[News] Foster the People Announce 2012 U.S. Tour Dates

Coming off an incredibly successful year, Los Angeles indie rock trio Foster the People aren't ready to slow down just yet. The band has announced yet another North American headlining tour, this time with the help of The Kooks, Tokyo Police Club and Mayer Hawthorne & The County. Starting with two shows in New York City on May 29th and 30th, the tour will take the band to twenty-one cities across the continent, with a final show in Las Vegas, NV on July 7th. You can check out all of the band's tour dates and locations after the jump.

Foster The People 2012 Tour Dates:

• 5/29        New York, NY                      Rumsey Playfield *
• 5/30        New York, NY                      Rumsey Playfield *
• 6/1          Columbus, OH                      The LC Pavilion *
• 6/4         Grand Prairie, TX                 Verizon Theatre *
• 6/5          Austin, TX                             The Backyard *
• 6/7          Alpharetta, GA                      Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *
• 6/10        Columbia, MD                      Merriweather Post Pavilion *
• 6/12        Montreal, QC                       Lachine Canal #
• 6/14        Philadelphia, PA                  Mann Center for the Performing Arts #
• 6/15        Boston, MA                           Bank Of America Pavilion #
• 6/16        Detroit, MI                             The Fillmore Detroit #
• 6/19        Toronto, ON                          Downsview Park #
• 6/20        Chicago, IL                           Congress Theater #
• 6/22        Minneapolis, MN                 US Bank Theater #
• 6/25        Burnaby, BC                         Deer Lake Park &
• 6/26        Seattle, WA                           WaMu Theatre &
• 6/27        Portland, OR                         Edgefield &
• 6/29        Berkeley, CA                        Greek Theatre &
• 6/30        Los Angeles,  CA                 Gibson Amphitheatre &
• 7/3          Morrison, CO                       Red Rocks Amphitheatre &
• 7/5          Salt Lake City, UT                The Great Salttair &
• 7/6          Phoenix, AZ                          Comerica Theatre &
• 7/7          Las Vegas, NV                     The Cosmopolitan &

* (w/The Kooks)

# (w/Tokyo Police Club)

& (w/Mayer Hawthorne & The County)

[News] Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Announce West Coast Tour with Fitz and The Tantrums

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. will be kicking off the New Year by heading out on tour alongside Los Angeles soul band Fitz and The Tantrums. Starting on January 15th, the Detroit-based duo will support Fitz and The Tantrums for a string of West Coast dates, including Denver, Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, and San Francisco. The duo will also be headlining a show at Echoplex in Los Angeles on January 31st. You can check out the remainder of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.'s 2011 tour dates, as well as their upcoming 2012 tour dates, after the jump.

As well, head over to IFC to watch a video of the pair performing an acoustic version of "Nothing But Our Love" in a remote Icelandic village called Sólheimar. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. will also be making their U.S. late night debut on January 30th, with plans to perform on Conan.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. 2012 Tour Dates:

12/13 Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA
12/15 WIRED Pop-Up Store, New York, NY
12/16 Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
12/17 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY – DJ Set – Brooklyn Vegan Holiday Party
1/15 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO *
1/17 Knitting Factory, Boise, ID *
1/19 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC *
1/20 Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA *
1/21 Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA *
1/24 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR *
1/26 Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA *
1/28 Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV *
1/31 Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA (Headlining)

* w/Fitz and the Tantrums

[News] Cults Map Out 2012 Tour

After a New Year's show with Jenny and Johnny, New York indie pop band Cults will be hitting the road again for another round of tour dates in support of their self-titled debut. Following a seven show stint with Australia's Laneway Festival, the band will kick off a North American tour starting on March 2nd in Hoboken, New Jersey. The band will be performing in thirty-two cities over the course of just under two months, so there's a pretty good guarantee that they will be performing in a city near you. You can take a look at all the specifics regarding the band's 2012 tour after the jump.

Cults 2011-2012 Tour Dates:
12/31 – W. Hollywood, CA @ The Standard West *
01/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
01/14 – Washington, DC @ The Black Cat
01/19 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
01/28 – Brisbane, AU @ Laneway Festival
01/30 – Auckland, AU @ Laneway Festival
02/04 – Melbourne, AU @ Laneway Festival
02/05 – Sydney, AU @ Laneway Festival
02/10 – Adelaide, AU @ Laneway Festival
02/11 – Perth, AU @ Laneway Festival
02/12 – Singapore @ Laneway Festival
02/15 – Tokyo, JP @ Unit
03/02 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
03/03 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
03/04 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
03/06 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
03/07 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
03/09 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza
03/10 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
03/11 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s ^
03/17 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
03/18 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
03/21 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
03/23 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
03/24 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
04/03 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
04/04 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
04/05 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
04/06 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
04/07 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
04/09 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue
04/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
04/12 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
04/13 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
04/14 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
04/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
04/17 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater
04/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
04/20 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
04/21 – Bloomington, IN @ Rhinos
04/22 – Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag
04/23 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
04/25 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
04/26 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
04/27 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
04/29 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street

* = w/ Jenny and Johnny
^ = w/ of Montreal

[News] Wu Lyf Announces 2012 Tour Dates

Early next year, Manchester rockers Wu Lyf will be hitting the road in support of their debut album Go Tell Fire to the Mountain. After performing seven shows for Laneway Festival, as well as a show in their hometown of Manchester, the band will be heading across the U.K. and eventually stateside for a seven show tour from April 17th to the 28th. The U.S. portion of the tour includes shows in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn. You can check out all of the band's 2012 tour dates after the jump.

