Friday, March 30, 2007

BA Newsletter 3/30

*No e-mail newsletter this week - gmail is rejecting my outgoing mails for some reason, so for the time being the newsletter will be blog-only.

*It's that time of year - British Accents is another year old. For our 8th anniversary this year, we're once again presenting a show - May 4 at the Middle East downstairs featuring THE CRIBS, RA RA RIOT and THE LUXURY. Tickets are onsale now through ticketmaster or without the fees at the Middle East box office, which is open most days from mid-day til about 7pm.


*MORRISSEY tickets for the Boston Pavillion show in June are onsale now if you're in the fanclub, plus a few select seats are available for auction online now, and the rest will be put onsale on Monday, April 2.

*ART BRUT's new album will be called "It's A Bit Complicated" (ironic title), and will be released in the US on June 19. You can download a few tracks on www.thetripwire.com and will soon be able to hear them on British Accents Radio as well.

*"Jarvis", the debut solo album from PULP's JARVIS COCKER is released next Tuesday, April 3 in the US. He's looking for appropriate local bands in various US cities to open for him during a short tour. No mention of Boston but New York and LA are on the list.

*The finest Britpop band in Texas (maybe even all of the US), VOXTROT, will release their self-titled debut in the US on May 22. Hear the new song "Kid Gloves" on BA Radio this Sunday.

*ASH's new album will be called "Twilight of the Innocents" and be released on July 2 in the UK, with a US release likely to follow.

*MODEST MOUSE have their first #1 US album as "We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank" entered the Billboard albums chart at #1 with 128,000+ copies sold. JOHNNY MARR revealed to NME why he joined the band, which can be read in full at www.nme.com, but here's an excerpt - "It started off just as me writing some songs with Isaac and I wasn't looking beyond that. Then it became about me recording these songs as an album with these musicians. Then when the record started to sound as it did, I felt like I wanted to go out and play my part and show my commitment to what I'd done. And I'm still in that frame of mind."

*Heading to Glastonbury this summer? The first group of bands has just been announced - www.nme.com has em all, but highlights include BLOC PARTY, ARCADE FIRE, ARCTIC MONKEYS, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, KAISER CHIEFS, THE STOOGES, THE KOOKS, THE WHO, SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE QUEEN, PETE DOHERTY and many more.

*The NYC listings won't reflect it right away, but Irving Plaza is now being called The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. Should I start calling it Fillmore or stick with Irving?

*Did you know that FRANZ FERDINAND's ALEX KAPRANOS wrote a book? And would you believe it's about food? Apparently the slender Scotsman has eaten enough of it (hard to believe) to write a book that's now available in the US called "Sound Bites".

*MARK E. SMITH of THE FALL has teamed up with MOUSE ON MARS for a new project called VON SUDENDED, which will release a debut CD on May 21 in the UK with a 12" single out on May 7.

*FIELDS are doing a US tour in May, including some dates with BLONDE REDHEAD. Shows in Boston, NY and SF are included and listed below.

*UNDERWORLD will do a handful of US dates in early fall, including September 14 at Central Park Summerstage, also Denver and LA.

*Other NYC club news - Tonic is closing. Guess you'll have to drink $10 beers while watching bands elsewhere.

*It's awhile away, but the new TEGAN & SARA album "The Con" will come out in the states on July 24.

*How do you make BONO even more self important? Call him "Sir Bono"! The world's spokesman for the downtrodden, starving and just hidden under rocks, Bono will be knighted but not take on the title "Sir".

New & upcoming release dates

NEW & UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE DATES (subject to change)
Mar 19 - THE RAKES/Ten New Messages UK
Mar 19 - THE ALIENS/Astronomy For Dogs UK
Mar 19 - FEEDER/Picuture of Perfect Youth (bsides) UK
Mar 19 - JACK/Pioneer Soundtracks (10th anniv. edition) UK
Mar 20 - MODEST MOUSE/We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank USA
Mar 20 - TED LEO/PHARMACISTS/Living With The Living USA
Mar 20 - IGGY & THE STOOGES/The Weirdness USA
Mar 26 - BRETT ANDERSON/Brett Anderson UK
Mar 26 - COLDPLAY/The Singles 1999-2006 UK
Mar 26 - WEDDING PRESENT/Complete Peel Sessions UK
Mar 26 - THE BEES/Octopus UK
Mar 27 - KAISER CHIEFS/Yours Truly, Angry Mob USA
Mar 27 - KLAXONS/Myths of the Near Future USA
Mar 27 - TV ON THE RADIO/Amoeba live EP USA
Mar - THE VIEW/Hats Off To The Buskers USA
Mar - THE MAGIC NUMBERS/Those The Brakes USA
Mar - RAKES/Ten New Messages UK
Mar - CINEMATICS/A Strange Education USA
Apr 2 - MAXIMO PARK/Our Earthly Pleasures UK
Apr 3 - IDLEWILD/Make Another World USA
Apr 3 - JARVIS COCKER/Jarvis USA
Apr 3 - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE/Weather and Traffic USA
Apr 10 - BRIGHT EYES/Cassadaga USA
Apr 10 - GOLDRUSH/The Heart is the Place USA
Apr 10 - SHEARWATER/Palo Santo (reissue w/bonus) USA
Apr 17 - THE HOLD STEADY/Live at Fingerprints EP USA
Apr 23 - ARCTIC MONKEYS/Favourite Worst Nightmare UK
Apr 24 - ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE/No Need To Be Downhearted USA
Apr 24 - MIDNIGHT MOVIES/Lion the Girl USA
Apr 24 - MANDO DIAO/Ode to Ochrasy USA
Apr 30 - BRMC/Baby 81
May 1 - DINOSAUR JR/Beyond USA
May 1 - BRMC/Baby 81 USA
May 1 - DUNGEN/Tio Bitar USA
May 7 - TRAVIS/The Boy With No Name UK
May 7 - MANIC STREET PREACHER/Send Away the Tigers UK
May 8 - MAXIMO PARK/Our Earthly Pleasures USA
May 8 - FIELDS/Everything Last Winter USA
May 15 - WILCO/Blue Sky Blue USA
May 21 - VON SUDENFED/Tromatic Reflexxions UK
May 22 - VOXTROT/Voxtrot USA
May 22 - STARS/Do You Trust Your Friends (remixes) USA
May - HOT HOT HEAT USA/UK
Jun 19 - ART BRUT/It's A Bit Complicated USA
Jun - THE CURE USA/UK
Jun - THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS/We Are The Night USA/UK
Jul 2 - ASH/Twilight of the Innocents UK
Jul 24 - TEGAN & SARA/The Con USA
Jul - OKKERVIL RIVER USA

