News: Upcoming Fall Tours

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Coldplay

Hey guys, just a few 'news' item to run through before I leave the house to see a concert. Since coming back from holiday, I've been finding it hard to get back into the writing/work mentality (I'm sure you know what I mean).

What I've been forward to new seasons of television shows! You can watch many of these shows on hulu (boo to their disabling PS3 browsers), including my anticipated "Flashforward" about the day everyone blacked out and saw visions of their future. It looks apocalyptic and co-star John Cho (the Harold in Harold and Kumar).

I'm also loving the Fringe Season One Bluray, which you'll want to get the Best Buy version to get the free comic book by Wildstorm/DC Comics.

Looking through news.weheartmusic.com, I see there are quite a few bands announcing fall/winter tour dates, except for that "it's all yellow" band, Coldplay (official/myspace). They're giving away a nine-track live album called Left Right Left Right as a free download at coldplay.com/lrlrl/lr.html.

No reason, they're not touring or in need of promotion. I think it was just a thankyou gift to their fans.

The Decemberists - The Soldiering Life

The Decemberists

Decemberists (official/myspace) are playing a few shows:

Sept. 23 Norfolk, VA The Norva
Sept. 24 Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville Pavilion*
Sept. 25 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium*
Sept. 26 Athens, GA The Classic Center*
Sept. 27 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium*
Sept. 29 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheater*
Sept. 30 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live*
Oct. 2 Houston, TX House of Blues*
Oct. 3 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct. 4 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom*
Oct. 6 Lexington, KY University of Kentucky, Lexington*
Oct. 7 Columbia, MO Ninth St. Fall Fest*
Oct. 8 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre*
Oct. 9 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre*
Oct. 18 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island Music Festival
Oct. 19 Los Angeles, CA UCLA Royce Hall
Nov. 18 London, UK Forum
Nov. 19 London, UK Coronet
Nov. 21 The Hague, Netherlands Crossing Border Festival

(w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)

While I would like to attend, although I think they've long outgrown me as a band. Still, I'll always have their Kill Rock Star days, no? I also don't have their new album, The Hazards of Love, for review, but I suspect it was written on parchment paper in 1886.

God Only Knows

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston (official/myspace) is also on tour. I'll admit to smiling to myself when I read his tagline: "hundreds of songs, and dozens of fans". He's got more than a dozen.

If everything falls into place, we'll have a review of his New York show. Shame he's avoiding the midwest altogether.

10/02/09 Austin City Limits Austin, Texas
10/13/09 9:30 Club Washington DC
10/14/09 Highline Ballroom / Irving Plaza New York
10/15/09 Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts
10/16/09 UK Fed Montreal, Quebec
10/17/09 Mod Club Toronto, Ontario
10/22/09 Regency Ballroom San Francisco, California
10/23/09 Caines San Diego, California
10/24/09 Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
11/01/09 Concorde Brighton, South
11/02/09 Union Chapel London
11/03/09 Town Hall Manchester, Northwest
11/04/09 Queens Hall Edinburgh, Scotland
11/05/09 The Sage Gateshead
11/06/09 Brudenell Social Club Leeds
11/07/09 Brudenell Social Club Leeds
11/08/09 Trinity Arts Center Bristol, Southwest
11/11/09 W2 Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant

Nico Vega - Cocaine Cooked the Brain (guns n bombs remix)

Nico Vega

Finally, barefooted Nico Vega (official/myspace) have announced that they are on tour with, guess who? The Manic Street Preachers! I don't know how they do it! They've opened up for loads of great bands, and I'm sure along the way manage to convert a few fans!

Here are the MSP tour dates with Nico Vega:

9/22/09 - The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
9/24/09 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
9/25/09 - The Avalon, Los Angeles, CA
9/28/09 - The Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO
9/30/09 - The Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

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