02/24 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller *
02/25 – Stockholm, SE @ Berns *
02/27 – Helsinki, FI @ Tavastia Club *
02/29 – Malmo, SE @ Kulturbolaget *
03/02 – Berlin, DE @ 20 Years of Intro Magazine *
03/03 – Cologne, DE @ 20 Years of Intro Magazine *
03/04 – Prague, CZ @ Lucerna *
03/05 – München, DE @ Hansa39 *
03/06 – Milan, IT @ Magazzini Generali *
03/08 – Montpellier, FR @ Rockstore *
03/09 – Barcelona, ES @ Bikini *
03/10 – Madrid, ES @ Shoko *
03/11 – Porto, PT @ Hard Club *
03/12 – Lisbon, PT @ Lux Club *
03/14 – Bordeaux, FR @ iBoat *
03/15 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale *
03/16 – Lille, FR @ Grand Mix *
03/17 – Strasbourg, FR @ La Laiterie *
03/18 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks  *
04/02 - Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio #
04/03 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway #
04/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom #
04/11 – San Diego, CA @ Porter’s Pub #
04/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour #
04/13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent #
04/14 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s #

* = w/ M83
^ = w/ Smith Westerns
# = w/ Porcelain Raft

Youth Lagoon 2012 Tour Dates:
01/19 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
01/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
01/21 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
03/10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
03/11 – Denver, CO @ Larmier Lounge
03/12 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
03/18 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
03/19 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
03/20 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
03/21 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
03/22 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
03/23 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
03/24 – Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel
03/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/27 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
03/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/29 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
03/30 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
03/31 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
04/02 – Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio *
04/03 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird *
04/04 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
04/05 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
04/08 – Mexico City, MX @ Indie O Fest
04/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
04/11 – San Diego, CA @ Porter’s Pub *
04/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
04/13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent *
04/14 – Sacrament, CA @ Harlow’s *

* = w/ Porcelain Raft

[News] The Flaming Lips and Bon Iver Collaborate

Rounding out 2011 with an innumerable amount of collaborations, including collaborative EPs with both Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band, Lightning Bolt and Neon Indian, The Flaming Lips are already starting 2012 on a similar note. With plans to release a compilation featuring Death Cab For Cutie, Nick Cave, Ghostland Observatory, among others, on Record Store Day in April, Wayne Coyne and co. are set for another productive year. Today, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Coyne also revealed that Bon Iver has been added to the list of artists to be featured on the compilation, with the Wisconsin musician "sending the Lips two tracks to work on any day now."

With an already collaboration packed year, Coyne still hopes to record with Lykke Li, Erykah Badu, and Ke$ha. With what The Flaming Lips have accomplished in the last year, it would come as no surprise if those hopes came to fruition. For now, though, the Record Store Day 2012 compilation has no set release date, but Coyne hopes to release it in April.

[News] tUnE-yArDs and St. Vincent Schedule Co-Headlining Tour Dates

In the midst of their performances at this year's Coachella Music Festival, tUnE-yArDs and St. Vincent will be teaming up for a pair of co-headlining shows. The concerts will take place in Tucson, AZ and Oakland, CA on April 17th and 24th, respectively, and, after the jump, you can take a look at both tUnE-yArDs' and St. Vincent's touring schedules.

St. Vincent 2012 Tour Dates:
02/21 – Istanbul, TR @ Salon IKSV
02/22 – Rome, IT @ Lanificio 159
02/23 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv
02/24 – Milan, IT @ Tunnel
02/26 – Paris, FR @ Alhambra
02/27 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
02/28 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
02/29 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
03/02 – Porto, PT @ Vodafone Mexe Festival
03/08 – Perth, AU @ Rosemount Hotel
03/10 – Brisbane, AU @ The Hi-Fi
03/12 – Sydney, AU @ Factory Theatre
03/14 – Melbourne, AU @ The Hi-Fi
04/14 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater *
04/21 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/24 –  Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *

* = w/ tUnE-yArDs

tUnE-yArDs 2012 Tour Dates:
01/12 – Auckland, NZ @ Kings Arm Tavern
01/14 – Melbourne, AU @ Sugar Mountain Festival
01/15 – Richmond, AU @ Corner Hotel
01/18 – Sydney, AU @ The Famous Spiegeltent
01/19 – Sydney, AU @ Hunting Lodge
01/20 – Sydney, AU @ Keystone Bar
01/21 – Holbart, AU @ Theatre Royal
01/22 – Brisbane, AU @ Powerhouse
02/09 – New York, NY @ The Allen Room at Lincoln Center
02/12 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
02/13 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
02/15 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
02/16 – Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
02/17 – Rennes, FR @ Ubu Club
02/18 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie
02/19 – Grenoble, FR @ Le Ciel
02/20 – Dudingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
02/22 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
02/23 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
02/25 – Oslo, NO @ BLA
02/26 – Malmo, SE @ Debaser
02/28 – Berlin, DE @ Festaal Kreuzberg
02/29 – Munich, DE @ Rote Sonne
03/01 – St. Gallen, FR @ Palace
03/02 – Turin, IT @ Hiroshima
03/03 – Rome, IT @ Lanificio
03/04 – Milan, IT @ Tunnel
03/06 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv Club
03/07 – Zagreb, HR @ Tvornica Kulture
03/08 - Ljubljana, SL @ Menza Pri Koritu
03/10 - Istanbul, TR @ Salon
03/11 – Tel Aviv, IR @ Barby Theatre
04/14 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater *
04/21 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/24 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
07/05-08 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival 

* = w/ St. Vincent

[News] The Decemberists Announce Live Album

Since the release of their sixth studio album The King Is Dead, Portland indie-folk rockers The Decemberists have released three EPs, including an iTunes session, the Long Live the King EP, as well as their Live at Bull Moose EP. Now, the band are releasing yet another addition to their post-The King Is Dead collection. On March 13th, the band will be releasing their first-ever live album, titled We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11). The live collection will include 20 songs taken from 12 different live performances from last summer, with songs taken from their entire discography.