UPCOMING SINGLES (all UK unless noted)
Mar 19 - THE LONGCUT/Idiot Check/You Got The Love
Mar 19 - RAZORLIGHT/I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got
Mar 19 - GHOSTS/Stay The Night
Mar 19 - THE HOURS/Love You More
Mar 19 - MAXIMO PARK/Our Velocity
Mar 19 - THE RUMBLE STRIPS/Alarm Clock
Mar 19 - MANIC STREET PREACHERS/Underdogs 7" only
Mar 26 - THIRTEEN SENSES/All the Love In Your Hands
Mar 26 - FIELDS/Charming the Flames
Mar 26 - THE LITTLE FLAMES/Isobella
Mar 26 - ILIKETRAINS/Spencer Perceval
Mar 26 - SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO/It's The Beat
Apr 2 - THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE QUEEN/Green Fields
Apr 9 - KLAXONS/Gravity's Rainbow
Apr 16 - ARCTIC MONKEYS/Brianstorm
Apr 16 - ASH/You Can't Have It All
Apr 16 - BRMC/Weapon of Choice
Apr 23 - TRAVIS/Closer
May 14 - THE CRIBS/Man's Needs

Boston shows, 3/30

BOSTON/NEW ENGLAND EVENTS
Thursdays - "Love Night" 80's w/DJ Brian @ Common Ground
Fridays - "The Pill" w/DJs Ken & Terence @ Great Scott
Saturdays - "The Plan" w/live guests & DJ's Carl & Bethany @ Great Scott
Saturdays - "Soul-le-lu-jah" (northern soul/motown) @ Zuzu FREE
Saturdays - "Heroes" w/DJ Chris Ewen (x-manray) @ Toast
Saturdays - "The Pill vs Love Night" @ Common Ground (every other Sat)
Mar 30 - SEBADOH @ Paradise
Mar 30 - COLD WAR KIDS, TOKYO POLICE CLUB @ Middle East downstairs SOLD OUT
Mar 30 - THE INFORMATION @ The Pill, Great Scott
Mar 30 - ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 @ TT the Bear's
Mar 30 - BIRDMONSTER @ Middle East upstairs
Mar 31 - WHEAT, PLAIN JANES @ TT the Bear's
Apr 2 - WINTERPILLS, KRISTOFFER RAGNSTAM @ Middle East upstairs
Apr 3 - SCISSORS FOR LEFTY, LOCKSLEY @ PA's Lounge
Apr 4 - AEREOGRAMME, TWILIGHT SAD @ Middle East upstairs
Apr 6 - YOUTH GROUP, AQUEDUCT @ Middle East upstairs
Apr 6 - SONDRE LERCHE, WILLY MASON @ Paradise
Apr 6 - PLACEBO @ Roxy
Apr 7 - IGGY & THE STOOGES @ Orpheum
Apr 7 - LOW @ Somerville Theatre
Apr 7 - LILY ALLEN @ Roxy
Apr 7 - SHEARWATER, XIU XIU, CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE @ TT the Bear's
Apr 7 - EVERYDAY VISUALS, TAXPAYER, BLEU @ Paradise
Apr 9 - KAISER CHIEFS, THE WALKMEN, LITTLE ONES @ Avalon
Apr 10 - CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH @ Lupo's, Providence
Apr 11 - KLAXONS @ Great Scott SOLD OUT
Apr 11 - CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH @ Pearl Street, Northampton MA
Apr 11 - RASPUTINA @ Regent Theatre
Apr 12 - FRENCH KICKS @ Great Scott
Apr 15 - THE BOOKS @ Somerville Theatre
Apr 15 - SON VOLT @ Paradise
Apr 17 - OURS @ Great Scott
Apr 19 - GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY @ Great Scott
Apr 20 - JOHN VANDERSLICE @ Middle East upstairs
Apr 21 - FLAMING LIPS, YO LA TENGO @ Brown University, Providence
Apr 21 - KRISTIN HERSH @ Regent Theatre
Apr 21 - DE NOVO DAHL @ tba
Apr 22 - THE FRAMES @ Somerville Theatre
Apr 22 - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE, ROBBERS ON HIGH STREET @ Paradise
Apr 24 - BOY IN STATIC @ Great Scott
Apr 26 - DR. DOG @ Great Scott
Apr 27 - MODEST MOUSE @ Orpheum
Apr 27 - PELA @ The Pill, Great Scott
Apr 28 - SPOON @ Museum of Fine Arts
Apr 30 - THE VIEW, EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS @ TT the Bear's
May 2 - MODEST MOUSE @ Lupo's, Providence
May 4 - PETER BJORN & JOHN @ Paradise
May 4 - British Accents 8th Anniversary show w/THE CRIBS, THE LUXURY, RA RA RIOT @ Middle East downstairs
May 4 - TED LEO/PHARMACISTS @ Avalon
May 5 - SUNSET RUBDOWN @ Middle East downstairs
May 7 - BEN GIBBARD @ Somerville Theatre
May 7 - AMY WINEHOUSE @ Paradise
May 9 - FIELDS, BLONDE REDHEAD @ Paradise
May 10 - ARCADE FIRE @ Orpheum
May 11 - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM @ Axis
May 13 - ARCTIC MONKEYS @ Avalon
May 13 - THE KOOKS @ Paradise
May 15 - CINEMATICS, THE CHANGES @ TT the Bear's
May 16 - ELECTRELANE, THE BLOW @ Paradise
May 16 - ANDREW BIRD @ Berklee Performance Center
