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Beady Eye – essentially Oasis minus the elder Noel Gallagher – have announced a series of gig dates in North America starting in late November. The 2-week tour begins on November 25 in Vancouver and ends in New York City on December 9. The band signed earlier this year to Dangerbird Records, also the American home of the Dears, Delphic, and Minus the Bear. For more information about purchasing tickets, visit the Dangerbird Web site. Most tickets to this tour go on sale this Friday (July 15) at 10 AM.

Beady Eye’s debut album, Different Gear, Still Speeding, was released on February 28 in the UK and March 1 in America.

Tour dates

NOV 29 – Vancouver, BC at Commodore Ballroom

NOV 30 – Seattle, WA at Showbox Market

DEC 2 – San Francisco, CA at The Warfield

DEC 3 – Los Angeles, CA at Wiltern Theatre

DEC 5 – Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue

DEC 6 – Milwaukee, WI at The Rave Ballroom

DEC 8 – Washington, DC at 9:30 Club

DEC 9 – New York, NY at Terminal 5

Indie-pop quartet Funeral Party will be opening for Panic! At the Disco along with fun. at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City this Sunday,  June 12^th. Their debut album, The Golden Age of Knowhere (released March 29^th), was produced by Lars Stalfors (Matt & Kim, The Mars Volta) and mixed by Dave Sardy (Band of Horses, LCD Soundsystem, Oasis). They’ve already performed on David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel, and have supported the likes of The Faint, Cut Copy, The Mars Volta, and Crystal Castles.

Amongst the insane amount of momentum they are gaining globally, Funeral Party is an Alternative Press Band to Watch for 2011 and they performed several sets at SXSW last March in Austin. With all of this press, they are definitely a band to see sooner, rather than later!

So how would you like two tickets to go see Funeral Party and fun. supporting Panic! At the Disco at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City on June 12^th? Leave a comment below by 12pm on Friday, June 10^th telling us the name of your favorite Funeral Party song and why. The comment that stands out to the Editors the most, wins.

Please remember to include a working email address so we might contact you about picking up your tickets.

Los Angeles, California indie rock band The Airborne Toxic Event traded lesser known label for a major for their sophomore release. They hired Dave Sardy (Band of Horses, Oasis) to handle production and it turned out to be a solid decision. The album All At Once has an epic, orchestral feel and doesn’t disappoint. This album is ambitious and it’s a wonder the band isn’t more well known.

Their influences stand out boldly and I can appreciate them each for their attributions to the band’s sound. There are notable leanings towards The Cure, The Talking Heads, and all things classic rock. Lead singer Mikel Jollett tells a sweeping narrative with bold lyrics which should be no surprise coming from a published novelist. And let’s be honest. Isn’t that how all albums should be written?

The album starts with the title track as if making a statement about what’s to come. “This is it, this is what I’m about to say” are the whispers I hear in my subconscious. The band takes a risk by putting in out there all at once and it works. It’s somber at times, but makes you want to dance. The lyrics are honest and sometimes eerie, but there are lighthearted moments as well. The album is anthemic, yet still has its intimate moments. “Changing” is easily the single of the album whether you’ve heard anything from the band previously or not. It has that tempo that makes your head bob and the right hooks to make it memorable. “All For A Woman” is blissful power ballad and Jollett could probably woo any woman he wanted with it. “It Doesn’t Mean A Thing” and “The Kids Are Ready To Die” capture a stifled sort of excitement that finally comes to life in the punkish, upbeat tune that is “Welcome To Your Wedding Day.” There’s a great organ that blares on, and strings are a welcome part all throughout the album. “Half Of Something Else” sounds somewhat similar to the band’s hit song “Somewhere Around Midnight” with its intro, but the song takes on a life of its own as it goes on. “All I Ever Wanted” has a sense of urgency with rushing strings, and the album ends on an eerie and somewhat morbid note with “The Graveyard Near The House.” Listening to the lyrics of each an every song is a real treat though, and it gets better with every listen. They’re dark, yet sweet and really capture the scope of human emotion.

This is album is worth your time. The orchestral leanings of the band are a refreshing take on traditional rock music that we’ve heard time and time again. And I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for strings. I’m a self-proclaimed band and orchestra geek, but don’t less my bias sway you. As a sophomore effort, The Airborne Toxic Events has successfully avoided the slump.

