| 1/18 Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands 1/19 New York, NY @ Pianos 1/28 Nashville, TN @ The End 1/29 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light 1/30 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 1/31 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club 2/01 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 2/03 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth 2/04 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder 2/06 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s 2/07 Austin, TX @ Emo’s 2/08 Dallas, TX @ The Loft 2/10 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room 2/11 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo 2/12 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar 2/13 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill |
2/15 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 2/16 Vancouver, British Columbia @ Biltmore Cabaret 2/17 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe 2/18 Boise, ID @ Neurolux 2/19 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court 2/21 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 2/22 Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar 2/23 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room 2/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club 2/25 Madison, WI @ The Frequency 2/26 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 2/28 Toronto, Ontario @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern 3/01 Montreal, Quebec @ La Sala Rossa 3/02 Boston, MA @ Great Scott 3/04 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel |
| 1/21 San Diego, CA @ Soma 1/22 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse 1/24 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater 1/25 Austin, TX @ Emo’s 1/26 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 1/27 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder 1/28 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt 1/29 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle 1/31 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 2/01 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom 2/02 New York, NY @ Webster Hall 2/03 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 2/04 Boston, MA @ Paradise |
2/05 Montreal, Quebec @ Cabaret Mile End 2/06 Toronto, Ontario @ Phoenix Concert Theatre 2/08 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 2/10 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom 2/11 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater 2/12 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room 2/14 Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre 2/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 2/17 Vancouver, BC @ The Rickshaw Theater 2/18 Victoria, BC @ Sugar 2/19 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater 2/24 Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box 2/26 San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom |
This past weekend I ended up at The Masquerade checking out a musician that I was recently introduced to, RJD2. At the beginning of his set, RJ told the audience they would hear some new stuff, some old stuff, and some stuff they’d never heard before. He seemed to stick to this plan through out the night.
The rather diverse crowd was very much into RJ’s performance from start to finish, there was chanting, glow stick battles, growing clouds of smoke, and definitely a lot of bouncing. Even though there were some technical difficulties with one of the four turntables, I’m not sure many people actually noticed or cared if they did. The visual aspect of his performance was pretty neat. RJ had a small video camera attached to his drum machine, and that birds eye view was then displayed onto a big projection screen in real time…along with some other random images like a dude break dancing on crutches (Work It Out video).
For me, the highlights of RJ’s set came from tracks such as, “Since We Last Spoke”, “Ghostwriter”, and “True Confessions”. To conclude the evening, RJD2 slipped a Mario (a la Mario Brothers) puppet onto his hand and mashed up the classic video game’s theme song. Overall, it was a fun show!
Take A Listen: Games You Can Win from RJD2 (Feat. Kenna)
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RJD2′s latest album, ‘Inversions Of The Colossus’, is out now.
| 10/06 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 10/07 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club 10/08 Greenville, SC @ Fall For Greenville 10/09 Auburn, AL @ Bourbon Street 10/10 Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco 10/11 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks 10/12 Houston, TX @ House of Blues 10/13 Austin, TX @ Emo’s 10/14 Laredo, TX @ Old No. 2 10/16 Tempe, AZ @ Sail Inn 10/17 San Diego, CA @ The Loft – UCSD 10/19 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey |
10/20 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom 10/21 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom 10/22 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret 10/23 Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo 10/24 Seattle, WA @ Neumos 10/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 10/27 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 10/28 Omaha, NE @ TBD 10/29 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club 10/30 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 11/02 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 11/03 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church |
Deer Tick recently released a new single, “Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame”, from their ‘Black Dirt Sessions’ album and are offering it as a mp3 freebie.
Take A Listen: Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame from Deer Tick
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| 7/20 Pittsburgh, PA @ Amphitheatre at Station Square 7/22 Lewiston, NY @ Artpark 7/23 Canandaigua, NY @ Marvin Sands Per. Arts Center 7/24 Holyoke, MA @ Mountain Park 7/26 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage 7/27 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 8/05 Alentejo, Portugal @ Festival Sudoeste 8/08 Myslowice, Poland @ OFF Festival 8/13 Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival 8/15 St. Malo, France @ La Route Du Rock Festival 8/19 Kiewit, Belgium @ Pukkelpop Festival 8/21 Brecon Beacons, Wales @ Green Man Festival 9/11 Isle of Wight, England @ Bestival 9/17 St. Louis, MO @ Pageant |
9/18 Columbia, MO @ Blue Note 9/19 St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium 9/21 Winnipeg, Manitoba @ Burton Cummings Theatre 9/23 Calgary, Alberta @ University of Calgary 9/24 Edmonton, Alberta @ Events Center 9/26 Vancouver, British Columbia @ Malkin Bow 9/27 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater 9/29 Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theater 10/01 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 10/10 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits 10/13 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live 10/14 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues 10/15 St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre 10/16 Boca Raton, FL @ Sunset Cove Amphitheatre |

| 7/06 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland 7/15 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brewery 7/27 San Francisco, CA @ Richshaw Stop 7/28 Sacramento, CA @ The Hub 7/29 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios 7/31 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge 8/02 Billings, MT @ Railyard Ale House 8/04 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry 8/05 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room 8/06 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews 8/07 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird 8/09 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 8/10 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Cafe |
8/12 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar 8/13 Allston, MA @ O’Brien’s Pub 8/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall 8/15 New York, NY @ Cake Shop 8/17 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie 8/18 Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall 8/23 Denton, TX @ Hailey’s 8/24 Austin, TX @ Emo’s 8/25 Norman, OK @ The Opolis 8/27 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive 8/28 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court 9/02 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar 9/03 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland |
Take A Listen: Going To Town from The Delta Mirror
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7/01 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar 7/02 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel 7/03 Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox 7/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Bamboo Bar 7/06 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle 7/08 West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectables 7/09 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 7/10 Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl 7/11 Nashville, TN @ The End 7/12 Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio 7/13 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop |
7/14 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar 7/15 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick 7/17 Los Angeles, CA @ LA State Historic Park 7/18 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival 7/20 Toronto, Onatario @ Phoenix Concert Theatre 7/21 Montreal, Quebec @ The National 7/22 Boston, MA @ The Royale 7/24 New York, NY @ Governors Island 8/11 Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival 8/13 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West Festival 8/14 Helsinki, Finland @ Flow Festival |
| 6/07 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown 6/09 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 6/10 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo 6/13 Charlotte, NC @ Casbah at Tremont Music Hall 6/14 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 6/15 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theatre 6/16 New York, NY @ Webster Hall 6/18 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club 6/19 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel Club 6/20 Newport, KY @ The Southgate House 6/21 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway |
6/22 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar 6/24 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen 6/25 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive 6/26 Telluride, CO @ Telluride Wine Festival 6/27 Albuquerque, NM @ Low Spirits 6/28 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse 6/29 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre 7/02 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios 7/10 Winnipeg, Manitoba @ Winnipeg Folk Festival 7/11 Winnipeg, Manitoba @ Winnipeg Folk Festival |






