Drag City has News!...and other music-related tidbits

A little stream of information has poured out today from that Great Lake of an indie record label that is Drag City

Loose Fur, of the Misters Tweedy, O'Rourke, and Kotche, has a new album coming out soon called Born Again In The USA.

Silver Jews tour has nearly all sold out, though Drag City does vaguely imply that there may still be tickets available for the second night in New York City.

Azita, who plays on the most recent Silver Jews album, Tanglewood Numbers, also has a new album coming out. Her Life On The Fly was a pretty sweet album.

For more Drag City news, check their website.

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In other music news, Bobby Bare, Jr. has not only a new Live album available, Nick Nacks & Paddy Whacks, but he's also going on a short February tour.

Here are the dates:


feb 15 - CHICAGO, IL - SCHUBAS
feb 16 - INIANAPOLIS, IN - THE STONE MUG
feb 17 - CLEVELAND, OH - BEACHLAND BALLROOM
feb 18 - MAUMEE, OH - VILLIAGE IDIOT
feb 19 - BUFFALO BUFFALO, NY- BUFFALO ICON
feb 20- BOSTON, MA - T.T. BEARS
feb 21- NEW YORK CITY - MERCURY LOUNGE
feb 22- PHILADELPHIA, PA - KHYBER
feb 23- ARLINGTON, VA (WASHINGTON DC) - IOTA
feb 24- TBA
feb 25- ATLANTA ,GA

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And finally, Pitchfork reports that Art Brut will be touring North America in the spring.

Here are those dates:

01-24 Cologne, Germany - Stollwerck
01-26 Milan, Italy - Rainbow
01-27 Florence, Italy - Sonar
01-28 Bologna, Italy - Covo
01-29 Rome, Italy - Zoobar
01-30 Roncade, Italy - New Age Club
02-01 Bordeaux, France - Angouleme
02-02 Nantes, France - Olympic
02-03 Evereux, France - L'Abordage
02-04 Rennes, France - L'Ubu
02-06 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
02-07 Dijon, France - Le Grand Mix
02-08 Lille, France - La Laterie
03-15 Austin, TX - The Parish (SXSW)
03-16 Austin, TX - TBA (SXSW)
03-17 Austin, TX - Emo's Annex (SXSW)
03-19 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
03-20 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
03-21 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
03-23 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
03-25 Seattle, WA - Neumos
03-28 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
03-30 Chicago, IL - Metro
03-31 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04-01 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
04-02 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
04-03 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
04-04 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-05 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-07 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04-08 Haverford, PA - Haverford College
04-09 Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-10 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
04-11 Brooklyn, NY - TBA

- Glitter