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"The Shins Following the release of the first single, &amp;quot;Simple Song,&amp;quot; from their upcoming studio album, Port of Morrow (out March 20th), the Shins have announced a leg of U.S. tour dates beginning on April 13th in Las Vegas. This is a big move for the Shins, finally making the leap to performing in large amphitheaters. 4/13 Las Vegas, NV - Cosmopolitan - The Pool 4/22 Santa Cruz, CA - Civic Auditorium 4/23 Davis, CA - Robert Mondavi Center 4/25 Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort &amp;amp; Casino 5/25 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheatre 5/28 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheater 5/29 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre 5/31 Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah&amp;apos;s Council Bluffs6/4 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant 6/5 Columbus, OH - LC Indoor Pavilion 6/6 Detroit, MI - Fillmore Detroit 6/8 Cleveland, OH - Masonic Auditorium 6/9 Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheatre Bon Iver Bon Iver recently announced a string of live dates on the West Coast, following their performance over the weekend as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. The shows begin on April 12th and include performances at Coachella, the New Orleans Jazz Festival and the Sasquatch Music Festival. 4/12 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel*4/14 Indio, CA - Coachella Music and Arts Festival 4/17 Davis, CA - Freeborn Hall at U.C. Davis*4/19 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium*4/21 Indio, CA - Coachella Music and Arts Festival 4/22 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl* 4/23 Tucson, AZ - AVA Amphitheater 4/27 New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz &amp;amp; Heritage Festival 5/27 George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival * with All Tiny Creatures Hospitality Last week Hospitality released their self-titled debut album. Now they have a nationwide tour in support. The band had a record release show this past weekend in Brooklyn, and they will continue touring through the beginning of April. 2/25 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall*2/26 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour*2/29 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern**3/2 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall**3/3 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom**3/7 New Haven, CT - BAR3/9 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506**3/10 Atlanta, GA - The Earl**3/11 Orlando, FL - Orange You Glad Festival3/14-17 Austin, TX - SXSW Music Festival3/18 Dallas, TX - Bro Fest3/20 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree***3/21 Nashville, TN - High Watt at Mercy Lounge***3/22 Asheville, NC - Emerald Lounge***3/30 New Haven, CT - Toad&amp;apos;s Place +4/2 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club +4/3 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero +4/5 Chicago, IL - Metro + * with Archers of Loaf ** with Tennis *** with The Love Language+ with Wild Flag Mike DoughtyMike Doughty has decided to expand his current tour, entitled &amp;quot;The Book of Drugs: Concert, Reading, Q&amp;amp;A,&amp;quot; in support of his new memoir, The Book of Drugs, his most recent album, Yes And Also Yes, and also his new two-disc live album, The Question Jar Show. He added dates in the Midwest and on the West Coast for March and April, sometimes even performing twice in one night. 2/6 Savannah, GA - Bay Street Theater2/7 Orlando, FL - The Social2/8 Tampa, FL - Inkwood Books2/8 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum2/10 Birmingham, AL - Workplay2/11 New Orleans, LA - Parish2/14 Austin, TX - Cactus Cafe2/15 Dallas, TX - Cambridge Room2/17 Nashville, TN - 3rd &amp;amp; Lindsley2/18 Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlie&amp;apos;s2/19 Cincinnati, OH - The Redmoor2/21 Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark2/22 Cleveland, OH - Mac&amp;apos;s Backs2/22 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern2/23 Toronto, ON - The Drake2/24 Buffalo, NY - Talking Leaves2/24 Rochester, NY - The German House2/25 Albany, NY - The Linda Theatre3/3 New York, NY - City Winery3/22 Evanston, IL - The Space3/23 Rosemont, IL - The Montrose Room3/24 Minneapolis, MN - Women&amp;apos;s Club of Minneapolis3/25 Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall3/27 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room Lounge3/28 Ames, IA - The Maintenance Shop at Iowa State University3/29 Iowa City, IA - The Mill3/30 Springfield, IL - Legacy Theatre3/31 Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads Saloon4/1 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre4/5 Vancouver, BC - Media Club4/6 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios4/7 Seattle, WA - Triple Door4/10 San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall4/11 Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theatre4/12 San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House4/13 San Diego, CA - Anthology4/14 Phoenix, AZ - The Camp at Cave Creek Coffee Company4/21 New York, NY - City WineryTodd SniderAlso expanding his current tour is Todd Snider, whose new album, Agnostic Hymns &amp;amp; Stoner Fables, will be released on March 6th. The new album is inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the tour includes more than 40 dates. 2/8 Annapolis, MD - Ram&amp;apos;s Head Tavern *2/9 Annapolis, MD - Ram&amp;apos;s Head Tavern *2/10 Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater *2/11 Clayton, NC - Clayton Center *3/7 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live #3/8 New York, NY - Irving Plaza3/9 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club3/10 Albany, NY - Sawyer Theater/The Egg #3/11 Ithaca, NY - The Haunt #3/22 Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theater3/23 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall %3/24 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall %3/25 Petaluma, CA - Mystic Theatre %3/27 San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brewing Co. %3/29 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up %3/30 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater3/31 San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House %4/6 Bloomington, IL - Castle Theatre4/7 Fort Wayne, IN - Don Hall&amp;#x2019;s Guesthouse4/13 Sparks, NV - John Ascuaga&amp;#x2019;s Nugget4/14 Sparks, NV - John Ascuaga&amp;#x2019;s Nugget4/15 Sacramento, CA - Harlow&amp;#x2019;s Restaurant and Nightclub4/16 Humboldt, CA - Humbrews 4/17 Bend, OR - Tower Theatre 4/18 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater4/19 Seattle, WA - The Triple Door4/20 Seattle, WA - The Triple Door4/21 Spokane, WA - A Club4/22 Garden City, ID - Visual Arts Collective4/24 Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room4/25 Fort Collins, CO - Hodi&amp;#x2019;s Half Note4/26 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater4/27 Denver, CO - L24/28 Durango, CO - The Strater 4/29 Santa Fe, NM - Sol Santa Fe5/1 Lubbock, TX - The Blue Light5/2 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre5/3 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live5/4 Braunfels, TX - Gruene Hall5/5 Braunfels, TX - Gruene Hall5/18 Cherokee, TX - Cherokee Creek Music Festival6/1 Chattanooga, TN - Track 29 **6/2 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *** with Rosi Golan# with Ashleigh Flynn% with David Jacobs Strain** with Justin Townes Earle"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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