LIVE NOW AT http://thewildernessdowntown.com/

SECOND NIGHT ADDED AT BERKELEY’S GREEK THEATER

BOTH LOS ANGELES SHOWS, CALGARY, VANCOUVER ALSO SOLD OUT

“We don’t know exactly what to call the online collaboration between Arcade Fire and Google that launched Monday morning, but it sure is neat.”–WIRED

“The Wilderness Downtown,” an interactive film by Chris Milk featuring “We Used To Wait” from Arcade Fire’s new album The Suburbs can be experienced now at http://thewildernessdowntown.com/.

Taking its name from a lyric from the aforementioned song–“so when the lights cut out, I was lost, standing in the wilderness downtown”–“The Wilderness Downtown” exemplifies the Google “Chrome Experience” and HTML5 technology, cueing the opening of multiple browser windows, visually incorporating viewers’ childhood addresses (if they are available via Google Street View) , allowing the viewers to write and share messages to their younger selves and more.

Back in the physical world, Arcade Fire’s October 7 and 8 shows at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium have sold out completely, with all of the approximately 12,000 tickets going  within hours of on sale. Popular demand has also necessitated the adding of a second show at the Greek Theater in Berkeley CA, where the band will now perform October 2 and 3.

See below for a full listing of dates and check back at arcadefire.com for information re: on sales, additional dates, support, etc.

ARCADE FIRE ON TOUR FALL 2010:

WED – 9/22/2010 – St. Paul, MN   Roy Wilkins Arena
THU – 9/23/2010 – Winnipeg, MB   MTS Centre
SAT – 9/25/2010 – Saskatoon, SK   Credit Union Centre
SUN – 9/26/2010 – Calgary, AB   Stampede Corral * SOLD OUT
TUE – 9/28/2010 – Vancouver, BC   Pacific Coliseum  * SOLD OUT
WED – 9/29/2010 – Seattle, WA   Key Arena
THU – 9/30/2010 – Portland, OR   Memorial Coliseum
SAT – 10/2/2010 – Berkeley, CA   Greek Theatre * SOLD OUT
SUN – 10/3/2010 – Berkeley, CA   Greek Theatre
TUE – 10/5/2010 – Big Sur, CA   Henry Miller Library * SOLD OUT
THU – 10/7/2010 – Los Angeles, CA   Shrine Auditorium   * SOLD OUT
FRI – 10/8/2010 – Los Angeles, CA   Shrine Auditorium   * SOLD OUT
SUN – 10/10/2010 – Mexico City (MX)   Palacio de los Deportes
TUE – 10/12/2010 – Monterrey (MX)   Banamex Theater

* Calexico supports Sept. 22 through Oct. 3 and Oct. 10 and 12

In the wake of The Suburbs’ #1 chart debut, Arcade Fire has confirmed another leg of dates stretching from Minnesota to Mexico.

The next installation of North American dates will begin September 22 at the Roy Wilkins Arena in St. Paul MN, swinging through western Canada, the pacific northwestern U.S., and California before concluding October 12 at Monterrey, Mexico’s Banamex Theater.

The September-October shows will follow a current run of dates including a recent two-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden (highlights of the second night can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/user/ArcadeFireVEVO, a headline set at Lollapalooza and an upcoming August 14 headline at Toronto’s Olympic Island. Following that and prior to the band’s return to North America, Arcade Fire will make a select number of UK and European appearances, including headline stands at the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK.

See below for a full listing of dates and check back at arcadefire.com for information re: on sales, additional dates, support, etc.

