Original Gang of Four in the Studio
Vocalist Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill and bassist Dave Allen have been holed up in Gill's London studio recording what will be their first album of new material in 15 years. (Drummer Hugo Burnham is said to be contributing to the record but is not actively present due to undisclosed health issues.) Gang of Four are not currently signed to any label and no release date for the album has been set.
Iron and Wine Hit the Road
Sam Beam aka Iron and Wine will tour in support of The Shepherd's Dog, our 2007 Album of the Year, with some Australian dates followed by some select US shows. Here they are:
02/15 Wheaton, IL (Sam Beam solo)
03/07 Melbourne, Australia
03/08 Meredith, Australia
03/09 Brisbane, Australia
03/11 Sydney, Australia
03/12 Melbourne, Australia
03/14 Auckland, New Zealand
03/15 Wellington, New Zealand
04/09 New Orleans, LA / House of Blues*
04/10 Tallahassee, FL*
04/11 Orlando, FL*
04/12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL*
04/13 Jacksonville, FL*
04/14 Atlanta, GA*
04/15 Chapel Hill, NC *
04/16 Richmond, VA*
04/18 Kalamazoo, MI*
04/19 Grand Rapids, MI*
4/20 Louisville, KY*
Vocalist Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill and bassist Dave Allen have been holed up in Gill's London studio recording what will be their first album of new material in 15 years. (Drummer Hugo Burnham is said to be contributing to the record but is not actively present due to undisclosed health issues.) Gang of Four are not currently signed to any label and no release date for the album has been set.
Iron and Wine Hit the Road
Sam Beam aka Iron and Wine will tour in support of The Shepherd's Dog, our 2007 Album of the Year, with some Australian dates followed by some select US shows. Here they are:
02/15 Wheaton, IL (Sam Beam solo)
03/07 Melbourne, Australia
03/08 Meredith, Australia
03/09 Brisbane, Australia
03/11 Sydney, Australia
03/12 Melbourne, Australia
03/14 Auckland, New Zealand
03/15 Wellington, New Zealand
04/09 New Orleans, LA / House of Blues*
04/10 Tallahassee, FL*
04/11 Orlando, FL*
04/12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL*
04/13 Jacksonville, FL*
04/14 Atlanta, GA*
04/15 Chapel Hill, NC *
04/16 Richmond, VA*
04/18 Kalamazoo, MI*
04/19 Grand Rapids, MI*
4/20 Louisville, KY*
05/16-18 Minehead, England
* with Califone as support
New AMC Album, Tour
February 19th is the release date for The Golden Age (Merge), American Music Club's first studio album in 4 years. Tour dates are scheduled for February and March in Europe, with US dates lined up for April and March beginning on April 2nd in the band's hometown of San Francisco. Here they are:
Europe:
2/05 Leeds, England
2/06 Manchester, England
2/07 Newcastle, England
2/08 Glasgow, Scotland
2/09 Nottingham, England
2/10 Birmingham, England
2/12 Brighton, England
2/13 London, England
2/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands
2/15 Brussels, Belgium
2/16 Den Bosch, Netherlands
2/17 Groningen, Netherlands
2/18 Cologne, Germany
2/20 Gijón, Spain
2/21 Madrid, Spain
