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Graffiti6 Announce Tour Dates With Augustana, Appearance On ‘Rachael Ray’

Posted on December 8, 2011 by popdirt
Graffiti6 sitting on a piano

Currently on the road in the U.S. supporting Latin singer-songwriter Ximena through December, Britain’s have announced that they will perform their hit single ‘Free’ on the ‘Rachael Ray’ show on December 19th as they continue to tour Stateside throughout January and into February with SONY recording artist Augustana. The tour—in support of their upcoming Capitol Records debut album ‘Colours’, which will be released on January 24th, 2012—kicks off January 17th in Anaheim, CA, and criss-crosses the U.S. before wrapping up on February 7th in Atlanta. See below for all upcoming dates.

Graffiti6 on tour with Ximena:
12/08 Richmond, VA The Camel
12/09 Baltimore, MD Sound Stage
12/10 Annapolis, MD Rams Head
12/11 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
12/13 New York City, NY Rockwood
12/14 Boston, MA T.T. The Bear’s Place
12/15 Portland, ME Empire Dance & Dine
12/17 Buffalo, NY Ninth Ward
12/18 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
12/20 Columbus, OH The Basement
12/21 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlie’s
12/22 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern

Graffiti on tour with Augustana:
01/17 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
01/18 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
01/19 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
01/21 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
01/22 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
01/24 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
01/25 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
01/27 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
01/28 Chicago, IL Park West
01/30 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
01/31 Boston, MA Paradise
02/01 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
02/03 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
02/04 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
02/06 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
02/07 Atlanta, GA Vinyl

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Mat Kearney Announces Second Leg Of His US Headlining Tour

Posted on November 18, 2011 by popdirt
Singer Mat Kearney

announced the second leg of his US headlining tour in support of his latest album ‘Young Love’, out now on Universal Republic. The news comes as Mat wraps up the first leg of his headlining tour that launched the second week in September and included sold out nights at Webster Hall in New York City, a sold out show at the House of Blues in Boston, two sold out nights at the House of Blues in Chicago and will culminate this coming Sunday with a sold out show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN. The second leg will kick off on January 20th, 2012 at Charlotte, North Carolina’s Amos’ Southend and will take Mat across the Southern US, through the Pacific Northwest, and back down to Southern California – lasting nearly six weeks.

Tour Dates:
Jan. 20th Amos’ Southend Charlotte, NC
Jan. 21st The Handlebar Greenville, SC
Jan. 23rd Track 29 Chattanooga, TN
Jan. 25th Floyds Music Store Tallahassee, FL
Jan. 26th The Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL
Jan. 27th The Beacham Theatre Orlando, FL
Jan. 28th Center Stage Atlanta, GA
Jan. 31st House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Feb. 1st House of Blues Houston, TX
Feb. 3rd Majestic Theatre Dallas, TX
Feb. 4th Diamond Oklahoma City, OK
Feb. 7th Beaumont Club Lawrence, KS
Feb. 13th In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 15th Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
Feb. 16th Showbox @ The Market Seattle, WA
Feb. 17th Roseland Portland, OR
Feb. 18th McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR
Feb. 20th Knitting Factory Reno, NV
Feb. 22nd Warfield San Francisco, CA
Feb. 23rd Music Box Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 24th Access Aliante Las Vegas, NV
Feb. 25th House of Blues San Diego, CA

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Graffiti6 ‘Colours’ Out January 24th

Posted on November 12, 2011 by popdirt
Graffiti6 frontman Jamie Scott

has announced the track-listing and a release date of January 24th, 2012, for its upcoming Capitol Records debut album ‘Colours’. The album from singer-songwriter Jamie Scott and songwriter-producer TommyD includes the first U.S. single ‘Free’, which is currently #21 at AAA radio and was the most added song in its first week at the format. The video, which was shot in downtown Los Angeles premiered this week on Vevo. Watch it below.

Graffiti6 will spend December on the road as support for Latin singer-songwriter Ximena on her U.S tour. The trek starts December 5th in Birmingham, AL, at Workplay and runs through December 22nd at Schubas in Chicago, IL. Graffiti6 will also play at the Cosmopolitan Hotel November 30th and December 1st (full schedule below). Graffiti6 has spent the last few months traveling between the U.S. and Europe playing shows and festivals as they prepare for the release of ‘Colours’.

Check out the ‘Colours’ track listing and tour dates after the cut.

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Kina Grannis In Your Arms European Tour Dates

Posted on October 30, 2011 by popdirt
Kina Grannis

Freshly returned from her first ever European Tour, has announced a second European jaunt throughout February, 2012. The tour begins Febrary 1st in Dublin, Ireland and concludes on the 25th in Madrid, Spain.

Those of Southern California who were fast enough to secure tickets to her sold out show at Los Angeles’ Largo on November 2nd will be the first people to experience Kina’s “Secret Crazy Project” (SCP). The SCP is 22-months in the making and will be revealed to the rest of the world at the stroke of midnight on November 3rd at her official web site, kinagrannis.com.

