Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, just announced a bunch of new US tour dates including two in NYC on July 29 (Bowery) and July 30 (MHOW). Bon Iver is currently in the midst of a European tour and all of his US shows (except for the festival dates) will be with either Bowerbirds or AA Bondy. Tickets for the NYC shows go on sale 5/13 at noon.

All Bon Iver US tour dates after the jump.

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Ohbijou

Toronto’s Ohbijou, (who I’ve been meaning to mention here for a long time), played their first US gig last night (05/08) at the Knitting Factory and they will be playing their first Brooklyn gig tonight at Union Hall. Here’s what NOW Magazine had to say about them recently:

Started as the solo project of singer/songwriter Casey Mecija, Ohbijou can be traced back to Casey’s bedroom where she began timidly showing her songs to little sister Jennifer Mecija. After a few solo shows, Casey was joined by Jennifer on backup vocals, organ and violin. Upon moving to Toronto, the Mecija sisters enlisted the help of Heather Kirby (bass/banjo), Ryan Carley (piano/keyboards), James Bunton (drums/trumpet), Anissa Hart (cello) and Andrew Kinoshita (mandolin/guitar) to complete their delicate ensemble. Since its inception, Ohbijou has become the mouth from which Casey relays her whimsical stories of romance, heartbreak, and living in the big city. [NOW Magazine]

Ohbijou are good friends with The Acorn, who talked them up at their UH show last week. They are also good friends with The Forest City Lovers who are another great Toronto band that I’ve also been meaning to mention here for a long time.

You can listen to a CBC Radio 3 Session with Ohbijou over here.
You can listen to a CBC Radio 3 Session with the Forest City Lovers over here.

Ladyhawk

Photo: Braden Barclay

Vancouver’s Ladyhawk have an awesome new album out now called Shots and they are currently in the midst of a big tour to support it. Ladyhawk rolls into town tonight (05/09) with a show at the Mercury Lounge, then they’ll be over at Union Hall on Saturday to complete back to back nights of Canadian headliners.

You can hear Ladyhawk talk about and play songs off of their new record on CBC Radio 3 Podcast #150.
DOWNLOAD: Ladyhawk - I Don’t Always Know What You’re Saying (mp3)

All Ladyhawk tour dates after the jump.

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Tom Waits Press Conference

Yesterday Tom Waits announced the dates for his upcoming “Glitter and Doom Tour”. As is his custom, Tom is not coming anywhere near the Empire State this time around.

Tom Waits 2008 Tour Dates
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Phoenix, US - Orpheum
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Phoenix, US - Orpheum
Friday, June 20, 2008 El Paso, US - Plaza Theatre
Sunday, June 22, 2008 Houston, US - Jones Hall
Monday, June 23, 2008 Dallas, US - Palladium
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Tulsa, US - Brady Theatre
Thursday, June 26, 2008 St Louis, US - Fox Theatre
Saturday, June 28, 2008 Columbus, US - Ohio Theatre
Sunday, June 29, 2008 Knoxville, US - Civic Theatre
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Jacksonville, US - Moran Theatre
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Mobile, US - Saenger Theatre
Thursday, July 3, 2008 Birmingham, US - Alabama Theatre
Saturday, July 5, 2008 Atlanta, US - Fox Theatre

- Thanks to the good people at ProductShopNYC (who are big Tom Waits fans)

The Blakes

Seattle’s The Blakes were in town last night opening up for The Teenagers at MHOW, tonight (May 4) you can find them at The Knitting Factory playing a show of their own with The Postelles and ColorTV. After this Knitting Factory gig, the band is headed off on a UK tour with The Wombats and The Teenagers, so this will probably be your last chance to see them for a while, (heck, if I wasn’t organizing my son’s birthday party tomorrow, I’d be there myself).

DOWNLOAD: The Blakes - “Two Times” (Free mp3 from Amazon.com)
PURCHASE: The Blakes - S/T (Light In The Attic)

All The Blakes upcoming tour dates after the jump.

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Ottawa’s favourite sons (The Acorn) return to NYC tomorrow night (May 3) for four dates spread out over two boroughs. My advice, catch these guys while they are still playing small rooms— mark my words, it won’t be long before these kids make the jump to the big time).

