I really enjoy painfully referential headlines like that. Anyway, you may have heard M. Ward’s sweetened version of Buddy Holly’s “Rave On” or seen the accompanying animated video (which quite prominently features Zooey “I Can Write About Fabric and You’ll Love the Crap Out of It” Deschanel, which I find odd considering her backup singing isn't that noticeable or prominent) -- or maybe you've heard of Hold Time (TMT Review)? Hopefully you have. It's an album I would file under “Sweet Album Covers of the Year.”
M. Ward, on the other hand, would be filed under “People Whose Concerts are Over $20.” He's on tour now, with a firm date for XX Merge to be announced.
Tourdates:
04.20.09 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
04.22.09 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
04.23.09 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
04.24.09 - Milwaukee, WIK - Pabst Theater
04.25.09 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
04.26.09 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
04.27.09 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Theatre
04.28.09 - Montreal, QC - Le National
05.18.09 - Visalia, CA - Fox Theatre
05.19.09 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
05.22.09 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
05.23.09 - George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
06.25.09 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
06.28.09 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
06.29.09 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy
06.30.09 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire
07.03.09 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07.04.09 - Utrecht, The Netherlands - Tivoli
07.23.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Twilight Concert Series*
07.27.09 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
07.28.09 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
07.30.09 - Washington, DC - 930 Club
08.01.09 - New York, NY - Summerstage*
* Free to the public