Kina Granis In Your Arms Tour Dates:
Feb. 1st Academy Dublin
Feb. 2nd King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut Glasgow
Feb. 3rd Manchester Academy Manchester
Feb. 5th Waterfront Norwich
Feb. 6th Glee Club Birmingham
Feb. 7th Thekla Bristol
Feb. 9th Union Chapel London
Feb. 11th Melkweg Amsterdam
Feb. 13th Botanique Orangerie-Rotonde Brussels
Feb. 14th Luxor Cologne
Feb. 15th Maroquinerie Paris
Feb. 17th FNAC Session @ D! Club Lausanne
Feb. 18th 59:1 Ampere Munich
Feb. 20th Roter Salon Berlin
Feb. 21st Stage Club Hamberg
Feb. 22nd Vega Copenhagen
Feb. 24th Music Hall Barcelona
Feb. 25th Ramdall Madrid

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Howie D ‘Back To Me’ Out November 15th

Posted on October 28, 2011 by popdirt
Howie D 'Back To Me' album cover

is set to release his debut solo album ‘Back To Me’ on November 15th. ‘Back To Me’ is currently available for pre-order on howied.com/store.

To promote the album, the Backstreet Boys member will join Britney Spears for several dates on her ‘Femme Fatale’ tour, beginning November 20th in La Plata, Argentina. Check out all the dates below.

In addition to his travels to support ‘Back to Me’, Howie is gearing up for the second annual Backstreet Boys Cruise this December and the European leg of the NKOTBSB tour.

Tour Dates (more to be announced):
November 20th Estadio Cuidad de La Plata La Plata
November 22nd Estadio Nacional Santiago
November 24th Explanada Estadio Monumental Lima
November 26th Parque Simon Bolivar Bogota
November 28th Universidad Simon Bolivar Caracas

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Tennis December Headlining Tour Dates

Posted on October 28, 2011 by popdirt
Indie pop duo Tennis

Indie-Pop duo will embark on a North American headline run in December. Patrick Riley and wife Alaina Moore will be supported by Miniature Tigers. Full itinerary is below. The band has been releasing a series of covers as free downloads, check out their cover of ‘Is It True’ by Brenda Lee, and their version of ‘Tell Her No’ by The Zombies after the cut.
Tour Dates
12/6 – The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ – Buy Tickets
12/7 – The Satellite – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets
12/8 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
12/9 – Velvet Jones – Santa Barbara, CA
12/10 – Bottom Of The Hill – San Francisco – Buy Tickets
12/12 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR – Buy Tickets
12/13 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
12/14 – Crocodile Cafe – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets
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Ximena Sarinana U.S. Fall Tour Dates

Posted on October 15, 2011 by popdirt
Ximena Sarinana

Ximena Sariñana (he-MEN-a sa-rin-YAH-na) has announced a U.S. fall tour. The string of dates kick off November 4th in Portland, Oregon and run through December 22nd in Chicago, Illinois. Avalanche City and Graffiti 6 will support on select dates. This is Ximena’s first U.S. headlining run – it comes on the heels of a nationwide tour with Sia and Oh Land, which included stops at this year’s Lollapalooza and Outside Lands festivals.

The 25 year-old Mexican singer, songwriter and keyboardist released her English-language debut on August 2, 2011 to critical acclaim. After fronting a successful indie band in her native Mexico, Ximena released her Spanish-language solo debut ‘Mediocre’ in 2008. The album debuted at #1 in Mexico and scored two Latin Grammy nods and a US Grammy Award nomination, as well as the Best New Artist win at the Latin MTV Awards.

Ximena Sarinana tour dates are below, for more info visit ximenamusic.com.
Fri/Nov 4 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir (support – Siren Voices Event)
Sat/Nov 5 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile
Tue/Nov 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Sat/Nov 12 – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Brewing Co
Mon/Nov 14 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
Wed/Nov 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre
Fri/Nov 18 – St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill
Sun/Nov 20 – Dallas, TX – Cambridge Room @ HOB
Mon/Nov 21 – Austin, TX – Parish
Wed/Nov 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Mon/Dec 5 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay
Wed/Dec 7 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
Thu/Dec 8 – Richmond, VA – The Camel Club
Fri/Dec 9 – Balitmore, MD – Soundstage
Sat/Dec 10 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head
Sun/Dec 11 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
Tue/Dec 13 – NYC – Rockwood
Wed/Dec 14 – Boston, MA – T.T. The Bears
Thu/Dec 15 – Portland, ME – Empire Dance & Dine
Sat/Dec 17 – Buffalo, NY – Ninth Ward
Sun/Dec 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café
Tue/Dec 20 – Columbus, OH – The Basement
Wed/Dec 21 – Lexington, KY – Cosmic Charlie’s
Thu/Dec 22 – Chicago, IL – Schubas

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fun. Release ‘We Are Young’ And Announce Tour Dates

Posted on September 25, 2011 by popdirt

has unveiled their new single ‘We Are Young’, the first from their upcoming label debut album on Fueled By Ramen, due out early 2012. Produced by Jeff Bhasker and featuring Janelle Monáe, ‘We Are Young’ is available now via iTunes and all digital retailers.