Track Listing:
1. All At Once
2. Numb
3. Changing
4. All For A Woman
5. It Doesn’t Mean A Thing
6. The Kids Are Ready To Die
7. Welcome To Your Wedding Day
8. Half Of Something Else
9. Strange Girl
10. All I Ever Wanted
11. The Graveyard Near The House

Liam Gallagher of Oasis says he will begin his debut as a movie producer with a biopic of the Beatles in their final years.

Gallagher is working with Revolution Films and is expected to announce the film at Cannes Film Festival next week.

The film is based off of the 1972 book by Richard DiLello, The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider’s Diary of the Beatles, Their Million Dollar Apple Empire and Its Wild Rise and Fall. It is one of Liam Gallagher’s favorite books.

Other details have yet to be revealed.

Burbank, CA – Beloved Canadian pop-rock icons Tegan and Sara have announced that they will launch their first extensive tour of the U.S. in nearly two years in February 2010. The tour kicks off February 12th in Northampton, MA, and criss-crosses the country before finishing up on April 6th in Salt Lake City, UT. The ticket pre-sale begins this Wednesday, October 14th, at 10 a.m. The password for all pre-sales is “Sainthood.” Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, October 16th, at 10 a.m.

Twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin are hitting the road in support of their eagerly awaited sixth studio album Sainthood, which is due from Sire/Vapor Records on October 27th. Sainthood was produced by Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla (who also produced 2007’s critically applauded The Con) and Howard Redekopp (who produced 2004’s groundbreaking effort So Jealous) and mixed by Grammy Award winner Dave Sardy (Oasis, Primal Scream, Marilyn Manson). Tegan and Sara began recording Sainthood in May at the legendary Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA, where Tom Petty, Nirvana, and Fleetwood Mac have all recorded. They finished laying down tracks at Seattle’s Two Sticks Audio, owned by Death Cab drummer Jason McGerr.

“Hell,” the first digital single from Sainthood, is now available for purchase from all digital service providers and is currently streaming live on the band’s website www.teganandsara.com. It is the band’s first new song released to fans since July 2007. Fans who pre-order Sainthood on iTunes will receive the track as a free digital download. An iTunes exclusive deluxe version of the album will feature two bonus tracks: “Wrists” and “Light Up.”

As previously mentioned, a triumvirate of books entitled On, In, At, will be released in conjunction with the release of Sainthood. The three-book set, which chronicles different time periods from the past year in the lives of Tegan and Sara, will be available through teganandsara.com. These books are a Must Have item for fans and have been beautifully photographed, annotated and packaged. Check the site for additional details.

To celebrate the release of Sainthood, Tegan and Sara will perform four very special shows: October 25th and 26th at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theater, and October 30th and 31st at New York City’s Town Hall. The band will also appear on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien on November 2nd.

Tour Dates:
Feb. 12 – Calvin Theatre / Northampton, MA
Feb. 13 – The Orpheum / Boston, MA
Feb. 16 – Tower Theatre (Upper Darby) / Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 17 – Warner Theatre / Washington, DC
Feb. 18 – The National / Richmond, VA
Feb. 20 – Tampa Theatre / Tampa, FL
Feb. 21 – Sunset Cove / Miami, FL
Feb. 23 – Variety Playhouse / Atlanta, GA
Feb. 24 – Tipitina’s / New Orleans, LA
Feb. 25 – Palladium / Dallas, TX
Feb. 26 – Bass Concert Hall / Austin, TX
Feb. 27 – The Warehouse / Houston, TX
Mar. 02 – House of Blues / Las Vegas, NV
Mar. 03 - Copley Symphony Hall / San Diego, CA 
Mar. 05 – Fox Theater / San Francisco, CA
Mar. 06 – Fox Theater / San Francisco, CA
Mar. 24 – The Orpheum / Minneapolis, MN
Mar. 25 – The Riverside / Milwaukee, WI
Mar. 26 – The Aragon / Chicago IL
Mar. 27 – Royal Oak Theatre / Detroit, MI
Mar. 28 – Lakewood Civic / Cleveland, OH
Mar. 30 – Promo West Pavilion / Columbus, OH
Apr. 02 – The Pageant / St. Louis, MO
Apr. 03 – Uptown Theatre / Kansas City, MO
Apr. 04 – The Ogden / Denver, CO
Apr. 06 – In The Venue / Salt Lake City, UT 

Tegan and Sara: website | myspace | interview with: Tegan pt. 1, pt. 2 | @ terminal 5

Photo by: Dese’Rae L. Stage