Mon., July 26  VANCOUVER, BC  Biltmore Cabaret
Tues., July 27  SEATTLE, WA   Triple Door
Wed., July 28  PORTLAND, OR  Roseland Theater
Fri., July 30   SAN FRANCISCO, CA   Great American Music Hall
Sat., July 31  LOS ANGELES, CA   McCabe’s Guitar Shop (2 shows)
Sun., Aug. 1  SAN DIEGO, CA  Belly Up, with Mojo Nixon
Tues., Aug. 3  BAKERSFIELD, CA  Fishlips
Wed., Aug. 4  SANTA CRUZ, CA  Moe’s Alley
Thurs., Aug. 5  SEBASTOPOL, CA  North Bay Live at Studio E

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May 18th || Humphreys Concerts by the Bay || San Diego, CA*
May 19th || Henry Fonda Theatre || Los Angeles, CA*
May 21st || Regency Ballroom || San Francisco, CA*
May 24th || Wonder Ballroom || Portland, OR*
May 25th || Showbox at the Market || Seattle, WA*
May 26th || Commodore Ballroom || Vancouver, BC*
May 29th || Gothic Theatre || Englewood, CO*
May 31st || Vic Theatre || Chicago, IL*
June 1st || St. Andrews Hall || Detroit, MI*
June 2nd || Queen Elizabeth Theatre || Toronto, ON*
June 4th || Royale NightClub || Boston, MA*
June 5th || The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza || New York, NY*
June 6th || Electric Factory || Philadelphia, PA*
June 7th || 9:30 Club || Washington, D.C.*
June 10th || Center Stage || Atlanta, GA*
June 11th || 40 Watt Club || Athens, GA*
July 26th || DAR Constitution Hall || Washington, DC#
July 27th || Central Park Summerstage || New York, NY#
July 28th || Central Park Summerstage || New York, NY#
July 30th || Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing || Philadelphia, PA#
July 31st || Bank of America Pavilion || Boston, MA#
August 3rd || Kool Haus || Toronto, ON#
August 4th || Kool Haus || Toronto, ON#
August 6-8th || Lollapalooza || Chicago, IL
August 7th || Metro || Chicago, IL#
August 8th || Val Air Ballroom || Des Moines, IA#
August 9th || Anchor Inn || Omaha, NE#
August 11th || Iroquois Amphitheater || Louisville, KY#
August 12th || Ryman Auditorium || Nashville, TN#
August 13th || The LC Amphitheater || Columbus, OH#
August 14th || The Fillmore Detroit || Detroit, MI#

* with Broken Bells
# with The Black Keys

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Here’s your chance to catch the legendary pop/rock band The Rubinoos in a rare live appearance. Even more rare – it’s at 10:30 in the morning, and your children are not only welcome, they’re expected. The Rubes are launching their first “all ages” album, Biff-Boff-Boing!, featuring kid-friendly classics (“Witch Doctor,” “You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd,” “Sugar Sugar”) and newly written originals (“Dumb it Down,” “Earth Number One”).

Where: La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA
When: Saturday, January 30, 10:30 am
What: $5 adults, $4 children

They’ll likely be singing this one:

The current plan has him caroling on these dates in these areas:

12/5 – Atlanta / Rome, GA
12/6 – Nashville, TN (early) / Louisville, KY
12/7 – Indianapolis, IN (early) / Champaign, IL
12/8 – Chicago, IL
12/9 – Kalamazoo, MI (early) / Detroit, MI (and area)
12/10 – Toledo, OH (early) / Cleveland, OH
12/11 – Buffalo, NY (early) / Geneseo, NY
12/12 – Ithaca, NY (early) / Monterrey, MA / Easthampton & Northampton, MA (late-night)
12/13 – Boston, MA (and area)
12/14 – Providence, RI (and area)
12/15 – Riverside, CT / Purchase, NY / Marlboro, NY
12/16 – New York City, NY
12/17 – New York City, NY (and area)
12/18 – Manalapan, NJ (early) / Philadelphia, PA
12/19 – Baltimore, MD (early) / Washington, DC
12/20 – Eagle Rock, VA (early) / Lynchburg, VA
12/21 – Chapel Hill, NC / Raleigh, NC
12/22 – Athens, GA

Invitations are still being accepted for Nashville, Louisville, Indianapolis, Champaign, Cleveland, Providence, Baltimore, D.C., and Chapel Hill/Durham. For more information, send an e-mail to musictapescaroling@gmail.com. Please note in your e-mail if you’re willing to entertain outside guests, and whether you can offer the carolers a place to sleep. This could be the most unusual house concert you ever have a chance to host!

If you’re rather attend than host, you can find the address of one of the homes in your area that will be hosting the carolers: e-mail musictapescaroling@gmail.com for the address and time of a performance near you.

Free song download!

Julian Koster is gifting fans with his version of a holiday classic.

MP3 | White Christmas

Click here for a review of Julian Koster’s album, The Singing Saw at Christmastime.

