London folkies and cinema lovers Noah and the Whale will coming back to this side of the pond from their native England this October to tour in support of their new album, The First Days of Spring. The new album and a limited edition CD/DVD version of the album will be available in the States on October 6.
Tour Dates: Oct 20 – Roxy / Los Angeles Oct 22 – Swedish American Hall / San Francisco Oct 24 – Crocodile Cafe / Seattle Oct 25 – Doug Fir / Portland Oct 29 – Lakeshore Theater / Chicago Oct 30 – Crofoot’s Pike Room / Pontiac Oct 31 – Horseshoe Tavern / Toronto
Our favorite Philadelphian rapscallions Man Man recently performed a free show in our neighbor to the north, New York City, at the East River Amphitheater. Fellow music bloggers Baeblemusic captured it in its fun and delightfully whimsical glory. Below, we’ve got “Top Drawer” from Man Man’s 2008 release Rabbit Habits, for your aural and visual pleasure. Head over to Baeblemusic to watch the entire performance, which includes my personal favorites, “Ballad of Butterbeans” and “Doo Wop.”
Lucky for us, and if you believe everything you read on Twitter, the band is in the process to writing a follow up to last year’s hot release. And speaking of Twitter, the aforementioned Baeblemusic is givng away 3 Man Man prize packs via the 140 max character social network. To enter, follow @Baeblemusic and tweet @BaebleMusic with a link to the Man Man concert. Use the URL http://bit.ly/7TwCl for convenient, character saving measures. And don’t forget to follow @popwreckoning, too!
The Mile After Mile Tour, sponsored by Fender, Audix, Faceless International, and The Love Alliance, kicks off on October 7th in Aurora, Illinois and follows Straylight Run across the US playing with Lydia, Anarbor, Mansions, Camera Can't Lie, The Dangerous Summer, Moving Mountains, Brian Bonz and Dave Melillo. Ticket pre-sales begin tomorrow, Tuesday, September 15th.
John Nolan (vocals/guitar), Shaun Cooper (bass), and Will Noon (drums), take a fresh and earth conscious approach in support of their EP release "About Time." The EP , which was originally released digitally in the Spring, now will be available on colored limited edition 12″ 45 rpm vinyl with a download card embedded with wildflower seeds that you can plant once the songs are downloaded. Pre-sale will begin sometime this month and released October 6th. You can pick up a copy when you catch the guys on the road.
Tour Dates: Oct 07 – Doug’s Rockhouse Grill / Aurora, Il.* Oct 08 – Triple Rock / Minneapolis* Oct 09 – The Picador / Iowa City* Oct 10 – Aquarium / Fargo* Oct 12 – The Black Sheep / Colorado Springs* Oct 13 – V2 / Salt lake City* Oct 15 – El Corazon / Seattle* Oct 16 – Satyricon / Portland* Oct 18 – The Rickshaw Stop / San Francisco* Oct 19 – The Starline / Fresno* Oct 20 – Plea For Peace Center / Stockton, Ca.* Oct 21 – Jerry’s Pizza / Bakersfield, Ca.* Oct 22 – Downtown Brew / San Luis Obispo* Oct 23 – Chain Reaction / Anaheim* Oct 24 – The Hot Box / Phoenix* Oct 26 – The Door / Dallas# Oct 27 – Emo’s Alternative Lounge / Austin# Oct 28 – The Conservatory / Oklahoma City# Oct 29 – Revolution Music Room / Little Rock# Nov 01 – Mixtape Cafe / Grand Rapids# Nov 03 – Diesel / Pittsburgh^ Nov 05 – Higher Ground / Burlington^ Nov 06 – Club Hell / Providence^ Nov 07 – The Loft @ The Chance / Poughkeepsie^ Nov 08 - Studio @ Webster Hall / New York City^
