[News] Wilco Announces More Summer Tour Dates

Wilco's 2012 tour schedule is already packed, but the band has decided that a few more additions were necessary. Adding to their itinerary are a pair of dates in both Brooklyn and Vienna, Virginia, along with one-night performances in Charlottesville, Virginia, Davenport, Iowa, and Columbus, Ohio. As well, the band will be returning to Los Angeles to perform at the Hollywood Bowl after a short European festival circuit. Check out their full itinerary after the jump.

Wilco 2012 Tour Dates:
05/10 – Fayetteville, AR @ Arkansas Music Pavilion
05/11 – Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Furnaces
05/12 – Jackson, MS @ Thalia Mara Hall
05/14 – Tampa, FL @ Morsani Hall
05/15 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore
05/16 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
05/18 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Music Festival
05/19 – Memphis, TN @ Mud Island Amphitheatre
05/31 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/04 – Dublin, IE @ Forbidden Fruit Festival
06/08 – Porto, PT @ Optimus Primavera Sound
06/22 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
06/23 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
06/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden %
06/26 – Boise, ID @ Idaho Botanical Garden %
06/28 – Missoula, MT @ Big Sky Brewery %
07/01 – Duluth, MN @ Bayfront Festival Park %
07/02 – Rochester, MN @ Mayo Civic Center Auditorium %
07/03 – Davenport, IA @ Adler Theatre
07/07 – Sioux City, IA @ Saturday in the Park
07/08 – Geneva, IL @ Fifth Third Bank Ballpark @ $
07/15 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
07/17 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
07/18 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
07/19 – Charlottesville, VA @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion !
07/21 – Camden, NJ @ XPoNential Festival
07/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park ^
07/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park !
07/27 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
07/28 – Cooperstown, NY @ Brewery Ommegang !
07/29 – Essex Junction, VT @ Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo !
07/31 – North Adams, MA @ MASS MoCA
08/01 – Hartford, CT @ The Bushnell !
08/03 – Rochester, NY @ Highland Bowl !
08/04 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion !
08/10 – Goteborg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
08/11 – Rees-Haldern, DE @ Haldern Festival
08/12 – Cornbury Park, UK @ Wilderness Festival
08/14 – Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
08/16 – St. Polten, AT @ Frequency Festival
08/18 – Kiewitt, BE @ Pukkelpop
09/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

* = w/ Punch Brothers
# = w/ Dr. Dog
% = w/ Blitzen Trapper
@ = w/ Andrew Bird
$ = w/ The Congregation
! = w/ Lee Ranaldo
^ = w/ Lee Fields & the Expressions

[News] Scissor Sisters Announce Summer Tour

Following the May 29th release of their fourth studio LP Magic Hour, New York outfit Scissor Sisters will hit the road in support of the studio effort. Starting on June 15th, the tour will take the group to 16 cities across North America, with the final performances taking place on July 6th and 7th with a pair of shows at New York's Terminal 5. Take a look at the full tour schedule after the jump, and head here to watch the outfit's recently released video for "Only The Horses."

Scissor Sisters 2012 Tour Dates:
05/06 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/16 – London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
05/17 – London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
06/15 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
06/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
06/17 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
06/19 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Ballroom
06/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
06/23 – Harriet Island, MN @ River’s Edge Music Festival
06/24 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic
06/25 – Kansas City, MO @ Crossroads
06/27 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
06/28 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
06/29 – Montreal, QC @ Olympia de Montreal
06/30 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
07/02 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
07/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
07/06 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
07/07 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
07/20 –  Dundrennan, UK @ Wickerman Festival
07/21 – Porto, PT @ Mares Vivas Festival

[Listen] El-P feat. Despot and Killer Mike - "Tougher Colder Killer"

Next month, El-P will return with a brand new LP titled Cancer for Cure, and today the illustrious hip hop figurehead dropped another preview from the forthcoming album. We've already heard "The Full Retard," and the new cut, titled "Tougher Colder Killer," is equally as banging. The song also features Despot and Killer Mike, both of whom will tag along with El-P on his just announced upcoming tour. Along with Despot and Killer Mike, El-P will be joined on tour by none other than Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, and all four will hit the road together starting on June 19th in Atlanta. From there, they will visit 21 cities over the course of almost one month, ending their trek in Washington, DC on July 15th. Check out their full tour schedule, and give "Tougher Colder Killer" a listen, after the jump.

Cancer for Cure is out on May 22nd via Fat Possum.