ARCADE FIRE ON TOUR FALL 2010:

WED – 9/22/2010 – St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkins Arena
THU – 9/23/2010 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
SAT – 9/25/2010 – Saskatoon, SK – Credit Union Centre
SUN – 9/26/2010 – Calgary, AB – Stampede Corral
TUE – 9/28/2010 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum
WED – 9/29/2010 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena
THU – 9/30/2010 – Portland, OR – Memorial Coliseum
SAT – 10/2/2010 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
TUE – 10/5/2010 – Big Sur, CA – Henry Miller Library
THU – 10/7/2010 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Auditorium
FRI – 10/8/2010 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Auditorium
SUN – 10/10/2010 – Mexico City (MX) – Palacio de los Deportes
TUE – 10/12/2010 – Monterrey (MX) – Banamex Theater

INFINITE ARMS ON SALE FOR $3.99 TODAY ONLY ON AMAZON.COM

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE APPEARANCE CONFIRMED FOR SEPTEMBER 21

FARM AID PERFORMANCE CONFIRMED FOR OCTOBER 2

Band of Horses has confirmed support acts for the various legs of its fall North American tour, which commences September 24 at the Greek Theater in Berkeley CA and will include stops at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater, Chicago’s Riviera Theater and an Oct. 29 homecoming gala at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in Charleston SC, as well as stops in nearly 20 other cities. A portion of proceeds from the Charleston show as well as the Oct. 28 date at Asheville NC’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium will benefit local chapters of the Leukemia and Lymphoma society and the Charleston Waterkeeper, whose mission is to preserve and protect the integrity of Charleston’s waterways by defending them from pollution and contamination.

The tour’s special guests will include Jenny and Johnny, Besnard Lakes, Brad, Admiral Radley, Darker My Love and more. See below for a complete market by market listing.

Prior to the band’s return to U.S. stages and following on the heels of a current run of UK/Euro festival appearances, Band of Horses will return to the small screen for a September 21 appearance on the outdoor stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check local listings for further details.

Additionally, Band of Horses will perform at this year’s Farm Aid, sharing the stage with Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and John Mellencamp Oct. 2 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI. Farm Aid tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Brewers box office, by phone at 414-902-4000 or online at www.tickets.com. Advance tickets are available through noon Thursday to Farm Aid members. To become a Farm Aid member, visit www.farmaid.org

The fall Band of Horses dates are the latest in support of the band’s third album, Infinite Arms, which is on sale for $3.99 for Friday, Aug. 13 only at Amazon.com. Produced by Band of Horses with additional production from Phil Ek and mixed by Dave Sardy,  Infinite Arms’ songs project the essence of the different locales across America that became the setting for its recording and songwriting process. The rich musical heritage of Muscle Shoals, AL, the sublime beauty of Asheville’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the glamorous Hollywood Hills and the vast Mojave desert all influenced the sounds on Infinite Arms and helped yield the group’s most focused and dynamic recordings to date. The serene woods of Northern Minnesota and the band’s native Carolinas inspired the songwriting, lending the compositions an air of comfort and familiarity.

Band of Horses is Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds. Infinite Arms marks the recorded debut of long time touring members Ramsey and Reynolds, while Barrett and Monroe graced the last album, Cease to Begin. Through touring together in support of Cease to Begin and during breaks in the Infinite Arms recording process, the band have become a cohesive force with all members making invaluable contributions to the unmistakable sound that founder Bridwell has crafted since the band’s inception.

The latest addition to Band of Horses’ acclaimed discography arrived recently in the form of “Life On Earth” available exclusively on the new Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack, joining Infinite Arms and its predecessors 2007’s Cease To Begin, the band’s 2006 debut album Everything All The Time, and a self-titled, self-released EP in 2005.

For further info, see below and continue to check back at bandofhorses.com.