Glory Hope Mountain is dedicated to the life story of the singer Rolf’s mother Gloria and her difficult immigration from Honduras to Canada in the 70’s. Rolf conducted a series of interviews with his mother over six months and researched Smithsonian recordings of 50’s Honduran/West Indies folk music for the making of this album.

The Acorn 2008 Late Spring Tour Dates
05/02 - Khyber - Philadelphia, PA
05/03 - Union Hall w/Ola Podrida - Brooklyn, NY
05/04 - Sound Fix Records (6pm) - Brooklyn, NY
05/05 - Pianos - New York, NY
05/06 - Mercury Lounge w/Cave Singers, Love As Laughter - New York, NY
05/07 - Great Scott - Boston, MA

Watch the video for “The Flood Pt. 1″ after the break.

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Bloc Party at McCarren Pool (07/29/06)

Photo: Tammylo

Bloc Party just announced some new tour dates today including two shows at Webster Hall on August 6 and 7. Tickets for those shows and some others go on sale May 2.

Bloc Party 2008 Tour Dates
07/28/08 Glass House Pomona, CA
07/29/08 Mayan Theater Los Angeles, CA
07/31/08 Fillmore San Francisco, CA
08/01/08 Lollapalooza Chicago, IL
08/05/08 The Fillmore at the TLA Philadelphia, PA (buy tickets)
08/06/08 Webster Hall New York, NY (buy tickets, 05/02 @ noon)
08/07/08 Webster Hall New York, NY (buy tickets, 05/02 @ noon)
08/09/08 V Festival Baltimore, MD
08/21/08 Marlay Park Dublin, IRE
08/23/08 Reading Festival Reading, UK
08/24/08 Leeds Festival Leeds, UK
09/06/08 V Festival Toronto, ON

First of all, Langhorne Slim has a terrific new album coming out tomorrow (April 29) entitled Langhorne Slim. Second, he is about to hit the road for a big tour and will be playing not one, not two, but three local shows in support of his new record. The first show is tonight (April 28) at the Music Hall of Williamsburg with Josh Ritter (buy tickets), then he’s playing a sold out record release party April 30, at The Mercury Lounge, and finally he’ll back playing his own headlining gig (w/ Luke Temple and The Builders & The Butchers) at MHOW on May 31 (buy tickets). But wait, that’s not all, I’m giving away a poster, stickers, and a 45 of “Rebel Side of Heaven” and “Sometimes” to a random individual who emails me at contests@bumpershine.com and tells me their favorite Langhorne Slim song.

All Langhorne Slim tour dates after the jump.

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Tickets go on sale for the sixth (and final?) Steely Dan show at the Beacon Theatre on Monday, April 28 at noon (that’s today folks).

All Steely Dan tour dates after the jump.

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As you have probably already heard, The Allman Brothers Band have cancelled their annual string of shows at the Beacon Theatre this year beacause Greg Allman is still receiving treatment for Hepatitis C and is unable to play. Though they haven’t rescheduled their Beacon Theatre residency yet, they have announced dates for shows at Jones Beach and The PNC Bank Arts Center at the end of the summer. Tickets for those shows go on presale to Citibank cardholders starting on April 28 and public sale May 5.

Although unable to play for fans in New York City this year, the group will resume its touring schedule in August with co-headliner Bob Weir & RatDog. Tickets for shows August 13 in Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach) and August 15 in Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center) go on sale May 3 at 9:00AM Eastern [Buy Presale Tickets on 04/28 @ 10am]. Dates for shows in upstate New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois and Colorado are expected to be confirmed soon.

The band plans on making the 2009 shows their best ever, with special plans to commemorate the group’s 40th anniversary. Confirmed tour dates are listed in Tour Dates below, with more to be scheduled. [Allman Brothers Band Official Website]

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Broken Social Scene will take to the road in Asia and Europe this Spring for the “Impregnate The Skies” tour, which will see the band performing in nine countries beginning May 9 in Istanbul, Turkey and finishing May 26 in Helsinki, Finland. Line-up for the tour will consist of Brendan Canning, Kevin Drew, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Sam Goldberg, Amy Millan and Evan Cranley. The tour includes numerous markets that Broken Social Scene will be performing in for the first time, and will be performing songs from 2003’s You Forgot It In People, 2005’s Broken Social Scene, 2007’s Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew Spirit If…, and will debut songs from the upcoming Broken Social Scene presents: Brendan Canning album due out via Arts & Crafts this summer. [July 22, 2008]

In other BSS news, the band also recently scored the music to the film The Tracey Fragments, (starring fellow Canadian Ellen Page), which premieres May 9 in NYC at the Village East Cinemas. The Tracey Fragments Soundtrack will be available in your finer neighborhood record stores and Amazon.com on April 29, 2008.

