When Animals Goes On Tour

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The Antlers

I do this semi-regular When Animals Attack series, because I find that there is a ridiculous amount of bands with animal names and/or themes. So, with that, here are some “animals” on tour:

ANTLERS
antlersmusic.com ♥ myspace

The Antlers announced their Spring touring schedules, including dates with Phantogram and “the most blogged band” The National. I do like Phantogram and have seen The National play before, so Antlers are going to be in good company.

Remember, Hospice is their latest album from Frenchkiss Records. Read my handy review of the album from this “mysterious” band.

US Tour Dates With Phantogram Fri-Apr-16 – Columbus, OH – The Basement Sat-Apr-17 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club Sun-Apr-18 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon Tue-Apr-20 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre Wed-Apr-21 – Iowa City, IA – The Blue Moose Thu-Apr-22 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall Fri-Apr-23 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig Wed-Apr-28 – San Diego, CA – Casbah Thurs-Apr-29-Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar Fri-Apr-30 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour Sat-May-01 – San Francisco, CA – Independent

Mon-May-03 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge Tue-May-04 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret Wed-May-05 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s US Dates With The National Wed-Jun-02 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Thu-Jun-03 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Fri-Jun-04 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory Sat-Jun-05 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory Sun-Jun-06 – Washington, DC – Constitution Hall Tue-Jun-08 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall Wed-Jun-09 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall Wed-Jun-16 – New York – Radio City Music Hall

DEER TICK
deertickmusic.com ♥ myspace ♥ twitter.com

Deer Tick is a band out of Rhode Island, they’ve already have two albums under the Partisan Record Label, and they already have a third one called The Black Dirt Sessions, coming out June 8^th, 2010. Not surprisingly, recorded at the Black Dirt Studios in upstate New York.

If you’ve never heard of them, Partisan Records has a free digital sampler, which has two songs from Deer Tick (a demo version of “Art Isn’t Real (City of Sin)” and “Smith Hill”).

If you’re already a fan and can’t wait for the album to come out, the good news is that they’re on tour, and possibly will be playing some of those newer songs. I will be at the Triple Rock on Friday to check them out. Although, I will have to admit that they have a tough act to follow up, as Those Darlins are the opening act.

04/04 Portland, ME Space Gallery # 04/05 Montreal, QC Il Motore # 04/06 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern # 04/07 Detroit, MI Magic Stick # 04/08 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge # 04/09 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club # 04/10 Iowa City, IA The Mill # 04/11 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall # 04/12 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory 04/14 Phoenix, AZ The Trunkspace 04/16 Indio, CA Coachella 04/20 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom % 04/21 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret % 04/22 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern % 04/24 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place 04/25 San Francisco, CA Great American Hall * 04/27 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre * 04/28 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar 04/29 NM Sante Fe Brewing Company * 04/30 Dallas, TX The Loft *

05/01 Austin, TX Emo’s * 05/02 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio * 05/03 Fayetteville, AR Majestic Lounge * 05/04 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz 05/05 Birmingham, AL Workplay * 05/06 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom * 05/07 Louisville, KY Headliners * 05/08 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern 05/09 Ithaca, NY Castaway’s 05/10 Albany, NY Valentines 05/11 Boston, MA Paradise * 05/12 Boston, MA Paradise * 05/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory * 05/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club * 05/15 New York, NY Terminal 5 * * = w/ Dr. Dog # = w/ Those Darlins % = w/ Holy Sons

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
trampledbyturtles.com ♥ myspace

I’ve always liked their name, it’s just a funny image of these slow-moving creatures, slowly killing you. This Duluth, Minnesota, band are playing some dates in support of their upcoming album, Palomino, to be released April 13^th, on on Thirty Tigers/RED.

I am told that this “local” band is amazing to see live. So, tour dates below:

TH Apr 8 | Double Door | Chicago, IL FR Apr 9 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN SA Apr 10 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN SU Apr 11 | High Noon| Madison, WI WE Apr 14 | Filling Station | Bozeman, MT TH Apr 15 | Elks Ballroom | Missoula, MT FR Apr 16 | Wonder Ballroom | Portland, OR SA Apr 17 | Tractor Tavern | Seattle, WA SU Apr 18 | WOW Hall | Eugene, OR MO Apr 19 | Humboldt Brewery | Arcata, CA TU Apr 20 | Independent | San Francisco, CA WE Apr 21 | Moe’s Alley | Santa Cruz, CA TH Apr 22 | The Mint | Los Angeles, CA SA Apr 24 |Stagecoach Festival | Indio, CA WE May 12 | Hodi’s Halfnote | Fort Collins, CO

TH May 13 | Belly Up | Aspen, CO FR May 14 | Ogden Theatre | Denver, CO MO May 24 | Beachland Ballroom | Cleveland, OH WE May 26 | Mercury Lounge | New York City TH May 27 | Middle East | Boston, MA FR May 28 | Delfest | Cumberland, MD SA May 29 | Delfest | Cumberland, MD MO May 31 | Pour House Music Hall | Raleigh, NC TU Jun 1 | The Grey Eagle | Asheville, NC WE Jun 2 | Atlanta, GA | Smith’s Olde Bar TH Jun 3 | Levitt Shell  | Memphis, TN FR Jun 4 | Wakarusa Festival | Ozark, AR SA Jun 5 | Wakarusa Festival | Ozark, AR SA Jul 3 | High Sierra Music Fest | Quincy, CA SU Jul 4 | High Sierra Music Fest | Quincy, CA

OWL CITY
owlcitymusic.com ♥ myspace

Speaking of Minnesota, I’ve previously mentioned that I did not understand why he’s so popular. He continues to confuse me with his album Ocean Eyes scoring platinum status and 80% of his shows are sold out, and/or selling out fast.