BAND OF HORSES
NORTH AMERICA 2010

With Admiral Radley (featuring members of Grandaddy and Earlimart) and Darker My Love:
September 24th – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater
September 25th – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater
September 27th – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
September 28th – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
September 29th – Denver, CO – Fillmore

With Brad (featuring Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam) and Blake Mills
October 1st – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
October 4th – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
October 5th – Columbus, OH – LC Amphitheater
October 6th – Louisville, KY – Brown Theater

With Brad and Besnard Lakes
October 12th – Tulsa, OK –Cain’s Ballroom
October 13th – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
October 14th – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater

With Besnard Lakes
October 16th – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theater
October 17th – Indianapolis, IN –Egyptian Room
October 19th – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theater

With Jenny and Johnny (featuring Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice) and Besnard Lakes
October 21st – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
October 22nd – Detroit, MI – Fillmore

With Jenny and Johnny and Uncle Mountain
October 28th – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

With Jenny and Johnny and Josh Roberts & The Hinges
October 29th – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center

With Jenny and Johnny and Bryan Cates
October 30th – Atlanta, GA – The Fox Theater

DATES TO INCLUDE FIRST EVER HOLLYWOOD BOWL HEADLINE

FESTIVAL APPEARANCES TO INCLUDE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, TREASURE ISLAND, V FESTIVAL

Special Guests To Include Sleigh Bells and Hot Chip

Fresh off triumphant appearances at the Sasquatch, Bonnaroo and Pitchfork festivals, sold out multiple headline dates in New York, Paris, Dublin and more, and stops in Japan, Australia, Korea and beyond, LCD Soundsystem has confirmed dates of its extensive U.S. fall tour. This next U.S. leg will commence September 24 at Philadelphia’s Naval Cruise Terminal and will include LCD’s first ever headline engagement at Los Angeles’ legendary Hollywood Bowl on October 15, as well as sets at the Austin City Limits and V festivals, among others.

Special guests Sleigh Bells will appear on the September 24-October 8 dates, after which Hot Chip will occupy the special guest slot from October 13 on. Both Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells will appear at the Hollywood Bowl show.

The newly announced dates are the latest in LCD Soundsystem’s ongoing world tour in support of its third album, This Is Happening, which was released May 18 in the U.S. on DFA/Virgin. The first LCD record to debut in the U.S. Top 10, This Is Happening and attendant LCD live experience have been garnering unanimous acclaim, most recently including a #5 showing in NPR’s mid-year best music of 2010 so far listeners poll and Spin naming the band’s performance “Best Moment Everyone Expected To Be Great” at the recent Pitchfork festival.

On the forthcoming dates LCD Soundsystem constant James Murphy will be joined by core members Nancy Whang (keyboards, vocals) and Pat Mahoney (drums), as well as Al Doyle of Hot Chip (bass), Gavin Russom (keyboards), David Scott Stone (guitar) and Matt Thornley (percussion).

More dates will be announced shortly. For updates and additions, continue to check http://lcdsoundsystem.com/.

Fri-Sep-24-10 – Philadelphia – Making Time @ Philadelphia Naval Cruise Terminal  (with Sleigh Bells)
Sat-Sep-25-10 – Columbia MD – V Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Mon-Sep-27-10 – Burlington VT – Memorial Auditorium   (with Sleigh Bells)
Tue-Sep-28-10 – Boston – Orpheum (with Sleigh Bells)
Fri-Oct-01-10 – Clinton, NY – Hamilton College    (with Sleigh Bells)
Mon-Oct-04-10 – Atlanta – Tabernacle   (with Sleigh Bells)
Tue-Oct-05-10 – Orlando – Hard Rock   (with Sleigh Bells)
Wed-Oct-06-10 – Miami – Fillmore     (with Sleigh Bells)
Fri-Oct-08-10 – Houston – Verizon Amphitheater (with Sleigh Bells)
Sat-Oct-09-10 – Austin City Limits Festival
Wed-Oct-13-10 – San Diego – RIMAC Arena  (with Hot Chip)
Fri-Oct-15-10 – Los Angeles – Hollywood Bowl   (with Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells)
Sat-Oct-16-10 – San Francisco – Treasure Island
Tue-Oct-19-10 – Salt Lake City – The Complex   (with Hot Chip)
Wed-Oct-20-10 – Denver – Fillmore Auditorium   (with Hot Chip)
Fri-Oct-22-10 – Milwaukee – Eagles Ballroom    (with Hot Chip)
Sat-Oct-23-10 – Saint Paul – Roy Wilkins   (with Hot Chip)