A video companion piece to the song featuring a girl peeling an apple before cutting herself can be viewed below.

The critically acclaimed indie pop combo will celebrate the track’s release by joining their ‘We Are Young’ collaborator, Janelle Monáe, on Reverb’s upcoming Campus Consciousness Tour. The 15-date college tour will hit campuses in the Midwest and along the East Coast through October. The biannual Campus Consciousness Tour (CCT) is both a concert and social consciousness campaign, aimed at offering students a message of environmental sustainability. In addition to supporting Monáe, fun. will take part in the CCT daytime activities by performing a free acoustic set at a central location on each campus the tour visits. Check out complete details and up-to-the-minute information at campusconsciousness.org.

fun. will celebrate their new album with a very special sold-out hometown headline show, slated for November 9th at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. A Los Angeles show at the Troubadour is also slated for November 14th.

fun. Tour Dates
All Dates w/The Campus Consciousness Tour Feat. Janelle Monáe Except *
Oct. 1 Rochester, NY University of Rochester
Oct. 2 Ithaca, NY Cornell University
Oct. 7 Macon, GA Mercer University
Oct. 10 New Orleans, LA Tulane University
Oct. 12 Iowa City, IA University of Iowa
Oct. 15 Bloomington, IN Indiana University
Oct. 16 Champaign, IL University of Illinois
Oct. 18 Athens, OH Ohio University
Oct. 20 Orono, ME University of Maine
Oct. 22 Carlisle, PA Dickinson College

Nov. 9 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom *
Nov. 14 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour *
Additional Dates To Be Announced

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James Blunt Some Kind Of Trouble North American Tour

Posted on September 25, 2011 by popdirt
James Blunt 'Some Kind Of Trouble' album cover

has announced details of his upcoming North American tour. The trek – which celebrates the recent release of the Custard/Atlantic recording artist’s third album ‘Some Kind of Trouble’ – begins November 24th at Sherbrooke, Quebec’s Palais des Sports and then continues through a pair of eagerly awaited U.S. dates in early December, including Mystic, Connecticut’s MGM Grand At Foxwoods on December 2nd and Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on December 3rd. The British singer/songwriter’s ‘Some Kind of Trouble Tour’ is slated to continue into 2012. Tickets are on sale now, with ticket information available at his official web site, JamesBlunt.com.

Some Kind of Trouble Tour
Nov. 24 Sherbrooke, QC Palais Des Sports
Nov. 25 Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi
Nov. 26 Moncton, NS Moncton Coliseum
Nov. 27 Halifax, NS Metro Centre
Nov. 29 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Nov. 30 Ottawa, ON Scotia Bank Place
Dec. 1 Rama, ON Casino Rama
Dec. 2 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand At Foxwoods
Dec. 3 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

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The Ready Set Fall Tour Supporting ‘Feel Good Now’ EP

Posted on September 25, 2011 by popdirt
Jordan Witzigreuter of The Ready Set

, the stage name of 21 year-old Indiana-born artist Jordan Witzigreuter, has announced a headlining fall tour. The trek includes dates in October and November with All Time Low before doing a headlining set starting mid-November. Opening acts on ’s headlining dates include The Summer Set, Downtown Fiction and Plug In Stereo. Tickets are on sale now. The tour stops are in support of ’s EP ‘Feel Good Now’, which is out October 11th on Decaydance Records.

The Ready Set Tour Dates
With All Time Low:
10/23 – Rapids Theatre – Niagara Falls, NY
10/25 – Paramount Theater – Huntington, NY
10/26 – The Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
10/27 – Headliner’s – Toledo, OH
10/28 – Expo Five – Lousiville, KY
10/30 – Main Lounge (U of Iowa Campus) – Iowa City, IA
11/1 – Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
11/2 – The Blue Note – Columbia, MO
11/3 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
11/4 – Juanita’s Cantina – Little Rock, AR
11/5 – New Daisy Theatre – Memphis, AR
11/6 – House of Blues – Memphis, TN
11/8 – Freebird Live – Jacksonville Beach, FL
11/9 – Florida Theater – Gainsville, FL
11/10 – Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
11/11 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
11/12 – House of Blues – North Myrtle Beach, SC
11/14 – Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
11/15 – The Norva – Norfolk, VA
11/17 – State Theatre – Portland, ME
11/18 – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel – Providence, RI
11/19 – The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY

Headlining:
11/20 – Moodswing – Wilmington, DE
11/21 – Toad’s Place- New Haven, CT
11/22 – The Studio @ Webster Hall – New York, NY
11/23 – Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY
11/25 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
11/26 – Chameleon – Lancaster, PA
11/27 – Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
11/29 – The Opera House – Toronto, ONT
11/30 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
12/02 – The Auricle – Canton, OH
12/03 – Madison Theatre – Covington, KY
12/04 – The Firebird – St. Louis, MO
12/07 – Bourbon Theatre – Lincoln, NE
12/09 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
12/10 – Fair Park Centennial Hall – Dallas, TX

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