The album will be released as a two-disc CD, vinyl, as well as digitally. After the jump, you can take a look at the entire track listing for the album.

We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) Tracklist:
Disc 1
01. The Infanta (5:15)
02. Calamity Song (3:57)
03. Rise To Me (4:55)
04. The Soldiering Life (3:58)
05. We Both Go Down Together (4:30)
06. The Bagman’s Gambit (8:05)
07. Down By The Water (3:59)
08. Leslie Ann Levine(4:15)
09. The Rake’s Song (3:34)
10. The Crane Wife 1, 2, and 3 (16:20)

Disc 2
01. Oceanside (3:15)
02. Billy Liar (6:33)
03. Grace Cathedral Hill (4:35)
04. All Arise! (4:30)
05. Rox In The Box (3:15)
06. June Hymn (4:20)
07. Dracula’s Daughter > O Valencia! (5:49)
08. This Is Why We Fight (4:35)
09. The Mariner’s Revenge Song (10:20)
10. I Was Meant For The Stage (10:00)

[News] YACHT Announce 2012 Tour Dates

In support of their latest studio album Shangri-La, which was released last June, Portland electro-pop duo YACHT will be touring throughout North America starting next month. The tour begins in Bellingham, WA on February 7th, with the duo performing in Seattle and Portland before heading east. The band will perform shows throughout the Midwest, in Canada, and the East Coast of the U.S., with a final show in Salt Lake City, UT on March 6th. You can check out all of YACHT's tour dates after the jump.

YACHT 2012 Tour Dates:
02/07 – Bellingham, WA @ Western Washington University
02/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
02/09 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
02/12 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
02/14 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
02/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
02/18 – Dekalb, IL @ The House Cafe
02/19 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement
02/20 – Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room @ Crofoot Ballroom
02/22 – Ottawa, ON @ Ritual Nightclub
02/23 – Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar
02/24 – Montreal, QC @ IIl Motore
02/25 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
02/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/29 – Gambier, OH @ The Horn Gallery at Kenyon College
03/01 – St. Louis, MO @ Plush
03/02 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
03/03 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
03/05 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
03/06 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

[News] Radiohead Confirmed To Play Fuji Rock In Japan

Radiohead have just announced that they are to headline Fuji Rock in Japan. There's been rumours flying around for a while and the band were also just confirmed for Coachella will sure be a welcome addition to the Japanese festival. They'll join the newly reformed Manchester band The Stone Roses on the lineup. The festival takes place in Niigata over the weekend of Friday the 27th of July 'til the Sunday.  For more details and ticket info jump over to the official site.

[News] Red Hot Chili Peppers Reschedule 2012 Tour Dates

In a rather upsetting turn of events, Red Hot Chili Peppers have been forced to postpone their massive 2012 tour schedule due to frontman Anthony Kiedis sustaining multiple foot injuries. As to how Kiedis sustained these injuries is unclear, but the band has been forced to push their January, February and March tour dates. The first leg of the tour, which was supposed to take place from January 20th to February 3rd, will now take place from March 29th to April 12th. The Californian leg of the tour, including two shows in Los Angeles and two in Oakland, will now take place in between European tour dates, from August 11th to the 15th, and the final leg of the tour will now take place from September 23rd to October 25th.

Take a look after the jump for the complete tour date rescheduling.

Red Hot Chili Peppers 2011-2012 Tour Dates:
01/20 – Sunrise, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
01/21 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena
01/23 – St. Petersburg, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
01/25 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
01/27 – Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center
01/28 – Columbia, SC @ ColonialLife Arena
01/30 – Duluth, GA @ Gwinnett Arena
01/31 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
02/03 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
02/04 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
02/17 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
02/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
02/29 – San Diego, CA @ Sports Arena
03/02 – Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
03/04 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Arena
03/06 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
03/08 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
03/09 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Arena
03/13 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Arena
03/15 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
03/16 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
03/29 – St. Petersburg, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
03/31 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena
04/02 – Sunrise, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
04/04 – Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center
04/06 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
04/07 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
04/09 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
04/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Gwinnett Center
04/12 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
06/23 – Stevenage Herts, UK @ Knebworth Park
06/24 – Sunderland, UK @ Stadium of Light
06/26 – Dublin, IE @ Croke Park
06/28 – Nijemegen, NL @ Goffert Park
06/30 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France
07/01 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/03 – Berne, CH @ Stade de Suisse
07/20 – St. Petersburg, RU @ Petrovsky Stadium
07/25 – Kiev, UA @ Olympisky Stadium
07/27 – Warsaw, PL @ Bernowo Airport
08/01 – Tampere, FI @ Ratina Stadium
08/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
08/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
08/14 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/15 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/29 – Zagreb, HR @ Hoppodrome
09/01 – Sofia, BG @ Georgia Asparuhov Stadium
09/10 – Tel Aviv, IR @ Hayakron Park
09/23 – San Diego, CA @ Vally View Casino Center
09/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
09/27 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
09/29 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
10/02 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Arena
10/04 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
10/20 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
10/24 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Arena
10/22 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Arena
10/25 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena