But He Returns to You at Night

A couple weeks back I blogged about the National’s upcoming run of North American concert dates this spring. As of today that concert draw got even better as Brooklyn brethren- the Antlers have announced they will open several of those June shows.

Before their dates with the National, though, the Antlers still have a whole slew of shows to play. They kicked off a tour last night in Toronto in the opening slot with Editors at the Phoenix Concert Theatre. After that, they're headed to Europe for a tour, then a headlining North American trip with Phantogram opening. Then it's back to Europe for even more dates. Such is the popular fate when I proclaim your record to be best of the year I guess…

This one is a not miss people.

Check below for all of the Antlers' concert dates.

The Antlers:

02-16 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre @
02-17 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore
02-18 Boston, MA - House of Blues @
02-19 New York, NY - Terminal 5 @
02-20 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero @
02-21 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club @
03-02 Paris, France - Scopitone Club
03-03 London, England - Union Chapel
03-04 Oxford, England - Jericho Tavern
03-05 Brighton, England - Hanbury Ballrooms
03-06 Brussels, Belgium - AB
03-08 Berlin, Germany - Bang Bang Club
03-09 Hamburg, Germany - Prinzen Bar
03-10 Copenhagen, Denmark - Jazz House
03-12 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
03-13 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
03-14 Bergen, Norway - Landmark
03-15 Oslo, Norway - Bla
03-24 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
04-16 Columbus, OH - The Basement ^
04-17 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club ^
04-18 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon ^
04-20 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre ^
04-21 Iowa City, IA - The Blue Moose ^
04-22 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall ^
04-23 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig ^
04-28 San Diego, CA - Casbah ^
04-30 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour ^
05-01 San Francisco, CA - Independent ^
05-03 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge ^
05-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Biltmore Cabaret ^
05-05 Seattle, WA - Neumo's ^
05-19 London, England - Scala
05-20 Salford, England - St. Phillips Church
05-21 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
05-22 Glasgow, Scotland - Stag and Dagger Festival
05-24 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
05-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-29 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
06-02 Boston, MA - House of Blues $
06-03 Boston, MA - House of Blues $
06-04 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory $
06-05 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory $
06-06 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall $
06-08 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall $
06-09 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall $
06-16 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall $

@ with Editors
^ with Phantogram
$ with the National

Basia Bulat Announces Winter Canadian Tour

With her sophomore album on the way in January and a new US Subaru advertisement featuring one of her songs. Basia Bulat’s star is definitely ascending. It follows naturally then that the talented singer songwriter (and my secret rock n’ roll girlfriend) has now revealed that she’s set to embark on a cross-country Canadian tour starting in February. With a few dates preceding it in Montreal and Toronto, this one is definitely going to be a hot ticket.

As previously reported, Bulat’s upcoming second release, Heart of My Own will be released via Secretly Canadian on January 26th.

An exciting performer to witness, this is one show you should not miss.

Tour dates:

12-16 Montreal, QC - Metropolis Theatre
1-16 Toronto, ON - Trinity St.Paul's United Church
2-2 Kingston, ON - Sydenham Street United Church
2-4 London, On - The Aeolian Hall
2-5 Orillia, ON - Highwayman Inn and Conference
2-6 Guelph, ON - Hillside Inside at the Sleeman Centre
2-7 Hamilton, ON - The Casbah
2-10 Halifax, NS - St. Matthews United Church
2-12 Montreal, QC - L'Astral
2-13 Ottawa, ON - First Baptish Church
2-25 Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre
2- 27 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's
3-2 Calgary, AB - Central United Church
3-3 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
3-5 Vancouver, BC - St. James Hall

The Winter of My Blog Content

This Just In… Wilco Coming to Your Town

Hey this blog isn’t always just about promoting the goings on of Thom Yorke and his band of New Yorkers or the next big indie rock fest. No, no, no! This time out let’s focus on the hardest working band in show business. Them Wilco boys… And this one my friends is great news; Particularly if you live in the Great White North.

The road dogs (Wilco) ares still in the midst of their fall tour through the United States, with a show in Cedar Park, Texas, tomorrow night, and a breach of the 49th Parallel planned for two shows at Massey Hall in Toronto next week. The band has just announced that, come February 2010, the tables will turn for what it's calling a TransCanada tour, from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, with a half dozen stops planned for south of the border.

Three of those US dates kick off the tour—in Missoula, Montana; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington—February 7 through 10. The Canadian leg is set to launch with what will truly be an auspicious beginning: a free concert in Vancouver's David Lam Park on February 13 as part of the "Live City" events celebrating the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

The pre-sale for all but the last five shows begins next Wednesday, October 14th, at 10 AM via the band's FrontGate store; the rest follow suit on October 21. You can access the pre-sale site then at wilco.frontgatetickets.com.

For more information on these dates, this month's tour, and next month's European dates, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

WILCO'S WINTER 2010 CONCERTS

2/7 Adams Center, Univ. of Montana Missoula, MT
2/9 Arlene Schnitzer Hall Portland, OR
2/10 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
2/13 Live City Vancouver, David Lam Park Vancouver, BC

2/15 Northern Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton, AB
2/16 Southern Jubilee Auditorium Calgary, AB
2/17 TCU Place Saskatoon, SK
2/19 DECC Arena Duluth, MN
2/20 Overture Hall Madison, WI
2/21 Wharton Cobb Great Hall East Lansing, MI
2/23 Hamilton Place Theatre Hamilton, ON

2/24 Centennial Hall London, ON
2/27 Olympia de Montreal Montreal, QC

3/1 National Arts Centre Ottawa, ON

3/3 Multipurpose Room, Halifax Forum Halifax, NS