Apr 5 2010 The Fillmore^ San Francisco, CA Apr 6 2010 The Fillmore^ San Francisco, CA Apr 7 2010 The Fox Theater^ Pomona, CA Apr 8 2010 Soma^ San Diego, CA Apr 9 2010 Club Nokia^ Los Angeles, CA Apr 10 2010 Marquee Theatre^ Tempe, AZ Apr 12 2010 Salt Air Theater Magna, UT Apr 13 2010 Ogden Theatre^ Denver, CO Apr 15 2010 Stubb’s Waller Creek Austin, TX Apr 16 2010 Verizon Wireless  Houston, TX Apr 17 2010 Nokia Theatre Dallas, TX Apr 19 2010 War Memorial ^ Nasvhille, TN Apr 20 2010 The Tabernacle^ Atlanta, GA Apr 22 2010 Constitution Hall^ Washington DC Apr 23 2010 House of Blues^ Boston, MA Apr 24 2010 Terminal 5 Matinee^ New York Apr 24 2010 Terminal 5^ New York Apr 25 2010 Electric Factory^ Philadelphia, PA Apr 27 2010 Sound Academy^ Toronto, Ontario Apr 28 2010 House of Blues^ Cleveland Apr 29 2010 Royal Oak Music ^ Detroit, MI Apr 30 2010 Aragon Ballroom^ Chicago, IL May 1 2010 State Theater^ Minneapolis, MN

May 1 2010 State Theatre^ Minneapolis, MN May 2 2010 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI May 4 2010 Val Air Ballroom Des Moines, IA May 5 2010 The Pageant St. Louis, MO May 8 2010 Barrowlands Glasgow May 9 2010 O2 Sheperds Bush Empire London May 11 2010 Elysee Montmartre Paris May 12 2010 E-Werk Cologne Aug 18 2010 Cricket Pavilion * Phoenix, Arizona Aug 20 2010 Shoreline * Mountain View, CA Aug 21 2010 Sleep Train * Wheatland, CA Aug 22 2010 Hollywood Bowl * Los Angeles, CA Aug 24 2010 Verizon Wireless  * Irvine, CA Aug 25 2010 Cricket Wireless * Chula Vista Sep 1 2010 Red Rocks  * Morrison, CO Sep 5 2010 Cynthia Woods * Houston, TX Sep 6 2010 Amph at Wharf * Orange Beach, AL Sep 8 2010 Aarons Amphitheatre  * Atlanta, GA Sep 10 2010 Ford Amphitheatre * Tampa, FL Sep 11 2010 Cruzan * West Palm Beach, FL ^ SOLD-OUT * with John Mayer

Megafaun – the Fade

Megafaun

MEGAFAUN
megafaun.com ♥ myspace ♥ twitter.com

Technically, not really an animal, a faun is a mythical creature of half man and half goat. Recently fauns are getting some attention in the Percy Jackson books. Anyway, I’ve previously wrote that the band had a “strange mixture of sound” and that I really like “The Fade” from their album, Gather, Form & Fly.

It looks like Megafaun’s just come off an extensive European tour and is now in the middle of their US tour. Catch this mythical creature if you can:

04.04 • La Sala Rossa (Montreal, QC) 04.05 • Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON) 04.07 • Beachland Tavern (Cleveland, OH) 04.08 • Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL) 04.09 • Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, MN) 04.10 • The Waiting Room (Omaha, NE) 04.11 • Replay Lounge (Lawrence, KS) 04.12 • Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO) 04.13 • Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT) 04.15 • Tractor Tavern (Seattle, WA) 04.16 • The Media Club (Vancouver, BC) 04.17 • Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR) 04.18 • Sam Bond’s Garage (Eugene, OR)

04.19 • Sophia’s Thai Kitchen (Davis, CA) 04.20 • The Independent (San Francisco, CA) 04.21 • The Echo (Los Angeles, CA) 04.22 • Hotel Congress (Tucson, AZ) 04.23 • The Sail Inn (Tempe, AZ) 04.24 • Low Spirits (Albuquerque, NM) 04.26 • Hailey’s (Denton, TX) 04.27 • Emo’s Inside (Austin, TX) 04.28 • Rudyards (Houston, TX) 04.30 • Bottletree (Birmingham, AL) 05.01 • The Earl (Atlanta, GA) 05.07 • Cats Cradle (Carrboro, NC)