2/22 Bilbao, Spain
2/23 Barcelona, Spain
2/24 Bielefeld, Germany
2/26 Hamburg, Germany
2/27 Copenhagen, Denmark
2/28 Malmö, Sweden
2/29 Oslo, Norway
3/01 Gothenburg, Sweden
3/02 Aarhus, Denmark
3/04 Berlin, Germany
3/05 Leipzig, Germany
3/06 Frankfurt, Germany
3/07 Weinheim, Germany
3/08 St. Gallen, Switzerland
3/09 Zurich, Switzerland
3/11 Turin, Italy
3/12 Munich, Germany
3/13 Wien, Austria
3/14 Ebensee, Austria
3/15 Geislingen, Germany
3/16 Diksmuide, Belgium
3/18 Paris, France
3/20 Norwich, England
US dates:
4/02 San Francisco, CA
4/03 Sacramento, CA
4/04 Portland, OR
4/05 Seattle, WA
4/06 Vancouver, British Columbia
4/09 Fargo, ND
4/10 St. Paul, MN
4/11 Madison, WI
4/12 Chicago, IL
4/13 Pontiac, MI
4/14 Columbus, OH
4/15 Pittsburgh, PA
4/16 Buffalo, NY
4/17 Toronto, Ontario
4/18 Montreal, Quebec
4/21 Portland, ME
4/22 Allston, MA
4/23 Northampton, MA
4/24 New Haven, CT
4/25 Philadelphia, PA
4/26 Brooklyn, NY
4/27 New York, NY
4/29 Arlington, VA
4/30 Carrboro, NC
5/01 Atlanta, GA
5/02 Nashville, TN
5/03 Memphis, TN
5/04 Springfield, MO
5/05 Kansas City, MO
5/06 Des Moines, IA
5/07 Omaha, NE
5/09 Denver, CO
5/10 Salt Lake City, UT
5/12 Phoenix, AZ
5/13 Tucson, AZ
* with Califone as support
New AMC Album, Tour
February 19th is the release date for The Golden Age (Merge), American Music Club's first studio album in 4 years. Tour dates are scheduled for February and March in Europe, with US dates lined up for April and March beginning on April 2nd in the band's hometown of San Francisco. Here they are:
Europe:
2/05 Leeds, England
2/06 Manchester, England
2/07 Newcastle, England
2/08 Glasgow, Scotland
2/09 Nottingham, England
2/10 Birmingham, England
2/12 Brighton, England
2/13 London, England
2/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands
2/15 Brussels, Belgium
2/16 Den Bosch, Netherlands
2/17 Groningen, Netherlands
2/18 Cologne, Germany
2/20 Gijón, Spain
2/21 Madrid, Spain
2/22 Bilbao, Spain
2/23 Barcelona, Spain
2/24 Bielefeld, Germany
2/26 Hamburg, Germany
2/27 Copenhagen, Denmark
2/28 Malmö, Sweden
2/29 Oslo, Norway
3/01 Gothenburg, Sweden
3/02 Aarhus, Denmark
3/04 Berlin, Germany
3/05 Leipzig, Germany
3/06 Frankfurt, Germany
3/07 Weinheim, Germany
3/08 St. Gallen, Switzerland
3/09 Zurich, Switzerland
3/11 Turin, Italy
3/12 Munich, Germany
3/13 Wien, Austria
3/14 Ebensee, Austria
3/15 Geislingen, Germany
3/16 Diksmuide, Belgium
3/18 Paris, France
3/20 Norwich, England
US dates:
4/02 San Francisco, CA
4/03 Sacramento, CA
4/04 Portland, OR
4/05 Seattle, WA
4/06 Vancouver, British Columbia
4/09 Fargo, ND
4/10 St. Paul, MN
4/11 Madison, WI
4/12 Chicago, IL
4/13 Pontiac, MI
4/14 Columbus, OH
4/15 Pittsburgh, PA
4/16 Buffalo, NY
4/17 Toronto, Ontario
4/18 Montreal, Quebec
4/21 Portland, ME
4/22 Allston, MA
4/23 Northampton, MA
4/24 New Haven, CT
4/25 Philadelphia, PA
4/26 Brooklyn, NY
4/27 New York, NY
4/29 Arlington, VA
4/30 Carrboro, NC
5/01 Atlanta, GA
5/02 Nashville, TN
5/03 Memphis, TN
5/04 Springfield, MO
5/05 Kansas City, MO
5/06 Des Moines, IA
5/07 Omaha, NE
5/09 Denver, CO
5/10 Salt Lake City, UT
5/12 Phoenix, AZ
5/13 Tucson, AZ
