some Grandaddy news from the ever resourceful Pitchfork.....
Grandaddy Complete New Album, Tour the World
And ELO wonders where their fanbase went
Rod Waterman reports:
As previously reported, arch-conceptualists Grandaddy are getting ready to lay a grand and heavy dose of Sumdayon us in the very near future. Although last time we checked in with the band, they were hyping it to V2 as a two-disc set, it appears that the ever-economical label has since won out: Sumdaywill be a single-disc release after all. Oh, how nouveau. Sumdayis now slated to hit stores on June 10th, right smack in the middle of a touring marathon not seen since the giant inflatable pig was a runty twinkle way far off in the cosmic distance.
Grandaddy will be embarking on their 27-date North American tour with, perhaps questionably, Pete Yorn (whaaaaaa?????), before heading off alone for 16 dates in Europe in June, where they'll eventually hit the festival circuit, possibly for a culminative weird-off with the Flaming Lips in an obscure field somewhere in the south central Lowlands. I tell you what, people, the stuffed animals of the world are just not safe with these two outfits pairing up. And if Beck ever finds them, look out-- the collective irony-level is sure to go right into the damn stratosphere. I'm not sure my eyebrows can go that high.
Meanwhile, the 'Daddy's fledgling Sweat of the Alps label now has two stablemates, Built Like Alaska and Arm of Roger. Check 'em out. Tourdates (Pete Yorn shows conveniently asterisked for your early-arrival attention
04-21 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield *
04-23 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom *
04-24 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre *
04-26 Salt Lake City, UT - Bricks *
04-27 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *
04-29 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre *
05-01 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *
05-02 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Egyptian Room *
05-03 Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion *
05-05 Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre *
05-06 Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo *
05-07 Toronto, ON - The Guvernment *
05-09 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom *
05-10 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
05-12 Boston, MA - Avalon *
05-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
05-16 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
05-18 West Palm Beach, FL - Gosman Amphitheatre *
05-19 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues *
05-21 New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues *
05-23 Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre *
05-24 Austin, TX - Stubb's Barbeque *
05-26 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre *
05-27 San Diego, CA - 4th & B *
05-29 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *
05-31 Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel - The Joint *
06-02 Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre *
06-06 Manchester, UK - Manchester University
06-07 Leeds, UK - The Cockpit
06-10 Birmingham, UK - Birmingham Academy
06-11 Bristol, UK - Anson Room
06-12 London, UK - The Astoria
06-14 Hultsfred Festival, Sweden
06-15 Copenhagen, Denmark- Vega
06-16 Berlin, Germany - Magnet
06-17 Cologne, Germany - Gebaeude
06-18 Paris, France - Caf? De La Danse
06-20 Southside Festival, Germany
06-21 Hurricane Festival, Germany
06-24 Utrecht, the Netherlands - Tivoli
06-25 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Melkweg Old Room
06-27 Werchter Festival, Belgium
06-29 Glastonbury Festival, UK
* - w/ Pete Yorn
i'll check 'em out
