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David Bazan
The former Pedro The Lion leader has dates in the Midwest lined up for September in support of last year’s EP release “Fewer Moving Parts.” Perhaps he’ll debut tracks from his expected 2008 solo LP.

View tour dates (Punknews)

Franz Ferdinand
The band is staying close to home with an autumn tour of Scotland.

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Funeral […]

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FESTIVAL: Vegoose
Tickets go on sale Saturday morning for the annual Las Vegas festival, to be held this year from October 26-28. The lineup includes Daft Punk, Rage Against The Machine, Iggy & The Stooges (performing “Fun House” in its entirety), The Shins, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Thievery Corporation, Ghostface, Blonde Redhead, Battles, UNKLE, […]

Tags: amy winehouse, grizzly bear, super furry animals, the coral, vegoose

Tori Amos
The singer/pianist will support her latest, “American Girl Posse,” with a  massive US tour running from October through December.

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…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
The rockers will be blazing a trail through Europe during the month of August and into early September.

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The Frames
The Irish band […]

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FESTIVAL: Pop Montreal
The five-day event (held, appropriately enough, in Montreal, Canada) has announced a first batch of artists expected to appear from October 3-7. The list includes Patti Smith, Caribou, The National, Fujiya and Miyagi, Magnolia Electric Co. and Ted Leo & The Pharmacists.

View full lineup (You Ain’t No Picasso)
More details (Official festival site)

EVENT: Revenge […]

Tags: dirty projectors, jennifer gentle, lucinda williams, menomena, mum, nada surf, pop montreal, yacht

Bat For Lashes
Natasha Khan has scheduled a handful of American shows later this month in support of her Mercury Prize-nominated album “Fur and Gold,” which will finally be released in the US on July 31st.

Tour Dates (Artist Direct)

Ben Folds + John Mayer + James Morrison
The three performers will share a triple bill on a number […]

Tags: bat for lashes, ben folds, hot hot heat, iron and wine, james morrison, john mayer, killers, mandy moore, maria taylor, of montreal, rilo kiley

Lily Allen
The singer is heading to America–we think. After canceling many of her planned US tour dates earlier this year, Allen went back out on the road, and now has a handful of west coast dates planned for September.

Tour Dates (Live Daily)

Kaiser Chiefs
The UK band has American dates scheduled for September and October in […]

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Bjork
Bjork has announced a handful of new North American dates (including a New York show at Madison Square Garden), with tickets going on sale next week.

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The One AM Radio
The band has August and September dates planned in support of their early 2007 release “This Too Will Pass.”

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Stray Cats + […]

Tags: bjork, one am radio, pretenders, stray cats, voxtrot, zz top

The weekend-long event–held Friday night and all-day Saturday and Sunday in Chicago’s Union Park–boasted a mixture of indie rock, electronic and hip-hop artists, including Battles, Cat Power, De La Soul, Girl Talk, Iron & Wine, Junior Boys, Stephen Malkmus, The New Pornographers, The Sea and Cake, Slint, and Sonic Youth. (The latter two artists, plus […]

Tags: battles, clipse, dan deacon, girl talk, junior boys, new pornographers, pitchfork, slint, sonic youth, wu-tang clan

Black Mountain
The indie rock band has a fall tour throughout the US lined up.

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Macy Gray
Continuing to support her recent release “Big,” Gray returns to the States for a new set of dates in August and September

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Justice
The French electronica duo will be heading to the U.S. in October to […]

Tags: alice in chains, brmc, devendra banhart, justice, kings of leon, macy gray, new pornographers, velvet revolver

Aesop Rock
It’s a busy year for Aesop Rock: first a new album (August 28th), then a lengthy US tour (September-November). Black Moth Super Rainbow is among the opening acts.
Aesop Rock Announces Huge Fall Tour (Pitchfork)
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Trail of Dead has European dates lined up for August.
Trail of Dead […]

Tags: aesop rock, arcade fire, battles, blitzen trapper, him, lcd soundsystem, maximo park, megadeth, pinback, psychic tv, the national, trail of dead