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    Bloc Party, Clay Your Hands Say Yeah (pictured below), The Fray, Franz Ferdinand, Billy Talent, Of Montreal, Camera Obscura, Evanescene, Cold War Kids (who'll also be playing gigs with CYHSY), Page France and many other artists have announced concert tour show dates and venues.

    Concert announcements are coming through the wires every week. IRC will do it’s best to get them updated. Please check the IRC website to get the most up-to-date listings.

    Bloc Party (in the photo on the right) has released it's tour dates for its first U.S. tour with their second album to be released on February 9th. See tour dates below.

    We all know how fast time goes by, and kick ourselves in the ass for missing concerts we so wanted to see, so it is never too early to start making plans to see your favorite indie rock and pop artists live and on stage.

    Email alerts for your favorite artists are one of the things I'm working on so that visitors to IRC can customize how they receive instant news, updates, concert dates, releases, etc.

    Here are just a few listings from some of the top indie bands:

    BLOC PARTY
    Helicopter [mp3]

    3/11-Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
    3/12-Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
    3/13-Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
    3/15-Austin, TX @ SXSW
    3/17- Francisco, CA @ Concourse Exhibition
    3/19-Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
    3/20-Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
    3/23-Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
    3/24-Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre
    3/25-Toronto, ONT @ Kool Haus
    3/27-Montreal, ONT @ Metropolis
    3/28-Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
    3/30-New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre
    3/31-New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre


    THE ARCADE FIRE - All concerts listed are SOLD OUT
    Crown of Love [mp3]

    01/29: London, UK @ St. John's
    01/30: London, UK @ St. John's
    01/31: London, UK @ St. John's
    02/01: London, UK @ Porchester Hall
    02/02: London, UK @ Porchester Hall
    02/06: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
    02/07:: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
    02/08: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
    02/09: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
    02/10: Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federation
    02/13: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
    02/14: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
    02/15: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
    02/16: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
    02/17: New York, NY @ Judson Memorial Church
    03/05: Dublin, IRE @ Olympia Theatre
    03/06: Dublin, IRE @ Olympia Theatre
    03/08: Manchester, UK @ Carling Apollo Manchester
    03/09: Manchester, UK @ Carling Apollo Manchester
    03/11: Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
    03/12: Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
    03/14: London, UK @ Carling Brixton Academy
    03/15: London, UK @ Carling Brixton Academy
    03/19: Paris, FRA @ Olympia
    03/20: Paris, FRA @ Olympia
    03/23: Stockholm, SWE @ Cirkus Djurgarden
    03/24: Oslo, NOR @ Sentrum Scene
    03/25: Copenhagen, DEN @ Vega Musikkenshus
    03/27: Berlin, GER @ Postbanhof Berlin
    03/28: Munich, GER @ Georg Elser Halle
    03/31: Villeurbanne, FRA @ Transbordeur
    04/01: Cologne, GER @ Live Music Hall
    04/02: Utrecht, NET @ Muziekcentrum
    04/04: Brussels, BEL @ Halles De Schaerbeek
    04/05: Lille, FRA @ Aeronef



    TV ON THE RADIO
    Let the Devil In [mp3]

    03/01: Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
    03/03: Montreal, QC Olympia de Montreal
    03/04: Toronto, ON Kool Haus
    03/06: Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
    03/7 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
    03/08: Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
    03/09: Louisville, KY W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre
    03/10: Columbia, MO Blue Note
    03/12: Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
    03/13: Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
    03/15: Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
    03/17: Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge
    03/20: Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
    03/21: Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
    03/23: Portland, OR Roseland Theater
    03/24: Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
    03/25: Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
    03/28: San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
    03/29: San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
    03/30: Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda
    03/31: Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda
    04/01: Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
    04/04: Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom
    04/05: Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
    04/06: Houston, TX Meridian
    04/09: Orlando, FL The Club at Firestone
    04/10: Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
    04/12: Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
    04/13: Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
    04/14: Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
    04/17: Norfolk, VA The NorVa
    04/18: Washington, DC 9:30 Club
    04/20: Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero & Balcony Bar
    04/21: Poughkeepsie, NY Vassar College


    CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
    Home on Ice [mp3]

    1/23: New York City, NY, - Bowery Ballroom
    2/2: Manchester, England - Academy
    2/3: Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands *
    2/4: Birmingham, England - Academy *
    2/6: Cologne, Germany - Gebaeude 9 *
    2/7: Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
    2/8: Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Paradiso *
    2/9: Berlin, Germany - Postbanhof
    2/11: Hamburg, Germany - Kunst
    2/12: Paris, France - La Cigalle *
    2/13: London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire - SOLD OUT! *

