From the depths of the hobbit-filled, blind-cavefish-dwelling indie metal underworld comes Black Mountain, back and better than ever, ready to rock you in ways your creepy black-metal-loving neighbor who works at Jimmy John’s could never imagine (or maybe he can; frankly, I don’t want to know what that guy’s up to [shudder]). Come September 14, an unfathomably cool dose of rock ’n’ roll shall be revealed via Jagjaguwar in the form of the band’s third studio album, Wilderness Heart, produced by Randall Dunn (Boris, sunn 0))), Kinski) and Dave Sardy (Oasis, Wolfmother, LCD Soundsystem), the somewhat-long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s In The Future (TMT Review). Those fortunate enough to catch the Vancouver-based rockers on tour this summer/fall will be treated to a handful of new songs from the album.
Now, if you like asterisks and @ signs, it’s time to gear up folks:
06.23.10 - Kamloops, BC - Pogue Mahone *
06.24.10 - Calgary, AB - Republik *
06.25.10 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room *
06.26.10 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigos *
06.27.10 - Regina, SK - The Exchange **
06.28.10 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick Centre ***
06.30.10 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon ****
07.01.10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall ****
07.02.10 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick ****
07.03.10 - London, ON - Call the Office *****
07.09.10 - Hultsfred, Sweden - Hultsfred Festival
07.10.10 - Brugge, Belgium - Cactus Festival
07.11.10 - Balado, Kinross-Shire, Scotland - T in the Park Festival
07.13.10 - London, UK - The Lexington
07.14.10 - London, UK - The Lexington
07.16.10 - Suffolk, UK - Latitude Festival
07.17.10 - Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
07.18.10 - Ferropolis, Germany - Melt Festival
07.23.10 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern ******
07.24.10- Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom ******
07.26.10 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews *******
07.27.10 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room @
07.28.10 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater @@
07.30.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge @@
07.31.10 - Boise, ID - Neurolux @@
08.26.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater @@@
08.30.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory @@@@
09.04.10 - Oxford, UK - Academy 2
09.05.10 - Birmingham, UK - Hare and Hounds
09.10.10 - Isle of Wight, UK - Bestival
09.11.10 - Dorset, UK - End of the Road Festival
09.12.10 - Leeds, UK - TJ’s Woodhouse Club @@@@@
09.14.10 - Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor @@@@@
09.15.10 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3 @@@@@
09.16.10 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms @@@@@
09.17.10 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Incubate Festival
09.18.10 - Groningen, Netherlands - Take Root
10.07.10 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire
* Lord Beginner
** Lord Beginner, Orbital Express
*** Lord Beginner, Sleepy Sun
**** David Vandervelde
***** One Hundred Dollars
****** Quest for Fire
******* Mondo Drag
@ The Dodos
@@ Spindrift
@@@ Lower Heaven
@@@@ The War on Drugs
@@@@@ Ladyhawk
• Black Mountain: http://www.blackmountainarmy.com
• Jagjaguwar: http://www.jagjaguwar.com