Tour Dates

Pedal steel whiz Maggie Bjorklund is hitting the road again as part of John Doe's band.

Come out and say hi.  She'll even have copies of her new album with her.

11/26  Chicago IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
11/28  Columbus OH - Rumba Cafe
11/29  Cleveland OH - Beachland Ballroom
11/30  Pittsburgh PA - Thunderbird Cafe
12/01  York PA - Sttrand Capitol Performing Arts Center
12/02  Vienna VA - Jammin Java
12/03  Easton MD - Night Cat
12/04  New York NY - City Winery
12/05  Allston MA - Brighton Music Hall
12/07  Philadelphia PA - World Cafe Live

Lots happening in the DEX ROMWEBER DUO camp, so we thought we'd give you a snazzy biz school bullet point summation.  That's the way we operate around here.

»NEW VIDEO: From their latest album, the exclusive video premiere of  the Death of Me ran on Paste.  Check it out HERE.

»NEW TOUR: Dex and his sis hit the road with punk legends THE MEAT PUPPETS at the end of October for a series of dates up the east coast.  Don't miss this dream double bill!  Check the dates HERE

»NEW RELEASE: Well, it's an new RE-release of Dex's SEMINAL Flat Duo Jets LP Go Go Harlem Baby.

Some of you may remember Jack White dropping the needle on the Jets’ version of “Froggy Went a Courtin’” in the “It Might Get Loud” doc as an indicator of his early influences. Maybe you remember the White Stripes covering “You Belong to Me” or “Apple Blossom Time” in their live performances. Those songs, as well as all the rest featured on Go Go Harlem Baby are genuinely important in the pantheon of American music.

Pick it up HERE while we have them in stock!

Ha Ha Tonka, after a somewhat quiet summer, are hitting the road with vengeance.  They will be on the road pretty much the rest of the year supporting their "wow" new record Death of A Decade. So, if you are east of the Rockies, you will have LOTS of opportunities to see the boys and have yerself a fun night on the town.  HERE'S the schedule

In anticipation of the tour, they sent us THIS video today as a way of announcing it.  It kind of frightened/amused us, but it is definitive evidence that they've had too much time on their hands.  Please help them.

Pick up a copy of HHT's latest Death of a Decade, and be entered to win a pair of tickets for a show in a town near you:

GOOD RECORDS- Dallas, TX (9/17 @ LaGrange)

LANDLOCKED MUSIC- Bloomington, IN (9/27 @ The Bishop)

CULTURE CLASH- Toledo, OH (9/30 @ Frankie's)

RECORD ARCHIVE- Rochester, NY (10/1 @ Water St. Music Hall- Also giving away a vinyl prize pack)

Enter to win a pair of tickets and a vinyl prize pack at ZZZ Records in Des Moines (no purchase necessary) (9/21 at Vaudeville Mews)

The album is also for sale through September.

We've got a couple excellent albums coming at you this summer from the Dex Romweber Duo and the Bottle Rockets, and both bands have announced album release tours that'll likely bring them to a venue near you.

C'mon out and say hi, and support the new music.

DEX ROMWEBER DUO TOUR

BOTTLE ROCKETS TOUR

The first video from Justin's recent Harlem River Blues album was premiered exclusively on Paste Magazine today.  Slippin' and Slidin' was shot and directed by Joshua Black Wilkins and provides an imtimate look at JTE's adopted NYC hometown.

Have a view HERE.

Also, Justin announced the rest of his summer tour plans, so mark your calendars.  Includes stops at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, the Vancouver Folk Festival, a UK tour, Newport Folk Festival and many more.  Whew.  Just typing all that makes me tired, imagine how HE feels, so support the hard workin' dude, ok?

FULL DETAILS HERE

It's with both dismay and hopefulness that we pass along this news from Wayne's management:

With the support of his family, friends, club owners and label, Wayne Hancock has canceled his July and August tour dates to enter a comprehensive residential rehabilitation program.

Wayne is currently in a short-term rehab program and following his two Texas shows next week and a performance at the Rockabilly Rave in the U.K. on June 16, he will then enter an extended-term recovery facility to address his longtime fight with addiction.

We would like to extend our appreciation for your understanding, especially to those who had tickets to the cancelled shows. Wayne will do his best to return to your area in the near future.

Canceled tour dates:
7/9 Houston, TX at Armadillo Palace
7/20 Salt Lake City, UT at The Garage
7/21 Ketchum, ID at Whiskey Jacques
7/22 Virginia City, MT at Wells Fargo Coffee House
7/23 Yellowstone, MT at West Yellowstone City Park
7/29 Minneapolis, MN at Lee’s Liquor Lounge
7/30 Des Moines, IA at Gas Lamp
8/2 Columbia, MO
8/3 Kansas City, MO at Knucklehead’s

Let's all pull for the Train and hope to see him out on the road once again where he belongs---Bloodshot

Due to health concerns, Exene unfortunately will not be able to continue her tour.  All dates from April 4th thru the 18th.

Here is a statement from her:

"as you probably know by now, i was diagnosed with ms. i have been doing relatively well. i thought i could handle sxsw in austin, and a short solo tour. however, i got sick in austin during sx, it is a hard event even under the best of circumstances. it didn't seem that hot to me, but heat is very bad for those of us with ms. i started feeling bad almost as soon as i started playing on wednesday and by sunday night, i had a terrible headache and couldn't get out of bed. i didn't feel any better by wednesday so i called  my neurologist and got a prescription for steroids. i started to improve a little and thought i'd  be okay to start my southwest southeast tour on the following friday. in retrospect, i should have called off the tour then and there. but i didn't want to cancel. kevin seconds, who was on the tour with me, met me in austin, and we played our first show. but i wasn't getting better in knoxville tn, a week later, i was fatigued and having a hard time functioning. when i took the stage that night, i was surprised to discover that my right hand and arm were not responding to my commands, and i couldn't play guitar. i apologized to the audience, talked alot, and sang acapella. because i had driven ten hours from new orleans, i hoped it was just fatigue from gripping the steering wheel so long. but i knew the tour was over. the next morning, after i called my booking agent and gave her the news, i sat down with kevin seconds and explained to him that i was too sick to continue, and would only be going as far as memphis. i apologized. my friend flew into memphis and drove me home, where i am now. i wouldn't have made it as far as i did without the help of my friends and the kindness of fans strangers along the way. i am not an invincible road warrior anymore. the easiest part of touring is the hour on stage. the driving and staying with friends and finding hotels and advancing the shows and hauling around merch and guitars is the hard part. i've never cancelled a tour before but it is more important for me to regain my health than continue. i never know when my ms will strike, and this was certainly bad timing for an attack. my apologies to the clubs, the fans, my label, and mr. seconds for this unfortunate event"

Hot off the heels of his appearance on the Letterman show, Justin Townes Earle announces a tour of Australia and New Zealand in March.

Go HERE for the dates

Justin Townes Earle has announced tour dates in the UK and Ireland (first ever shows there, as far as we can remember) in early 2011.

Here they are.