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The adorable duo known as Matt & Kim have announced plans to tour in support of their highly anticipated album Lightning. If their single “Let’s Go” is any indication of the rest of the disc, we could see this being one of our favorite albums of the year.

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08-25 Somerset, WI – Summer Set Music Fest
10-03 South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
10-04 Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater
10-05 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theater
10-06 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
10-07 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10-09 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10-11 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
10-12 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
10-13 Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theatre
10-14 Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theatre
10-16 Tallahassee, FL – The Moon
10-17 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
10-18 New Orleans LA – House of Blues
10-19 Houston, TX – House of Blues
10-20 Austin, TX – Stubb’s
10-21 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
10-23 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
10-24 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
10-25 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
10-26 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
10-27 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
10-28 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
10-30 Seattle, WA – Neptune
11-01 Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue
11-02 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
11-03 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
11-04 St. Louis MO – The Pageant
11-06 Omaha, NE – The Slowdown
11-08 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
11-09 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
11-10 Chicago, IL – Congress Theater
11-11 Detroit MI – Majestic Theater
11-13 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11-14 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
11-15 New York, NY – Terminal 5
11-16 Boston, MA – House of Blues
11-17 Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theater
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Daylight

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We don’t know about you but we love The Mountain Goats which means we were super excited to learn that this week the band announced the first leg of their North American tour to support their album Transcendental Youth which comes out on October 2nd. Don’t forget to say hi to Jon Wurster, one of the most talented and hilarious humans on the planet!
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09-01 Livermore, CA – Wente Vineyards Estate Winery *
09-07 Raleigh, NC – Fletcher Opera Theatre (Hopscotch Festival)
10-06 Durham, NC – Reynolds Industries Theatre !
10-09 Richmond, VA – The National ^
10-10 Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar ^
10-11 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts ^
10-14 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
10-15 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom ^
10-18 Boston, MA – House of Blues ^
10-19 Ithaca, NY – The Haunt ^
10-20 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre ^
10-22 Grand Rapids, MI – The Ladies Literary Club ^
10-23 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre ^
10-24 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre ^
10-26 Iowa City, IA – The Blue Moose Tap House ^
10-27 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre ^
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* with The Dodos
! with Anonymous 4
^ with Matthew E. White
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The Magnetic Fields don’t tour all the time so when they do it’s a very special event and correspondingly the group have announced a handful of dates to support 2012’s Love At The Bottom Of The Sea. Don’t sleep on this!
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10-25 Hudson, NY – Helsinki Hudson
11-14 St. Louis, MO – Sheldon Concert Hall
11-15 Detroit, MI – The Redford Theatre *
11-16 Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Lecture Hall *
11-17-18 Washington, DC – Sixth & I Synagogue *
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* with Emma Straub
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Ane Brun just landed a pretty sweet gig: opening for Peter Gabriel’s North American tour in support of his classic album So. If you haven’t seen this Norwegian chanteuse live, this is the perfect introduction to one of the most striking musicians we’ve heard in a while.
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Sept. 16: Colisee Pepsi, Quebec City, QC

Sept. 18: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

Sept. 19: Air Canada Centre, ON

Sept. 21: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA

Sept. 23: Nikon at Jones Beach, Wantaugh, NY

Sept. 24: TD Garden, Boston, MA

Sept. 26: Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI

Sept. 27: United Center, Chicago, IL

Sept. 30: Red Rocks, Denver, CO

Oct. 2: HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA

Oct. 5: Planet Hollywood Showroom, Las Vegas, NV

Oct. 6: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA

Oct. 8: Valley View Casino, San Diego, CA

Oct. 9: Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA

Oct. 13: Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, NY

Oct. 14: Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA
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Ane Brun – "Do You Remember" Teaser

Ane Brun | Myspace Video
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Freelance Whales have announced a full tour surrounding their album Diluvia which comes out on October 9th. Better yet each ticket purchase comes with a download of the album so what do you have to lose?
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10/4 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
10/5 Minneapolis, MI – 7th St Entry
10/6 Madison, WI – Redamte
10/7 Iowa City – Maintenance Shop
10/10 Dallas, TX – Trees
10/11Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
10/13 Mexico City, MX – Corona Festival
10/14 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/16 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
10/18 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
10/20 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
10/21 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
10/23 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
10/24 Denver, CO – Bluebird
10/26 St. Louis, MO – Firebird
10/27 Nashville, TN – The End
10/28 Atlanta, GA – The Loft
10/30 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
10/31 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
11/1 New York, NY – Webster Hall
11/2 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
11/3 Boston, MA – Paradise
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Generator ^ Second Floor

Freelance Whales | Myspace Video
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The political activists known as Flobots have announced a national tour with the amazing Astronautalis to celebrate the release of their album The Circle In The Square which comes out on August 28th. The disc was written, recorded and produced by the band and is an unfiltered look into their unique sound and vision. Don’t miss out.
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8/22 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

8/23 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre

8/24 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive

8/25 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
9/14 Missoula, MT @ The Top Hat
9/15 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon*
9/16 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre*
9/17 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill*
9/18 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades*
9/19 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Club Slo Brew*
9/21 West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre*
9/22 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Vinyl
9/23 Phoenix, AZ
9/24 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad*
10/5 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater*
10/6 Austin, TX @ Red 7*
10/7 Houston, TX @ House of Blues – Bronze Peacock
10/8 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues Parish*
10/10 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum*
10/11 Gainesville, FL @ High Dive*
10/12 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth*
10/13 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits*
10/14 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade*
10/15 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall – Casbah*
10/16 Towson, MD @ The Recher Theatre*
10/17 Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy*
10/19 Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bear’s Place*
10/20 Pawtucket, RI @ The Met*
10/21 S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground*
10/23 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom*
10/24 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE*
10/25 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
10/26 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop*
10/27 Lansing, MI @ The Loft (at Harem Lounge)*
10/28 Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge*
10/30 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre*
10/31 Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze*
11/1 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
11/3 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre*
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*- with Astronautalis
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White Flag Warrior

FLobots | Myspace Video
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