Currently in the midst of an international festival and headline run spanning Japan to the Netherlands, Broken Bells has confirmed the addition of three new dates to its ongoing debut world tour: James Mercer and Brian Burton a/k/a Danger Mouse will be bringing Broken Bells to the Fox Theater in Oakland on October 5, the Wiltern in Los Angeles on October 6 and New York City’s Terminal 5 on October 11. The new dates bracket Broken Bells’ already announced appearance at this year’s Austin City Limits festival on October 9.

Broken Bells’ self titled debut album has sold over 200,000 copies domestically since its March 9 Columbia Records release, nearly 50,000 of which were moved in its first week—landing the record at #7 on the Billboard 200 and #1 at its peak on iTunes). In addition to being the year’s highest charting debut album by an alternative/rock band,  Broken Bells met with an instantly and unanimously positive critical reception:  Rolling Stone hailed the album as “the year’s coolest left field pop disc” in a 4-star lead review, while Wired described it as “crazy good stuff”  and Entertainment Weekly praised it as a “subtly savory sonic morsel.” More recently, Broken Bells came in at #4 in NPR’s best music of 2010 so far listeners poll.

Broken Bells’ first ever tour has fared similarly, selling out from date one, and dazzling crowds the world over. Witnessing one of the band’s very first performances, US Weekly likened Broken Bells live show to “being at a cozy, intimate underground basement party somewhere in Northern California with the best art rock band on the coast providing the soundtrack.”

Meanwhile, as Broken Bells’ first single “The High Road” holds strong in a top 10 spot after six months at Alternative radio, the Jacob Gentry-directed and Emmy nominee Christina Hendricks-starring video for second single “The Ghost Inside” has been generating hundreds of thousands of views at http://www.vevo.com/watch/broken-bells/the-ghost-inside/USSM21000518. A behind the scenes look into the making of the five-minute sci fi opus can be viewed at http://www.vevo.com/watch/broken-bells/the-making-of-the-ghost-inside/USSM21001080 and further insights are offered up in an exclusive Q&A with director Gentry at http://pitchfork.com/news/39385-directors-cut-broken-bells-the-ghost-inside/.

Broken Bells features Mercer on vocals, guitars and bass while Burton plays organ, drums, piano, synths and bass. The pair play all instruments on the album with the exception of a full string section arranged by Daniele Luppi. Broken Bells was recorded by Todd Monfalcone and Kennie Takahashi at Mondo Studio in Los Angeles and produced by Danger Mouse.

Each a long-time fan of the other’s work, Burton and Mercer first met face-to-face backstage at the 2004 Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen. The pair immediately hit it off and kept in touch over the prevailing half decade and in May 2008 seized the opportunity to finally collaborate on original music together. Broken Bells was pared down from more than 20 pieces of new music written and recorded to the 10 songs that coalesced together the most seamlessly.

Mercer and Burton will continue to work as a band in the future.

BROKEN BELLS Live 2010

07/30/10 – Nigata, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
08/12/10 – Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
08/13/10 – Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
08/14/10 – Goteborg, Sweden – Way Out West
08/16/10 – Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gafaehrlich
08/17/10 – Cologne, Germany – Gloria
08/19/10 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
10/05/10 – Oakland, CA – The Fox Theatre
10/06/10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
10/09/10 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/11/10 – New York, NY – Terminal 5

THREE MONTH “ESCAPE TO PLASTIC BEACH” GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO INCLUDE FIRST EVER MADISON SQUARE GARDEN HEADLINE

Plastic Beach #1 in NPR’s Mid-Year Best Music of 2010 So Far Listeners’ Poll

New and Exclusive Video Material Live Now at Gorillaz Official Hulu Channel http://www.hulu.com/gorillaz

With blown minds still reeling from a record-breaking one-off headline appearance at this year’s Coachella festival, Gorillaz have confirmed that their worldwide “Escape To Plastic Beach” tour will begin in North America with a 20 date stretch commencing October 3 at Montreal’s Bell Centre and including the band’s first ever performance at Madison Square Garden on October 8.