    * with Cold War Kids and Elvis Perkins


    Sun 01/21/07 Raleigh, NC Memorial Auditorium

    Mon 01/22/07 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium

    Thu 01/25/07 Coral Gables, FL University Of Miami

    Fri 01/26/07 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall

    Sat 01/27/07 Savannah, GA Savannah College Of Art & Design

    Mon 01/29/07 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center

    Tue 01/30/07 Starkville, MS Mississippi St. University

    Wed 01/31/07 Orem, UT Utah Valley State University

    Sat 02/03/07 Vail, CO Dobson Arena

    Fri 02/09/07 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues


    appearing with The Feeling


    Fri 02/16/07 Norwich, UK University Of East Anglia

    Sun 02/18/07 Wolverhampton, UK Civic Hall

    Mon 02/19/07 Bournemouth, UK International Centre

    Tue 02/20/07 Plymouth, UK Plymouth Pavilions

    Thu 02/22/07 Liverpool, UK Liverpool University

    Fri 02/23/07 Edinburgh, UK Corn Exchange

    Sat 02/24/07 Doncaster, UK The Dome

    Mon 02/26/07 Derby, UK Assembly Rooms

    Tue 02/27/07 Manchester, UK Carling Apollo Manchester

    Fri 03/02/07 London, UK Carling Apollo Hammersmith

    Sat 03/03/07 London, UK Carling Apollo Hammersmith


    The Fray



    Mon 03/19/07 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Centre

    Tue 03/20/07 Calgary, AB MacEwan Conference And Event Centre

    Wed 03/21/07 Vancouver, BC Orpheum


    appearing with Dave Matthews Band


    Fri 03/23/07 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

    Sat 03/24/07 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

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    Current and upcoming releases (US dates)

    12/7/09 Ólafur Arnalds - Dyad 1909
    1/12/10 Vampire Weekend - Contra
    1/19/10 Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself EP
    1/19/10 Spoon - Transference
    1/26/10 Basia Bulat - Heart Of My Own
    2/1/10 Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring
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    2/23/10 Shout Out Louds - Work
    3/2/10 Rogue Wave - Permalight
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    3/9/10 Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks

    Best 2009 Indie Releases

    2009 best indie albums
    Favorite 2009 indie albums in no particular order; strongly recommend these for your music collection.

    Roman Candle - Oh Tall Tree In The Ear
    Built to Spill - There Is No Enemy
    Fanfarlo - Reservior
    Freelance Whales - Weathervanes
    Echo & The Bunnymen - The Fountain
    The Sun - Don't Let Your Baby Have All The Fun
    Kings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
    Foreign Born - Person To Person
    Real Estate - Real Estate
    Them Crooked Vultures - s/t debut
    Volcano Choir - Unmap
    Au Revoir Simone - Still Night,Still Light
    Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
    The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control
    Ramona Falls - Intuit
    Holiday Shores - Columbus'd The Whim
    Why? - Eskimo Snow
    Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms
    Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant
    The Dead Weather - Horehound
    Portugal The Man - The Satantic Satanist
    Port O'Brien - Threadbare
    Broken Records - Until The Earth Begins To Part
    Headlights - Wildlife
    Bango or Freakout - Upside Down EP
    The Clean - Mister Pop
    Sin Fang Bous - Clangour
    Passion Pit - Manners
    The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
    Brazos - Phosphorescent Blues
    Spring Tigers - Spring Tigers EP
    Sea Wolf - White Water, White Bloom
    The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
    Bodies Of Work - Flyers
    The XX - XX
    The Black Hollies - Softly Towards The Light
    Sonic Youth - The Eternal Youth
    Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
    Modest Mouse - No One's First and You're Next
    Generationals - Con Law
    BLK JKS - After Robots
    White Denim - Fits/Exposion
    Rodrigo y Gabriella - 11:11
    Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk
    Atlas Sound - Logos
    The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
    Califone - All of My Friends Are Funeral Singers
    Taken By Trees - East of Eden
    Chet - Chelsea Silver, Please Come
    Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young
    Washed Out - Life of Leisure
    Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
    Deer Tick - Born On Flag Day
    The Clientele - Bonfires of Heath
    Iron & Wine - Around The Well
    Pete Doherty - Grace/Wastelands
    It Hugs Back - Inside Your Guitar
    Peter Bjorn and John - Living Thing
    Conor Oberst & The Mustic Valley Band - Outer South
    Paper Route - Absence
    Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
    Throw Me The Statue - Creaturesque
    The Dodos - Time To Die
    Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
    M. Ward - Hold Time
    Deastro - Moondagger
    The Decemberists - Hazards of Love
    Matt & Kim - Grand
    The Antlers - Hospice
    Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
    The Brakes - Touchdown
    Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
    Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
    Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
    Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
    Frightened Rabbit - Quietly Now
    We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls
    The Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited
    A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Ashes Grammar
    Pet Lions - Soft Right
    Paramore - Brand New Eyes
    Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Beware
    Bishop Allen - Grrr
    Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant
    Birds of Avalon - Uncanny Valley
    Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
    Ben Kweller - Changing Horses
    The Acorn - Heron Act
    The Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead
    AC Newman - Get Guilty
    Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
    Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
    Beirut - March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland
    The Most Serene Republic - And The Ever Expanding Universe
    Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms
    Woodpigeon - Treasury Library Canada
    Wye Oak - The Knot
    Vica Voce - Rose City
    Pomegranates - Everyone, Come Outside!
    Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone
    Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
    Akron/Family - Set Em Wild, Set Em Free
    Lemon Sun - Run With the Faithless
    Eels - Hombre Lobo
    Fruit Bats - The Ruminant Band
    Mellow Down Easy - Cosmisutra
    The Mary Onettes - Dare EP
    Odawas - The Blue Depths
    The Veils - Sun Gangs
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
    White Rabbits - It's Frightening
    Loney Dear - Dear John
    The Lonely Forest - We Sing The Body Electric
    The Uglysuit - self-titled debut
    Handsome Furs - Face Control
    Vampire Hands - Me & You Cherry Red/Cuz It's a Beach Funeral


    This list is updated regularly.


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