May 17 - PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES @ Middle East downstairs
May 18 - RICHARD LLOYD (TELEVISION) @ TT the Bear's
May 19 - TAPES N TAPES @ Paradise
May 19 - MANDO DIAO, POP LEVI, THE FILMS @ TT the Bear's
May 22 - DAMIEN RICE @ Opera House
May 29 - BRMC, THE HORRORS @ Avalon
May 31 - MYSTERY JETS @ Great Scott
Jun 2 - JUAN MACLEAN @ Great Scott
Jun 9 - THE CLIENTELE, BEACH HOUSE @ MFA
Jun 14 - VOXTROT, FAVOURITE SONS @ Middle East downstairs
Jun 21 - THE NATIONAL @ Middle East downstairs
Jun 22 - THE TRUCKS @ The Pill, Great Scott
Jun 26 - MORRISSEY @ Pavillion
Jun 27 - MORRISSEY @ Pines Theater, Northampton MA
Jul 11 - MAXIMO PARK @ Great Scott
Jul 28 - THE POLICE @ Fenway Park

NY & SF shows, 3/30

NYC AREA EVENTS
Wednesdays - "Riot Radio" @ Sutra
Thursdays - "popscene nyc" @ Club Midway (1st & 3rd Thursdays)
Thursdays - "The Gorgeous Undertow" @ Royal Oak, Brooklyn
Fridays - "Crashin In" @ Galapagos
Saturdays - "Misshapes" @ Don Hill's
Saturdays - "Tiswas" @ The Annex
Mar 30 - LONG WINTERS @ Maxwell's
Mar 30 - SAY HI TO YOUR MOM, BISHOP ALLEN, +/- @ Mercury Lounge
Mar 30 - SCISSORS FOR LEFTY, LOCKSLEY @ Galapagos
Mar 30-31 - BLOC PARTY, ALBERT HAMMOND JR @ United Palace Theatre SOLD OUT
Mar 30-31 - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM @ Bowery SOLD OUT
Mar 31 - SEBADOH @ Webster Hall
Mar 31 - BIRDMONSTER @ Gramercey Theatre
Mar 31 - THE SPINTO BAND @ Williamsburg White Room
Mar31-Apr1 - THE LONG WINTERS, STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 1 - SEBADOH @ Maxwell's
Apr 1 - BENZOS, SCISSORS FOR LEFTY, LOCKSLEY @ Knitting Factory
Apr 2 - ALBERT HAMMOND JR @ Bowery
Apr 2 - LONG WINTERS @ Union Hall
Apr 2 - AEREOGRAMME, TWILIGHT SAD, NORTHERN CHORUS @ Knitting Factory
Apr 2-3 - DE NOVO DAHL @ Pianos
Apr 3 - AEREOGRAMME, TWILIGHT SAD, NORTHERN CHORUS @ Luna Lounge
Apr 4 - SONS & DAUGHTERS, 1990'S @ Bowery
Apr 4 - THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 6 - LOW @ Webster Hall
Apr 6 - BANG CAMARO @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 6-7,9 - COLD WAR KIDS, TOKYO POLICE CLUB @ Bowery SOLD OUT
Apr 7 - BENZOS @ Matchless
Apr 8 - SHEARWATER, XIU XIU, CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE @ Bowery
Apr 9 - TOKYO POLICE CLUB, RA RA RIOT SOLD OUT
Apr 9 - IGGY & THE STOOGES @ United Palace Theatre
Apr 10 - KLAXONS @ Bowery SOLD OUT
Apr 10 - YOUTH GROUP, AQUEDUCT @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 12 - KAISER CHIEFS, THE WALKMEN, THE LITTLE ONES @ Roseland
Apr 17 - ART BRUT @ Bowery
Apr 18 - ART BRUT @ Studio B
Apr 18 - JOHN VANDERSLICE @ Maxwell's
Apr 19 - JOHN VANDERSLICE @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 20 - HOT CHIP @ Webster Hall
Apr 20 - DE NOVO DAHL @ Luna Lounge
Apr 22-23 - JARVIS COCKER @ Webster Hall
Apr 24 - THE FRAMES @ Town Hall
Apr 29-30 - MODEST MOUSE @ United Palace
May 1-2 - PETER BJORN & JOHN @ Webster Hall
May 1 - THE VIEW @ Bowery
May 2 - THE VIEW @ Luna Lounge
May 2 - BJORK @ Radio City Music Hall
May 4 - SUNSET RUBDOWN @ Bowery
May 5 - TED LEO/PHARMACISTS @ Webster Hall
May 5 - BJORK @ United Palace Theater
May 7-9 - ARCADE FIRE @ tba
May 8 - BJORK @ Apollo Theatre
May 8 - FIELDS, BLONDE REDHEAD @ Webster hall
May 10 - THE KOOKS @ Irving Plaza
May 10 - SLOAN @ Maxwell's
May 11 - SLOAN @ Southpaw
May 12 - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM @ Studio B
May 14 - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM @ Webster Hall
May 15 - ARCTIC MONKEYS @ Hammerstein
May 15 - SILVERSUN PICKUPS @ Webster Hall
May 17 - ANDREW BIRD @ Webster Hall
May 18 - FIELDS @ Union Hall
May 19 - FIELDS @ Mercury Lounge
May 30 - BRMC, THE HORRORS @ Webster Hall
May 30 - KEANE @ Central Park Summerstage
May 30 - LILY ALLEN @ Roseland
Jun 15 - TELEVISION @ Central Park Summerstage
Jun 30 - MORRISSEY @ Madison Square Garden
Jul 20 - NEKO CASE @ Central Park Summerstage
Aug 1,3 - THE POLICE @ Madison Square Garden
Aug 9 - DAFT PUNK, THE RAPTURE @ Keyspan Park
Sep 14 - UNDERWORLD @ Central Park Summerstage

SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA EVENTS
2nd & 4th Tuesdays - "Hold Ya Horses" @ Aunt Charlie's
Wednesdays - "1964" (mod/soul) @ Edinburg Castle FREE (alternating Wednesdays)
Thursdays - "popscene" @ 330 Ritch Street
Thursdays - "1984" 80s @ Cat Club
some Saturdays - "Leisure" @ Annie's Social Club
Apr 5 - TEDDYBEARS @ popscene, 330 Ritch
Apr 6 - MEW @ Fillmore
Apr 6 - WHITEY, HOME VIDEO @ popscene, 330 Ritch
Apr 7 - THE FRAMES @ Fillmore
Apr 7 - "Leisure" @ Annie's Social Club
Apr 8 - MUSE dj set, IMMIGRANT @ Dark Room
Apr 16 - SILVERSUN PICKUPS @ Independent
Apr 19 - WAR TAPES @ popscene, 330 Ritch
Apr 23 - THE BOOKS @ Great American
Apr 24 - CINEMATICS @ Slim's
Apr 25-26 - DECEMBERISTS, MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND @ Warfield
Apr 26 - KLAXONS, AMY WINEHOUSE @ popscene, 330 Ritch SOLD OUT
Apr 27 - KAISER CHIEFS, THE WALKMEN, LITTLE ONES @ Warfield
Apr 28 - JARVIS COCKER @ Fillmore
Apr 30 - THE KOOKS @ Slim's
Apr 30 - SLOAN @ Independent
Apr 30 - FIELDS @ Cafe du Nord
May 1 - ARCTIC MONKEYS @ Warfield
May 1 - ANDREW BIRD @ Fillmore
May 5 - "Leisure" @ Annie's Social Club
May 10 - THE VIEW @ Slim's
May 15-16 - PETER BJORN & JOHN @ Bimbos
May 19 - BJORK @ Shoreline Ampitheatre
May 29 - ELECTRELANE @ Great American
May 30 - VOXTROT @ Great American
May 30 - THE HOLD STEADY @ Slim's
May 31 - SCISSORS FOR LEFTY @ popscene, 330 Ritch

Friday, March 23, 2007

BA Newsletter 3/23

*British Accents radio returns to the airwaves this Sunday with stories from SXSW and new music from ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE, GOLDRUSH, JARVIS COCKER, SILVER SUN and more! Yes, I said Silver Sun, who are back and finally releasing a US album later this year.

*MORRISSEY tour dates are upon us - www.morrissey-solo.com reports that the Mozzer will be in Boston on June 26 at the Pavillion, June 27 at Pines Theater in Northampton, June 30 at Madison Square Garden in NYC, and if you feel like road tripping there's shows in Philly, NJ and elsewhere on the east coast. Sorry, no Providence or Maine this time.

*Moz's former songwriting partner, JOHNNY MARR, will be at Orpheum on April 27 with MODEST MOUSE. Tickets onsale Saturday at noon. The band will also be at United Palace in NY on April 29 & 30 and Lupo's in Providence on May 2.