Gorillaz fanclub, the Sub-Division, will benefit from a 48 hour pre-sale ahead of tickets going on general sale. To join Sub-Division go to www.gorillaz.com/subdivision

The U.S. and Canada dates, full details of which will be announced shortly, will be followed by a series of 10 shows across Europe and the UK, including a two-night stand at London’s O2 arena, as well as seven shows across Australia and Asia.

Gorillaz co-creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s new live experience encompassing material from all three multi-platinum Gorillaz albums played its first ever show at this April’s Coachella festival, absolutely slaying a crowd of 70,000 in the final headline slot of the weekend. Featuring Albarn, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, Bootie Brown, UK Hip Hop stars Kano and Bashy and others as well as video animation, artwork, film and stage design by Hewlett, Gorillaz have since played in front of more than 400,000 fans headlining Glastonbury, Roskilde in Denmark and Benicassim Festival in Spain and will soon become the first Western band of their magnitude to play in Syria when they play the ancient Citadel in Damascus on July 25th following a headline slot at Byblos Festival, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Universal raves for the current Gorillaz live band have included the following:

“The guest appearances from Bobby Womack, De La Soul, the Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, and more were all real. Not that Albarn really needed any help commanding attention. He sang with real soul and exhibited boundless energy… This, ladies and gentlemen, was pop spectacle done right.”–ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“The evolving band-art project — that originally began as a partnership between Blur’s Damon Albarn and comics artist Jamie Hewlett — was at its most expansive at Coachella. Albarn acted as a composer and a conjurer, directing a mini symphony and waving his arms to inspire flashes of synthesized and electronic sounds. The Gorillaz — aided by Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, anchors of what was once one of England’s most ambitious bands, the Clash — were, in many ways, the most perfect of Coachella bands.”–LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Gorillaz, the multi-media music project helmed by former Blur front man Damon Albarn and Tank Girl co-creator Jamie Hewlett, is the most intriguing, and perhaps one of the most important, music groups to emerge from the ’00s. Nowhere was that more obvious than Sunday night at Coachella, when Gorillaz sucked the crowd from virtually every other portion of Empire Polo Field for a rousing conclusion to the festival.”–LA WEEKLY

On the heels of the recently released third Gorillaz album Plastic Beach being  voted #1 album of 2010 thus far in NPR’s listeners poll, and first single/video “Stylo” setting the record for the most successful YouTube Music Tuesday premiere ever, Gorillaz have followed up with an epic clip for “On Melancholy Hill.” The narrative reveals the whereabouts of Gorillaz guitar slinger Noodle, making her first appearance since her apparent demise in the “El Manana” video that capped the 2005-2006 Demon Days campaign, and drummer Russel Hobbs, returning from MIA status transformed into a giant. “On Melancholy Hill” also picks up immediately following  the conclusion of the white knuckle chase captured in “Stylo,” with Noodle’s Cyborg doppelganger, Murdoc and vocalist 2D headed to Plastic Beach by way of an undersea odyssey featuring cameos from Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Simonon and Jones, De La Soul and more. The full back story of the various Gorillaz misadventures filling the gap between Demon Days and Plastic Beach, the discovery of Point Nemo and construction of Murdoc’s new HQ, the formation of the current Gorillaz live band and more are chronicled in Journey To Plastic Beach http://www.hulu.com/watch/158164/gorillaz-journey-to-plastic-beach#s-p1-sr-i0. Journey To Plastic Beach recently debuted alongside “Feel Good Inc.,” “DARE,” “Clint Eastwood” and other visual essentials from the extensive Gorillaz videography at the band’s recently christened Hulu channel at http://www.hulu.com/gorillaz

Plastic Beach was released March 9 in the U.S. on EMI’s Virgin Records. It immediately set two career landmarks, selling more than 112,000 copies in its first week and entering the U.S. album chart at #2. Both career highs, the sales number and chart position bested those of 2005’s double-platinum Demon Days, which sold 107,000 in its debut week, entering the chart at #6.

