new pornographers, okkervil river to tour
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:01 am
indie rock's favorite super band is teaming up with hot newcomer okkervil river for an exciting tour to kick off the summer. anyone who is an indie rock fan knows much about the new pornos and for those who enjoy folk inspired music have grown to know okkervil river. while i don't know much about OR, i do have their first two albums and have been intrigued by them. it's slim pickings to find boots of theirs, but i always wondered how they would sound live.
biggest question for the new pornos: will neko case be on this tour? i'm not sure if she was on the last tour, i believe she was out supporting her own album. she is huge. i wonder if they will return to a challengers-heavy set (which i admittedly not too hooked by) or if they will spread it out between all their albums. i would john kruk and phil kessel my left nut to hear them play "stacked crooked," off twin cinema, live. dan bejar is also touring in support of destroyer, i wonder if that will be before or after the NP tour and how that will impact it.
edit: looks like bejar will NOT be with NP this tour, see tour dates below.
another great tour. not too much available for ticket prices yet, but the c-bus show says $21. awesome. nice to see them making stops in not-too-traditional indie rock markets like the 314 and cleveland. and of course, they'll be making stops at 9:30 in washington and the riv in chicago.
i either need to get the fuck out of here asap or just decide to stay for the summer. things are heating up!
biggest question for the new pornos: will neko case be on this tour? i'm not sure if she was on the last tour, i believe she was out supporting her own album. she is huge. i wonder if they will return to a challengers-heavy set (which i admittedly not too hooked by) or if they will spread it out between all their albums. i would john kruk and phil kessel my left nut to hear them play "stacked crooked," off twin cinema, live. dan bejar is also touring in support of destroyer, i wonder if that will be before or after the NP tour and how that will impact it.
edit: looks like bejar will NOT be with NP this tour, see tour dates below.
another great tour. not too much available for ticket prices yet, but the c-bus show says $21. awesome. nice to see them making stops in not-too-traditional indie rock markets like the 314 and cleveland. and of course, they'll be making stops at 9:30 in washington and the riv in chicago.
i either need to get the fuck out of here asap or just decide to stay for the summer. things are heating up!
here is the destroyer tour dates:New Pornographers and Okkervil River:
04-09 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
04-10 Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
04-11 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
04-12 Munhall, PA - Carnegie Music Hall in Homestead
04-13 Ithaca, NY - The State Theater of Ithaca
04-14 Washington, DC - 930 Club
04-16 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
04-17 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
04-18 Nashville, TN - The Cannery
04-19 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04-20 Chicago, IL - Riviera
04-21 Madison, WI - Orpheum
04-22 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
New Pornographers:
03-08 Mississauga, Ontario - Fairmount Royal Oak Hotel *
07-17-20 Benicassim, Spain - Benicassim Festival
* with Tokyo Police Club
Okkervil River:
02-02 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Empire
02-03 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
02-05 London, England - Scala
02-07 Leuven, Belgium - Stuk
02-08 Paris, France - La Maronquinerie
02-09 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02-10 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
02-23 Adelaide, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-24 Melbourne, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-26 Melbourne, Australia - Corner
02-27 Sydney, Australia - Manning Bar
02-29 Perth, Australia - Perth International Arts Festival
03-01 Brisbane, Australia - Laneway Festival
03-02 Sydney, Australia - Laneway Festival
03-04 Auckland, New Zealand - Kings Arms
03-05 Wellington, New Zealand - San Francisco Bath House
04-05 Dallas, TX - Granada
04-06 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone *
04-07 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater *
05-29-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
08-05-09 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
Destroyer:
03-14 Austin, TX - The Parish (SXSW)
04-16 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar *
04-17 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium *
04-18 Detroit, MI - Pike Room *
04-19 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
04-20 Montreal, Quebec - Club Lambi *
04-22 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *^
04-23 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *^
04-24 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar ^
04-25 Washington, DC - The Black Cat ^
04-26 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle ^
04-27 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle ^
04-28 Atlanta, GA - The Earl ^
04-29 Nashville, TN - The Mercy Lounge ^
04-30 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill Duck Room ^
05-01 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar ^
05-02 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room ^
05-03 Denver, CO - The Walnut Room ^
05-13 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlight $
05-14 Calgary, Alberta - #1 Royal Canadian Legion Hall $
05-16 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge $
05-18 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room $
05-19 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour $
05-20 San Diego, CA - Casbah $
05-21 San Francisco, CA - Independent $
05-23 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater $
05-31 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Commodore $
* with Colossal Yes
^ with Andre Ethier
$ with Devon Williams