*While BA was taking spring break at SXSW, THE ARCTIC MONKEYS announced some tour dates. They'll be at Avalon in Boston on May 13, SF's Warfield on May 1, and Hammerstein in NYC on May 15.

*DAMON ALBARN's put something else on his plate that already includes THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE QUEEN, BLUR, GORILLAZ and his solo work - his opera "The Monkey King" is set to premier this summer in Manchester.

*THE ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE will release a full length in the US for the first time ever on April 24 when "No Need To Be Downhearted" hits the stores. "The Human Body EP" came out last fall, and US label Better Looking Records has plans to release a retrospective of ESP's earlier works in the US later this year.

*Another signee of the Better Looking label, GOLDRUSH, will release their next album in the US on April 10, titled "The Heart is the Place".

*SILVERSUN PICKUPS will play an instore at Newbury Comics on March 29, most likely the Newbury Street store but that could change. In addition to the SNOW PATROL dates, they'll also be at The Independent in SF on April 16 and Webster Hall in NY on May 15.

*THE CHANGES return to Boston with a show at TT's on May 15, with Scotland's CINEMATICS headlining the bill.

*MAXIMO PARK will be in Boston again, but not for awhile - mark your calendars for July 11 when the band returns to town. The club has a slew of great shows this spring - coming to the space will be MYSTERY JETS, GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY, OURS and more!

*MANIC STREET PREACHERS release a new album in the UK in May titled "Send Away The Tigers". No word on a US release, and die-hard Manics fans can pick up a 7" only lead single called "Underdogs".

*THE CLIENTELE return to Boston on June 9 at the MFA with BEACH HOUSE in tow, with tickets onsale now.

*SPOON return to Boston for an intimate performance at the Museum of Fine Arts' Remis Auditorium on Saturday, April 28. Right now this show is not sold out because it hasn't been highly publicized, but get tickets soon if you hope to go.

*TV ON THE RADIO will release a limited edition live EP that will only be available through Amoeba Music, where the band performed live awhile back. If you're not near an Amoeba store, you can buy it online at www.amoeba.com

*ASH release their first new material since 2004 on April 16 when the "You Can't Have It All" single comes out in the UK.

*Great Scott proudly announces the return of THE HORRORS to Boston. Actually, the band is most likely banned from the Allston venue, but they've yet to get on the shit list at the Avalon, where they'll open for BRMC on May 29. Other BRMC/Horrors dates include Webster Hall on May 30.

*Couldn't get DECEMBERISTS tickets for the Friday show at Avalon? Or maybe you just need something to do afterward - "The Pill" is hosting a KLAXONS listening party at Great Scott. And btw, the band's show there on April 11 is now sold out.

*THE CRIBS will release a new single on May 14 in the UK called "Man's Needs". The band will also be playing a handful of US dates, including May 4 at the Middle East downstairs, with openers tba.

*Former members of THE BETA BAND are back in action with a new band called THE ALIENS, whose debut "Astronomy For Dogs" comes out in the UK this week.

*Ten years ago Too Pure released "Pioneer Soundtracks" from JACK, a record heralded in its day but largely forgotten now. Despite that, a tenth anniversary edition with a bonus disc is now being released in the UK.

*THE DARKNESS are no more. Based on the placement of this story hopefully you'll take in the relevance of this fact. The members will continue to make music under other names.

New & Upcoming release dates

NEW & UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE DATES (subject to change)
Mar 13 - FRATELLIS/Costello Music USA
Mar 13 - AQUALUNG/Memory Man USA
Mar 13 - RA RA RIOT/EP USA
Mar 19 - THE RAKES/Ten New Messages UK
Mar 19 - THE ALIENS/Astronomy For Dogs UK
Mar 19 - FEEDER/Picuture of Perfect Youth (bsides) UK
Mar 19 - JACK/Pioneer Soundtracks (10th anniv. edition) UK
Mar 20 - MODEST MOUSE/We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank USA
Mar 20 - TED LEO/PHARMACISTS/Living With The Living USA
Mar 20 - IGGY & THE STOOGES/The Weirdness USA
Mar 26 - BRETT ANDERSON/Brett Anderson UK
Mar 26 - COLDPLAY/The Singles 1999-2006 UK
Mar 27 - KAISER CHIEFS/Yours Truly, Angry Mob USA
Mar 27 - KLAXONS/Myths of the Near Future USA
Mar 27 - TV ON THE RADIO/Amoeba live EP USA
Mar - THE VIEW/Hats Off To The Buskers USA
Mar - THE MAGIC NUMBERS/Those The Brakes USA
Mar - RAKES/Ten New Messages UK
Mar - CINEMATICS/A Strange Education USA
Apr 2 - MAXIMO PARK/Our Earthly Pleasures UK
Apr 3 - IDLEWILD/Make Another World USA
Apr 3 - JARVIS COCKER/Jarvis USA
Apr 3 - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE/Weather and Traffic USA
Apr 10 - BRIGHT EYES/Cassadaga USA
Apr 10 - GOLDRUSH/The Heart is the Place USA
Apr 17 - THE HOLD STEADY/Live at Fingerprints EP USA
Apr 23 - ARCTIC MONKEYS/Favourite Worst Nightmare UK
Apr 24 - ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE/No Need To Be Downhearted USA
Apr 24 - MIDNIGHT MOVIES/Lion the Girl USA
Apr 24 - MANDO DIAO/Ode to Ochrasy USA
Apr 30 - BRMC/Baby 81
May 1 - DINOSAUR JR/Beyond USA
May 1 - BRMC/Baby 81 USA
May 1 - DUNGEN/Tio Bitar USA
May 7 - TRAVIS/The Boy With No Name UK
May 7 - MANIC STREET PREACHER/Send Away the Tigers UK
May 8 - MAXIMO PARK/Our Earthly Pleasures USA
May 8 - FIELDS/Everything Last Winter USA
May 15 - WILCO/Blue Sky Blue USA
May 22 - STARS/Do You Trust Your Friends (remixes) USA
May - HOT HOT HEAT USA/UK
Jun - THE CURE USA/UK
Jun - THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS/We Are The Night USA/UK