Gorillaz a/k/a Murdoc Niccals, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs were co-created by  Albarn and Hewlett over ten years ago, and unleashed on  the world with their self-titled 2001 debut album, which has sold nearly two  million copies in the U.S. The band’s 2005 follow up, Demon Days, featured the  Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal Grammy winner “Feel Good Inc.” and sold in excess of two million copies in America.

For further developments in the ongoing Gorillaz saga, check  back hourly at the all new http://gorillaz.com, follow the  band’s own Murdoc Niccals at www.twitter.com/murdocgorillaz, or check out the Gorillaz YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/gorillaz

THE ORCHARD OUT AUGUST 24 ON BARSUK

PRE-ORDER LIVE NOW AT http://rarariot.barsuk.com/TheOrchard

“Boy,” the first single from Ra Ra Riot’s sophomore album The Orchard, is available now at iTunes, where it can be purchased along with a cover of Sparks’ “Saccharin and the War” and “Keep It Quiet (Bear).” The track “Boy” is currently streaming at Stereogum.com and available as a free MP3 via rarariot.com.

Due out August 24 on Barsuk (U.S.) and Arts & Crafts (Canada), The Orchard was hailed this week by NPR as “Incredible… An epic album with soaring strings and fat bass lines” and is now available for pre-order. The Orchard will be issued in standard physical and digital versions, as well as various special editions including limited colored vinyl, an extremely limited run of (four) test pressings, and a bonus DVD featuring a beautiful 38 minute impressionist behind-the-scenes documentary on the writing and making of The Orchard directed by Taryn Gould and Emily Kowalczyk. To place pre-orders and/or view a full list of configurations, go to rarariot.barsuk.com/TheOrchard.

Currently on tour in Japan, Ra Ra Riot will return to North America next month, making appearances at the Osheaga and Bumbershoot festivals and supporting Devo at  this year’s Columbus Ohio State Fair, before kicking off a headlining tour beginning with a September 21-24  stretch in New York and running through late November.

The Orchard was produced by Ra Ra Riot  and Andrew Maury and mixed by Chris Walla (with the exception of “Do You Remember,” which was mixed by Vampire  Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij). Its August 24 release date marks two years, nearly to the day, since the release of the band’s debut album, The Rhumb Line, which debuted at #109 on the U.S. album chart and went on  to sell in excess of 60,000 copies. The Orchard marks the first time Ra Ra Riot vocalist Wes Miles,  bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, violinist Rebecca Zeller and  cellist Alexandra Lawn have been joined in the studio by drummer Gabriel Duquette, who has toured with  the band since the release of The Rhumb Line.

For tour inquiries, contact Allison Witt e allison@nastylittleman.com

For further information, go to rarariot.com or contact Laura Eldeiry at nasty little man t 212 343 0740 e laura@nastylittleman.com

