It’s been raining here for about a week now. The sun finally came out today (it’s weird), but otherwise, I feel like how you should feel after it’s been gloomy and wet for 6 days. I don’t know how you people up in the Pacific Northwest do it. That being said, this shit is going to be boring. I’m spent.
- Man Man are heading out with Cursive this spring and playing a few dates with Gogol Bordello. Their tour runs from mid-April to early-June. You can check out all the dates on Man Man’s MySpace page. I’d also like to mention as a side note that Cursive’s album title for their new jam, Mama, I’m Swollen (TMT Review), makes me feel gross.
- Merge Records has announced the initial lineup of their 20th anniversary festival, XX Merge. Bands set to play, so far include Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, Spent, M. Ward, The Rosebuds, Destroyer, Guv’ner, Polvo, Pipe, and The Broken West. Many more bands are yet to be announced, both “expected and unexpected.” Whatever that means. The festival runs July 22-26 at the Cat’s Cradle (Sunday will be at Memorial Hall) and takes place in Carrboro, NC. Tickets go on sale April 8 at 10 AM and are $150 for 5-day passes (individual passes will also be on sale). I’m pumped.
- Atlanta teddy bears Mastodon are heading out on tour next week in support of their new album, Crack The Skye, out on Reprise Records. Their tour kicks off Friday, April 10 in Birmingham. You can check out all the dates at Mastodon’s official website.
- The second annual All Points West Music & Arts Festival will be returning to the Jerz for the weekend of July 31 - August 2. This year's lineup includes The Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, MSTRKRFT, My Bloody Valentine, Tool (okay), Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Echo & The Bunnymen, and a buttload of other bands. Tickets go on sale TODAY and are $199 for a 3-day pass (single-day passes are $89). You can buy tickets at TicketBastard.com and find out more information on bands and whatever the “arts” part of the festival is at the official site. (On a side note: I wonder how long it will be before I start posting about festival cancellations?)
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