UPCOMING SINGLES (all UK unless noted)
Mar 12 - HOLLOWAYS/Dancefloor
Mar 12 - BRETT ANDERSON/Love is Dead
Mar 19 - THE LONGCUT/Idiot Check/You Got The Love
Mar 19 - RAZORLIGHT/I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got
Mar 19 - GHOSTS/Stay The Night
Mar 19 - THE HOURS/Love You More
Mar 19 - MAXIMO PARK/Our Velocity
Mar 19 - THE RUMBLE STRIPS/Alarm Clock
Mar 19 - MANIC STREET PREACHERS/Underdogs 7" only
Apr 2 - THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE QUEEN/Green Fields
Apr 9 - KLAXONS/Gravity's Rainbow
Apr 16 - ARCTIC MONKEYS/Brianstorm
Apr 16 - ASH/You Can't Have It All
Apr 16 - BRMC/Weapon of Choice
Apr 23 - TRAVIS/Closer
May 14 - THE CRIBS/Man's Needs

Boston area show listings

BOSTON/NEW ENGLAND EVENTS
Thursdays - "Love Night" 80's w/DJ Brian @ Common Ground
Thursdays - DJ Sugar Dandy @ The Independent, Union Sq FREE
Fridays - "The Pill" w/DJs Ken & Terence @ Great Scott
Saturdays - "The Plan" w/live guests & DJ Carl @ Great Scott
Saturdays - "Soul-le-lu-jah" (northern soul/motown) @ Zuzu FREE
Saturdays - "Heroes" w/DJ Chris Ewen (x-manray) @ Toast
Saturdays - "The Pill vs Love Night" @ Common Ground (every other Sat)
Mar 23 - MEW @ Paradise
Mar 23-24 - DECEMBERISTS, MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND @ Avalon
Mar 24 - BON SAVANTS, YOU AM I @ Middle East downstairs
Mar 24 - OPPENHEIMER @ Brandeis University, Waltham
Mar 24 - HALLELUJAH THE HILLS, LADY OF SPAIN @ Great Scott
Mar 27 - PONYS, BLACK LIPS @ TT the Bear's
Mar 27 - FIELD MUSIC, MENOMENA @ Great Scott
Mar 28 - BLOC PARTY, ALBERT HAMMOND JR @ Orpheum
Mar 28 - SNOW PATROL, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, OK GO @ Agganis Arena
Mar 28 - ELECTRIC SIX @ Middle East downstairs
Mar 29 - THE LONG WINTERS, BROKEN WEST, STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD @ Great Scott
Mar 29 - SEBADOH @ Pearl Street, Northampton MA
Mar 29 - SILVERSUN PICKUPS instore @ Newbury Comics FREE (time & loc. tba)
Mar 29 - DECEMBERISTS @ Wellesley College (students only)
Mar 30 - SEBADOH @ Paradise
Mar 30 - COLD WAR KIDS, TOKYO POLICE CLUB @ Middle East downstairs SOLD OUT
Mar 30 - ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 @ TT the Bear's
Mar 30 - BIRDMONSTER @ Middle East upstairs
Mar 31 - WHEAT, PLAIN JANES @ TT the Bear's
Apr 2 - WINTERPILLS, KRISTOFFER RAGNSTAM @ Middle East upstairs
Apr 3 - SCISSORS FOR LEFTY @ PA's Lounge
Apr 4 - AEREOGRAMME, TWILIGHT SAD @ Middle East upstairs
Apr 6 - YOUTH GROUP, AQUEDUCT @ Middle East upstairs
Apr 6 - SONDRE LERCHE, WILLY MASON @ Paradise
Apr 6 - PLACEBO @ Roxy
Apr 7 - IGGY & THE STOOGES @ Orpheum
Apr 7 - LOW @ Somerville Theatre
Apr 7 - LILY ALLEN @ Roxy
Apr 7 - SHEARWATER, XIU XIU, CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE @ TT the Bear's
Apr 7 - EVERYDAY VISUALS, TAXPAYER, BLEU @ Paradise
Apr 9 - KAISER CHIEFS, THE WALKMEN, LITTLE ONES @ Avalon
Apr 10 - CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH @ Lupo's, Providence
Apr 11 - KLAXONS @ Great Scott SOLD OUT
Apr 11 - CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH @ Pearl Street, Northampton MA
Apr 11 - RASPUTINA @ Regent Theatre
Apr 12 - FRENCH KICKS @ Great Scott
Apr 15 - THE BOOKS @ Somerville Theatre
Apr 15 - SON VOLT @ Paradise
Apr 17 - OURS @ Great Scott
Apr 19 - GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY @ Great Scott
Apr 20 - JOHN VANDERSLICE @ Middle East upstairs
Apr 21 - FLAMING LIPS, YO LA TENGO @ Brown University, Providence
Apr 21 - KRISTIN HERSH @ Regent Theatre
Apr 21 - DE NOVO DAHL @ tba
Apr 22 - THE FRAMES @ Somerville Theatre
Apr 22 - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE, ROBBERS ON HIGH STREET @ Paradise
Apr 26 - DR. DOG @ Great Scott
Apr 27 - MODEST MOUSE @ Orpheum
Apr 27 - PELA @ The Pill, Great Scott
Apr 28 - SPOON @ Museum of Fine Arts
Apr 30 - THE VIEW, EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS @ TT the Bear's
May 2 - MODEST MOUSE @ Lupo's, Providence
May 4 - PETER BJORN & JOHN @ Paradise
May 4 - THE CRIBS @ Middle East downstairs
May 4 - TED LEO/PHARMACISTS @ Avalon
May 5 - SUNSET RUBDOWN @ Middle East downstairs
May 7 - BEN GIBBARD @ Somerville Theatre
May 7 - AMY WINEHOUSE @ Paradise
May 9 - BLONDE REDHEAD @ Paradise
May 10 - ARCADE FIRE @ Orpheum
May 11 - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM @ Axis
May 13 - ARCTIC MONKEYS @ Avalon
May 13 - THE KOOKS @ Paradise
May 15 - CINEMATICS, THE CHANGES @ TT the Bear's
May 16 - ELECTRELANE, THE BLOW @ Paradise
May 16 - ANDREW BIRD @ Berklee Performance Center
May 17 - PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES @ Middle East downstairs
May 18 - RICHARD LLOYD (TELEVISION) @ TT the Bear's
May 19 - TAPES N TAPES @ Paradise
May 19 - MANDO DIAO, POP LEVI, THE FILMS @ TT the Bear's
May 22 - DAMIEN RICE @ Opera House
May 29 - BRMC, THE HORRORS @ Avalon
May 31 - MYSTERY JETS @ Great Scott
Jun 2 - JUAN MACLEAN @ Great Scott
Jun 9 - THE CLIENTELE, BEACH HOUSE @ MFA
Jun 14 - VOXTROT, FAVOURITE SONS @ Middle East downstairs
Jun 21 - THE NATIONAL @ Middle East downstairs
Jun 26 - MORRISSEY @ Pavillion
Jun 27 - MORRISSEY @ Pines Theater, Northampton MA
Jul 11 - MAXIMO PARK @ Great Scott
Jul 28 - THE POLICE @ Fenway Park

