Andrew Bird announces new album + tour

Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself from Mom+Pop on Vimeo.

how exciting!

Break it Yourself will see a March 6th release in the US. and, to make things sweeter, Andrew Bird is offering the following goodies to anybody who purchases a ticket to a gig between March 15 and May 12:

Break It Yourself US Tour Ticket Bundle Exclusive
So check this out, when you purchase a ticket to one of the upcoming US tour dates from March 15 - May 12, you will receive a one-of-a-kind music & ticket bundle. Here’s what you’ll get:
1) the five-song live EP Fake Conversations delivered to your inbox in the next day or 3
2) a digital copy of the new album Break It Yourself one day before its release date
3) a second five-song live EP from the 2012 tour delivered next spring.

TOUR:

(tickets on sale Dec 9th)

Date	City, State	Venue	Tickets
Jan 12	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii Theatre	Tickets
Mar 5	London, UK	Barbican Centre	Tickets
Mar 6	Paris, FR	La Cigale	Tickets
Mar 8	Brussels, BE	Cirque Royal	Tickets
Mar 9	Amsterdam, NL	Paradiso	Tickets
Mar 15	Dallas, TX	Majestic Theatre *	Presale
Mar 16	New Orleans, LA	The Howlin' Wolf *	Presale
Mar 17	Atlanta, GA	Tabernacle *	Presale
Mar 19	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium *	Presale
Mar 20	Columbus, OH	Southern Theatre *	Presale
Mar 22	St. Louis, MO	The Pageant *	Presale
Mar 23	Kansas City, MO	The Uptown Theater *	Presale
Mar 24	Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theater*	Presale
Apr 9	Seattle, WA	Paramount Theatre #	Presale
Apr 10	Vancouver, BC	The Vogue #	Presale
Apr 11	Portland, OR	Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall #	Presale
Apr 13	Oakland, CA	Fox Theater #	Presale
Apr 18	Mesa, AZ	Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center #	Presale
Apr 19	Santa Fe, NM	Lensic Performing Arts Center #	Presale
Apr 20	Tucson, AZ	Rialto Theater #	Presale
May 3	Philadelphia, PA	Union Transfer ^	Presale
May 4	New York, NY	Beacon Theatre ^	Presale
May 5	New York, NY	Beacon Theatre %	Presale
May 6	Boston, MA	House of Blues ^	Presale
May 8	Washington, DC	9:30 Club ^	Presale
May 9	Baltimore, MD	Ramshead Live ^	Presale
May 10	Detroit, MI	The Fillmore Detroit +	Presale
May 12	Chicago, IL	Auditorium Theatre +	Presale
June 6	London, UK	Field Day 2012	Tickets

To Support
* Eugene Mirman
# Laura Marling
^ Patrick Watson
% Tift Merritt
+ Mucca Pazza

new Delta Spirit album in March + tour dates

the band will be opening for My Morning Jacket for the following gigs:

December 6th Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre
December 7th Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
December 8th Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
December 10th Boca Raton, FL Sunset Cove Amphitheater
December 11th Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
December 12th Greensboro, NC Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium

Further, their third full length album is due March 13th. Lead singer Matt Vasquez explains why the album will be self-titled:

"We found the sound that we've been looking for, that we've been growing into, and as soon as we hit on it, we ran with it. That's why it's a self-titled record, so we could connect our identity with what we think Delta Spirit is."

you can grab their very first (FANTASTIC) ep, I Think I've Found It, for free below:

The Black Keys announce tour, Arctic Monkeys to support

GLORIOUS.

The Black Keys 2012 tour dates:
1/23 Antwerp, Belgium, Lotto
1/24 Lille, France, Zenith
1/25 Paris, France, Zenith
1/27 Hamburg, Germany, Sporthalle
1/28 Berlin, Germany, Arena
1/30 Milan, Italy, Alcatraz
1/31 Zurich, Switzerland, Maag Hall
2/1 Eindhoven, Holland, Klokgebouw
2/3 Nottingham, England, Capital FM Arena
2/4 Edinburgh, Scotland, Corn Exchange
2/6-2/7 Manchester, England, O2 Apollo
2/9-2/10-2/11 London, England, Alexandra Palace
3/2 Cincinnati, OH, U.S. Bank Arena *
3/3 Detroit, MI, Joe Louis Arena *
3/4 Columbus, OH, Jerome Schottenstein Center *
3/6 Portland, ME, Cumberland Co. Civic Center *
3/7 Boston, MA, TD Garden *
3/9 Washington, DC, Verizon Center *
3/10 Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center *
3/12 New York, NY, Madison Square Garden *
3/13 Montreal, Quebec, Bell Centre *
3/14 Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre *
3/16 Indianapolis, IN, Conseco Fieldhouse *
3/18 Grand Rapids, MI, Van Andel Arena *
3/19 Chicago, IL, United Center *
3/20 Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena *
3/23 Norfolk, VA, Constant Convocation Center *

* = shows with Arctic Monkeys

tix on sale 12/9 to the general public and 12/6 for mailing list members

more info HERE