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Friday, February 6, 2015

Concert tour update: Faith No More, Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, Neko Case, Priory, Saints of Valory

photo by Dustin Rabin
Faith No More confirmed their first North American shows since 2010 with a spring outing kicking off in April.

The announcement comes as the Bay Area band wraps up work on their follow-up to 1997’s Album of the Year.

It is due this May via the band’s newly formed imprint, Reclamation Recordings, which is distributed by Ipecac Recordings. Faith No More founder and bass player, Bill Gould is overseeing production.

Gould said some of the cities haven’t been played in over 17 years. "We are armed with the new material and ready for whatever comes our way.” Tickets on sale now.

Preceding the tour is the release of a second single from the forthcoming album, “Superhero,” which will be available as a limited edition 7-inch single on March 17 followed by a digital release on March 31. Faith No More released the single, “Motherfucker,” as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday event.


North American tour dates:

April 15 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum
April 16 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater
April 17 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
April 19 San Francisco, CA Warfield
April 20 San Francisco, CA Warfield
April 23 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
April 24 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
April 25 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
May 7 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
May 8 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
May 9 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
May 11 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
May 13 New York, NY Webster Hall
May 14 New York, NY Webster Hall
May 15 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory


The Jesus and Mary Chain will hit North America this spring to mark the 30th anniversary of the seminal album Psychocandy.

Tour Dates:

5/01 Toronto, ON - Canadian Music Week 
5/03 Detroit, MI - St Andrew's Hall
5/05 Chicago, IL - Riviera
5/07 Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory 
5/09 Austin, TX - Levitation / Austin Psych Fest
5/11 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
5/13 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
5/14 Seattle, WA - Showbox
5/16 San Francisco, CA - Warfield



Primal Scream will embark on a North American tour, kicking in May. 2013 album More Light arrived after a five year absence and was written by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes and produced by David Holmes.

It features guest appearances from Robert Plant, Kevin Shields, The Pop Groups Mark Stewart and Jason Faulkner. Watch the 2013 video HERE
"Listen to It's Alright, It's Okay" HERE


Primal Scream are: Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Martin Duffy, Darrin Mooney, Barrie Cadogan and Simone Butler.

Tour Dates:


5/9 Austin, TX Austin Psych Fest
5/11 New Orleans, LA NOLA Civic
5/12 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
5/14 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
5/15 Toronto, ON DanForth
5/17 Boston, MA Royale
5/19 Philadelphia, PA The TLA
5/20 New York, NY Irving Plaza
5/21 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
 
Acclaimed musician-songwriter Neko Case will be reissuing her album Fox Confessor Brings The Flood in a limited edition run of red vinyl to commemorate Record Store Day 2015. A series of spring shows are on sale now.

Tour Dates:
 
April 12 - Tower Theatre - Bend, OR
April 14 - Mt. Baker Theatre - Bellingham, WA
April 15 - The Vogue, Vancouver, BC
April 18 - Record Store Day Celebration at Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
April 20 - Bing Crosby Theatre, Spokane, WA
April 21 - The Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT
April 22 - The Emerson Center, Bozeman, MT
April 25 - Fitzgerald Theatre - St. Paul, MN


 
Alt-pop group Priory will embark on a North American tour with Kaiser Chiefs. Tickets are on sale now. 

The Portland duo's song "Weekend" has been making waves on pop and alternative radio, climbing the Top 40 charts.

They made their late night television debut on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! The song was featured on ESPN Sportscenter Gameday throughout the football season, and the band's music appears in the latest Taco Bell commercial. A Warner Brothers Records full-length debut arrives this spring.

Tour with Kaiser Chiefs: 

4/20 Victoria BC @ Distrikt
4/21 Vancouver BC @ Commodore Ballroom
4/22 Seattle WA @ Showbox at the Market
4/24 San Francisco CA @ The Regency Ballroom
4/25 Los Angeles CA @ The Wiltern
4/26 San Diego CA @ House of Blues
4/28 Tucson AZ @ Rialto Theatre
4/30 Austin TX @ Stubb's: Outdoors
5/01 Dallas TX @ Trees
5/02 Houston TX @ Warehouse Live
5/05 Lawrence KS @ Liberty Hall
5/06 St. Louis MO @ The Pageant
5/09 Carrboro NC @ Cat's Cradle
5/10 Richmond VA @ The National
5/12 Baltimore MD @ Rams Head Live
5/13 New York NY @ Irving Plaza
5/15 Boston MA @ House of Blues
5/16 Montreal QC @ Corona Theatre
5/17 Toronto ON @ The Phoenix 


I was really impressed by the following band when I saw it open for Phillip Phillips on tour late last year (see my review elsewhere on this blog)...

F-Stop/Atlantic Records band Saints of Valory have announced a new North American headline tour, including a special appearance at Rock in Rio USA 2015 on May 8 in Las Vegas. The band, who most recently released an EP, “V,” last year, which featured the single “Long Time Coming,” is currently at work on their full-length debut.

Though its members have roots in such far-flung locales as Brazil, Greece, and Southeast Asia, Saints of Valory came together in Austin, Texas and immediately made a name for themselves with their distinctive concoction of rock hooks and contemporary pop songcraft.

Named as a finalist in the Billboard Music Awards’ 2012 “Battle of the Bands” competition, Saints of Valory soon joined forces with F-Stop/Atlantic Records. “Possibilities,” the band’s label debut EP, arrived in July 2013, highlighted by the anthemic melodies of songs like “Kids” and “Neon Eyes (Into The Deep).” The latter track reached the top 10 at AAA radio, while its companion video was featured on MTV Buzzworthy.

Saints of Valory is: Gavin Jasper – lead vocals/bass * Godfrey Thomson – guitar/vocals * Stephen Buckle – keyboards/vocals.

Tour Dates:

Feb. 10 Taos, NM The KTAOS Solar Center
Feb. 11 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
Feb. 13 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
Feb. 14 Los Angeles, CA Hotel Café
Feb. 15 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Feb. 18 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Feb. 20 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
Feb. 21 Madison, WI The Frequency
Feb. 22 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Feb. 25 South Burlington, VT Showcase Lounge
Feb. 27 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Feb. 28 Philadelphia, PA MilkBoy Philly
March 3 New York, NY The Studio at Webster Hall
March 4 Washington, DC DC9 Nightclub
March 6 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
March 7 Atlanta, GA Vinyl
March 8 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
March 11 Austin, TX Emo’s Austin
March 12 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar N Grill
May 8 Las Vegas, NV Rock in Rio USA 2015*
 
Headline dates except * 

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