NYC & SF show listings

NYC AREA EVENTS
Wednesdays - "Riot Radio" @ Sutra
Thursdays - "popscene nyc" @ Club Midway (1st & 3rd Thursdays)
Thursdays - "The Gorgeous Undertow" @ Royal Oak, Brooklyn
Fridays - "Crashin In" @ Galapagos
Saturdays - "Misshapes" @ Don Hill's
Saturdays - "Tiswas" @ The Annex
Mar 23 - THE FRATELLIS @ Mercury Lounge SOLD OUT
Mar 23 - GOLDRUSH, HOPEWELL @ Union Hall
Mar 23 - DJ Del @ Loop Lounge
Mar 23 - RHETT MILLER @ Hiro ballroom
Mar 23 - THE YOUNG KNIVES @ Annex
Mar 24 - ELECTRIC SIX @ Bowery
Mar 24 - LOCKSLEY @ Delancey
Mar 25 - YOU AM I, BON SAVANTS @ Bowery
Mar 25 - OURS @ Maxwell's
Mar 26 - SNOW PATROL, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, OK GO @ Theater at Madison Sq Garden
Mar 26 - PONYS, BLACK LIPS @ Bowery
Mar 26 - OPPENHEIMER @ Knitting Factory
Mar 27-28 - ROBYN HITCHCOCK @ Knitting Factory
Mar 28 - FIELD MUSIC, MENOMENA @ Bowery
Mar 28 - DO MAKE SAY THINK @ Southpaw
Mar 29 - DO MAKE SAY THINK @ Bowery
Mar 30 - LONG WINTERS @ Maxwell's
Mar 30 - SAY HI TO YOUR MOM, BISHOP ALLEN, +/- @ Mercury Lounge
Mar 30 - SCISSORS FOR LEFTY, LOCKSLEY @ Galapagos
Mar 30-31 - BLOC PARTY, ALBERT HAMMOND JR @ United Palace Theatre SOLD OUT
Mar 30-31 - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM @ Bowery SOLD OUT
Mar 31 - SEBADOH @ Webster Hall
Mar 31 - BIRDMONSTER @ Gramercey Theatre
Mar 31 - THE SPINTO BAND @ Williamsburg White Room
Mar31-Apr1 - THE LONG WINTERS, STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 1 - SEBADOH @ Maxwell's
Apr 1 - SCISSORS FOR LEFTY @ Knitting Factory
Apr 2 - ALBERT HAMMOND JR @ Bowery
Apr 2 - LONG WINTERS @ Union Hall
Apr 2 - AEREOGRAMME, TWILIGHT SAD, NORTHERN CHORUS @ Knitting Factory
Apr 2-3 - DE NOVO DAHL @ Pianos
Apr 3 - AEREOGRAMME, TWILIGHT SAD, NORTHERN CHORUS @ Luna Lounge
Apr 4 - SONS & DAUGHTERS, 1990'S @ Bowery
Apr 4 - THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 6 - LOW @ Webster Hall
Apr 6 - BANG CAMARO @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 6-7,9 - COLD WAR KIDS, TOKYO POLICE CLUB @ Bowery SOLD OUT
Apr 8 - SHEARWATER, XIU XIU, CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE @ Bowery
Apr 9 - TOKYO POLICE CLUB, RA RA RIOT SOLD OUT
Apr 9 - IGGY & THE STOOGES @ United Palace Theatre
Apr 10 - KLAXONS @ Bowery SOLD OUT
Apr 10 - YOUTH GROUP, AQUEDUCT @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 12 - KAISER CHIEFS, THE WALKMEN, THE LITTLE ONES @ Roseland
Apr 17 - ART BRUT @ Bowery
Apr 18 - ART BRUT @ Studio B
Apr 18 - JOHN VANDERSLICE @ Maxwell's
Apr 19 - JOHN VANDERSLICE @ Mercury Lounge
Apr 20 - HOT CHIP @ Webster Hall
Apr 20 - DE NOVO DAHL @ Luna Lounge
