Legendary post-punk band Killing Joke will be celebrating their 35th anniversary with the April 15th release of their The Singles Collection 1972-2012 via Spinefarm/Universal, a new studio album, and a world tour that kicks off in England in March and terminates in Los Angeles in May. [Read more…]
Sixto Rodriguez, who’s story was portrayed in the Oscar-nominated Searching for Sugar Man (due on DVD/Blu-Ray January 22nd) has concert dates planned out through the first half of 2013, taking him to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, the United States, and through to Glastonbury in the UK. [Read more…]
Natasha Khan, recording and performing as Bat for Lashes, has announced a handful of dates for the start of 2013, supporting the critically acclaimed The Haunted Man, which was released late last year. January and February are host to mostly festival performances in Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia, with some concerts in California and the Pacific Northwest in April, and one date in her Native England in June. [Read more…]
Grammy award-winning prolific alternative duo They Might Be Giants have plotted out their 2013 North American tour (part of a 60-date international tour), which will also mark their 30th anniversary. Kicking off in Maine at the end of February, the band will journey across the United States and Canada through mid-June. Their latest studio album, Nanobots, is due to hit on March 5th, and a 3-song Nanobots EP was just released (find on iTunes and Amazon). You can also check out their new track, “Lost My Mind”, on SoundCloud. The tech-savvy band have also released a new iPhone app. [Read more…]
Colin Hay, Scottish born and best known as the front man and singer from 80s Australian band Men at Work (best known for their hits “Down Under,” “Overkill,” and “Who Can It Be Now?”), following a festival in Michigan later this month, will be touring his homeland all of February and into March, then visit some of the cities in the West in the U.S. in April, and then his trip to the UK will take him through the end of May. [Read more…]
Back in November, we reported on the news of the Alicia Keys 2013 Summer tour of Europe and England in support of her latest and fifth studio album, Girl On Fire, which went on sale late last year. The Grammy Award-winning artist has now announced a North American leg of the same tour, which will take place in March and April, and has been dubbed the Set The World On Fire Tour”. [Read more…]
One of my favorite albums of the 80s was Vivid from the genre defiant rock band, Living Colour. The band will be playing the classic work in its entirety as part of a 25th anniversary celebration, with a handful of special shows throughout Europe and the United States. The European leg all kicks off in Glasgow at the beginning of March, and then the U.S. in San Francisco at the end of the month. [Read more…]
American singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin kicks off her 2013 tour with a series of shows at Yoshi’s in San Francisco (following a special sold out cruise) and will cover a good portion of the United States, Canada, and Australia over the coming months, including some shows with Mary Chapin Carpenter. Many of these shows will be featured at really special venues, like jazz clubs, and the Grammy-winning artist is sure to impress with her special brand of contemporary folk and popular rock music. [Read more…]
Music legend B.B. King’s New Year’s Eve show in Florida will continue on a steady schedule through the end of April thus far, as his North American tour for the first part of 2013. [Read more…]
Lady Gaga recently outlined her “Born This Way Ball” tour dates for North America in 2013. The support of the 2011 album started in Asia last year and she is currently touring Europe and will continue to Latin America and Africa. The 26 date run in Canada and the United States kicks off in mid-January in Vancouver. [Read more…]