El-P 2012 Tour Dates:
05/21 – New York, NY @ Santos Party House ^
06/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *#^
06/20 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues *#^
06/21 – Dallas, TX @ Granada *#^
06/22 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live *#^
06/23 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk *#^
06/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent *#^
06/26 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah *#^
06/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex *#^
06/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency *#^
06/30 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne *#^
07/01 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s *#^
07/02 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune *#^
07/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fineline *#^
07/06 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *#^
07/07 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *#^
07/08 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig *#^
07/09 – Toronto, ON @ Hoxton^
07/11 – Boston, MA @ Paradise *#^
07/12 – Providence, RI @ The Met *#^
07/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero #^
07/15 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel *#^

* = w/ Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire
# = w/ Killer Mike
^ w =/ Despot

[News] Modest Mouse Announces Short Summer Tour

After reports surfaced that Portland indie-rock outfit Modest Mouse were working on a brand new LP with Outkast's Big Boi taking on production duties, we couldn't help but get excited. With no new information regarding the album since the news broke, at least we can find comfort with the fact that MM will be touring this summer, albeit for a very short period of time. From June 20th to the 26th, the Portland band will be performing a pair of shows in Washington, DC, as well as one-night stints in Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio. They will also be performing at this year's Governors Ball Music Festival in New York and Orion Music + More in Atlantic City, NJ. Take a look at all the details after the jump.

Modest Mouse 2012 Tour Dates:
06/20 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage A&E
06/23 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Orion Music + More
06/24 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/26 – Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion

[News] Rufus Wainwright Announces Summer Tour

On May 1st, Rufus Wainwright will be releasing his seventh studio album Out of the Game via Decca Records, and in support of the forthcoming release Wainwright has announced a summer tour. After several shows throughout Europe and the UK, Wainwright will return to North America on May 9th to perform in Brooklyn, followed by shows in Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego. From there, the musician will do several back and forth trips across the Atlantic till August, before setting off on a strictly European tour in November and December. Take a look at Rufus Wainwright's full tour schedule after the jump.

Out of the Game is now streaming via NPR.org.

Rufus Wainwright 2012 Tour Dates:
04/25 – Berlin, DE @ UDK
04/27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
04/29 – London, UK @ Sundance London Music and Film Festival
04/30 – London, UK @ Lyceum
05/02 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale
05/04 – Granada, ES @ Alhambra
05/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
05/11 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
05/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
05/13 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys
06/01 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/03 – Tel Aviv, IR @ Ronit’s Farm Ampitheatre
06/06 – La Coruna, ES @ Palacio de la Opera
06/08 – Porto, PT @ Optimus Primavera Sound
06/10 – Toronto, ON @ David Pecaut Stage
06/15 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
06/30 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Power Center
07/01 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
07/06 – Vienna, AT @ Vienna State Opera House
07/07 – Rotterdam, NL @ North Sea Jazz Fest
07/08 – Liege, BE @ Les Ardentes
07/13 – Ferropolis, DE @ Melt! Festival
07/15 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
07/16 – Bath, UK @ The Forum
07/18 – Dublin, IE @ The Iveagh Gardens
07/24 – Vienna, VA @ The Filene Center
07/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing
07/27 – Purchase, NY @ The PAC
07/28 – Westhampton Beach, NY @ Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
07/29 – Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
07/31 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
08/01 – Shelburne, VT @ The Green at Shelburne Museum
08/03 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
08/04 – Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall
08/05 - Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater
08/07 – Bloomington, IN @ Buskirk-Chumley Theater
08/08 – Chicago, IL @ Bank of America Theater
08/10 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
08/11 – Alpine Valley, MN @ Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
11/16 – Oxford, UK @ New Theatre
11/17 – Birmingham, UK @ Symphony Hall
11/18 – London, UK @ HMV Hammersmith Apollo
11/20 – Nottingham, UK @ Royal Concert Hall
11/21 – York, UK @ Barbican
11/23 – Bristol, UK @ Colston Hall
11/24 – Brighton, UK @ Dome
11/27 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
12/01 – Stockholm, SE @ Berns
12/02 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
12/03 – Gothenburg, SE @ Tradgarn
12/10 – Paris, FR @ Les Folies Bergere
12/11 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
12/13 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall

[News] Alabama Shakes Announce Headlining Summer Tour Dates

Alabama Shakes' 2012 is getting better and better, with their debut LP Boys & Girls reaching No. 20 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Independent Label chart, an upcoming sold out tour with Jack White planned, and now they've announced yet another headlining tour. Following their sold out tour with Jack White and appearances at both Sasquatch! and Bonnaroo, Alabama Shakes will perform a free show on June 24th in New York's Central Park alongside Diamond Rugs and Robert Ellis as part of the city's SummerStage concert series. From there, the band will hit the road again at the end of July and carry through until August 16th. For their full tour schedule, take a look after the jump.