Apr 22-23 - JARVIS COCKER @ Webster Hall
Apr 24 - THE FRAMES @ Town Hall
Apr 29-30 - MODEST MOUSE @ United Palace
May 1-2 - PETER BJORN & JOHN @ Webster Hall
May 1 - THE VIEW @ Bowery
May 2 - THE VIEW @ Luna Lounge
May 2 - BJORK @ Radio City Music Hall
May 4 - SUNSET RUBDOWN @ Bowery
May 5 - TED LEO/PHARMACISTS @ Webster Hall
May 5 - BJORK @ United Palace Theater
May 7-9 - ARCADE FIRE @ tba
May 8 - BJORK @ Apollo Theatre
May 10 - THE KOOKS @ Irving Plaza
May 10 - SLOAN @ Maxwell's
May 11 - SLOAN @ Southpaw
May 12 - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM @ Studio B
May 14 - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM @ Webster Hall
May 15 - ARCTIC MONKEYS @ Hammerstein
May 15 - SILVERSUN PICKUPS @ Webster Hall
May 17 - ANDREW BIRD @ Webster Hall
May 30 - BRMC, THE HORRORS @ Webster Hall
May 30 - KEANE @ Central Park Summerstage
Jun 30 - MORRISSEY @ Madison Square Garden
Jul 20 - NEKO CASE @ Central Park Summerstage
Aug 1,3 - THE POLICE @ Madison Square Garden
Aug 9 - DAFT PUNK, THE RAPTURE @ Keyspan Park

SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA EVENTS
2nd & 4th Tuesdays - "Hold Ya Horses" @ Aunt Charlie's
Wednesdays - "1964" (mod/soul) @ Edinburg Castle FREE (alternating Wednesdays)
Thursdays - "popscene" @ 330 Ritch Street
Thursdays - "1984" 80s @ Cat Club
some Saturdays - "Leisure" @ Annie's Social Club
Mar 22 - THE BRAVERY @ popscene, 330 Ritch
Mar 23 - BADLY DRAWN BOY @ Great American
Mar 23 - CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE, PAGE FRANCE, HEADLIGHTS @
Cafe du Nord
Mar 29 - CALLA @ popscene, 330 Ritch
Apr 5 - TEDDYBEARS @ popscene, 330 Ritch
Apr 6 - MEW @ Fillmore
Apr 6 - WHITEY, HOME VIDEO @ popscene, 330 Ritch
Apr 7 - THE FRAMES @ Fillmore
Apr 7 - "Leisure" @ Annie's Social Club
Apr 8 - MUSE dj set, IMMIGRANT @ Dark Room
Apr 16 - SILVERSUN PICKUPS @ Independent
Apr 19 - WAR TAPES @ popscene, 330 Ritch
Apr 23 - THE BOOKS @ Great American
Apr 24 - CINEMATICS @ Slim's
Apr 25-26 - DECEMBERISTS, MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND @ Warfield
Apr 26 - KLAXONS, AMY WINEHOUSE @ popscene, 330 Ritch SOLD OUT
Apr 27 - KAISER CHIEFS, THE WALKMEN, LITTLE ONES @ Warfield
Apr 28 - JARVIS COCKER @ Fillmore
Apr 30 - THE KOOKS @ Slim's
Apr 30 - SLOAN @ Independent
May 1 - ARCTIC MONKEYS @ Warfield
May 1 - ANDREW BIRD @ Fillmore
May 5 - "Leisure" @ Annie's Social Club
May 10 - THE VIEW @ Slim's
May 15-16 - PETER BJORN & JOHN @ Bimbos
May 19 - BJORK @ Shoreline Ampitheatre
May 29 - ELECTRELANE @ Great American
May 30 - VOXTROT @ Great American
May 31 - SCISSORS FOR LEFTY @ popscene, 330 Ritch