Road Warriors 33

Lollapalooza 2008 is far from announcing who its artists will be, but the event is already scheduled for August 1-3, so you can start making any early arrangements. For more information, please visit www.lollapalooza.com.

Eclectic singer/songwriter Luke Temple is back with a new album, Snowbeast, and has a busy touring schedule to support it. Critics are calling Snowbeast the Brooklyn based artist’s best work to date. To see what the fuss is all about, you can catch Mr. Temple at these shows:

09/26 New York, NY Lit Lounge
10/01 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place*
10/02 Boston, MA Middle East (downstairs)*
10/04 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
10/05 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church*
10/06 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel*
10/07 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle*
10/25 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon**
10/26 St. Paul, MN Turf Club**
10/27 Chicago, IL Schuba’s**
10/28 Lafayette, IN Lafayette Brewing Company**
10/30 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom & Tavern**
11/01 Lexington, KY The Dame
11/02 Newport, KY Southgate House**
11/03 Nashville, TN Americana Music Conference**
11/04 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage Radio**
11/05 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café**
11/07 Northampton, MA Iron Horse**
11/08 New York, NY Joe’s Pub**
11/09 Philadelphia, PA Tin Angel**
11/10 Annapolis, MD Ram’s Head**
11/13 Atlanta, GA The Earl**
11/15 Boston, MA Boston University
* w/ The Good Life
** w/ Chuck Prophet

Los Angeles based five-piece band and Dallas based symphonic pop group The Polyphonic Spree will head out on a co-headlining tour beginning October 14 and running through November 17.
The Spree is touring in support of their latest, The Fragile Army, and Rooney in support of their Calling The World. Here are the confirmed shows:

Oct 12 – Fairburn, GA – – The Echo Project *
Oct 14 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
Oct 15 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
Oct 17 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
Oct 18 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
Oct 19 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
Oct 20 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre
Oct 22 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
Oct 24 – Boise, ID – Big Easy Concert House
Oct 25 – Seattle, WA – Showbox At The Market
Oct 26 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
Oct 27 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater
Oct 30 – Anaheim, CA – Grove Of Anaheim
Oct 31 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Nov 1 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
Nov 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Music Box @ Henry Fonda Theatre
Nov 3 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
Nov 6 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
Nov 7 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
Nov 8 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater
Nov 10 – Jacksonville, FL – Talleyrand Music & Arts Festival
Nov 11 – St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
Nov 13 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Nov 14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero
Nov 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
Nov 16 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Nov 17 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live

* The Polyphonic Spree only

Canadian troubadour Bob Wiseman will head out on a European tour with country mate Feist. Wiseman is a former member of both Blue Rodeo and The Hidden Cameras. He’s still touring in support of his 2006 release, Theme and Variations. Here are the dates:

September
Berlin – Monday 30th @ Admiral’s Palast *
Bristol – Friday 28th @ Trinity Arts Centre *
Glasgow – Wednesday 26th @ Oran Mor *
Dublin – Tuesday 25th @ Tripod *
London – Monday 24th @ Shepards Bush Empire *
Nottingham – Sunday 23rd @ Social *
Amsterdam – Saturday 21st @ Milkweg *
Windsor – Saturday 1st @ the Phog Lounge
October
Copenhagen – Monday 1st @ Vega *
Stokholm – Tuesday 2nd @ Cirkus *
Hamburg – Thursday 4th @ CCH Saal 2 *
Cologne – Friday 5th @ E-Werk *
Munich – Saturday 6th @ Georg-Elser Halle *
Bari – Monday 8th @ tba
Barletta – Tuesday 9th @ tba
Cosenza – Wednesday 10th @ tba
Frosinone – Thursday 11th @ Cantina Mediterraneo
Arezzo – Friday 12th @ tba
Udine – Saturday 13th @ Zoo
Ferrara – Sunday 14th @ Zuni
Bologna – Monday 15th @ tba
Geneva – Tuesday 16th @ Grand Casino *
Vienna – Thursday 18th @ Sesto Senso
Innsbruck – Friday 19th @ tba
· with Feist

Electro-dance artist Paul Van Dyk’s new album, In Between, debuted as the #1 dance album on iTunes, and Van Dyk has added dates to his upcoming North American tour. Here is what is confirmed:

September 26 @ Warehouse Live – Houston
September 27 @ Crystal Ballroom – Portland
September 28 @Seven – San Francisco
September 29 @ Nocturnal Wonderland – Los Angeles
October 25 @Glow @ Ibiza – Washington DC
October 26 @ Roseland – New York
October 27 @ The Park – Denver
November 10 @ Club Space – Miami
November 21 @ Congress Theater – Chicago
November 23 @ Metropolis – Montreal
November 24 @ Koolhaus – Toronto

Alt rock Capitol recording artists Hurt have hit the road in support of their new album, Vol II. Here are the remaining dates on the tour:

10.02 Louisville, KY / Headliners
10.03 Cincinnati, OH / 20th Century Theatre
10.04 Flint, MI / The Machine Soup
10.05 Youngstown, OH / Wedgerwood Ent. Center
10.06 Noblesville IN / Verizon Wireless Music
10.08 Towson MD / Recher Theatre
10.09 Troy NY / Revolution Hall
10.11 Lancaster, PA / Chameleon
10.12 Hartford, CT / Webster Theatre
10.14 Jacksonville NC / Hooligans
10.18 Knoxville TN / Blue Cat’s
10.20 Nashville TN / Exit/In
10.23 Houston TX / Warehouse
10.24 Dallas TX / The Loft
10.26 Denver, CO / Marquis
10.27 Colorado Springs, CO / The Black Sheep
10.31 Tempe, AZ / The Marquee