Los Angeles’ Local Natives have been touring all over the world since early May and it seems like they are just getting started.

Why see them on tour? Because the last time I saw them at the Cedar Street Courtyard at SXSW they did laps and weaved through the audience with their various brass instruments.

The band is currently touring in support of their sophomore release out titled Hummingbird, released on January 29, 2013 on Frenchkiss Records in the US, and on Infectious Records in Europe. The album is the four-year follow up to their debut Gorilla Manor and was produced by The National guitarist Aaron Dessner, and reached #12 on the Billboard Top 200. If that’s an indication, Local Natives new sound will be a little closer to what the National is doing. You can preview “Heavy Feet” via Soundcloud:

Tour dates below. Dates with (*) indicates with Wild Nothings and (#) with The National.

09/12/13 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
09/13/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre*
09/15/13 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre*
09/17/13 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amp #
09/19/13 Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater*
09/20/13 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak *
09/21/13 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus*
09/23/13 Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head *
09/28/13 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory*
09/30/13 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle*
10/01/13 Birmingham, AL @ Iron City*
10/02/13 New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s*
10/04/13 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/05/13 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/06/13 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/06/13 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom*
10/07/13 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond*
10/11/13 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/12/13 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/13/13 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/15/13 Cambridge, UK @ Junction

10/16/13 Norwich, UK @ Waterfront
10/17/13 London, UK @ Brixton Academy
10/19/13 Oxford, UK @ Gathering Festival
10/20/13 Newcastle, UK @ Sage 2
10/21/13 Glasgow, UK @ Arches
10/22/13 Belfast, UK @ Limelight
10/24/13 Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre
10/25/13 Sheffield, UK @ Leadmill
10/26/13 Manchester, UK @ The Ritz
10/27/13 Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
10/29/13 Southhampton, UK @ University
10/31/13 Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club
11/01/13 Cologne, Germany @ Gebaude 9
11/04/13 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
11/05/13 Aarhus, Denmark @ Voxhall
11/06/13 Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow
11/08/13 Vienna, Austria @ Flex
11/09/13 Bologna, Italy @ Estragon
11/11/13 Rome, Italy @ Black Out
11/12/13 Florence, Italy @ Viper
11/19/13 Bordeaux, France @ Theatre Barbey
11/20/13 Paris, France @ Le Bataclan

CAVEMAN
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New York’s Caveman has a new single called “In the City”, which was released on 7″ and digital in the UK on August 12th via Communion.

Fellow W♥M writer Jess got me hooked into Caveman before my trip to Europe. I can’t wait to see these guys for the first time! They got to tour with Ra Ra Riot, which is not a bad touring partner. Caveman has the Fleet Foxes sound on record and is the perfect road trip soundtrack. I’m sure they will turn the live set into a whole new portal experience. Check them out on tour and pick up a copy of their new self titled album.

09/09 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall #
09/10 – Salt Lake City, UK @ Urban Lounge #
09/12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore #
09/13 – San Diego, CA @ Birch North Park #
09/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre #
09/15 – Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theatre #
09/17 – Marfa, TX @ Padre’s #
09/19 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s #
09/20 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s East #
09/22 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon #
09/27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Fest
09/28 – Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Music Fest
09/29 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In #
10/09 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 #
10/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts #
10/11 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
10/13 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues #

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
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Brooklyn’s They Might Be Giants is still touring in support of their new studio album, Nanobots. We caught the band on this tour, which we wrote was possibly the best/greatest tour for TMBG.

Recently (September 5th), the band unveiled their “You’re On Fire” music video, which you can see on youtube.com. The video stars Lauren Lapkus from Orange Is The New Black and was directed by Hoku Uchiyama and Adam Bolt.

Nanobots is available now via Idlewild Recordings, and marks the debut offering through the band’s new distributor Megaforce Records.

Tour dates:

09/21: Hartford, CT @ Envisionfest
10/10: Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
10/11: Wilmington, DE @ World Cafe Live
10/12: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/13: Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggy’s
10/15: Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
10/16: Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
10/17: Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
10/18: Jacksonville, FL @ Free Bird Live
10/19: Orlando, FL @ Nerdapalooza
10/20: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
10/22: Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ
10/24: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
10/25: Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/26: Los Angeles, CA @ Royce Hall (2pm)
10/26: Los Angeles, CA @ Royce Hall (8pm)
10/27: Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
11/01: Uncasville, CT @ The Wolf Den
11/02: New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/15: Edinburgh, UK @ Queens Hall
11/17: Belfast, UK @ The Limelight
11/18: Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
11/19: London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
11/20: Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
11/22: Rolling Stone Weekender
11/23: Berlin, Germany @ Festaal Kreuzberg