Wu Lyf 2012 Tour Dates:
01/28 – Brisbane, AU @ Laneway Festival
01/30 – Auckland, AU @ Laneway Festival
02/02 – Melbourne, AU @ Prince of Wales
02/04 – Melbourne, AU @ Laneway Festival
02/05 – Sydney, AU  @ Laneway Festival
02/06 – Sydney, AU @ Metro Theatre
02/10 – Adelaide, AU @ Laneway Festival
02/11 – Perth, AU @ Laneway Festival
02/12 – Singapore @ Laneway Festival
02/18 – Ebisu, JP @ Ebisu Garden Hall
03/15 – Manchester, UK @ HMV Ritz
03/17 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
03/19 – Dublin, IE @ Whelans
03/21 – London, UK @ Heaven
03/22 – London, UK @ Heaven
04/17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
04/23 – Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel
04/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/27 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
04/28 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

[News] of Montreal Announces 2012 Tour Dates

With plans to release their eleventh studio album Paralytic Stalks on February 7th, Georgia indie rockers of Montreal are scheduling a U.S. spring tour in support of the album. Starting in Jacksonville, FL on March 7th and carrying on for exactly one month, the tour will take the band all across the U.S., including a stop at next year's South by Southwest in Austin, TX. During the tour, the band will be supported by the likes of Deerhoof, Computer Magic, Cults, Loney Dear, Hard Nips, and of Montreal's very own Kishi Bashi.

You can check out all of the band's planned tour dates and locations after the jump. Paralytic Stalks is out on February 7th via Polyvinyl.

of Montreal 2011-2012 Tour Dates:
12/31 – Athens, GA @ Go Bar (DJ Set)
02/17 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
03/07 – Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live *
03/08 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live *
03/09 – Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box *
03/10 – New Orleans, LA @ Howlin Wolf *
03/11 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds *%
03/12 – Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM @ UCO Performance Lab *
03/13 – Dallas, TX @ Tree’s *
03/14 – McAllen, TX @ Sofie’s Saloon
03/15 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s East (South by Southwest)
03/18 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls *#
03/19 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto *#
03/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *#
03/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s *#
03/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *#
03/23 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom *#
03/24 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market *#
03/25 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
03/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *#
03/28 – Chicago, IL @ Metro *^
03/29 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *^
03/30 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall ¥ !
03/31 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *^
04/01 – Boston, MA @ The Paradise *^
04/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *^
04/03 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *^
04/04 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *^
04/05 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel *^
04/06 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 *^
04/07 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *^

* = w/ Kishi Bashi
# = w/ Deerhoof
% = w/ Cults
^ = w/ Loney Dear
¥ = w/ Computer Magic
! = w/ Hard Nips

[News] Red Hot Chili Peppers Add West Coast Tour Dates

In support of this years I'm With You, recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers have been dishing out new tour dates on a weekly basis. So far, the band has announced a six-date leg starting in late January, as well as a slew of dates throughout the Southwestern U.S. Today, the L.A. rockers have announced the West Coast leg of their tour, which includes shows in Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Glendale, and Denver. You can check out all of the band's upcoming tour dates, as well as the newly added italicized dates, after the jump.

Red Hot Chili Peppers 2011-2012 Tour Dates:
12/04 – Berlin, DE @ o2 World
12/05 – Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle
12/07 – Vienna, AT @ Wiener Stadthalle
12/10 – Torino, IT @ Palaolimpico
12/11 – Assago, IT @ Mediolanum Forum
12/13 – Zueich, CH @ Hallenstadion Zurich
12/15 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi
12/17 – Madrid, ES @ Palacio de Deportes
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
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
08/29 – Zagreb, HR @ Hoppodrome
09/01 – Sofia, BG @ Georgia Asparuhov Stadium
09/10 – Tel Aviv, IR @ Hayakron Park

[Watch] Robyn Performs on Saturday Night Live



Last night, Swedish pop queen Robyn hit the set of Saturday Night Live to perform two songs from last year's Body Talk. During the show, she performed renditions of both "Call Your Girlfriend" and "Dancing on my Own." After the jump, you can watch all of Robyn's pop and spandex splendour.

Compartively, Robyn performed these exact two songs last April on Jimmy Kimmel, so head over here to see how her late night performances match up.

"Call Your Girlfriend":

"Dancing On My Own":

[News] Pearl Jam Announce 2012 European Dates

Good news for European Pearl Jam fans who've looked on in awe at the recent PJ20 events in the US, the band will touch down on our soil in 2012. The band are planning some arena shows starting off in a very welcome visit to Manchester, June 20th before trekking across Europe with visits to Denmark, The Netherlands, France, Germany, and Sweden. In between the arena shows though the band will play some festival slots. Isle of Wight Festival have added PJ to their already impressive lineup of The Boss and Tom petty. Vedder and co will also play Belgium’s Rock Werchter, and France’s Main Square Festival. Peep the dates after the jump.

Pearl Jam 2012 Tour Dates:
06/22 – Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena *
06/23 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Isle of Wight Festival
06/26 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome *
06/29 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
06/30 – Arras, FR @ Main Square Festival
07/04 – Berlin, DE @ O2 Arena *
07/07 – Stockholm, SE @ Ericsson Globe Arena *
07/09 – Oslo, NO @ Spektrum *
07/10 – Copenhagen, DK @ Forum  *

* = w/ X