Just past hump day, with the weekend in view now...looking forward to ribs and chicken at the company picnic today, maybe a little paddle boating this weekend, but first, some concert and tour news....
New Yorkers, looking for a little musical entertainment this Friday night? Head on out to Prospect Park and catch VLM favorites Cold War Kids alongside Elvis Perkins and Sam Champion for FREE.
If you haven't yet heard Sam Champion, you can stream a few tracks over at Myspace.
For more information on Sam Champion, visit the Sam Champion website.
Stars to tour in support of new album
In other news, the Montreal quintet Stars will again be heading out on tour this summer in support of their current album ‘In Our Bedroom After The War’, stopping by at the following locations:
6/25/08 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Accelerator Festival
6/27/08 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli De Helling
6/28/08 – Cergy Pontoise, France @ Furia Sound Festival
6/29/08 – Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
7/5/08 – Vieux-Quebec, PQ @ Festival D’ete de Quebec
7/8/08 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest
8/24/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Outlands Festival
9/16/08 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur
9/17/08 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
9/19/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
9/20/08 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
9/24/08 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera
9/25/08 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pagaent
9/26/08 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
9/28/08 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/1/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon
10/2/08 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
10/4/08 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Rio Theatre
10/6/08 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/8/08 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/9/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Middle Class Rut/Burning Brides on Tour
Last but not least, Sacramento's Middle Class Rut will also be out on the road this summer with Burning Brides. Middle Class Rut is a two man band with big sound. Catch them on tour in your town:
June 27 - The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA (CD Release Show)
July 7 - Rudyard's - Houston, TX *
July 8 - Red 7 - Austin, TX *
July 9 - Club Dada - Dallas, TX *
July 11 - The Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM *
July 12 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (Wasted Club) - Las Vegas, NV *
July 14 - The Vixen - Sparks, NV *
July 16 - Dante’s - Portland, OR *
July 17 - The Zombie Room - Spokane, WA *
July 18 - King Cobra - Seattle, WA *
July 24 - Safari Sam's - Los Angeles, CA *
* w/ Burning Brides
Middle Class Rut - "All Walks of Life"
For more information about Middle Class Rut, check out their Myspace page