Stream Memoirs at the End of the World

Oct 9 – Backroom @ The Mink – Houston, TX
Oct 11 – Czar Bar – Kansas City, MO
Oct 12 – Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO
Oct 13 – Double Door – Chicago, IL
Oct 14 – Shank Hall – Milwaukee, WI
Oct 15 – Radio Radio – Indianapolis, IN
Oct 16 – Southgate House – Newport, NY
Oct 17 – Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 19 – The Middle East – Cambridge, MA
Oct 20 – The North Star – Philadelphia, PA
Oct 22 – Canal Room @ CMJ – New York, NY
Oct 24 – The Bell House w/Au Revoir Simone – Brooklyn, NY
Oct 25 – IOTA Club and Café – Arlington, VA
Oct 26 – Pour House – Charleston, SC
Oct 27 – Live Wire Music Hall – Savannah, GA
Oct 29 – Lenny’s Bar – Atlanta, GA

All shows with Brookvile, except 10/22 and 10/24

MP3 | Your Dark Side

October 14, 8pm || Vogue Theatre || Vancouver, BC #
October 15, 8pm || Crystal Ballroom || Portland, OR #
October 16, 8pm || Moore Theatre || Seattle, WA #
December 4 || The Loft @ UCSD || San Diego, CA %
December 5 || Troubadour || Los Angeles, CA %
December 6 || Muddy Waters || Santa Barbara, CA %
December 31 || Bottom of the Hill || San Francisco, CA^

# with Grizzly Bear
% with Girls
^ with Miniature Tiger

Chris Chu will also be jetting off to New York City to play a free solo acoustic show at The Living Room on October 22nd, as part of the 2009 CMJ festival.

MP3 | Heart in Harm’s Way

May 9 NEW ORLEANS, LA Amtrak Station, 5:30 p.m. (full band)
May 13 GREENVILLE, SC Handlebar (solo)
May 15 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA Gravity Lounge (solo)
May 16 WASHINGTON, DC/ALEXANDRIA, VA Iota (solo)
May 17 EASTON, MD Night Cat (solo)
May 19 PHILADELPHIA, PA World Café (solo)
May 20 NEW YORK, NY The Living Room

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MP3 | Broke Down

Apr 15 @ Sala Stereo – Alicante, Spain
Apr 16 @ Savoy Club – Gijon, Spain
Apr 17 @ Helldorado – Vittoria, Spain
Apr 18 @ Rock Sound – Barcelona, Spain
Apr 19 @ Durango Club – Valencia, Spain
Apr 21 @ La Mecanique Ondulatoire – Paris, France
Apr 22 @ Inside – Dortmund, Germany
Apr 23 @ Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, Germany
Apr 24 @ Db’s – Utrecht, Netherlands
Apr 27 @ MFK – Strasbourg, France
Apr 29 @ Clubkeller – Frankfurt, Germany
Apr 30 @ Queen Days Festival – Rotterdam, Netherlands
May 1 @ Klub 700 – Orebro, Sweden
May 2 @ The Garage – Oslo, Norway
May 5 @ The Duchess – York, UK
Mat 6 @ Cluny – Newcastle, UK
May 7 @ The Globe – Cardiff, Wales
May 8 @ Mr. Wolff’s – Bristol, UK
May 9 @ The Luminaire – London, UK
May 12 @ Bohemien – Bari, Italy
May 13 TBA – Tuscany, Italy
May 14 @ Magnolia – Milan, Italy
May 15 @ Stoned Hand Of Doom Festival – Rome, Italy
May 16 @ Festintenda – Mortegliano, Italy
May 17 TBA – Rovigo, Italy
May 19 @ Rock Palace – Madrid, Spain
May 20 @ Mardi-Gras – La Coruna, Spain
May 21 @ Orfeau Club – Velo, Portugal
May 22 @ Plano B – Porto, Portugal
May 23 @ Castrus Bar – Foreas, Portugal
May 25 @ Rockadelic – Gandia, Portugal
May 27 @ Gallion – Lorient, France
May 28 @ Heretic – Bordeaux, France
May 29 @ Astrolabe – Orleans, France
May 30 @ Festival Mixed Up – Beauvais, France
May 31 @ Art Rock Festival – St Brieuc, France

MP3 | Henry’s Funeral Shoe

April 4 Cardiff Mavis (Clay Statues) Birthday
April 10 Cardiff Promised Land
April 12 Live Tracks in Session BBC Radio – Adam Walton Show
April 18 Aberdare Cwmaman Institud
April 30 Cardiff Barfly
May 2 Porthmadog Gwyl Porthmadog Festival
May 3 Swansea Uplands Tavern
May 23 Abergafenny Welsh Perry and Cider Festival
May 24 Abergafenny Welsh Perry and Cider Festival
June 27 Newport T.J’s

MP3 | The Story I Heard

March 24 Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge
March 26 Greensboro, NC Studio B
March 27 Arlington, VA IOTA
March 28 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
March 30 Cambridge, MA Middle East
March 31 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
April 1 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe
April 2 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
April 4 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar
April 6 Norman, OK Opolis
April 7 Austin, TX Mohawk
April 9 Tucson, AZ Plush
April 10 San Diego, CA Casbah
April 11 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
April 13 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
May 24 Missoula, MT Wilma Theater*
May 26 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium*
May 27 Kansas City, KS Uptown Theater*
May 29 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater*
May 31 St Louis, MO Pageant*
June 1 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavillion*
June 3 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle*
June 4 Raleigh, NC Memorial Auditorium*
June 5 Richmond, VA The National*
July 18 Troutdale, OR Edgefield Amphitheater*
July 19 Troutdale, OR Edgefield Amphitheater*

* With the Decemberists

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