RA RA RIOT on tour 2010

Weds-July-21 Hiroshima, Japan – Hiroshima Club Quattro
Fri-July-23 – Yokohama, Japan – Yokohama BLITZ
Sat-July-24 – Tokyo, Japan – ZEPP Tokyo
Tues-July-27 – Kyoto, Japan – KSB Hall
Weds-July-28 – Kyoto, Japan – KSB Hall
Sun-Aug-01 Montreal, QC Osheaga Festival
Weds-Aug-04 Columbus, OH Columbus State Fair w/Devo
Sat-Aug-28 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheater
Sun-Sep-05 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot
Thu-Sep-09 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom/MFNW
Sun-Sep-12 North Dorset, UK End of the Road Festival
Sat-Sep-18 Geneva, NY Three Stories Benefit @ Cracker Factory
Tue-Sep-21 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Wed-Sep-22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Thu-Sep-23 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Fri-Sep-24 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Mon-Sep-27 Northampton, MA Pearl St.
Tue-Sep-28 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
Wed-Sep-29 Providence, RI The Met
Fri-Oct-01 Boston, MA Royale
Sat-Oct-02 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Sun-Oct-03 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel
Mon-Oct-04 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
Tue-Oct-05 Chicago, IL Metro
Thu-Oct-07 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
Fri-Oct-08 Omaha, NE Waiting Room
Sat-Oct-09 Lawrence, KS The Granada Theatre
Mon-Oct-11 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
Tue-Oct-12 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
Wed-Oct-13 Crystal Bay, NV Crystal Bay Club
Sun-Oct-17 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island Music Festival
Tue-Oct-19 Pomona, CA Glass House
Wed-Oct-20 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box @ Henry Fonda
Thu-Oct-21 San Diego, CA Belly Up Tavern
Fri-Oct-22 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
Sun-Oct-24 San Antonio, TX White Rabbits
Tue-Oct-26 Austin, TX Emo’s
Wed-Oct-27 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Thu-Oct-28 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
Fri-Oct-29 Little Rock, AR Rev Room
Sat-Oct-30 Nashville, TN Exit/In
Mon-Nov-01 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theatre
Tue-Nov-02 Atlanta, GA Masquerade-Hell Room
Wed-Nov-03 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Thu-Nov-04 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Fri-Nov-05 Washington, DC 930 Club
Thu-Nov-11 New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University
Sat-Nov-13 Vancouver, BC The Commodore
Wed-Nov-17 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Fri-Nov-19 Saskatoon, SK Louis’ Pub
Sat-Nov-20 Winnipeg, MB The Garric

Chikita Violenta and We Barbarians support Sept 27-Oct 13

Givers support Oct 19-Nov 5

Philip Selway of Radiohead will release his first solo album, Familial, August 31 on Nonesuch Records. The album will be available for pre-order late June.

A collection of sublimely fragile, haunting and heartfelt songs, Familial is likely to surprise many—and not solely because these beautifully understated performances are coming from a drummer. Familial is so persuasively good as to make a case for Selway as a natural born singer-songwriter.

The very first seeds of Familial were planted in 2001 when Neil Finn organized an impromptu gathering of talent, including Johnny Marr, Eddie Vedder, Lisa Germano, former Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg, Selway and his Radiohead bandmate Ed O’Brien, in aid of charity. The resulting album 7 Worlds Collide was credited to Neil Finn and Friends, but when the project was revived in 2008 the singing/songwriting was divided among the ranks, which by then included members of Wilco. During those sessions at Finn’s Auckland studio, Philip came up with Familial’s “The Ties That Bind Us,” on which he made his debut as a lead vocalist. That song, and an earlier number, “The Witching Hour”–also on Familial—appeared on 7WC’s The Sun Came Out album, released August 2009.

Back home, Selway asked Courtyard Studios’ resident engineer and producer Ian Davenport to work with him on sessions that would yield Familial. Selway then invited Germano, Steinberg, and Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Sansone to join him in the studio. Familial finds these varied and accomplished creative voices working in concert to craft a subtly complex and completely hypnotic atmosphere. Curiously, traditional drumming is virtually absent from the record, which favors underlying textures and loops for percussion. At times Familial’s beats and instrumental colours are so subtle, it seems as if the acoustic air in the room is setting the mood, leaving space for the lyrics, which clearly come from the most intimate of places.

For further information, check  www.nonesuch.com or contact Steve Martin at nasty little man 212 343 0740 steve@nastylittleman.com