View the trailer for The Tracey Fragments here.

All BSS tour dates after the jump.

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Veda Hille

Photo: Geoffrey Farmer and Una Knox

Vancouver singer, songwriter, composer and pianist Veda Hille (pronounced Hilly) will be releasing her 13th album entitled This Riot Life, on May 20, 2008 (having just come back from Canada, I noticed that this CD is actually already on the shelves there). This Riot Life is being released in the USA and internationally on Ape House, the label owned by XTC’s Andy Partridge. Veda is about to head out on tour in support of her new record and in that regard, she is making a rare solo appearance in NYC at Joe’s Pub on April 27 before heading off to play a string of shows in Europe (well, Germany mostly). On a side note, on Monday, April 21 Veda played the songs of Neil Young with the CBC Radio Orchestra at the Chan Centre in Vancouver, BC. That show will be broadcast on CBC radio and online in about a month or so. I haven’t actually seen Veda since she opened up for Stephen Fearing at The Vancouver East Cultural Centre many, many years ago, so I’m looking forward to this show.

DOWNLOAD: Veda Hille - “Lucklucky” (mp3)

Veda Hille 2008 Tour Dates
26 Apr 2008 Connecticut Ballet Centre Stamford, Connecticut
27 Apr 2008 Joe’s Pub New York, New York
08 May 2008 Neue Welt Ingolstadt, Germany
09 May 2008 Cafe Ideal Fulda, Germany
13 May 2008 B Flat Berlin, Germany
14 May 2008 Objekt 5 Halle, Germany
15 May 2008 Alte Feurwache Mannheim, Germany
16 May 2008 Laboratorium Stuttgart, Germany
18 May 2008 PROG Bern, Switzerland
20 May 2008 Sargfabrik Vienna, Austria
05 Jun 2008 Magnetic North/Hive2 Theatre Festival Vancouver, British Columbia

Devo with Tom Tom Club and Dan Deacon at McCarren Park Pool Presale starts: Now Presale ends: Apr 24 @ 10pm Password: lyric Public Onsale: Apr 25 @ 10am Buy Tickets Here

More Devo tour dates after the jump.

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Adele in The Live Lounge

Photo: bbc.co.uk

Apparently, British singing sensation Adele Atkins covered “Last Nite” by The Strokes on BBC Live the other night. For those of you who missed it, you can download that track right over here (mp3). Sure, covers are a cool gimmick and they work sometimes, but after listening to this song, I think Adele should stick to the genre she knows best.

If you recall, Adele recently sold out two shows at Joe’s Pub in NYC and she’ll be returning to the US in May and playing NYC again on June 10, 2008 at the Highline Ballroom (buy tickets).

Adele tour dates the jump.

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DOWNLOAD: Shearwater - “Rooks” (mp3)

The good news is that Shearwater has a new record coming out June 3 entitled Rook. The great news is that they are going on tour in support of Rook and playing not one, but two shows in New York. The first show will be at the Florence Gould Hall in Manhattan (buy tickets) and will feature a performance of Rook in its entirety and some older songs backed by strings, winds, and a harpist (plus a rare solo performance by Michael Gira); the other show (which was just announced) will be at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 19 (tickets on sale 04/24) and will probably be more of a traditional rock outing. (Incidentally, Palo Santo was one of my favorite records the year it came out, so I am really excited about this new release).

All Shearwater tour dates after the jump.

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Contrary to popular rumor, Elvis Costello’s new record, Momofuku will be released on CD, vinyl, and as a digital download. The 2 LP vinyl record is available today (April 22) and the CD is being released May 6. As previously mentioned, Elvis and The Imposters are going on tour with The Police this summer and they are playing three NYC area shows in August. All Elvis Costello and The Imposters tour dates after the jump.

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