Alabama Shakes Summer Tour Dates:

5/15 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium with Jack White SOLD OUT
5/16 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium with Jack White SOLD OUT
5/18 – Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Music Fest SOLD OUT
5/19 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel with Jack White SOLD OUT
5/21 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom with Jack White SOLD OUT
5/22 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom with Jack White SOLD OUT
5/24 – Detroit, MI – Scottish Rite Theater with Jack White SOLD OUT @ Masonic Temple
5/25-27 – Gorge, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
6/7-10 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
6/22 – Richmond, VA – Friday Cheers at Brown’s Island
6/24 – New York, NY – Central Park – SummerStage w/ Diamond Rugs, Robert Ellis FREE SHOW
7/28 – Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival
7/29 – Syracuse, NY – Paper Mill
7/31 – Indianapolis, IN – Vogue with Dry the River
8/2 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue with Dry the River
8/3-5 – Chicago, IL – Grant Park – Lollapalooza
8/10-12 – San Francisco, CA – Golden Gate Park – Outside Lands
8/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Music Box with Michael Kiwanuka
8/16 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

[News] Andrew Bird Announces Extended Summer Tour Dates

Indie folk musician Andrew Bird has announced an extended summer tour in support of his latest LP Break It Yourself, with the tour kicking off on May 3rd in Philadelphia. Carrying straight through till August, the extensive tour will see Andrew Bird performing with help from Wilco, Mavis Staples, Patrick Watson, Mucca Pazza and Tift Merritt, as well as performances at Outside Lands and several other major festivals. Take a look at his full tour itinerary after the jump.

Andrew Bird 2012 Tour Dates:
05/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer %
05/04 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre %
05/05 – New York, NY @Beacon Theatre &
05/06 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues %
05/08 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club %
05/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live %
05/10 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit @
05/12 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre @
05/19 – Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Festival
06/02 – London, UK @ Field Day
06/04 – Dublin, IE @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham
06/06 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity
06/08 – Glasgow, UK @ Fruit Market
06/09 – Nottinghamshire, UK @ No Direction Home
06/10 – Brighton, UK @ Royal Theatre
07/08 – Geneva, IL @ Fifth Third Bank Ballpark *
07/10 – Raleigh, NC @ North Carolina Museum of Art #
07/11 – Richmond, VA @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden #
07/14 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
07/16 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark
07/18 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre de Verdure
07/19 – Toronto, ON @ Echo Beach
07/20 – Shelburne, VT @ The Green at Shelburne Museum
07/21 – Pawtucket, RI @ Hope Artiste Village Courtyard
07/27 – Somerset, WI @ Soundtown Festival
08/10 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
08/11 – San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre
08/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
08/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Ampitheatre
08/15 – Boulder, CO @ Chautauqua Auditorium
08/17 – Denver, CO @ Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
08/18 – Jackson, WY @ Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
08/20 – Omaha, NE @ Peter Kiewit Concert Hall
08/21 – Des Moines, IA @ Simon Estes Ampitheatre
11/08 – London, UK @ Roundhouse

% = w/ Patrick Watson
& = w/ Tift Merritt
@ = w/ Mucca Pazza
* = w/ Wilco
# = w/ Mavis Staples

[News] Miike Snow, Skrillex, Bloc Party to Headline HARD Summer 2012

The fifth year of Los Angeles' HARD Summer Music Festival, which takes place from August 3-4th at Los Angeles State Historic Park, will be headlined by Miike Snow, Skrillex, Bloc Party, James Murphy, Boys Noize, Nero, and Squarepusher. Also included in the lineup are A-Trak, Magnetic Man, Claude Von Stroke, Little Dragon, Erol Alkan, Datsik, aarabMUZIK, Danny Brown, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Action Bronson, John Talabot, 12th Planet, Dillon Francis, Gaslamp Killer, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Fake Blood, and Bootsy Collins and the Funky Unity Band, as well as DJ sets from both Chromeo and The Bloody Beetroots.

Two-day passes, as well as VIP passes, are now available to purchase through Fla.vor.us.