Athlete announce a handful of US dates
Athlete have announced that they will play a handful of US dates in November.
The band are supporting their new album 'Beyond The Neighbourhood' -- the follow-up to their UK Number One double-platinum album 'Tourist'.
The band will play showcases in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The tour dates are:
New York, NY Highline Ballroom (November 8)
Chicago, IL Empty Bottle (10)
Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (14) |
Amazon Launches Go Indie
With the recent successes of indie favorites the Shins and Arcade Fire, it was no surprise that the giants would start to take notice. Amazon.com today announced that it has teamed up with more than 30 indie labels, such as Sub Pop and Barsuk, to launch Go Indie, a new section in its music store featuring hand-picked selections of nearly 700 independent titles, 150 of which will carry a reduced price of $9.99. This limited-time offering is aimed to help the labels have prominent space on larger retailers, a problem found prevalent when battling against major label releases.
"In this day and age, it's rare that a retailer carries the full range of our releases, so thank God for Amazon.com," said Andy Kotowicz, vice president of sales and marketing at Sub Pop, via press release. "They are the perfect partner to help us showcase the scope and breadth of Sub Pop's current artists and diverse catalogue."
Sub Pop's own the Shins will be one of six bands featured in the Go Indie video content portion of the site, alongside the Black Keys, Air, Sam Bush, Robyn Hitchcock and CeU. The Go Indie store and the featured videos can be found at www.amazon.com/indie-deals. |
The Shins extend North American tour
The Shins have extended their forthcoming tour of North America, adding a whole string of dates to the stint in October.
The band will kick of the October dates on the west coast and finish up in the east with two shows at Terminal 5 in midtown Manhattan.
In the meantime, the band continue their trek which includes performances at Reading/Leeds, and the Bumbershoot and Download festivals in the US.
The dates are:
Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater (August 30)
Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival (September 1)
Chicago, IL - Download Festival (2)
Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre (October 5)
Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl (6)
Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (7)
Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheater (9)
Albuquerque, NM - Popejoy Hall (University of New Mexico) (10)
Atlanta, GA - Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center (17)
Charleston, SC - The Plex (18)
Raleigh, NC - Progress Energy Center (Raleigh Memorial Auditorium) (19)
Norfolk, VA - The NorVa (20)
Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (22)
New York, NY - Terminal Five (23, 24)
Las Vegas, NV - Sam Boyd Stadium (Vegoose Festival) (27)
Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel (28) |