popwreckoning updates

Posted: 02 May 2009 09:15 AM PDT

With their spring tour now under way, Cursive is excited to announce a new run of U.S. dates this June and July (dates below). Kicking off June 13th at the Westword Music Showcase in Denver, the tour will take the band to and down the West Coast before wrapping up July 1st at Club Sound in Salt Lake City.

The band's current shows have already earned glowing praise as the traverse the country in support of their sixth studio album, Mama, I'm Swollen, which was released March 10th on hometown label Saddle Creek. Earlier this year, the band also made their network television debut March 13th on the “Late Show with David Letterman” (watch it here) with a kinetic performance of lead single "From The Hips" (watch the official video here). At the conclusion of the current spring tour, Cursive will head to the UK for two weeks in May before their summer dates back in the US.

Tour Dates:
May 02 - Cat's Cradle / Carrboro, NC *
May 03 - Black Cat / Washington DC *
May 04 - The State Theatre / State College, Pa. *
May 05 - Diesel / Pittsburgh *
May 06 - Magic Stick / Detroit *
May 07 - Turner Hall / Milwaukee #
May 08 - First Avenue / Minneapolis ^
May 09 - Bottom Lounge / Chicago #
May 12 - Dingwalls / London
May 13 - Clwb Ifor Bach / Cardiff
May 14 - The Great Escape Festival / Brighton
May 16 - Hare and Hounds / Birmingham
May 17 - Norwich Arts Center / Norwich
May 18 - Manchester Academy 3 / Manchester
May 19 - Fibbers / York
May 20 - Newcastle Academy 2 / Newcastle
May 21 - Stag and Dagger Festival / London
May 22 - Stag and Dagger Festival / Leeds
May 23 - Stag and Dagger Festival / Glasgow
May 24 - Dot to Dot Festival / Nottingham
Jun 13 - Westword Music Showcase / Denver
Jun 18 - Nutty's North / Sioux Falls
Jun 20 - Yellowstone Valley Brewery / Billings, Mt.
Jun 21 - The Other Side / Missoula
Jun 22 - Knitting Factory / Spokane
Jun 23 - Neumo's / Seattle
Jun 24 - Wonder Ballroom / Portland
Jun 27 - Great American Music Hall / San Francisco
Jun 28 - El Rey Theatre / Los Angeles
Jun 29 - Glass House / Pomona, Ca.
Jul 01 - Club Sound / Salt Lake City, Utah

* w/ Man Man
# w/ P.O.S. and The Berg Sans Nipple
^ w/ A Very Special Guest and The Berg Sans Nipple

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Neil Young Rocks the Sprint Center

Posted: 02 May 2009 09:05 AM PDT

Most of the bands this photographer sees could learn a thing or ten from veteran rocker Neil Young. While the crowd inside was smaller than expected, Young put on an energetic and emotional performance mixing work from his decades-long career, including tracks from his new album, Fork in the Road.