Source: morecowbell.net

some fresh off the grill Wilco dates: (from Columbia, MO on (save for ACL) are new):

AUG-02 MILWAUKEE, WI EAGLES' BALLROOM
AUG-03 TORONTO, ONT THE MOD THEATRE sold out
AUG-04 OTTAWA, ONT CAPITAL MUSIC HALL sold out
AUG-05 MONTREAL, QUE ST. DENIS THEATRE
AUG-06 PORTLAND, ME STATE THEATRE
AUG-08 NEWPORT, RI NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL
SEP 14 COLUMBIA, MO THE BLUE NOTE
SEP 15 ST. LOUIS, MO THE FOX THEATRE
SEP 17 DALLAS, TX THE GRANADA
SEP 18 AUSTIN, TX STUBBS
SEP 19 AUSTIN, TX ACL FESTIVAL
OCT 01 BOSTON, MA THE WANG CENTER
OCT 05 NEW YORK, NY RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

Source: morecowbell.net

Broken Social Scene has cancelled their upcoming opening slot on the Modest Mouse tour, as rumored last week:

July 15 Eugene Oregon ... Canceled
July 21 Pomona California ... Canceled
July 23 Tucson Arizona ... Canceled
July 24 Albuquerque New Mexico ... Canceled
July 28 Minneapolis Minnesota ... Canceled
July 31 Milwaukee Wisconsin ... Canceled
August 7 Newport Kentucky ... Canceled
August 8 Columbus Ohio ... Canceled
August 15 Northampton Massachusetts ... Canceled
August 19 Norfolk Virginia ... Canceled
August 20 Charlotte North Carolina ... Canceled
August 23 Houston Texas ... Canceled

Source: morecowbell.net

The Metro is happy to announce a very special engagement New Years weekend with GUIDED BY VOICES!

Thursday, December 30
GUIDED BY VOICES
Tickets $25
18 & over
Doors: 9pm / Show: 10pm

Friday, December 31
New Years Eve…
GUIDED BY VOICES
THE GO
Tickets $75 / $125 Gold Circle VIP Tickets
(Gold Circle ticket includes VIP balcony access and aftershow party including a meet and greet, pizza and beer.)
21& over
Doors: 9pm / Show: 10pm

Tickets go on sale Saturday July 31st at noon at the Metro Box Office (located next door in HiFi Records), and through Ticketmaster at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at 312-559-1212 and http://www.ticketmaster.com.

From the band ­:

GUIDED BY VOICES: The Electrifying Conclusion tour

On August 24, the final Guided By Voices album “Half Smiles Of The Decomposed” will be released on Matador Records. There will be just two dozen more Guided By Voices shows ever, culminating in a New Years bacchanalia at Metro in Chicago on December 31. Tickets for the final GBV show ever will go on sale on July 31 at 12noon (Central Time) at Metro box office, Ticketmaster, http://www.ticketmaster.com, and Reckless Records shops in Chicago, as well as Reckless in London (26 Berwick Street, Soho). Check http://www.gbv.com in coming week for more info, other ticket sale dates and hotel discount info for New Years.

THE FINAL TOUR:

Thu-Aug-19 New York, NY Hudson River Rocks - W. 13th St. Pier 7pm FREE
(11:30pm after-show Record Release Party w/ GBV Karaoke at Tonic - FREE)
Thu-Sep-09 Boston, MA Paradise
Fri-Sep-10 Philadelphia, PA Theater of the Living Arts
Sat-Sep-11 Washington DC, 9:30 Club
Tue-Sep-28 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle
Wed-Sep-29 Athens, GA 40 Watt
Fri-Oct-01 Houston, TX Engine Room
Sat-Oct-02 Austin, TX Stubb's
Sun-Oct-03 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom
Thu-Oct-21 Columbus, OH Al Rosa
Fri-Oct-22 Newport, KY Southgate House
Sat-Oct-23 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
Mon-Oct-25 Bloomington, IN Bluebird
Tue-Oct-26 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
Thu-Nov-11 San Diego, CA Canes
Fri-Nov-12 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre
Sat-Nov-13 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Mon-Nov-15 Portland, OR Berbatis
Tue-Nov-16 Portland, OR Berbatis
Wed-Nov-17 Seattle, WA Neumos
Fri-Dec-3 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sat-Dec-4 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sun-Dec-12 Orlando, FL Beacham Theatre
Thu-Dec-30 Chicago, IL The Metro
Fri-Dec-31 Chicago, IL The Metro

Source: morecowbell.net

for those of you who missed Jesse Malin’s smoking show at the 400 Bar a month ago (which is pretty much everyone but the 30-50 people who were there sadly), don’t miss him this time around. Also, his new album, The Heat, kicks a lot of ass, check it out for yourself.

Jesse Malin
w/ The Damnwells
August 11th
Fine Line Music Cafe

Source: morecowbell.net

for those who missed out last month, or who didn’t quite get enough (myself, i doubt i’ll be there):

Franz Ferdinand
w/ Graham Coxon (formerly of Blur) and The Future Heads
Wednesday, September 29th
Quest Club
Minneapolis, MN
All Ages, Doors 5pm