Category: tour

Nada Surf did some warm-up dates this past fall road testing new material from the forthcoming release, Lucky, due in stores February 5 and now they’re ready to get back out there to pick up where they left off. Though not officially announced yet, the tour kick-off will take place in Austin, Texas during the 2008 SXSW Music Festival and will continue through at least mid-April according to the already released dates.

March
17 Tempe, AZ – Clubhouse Music Venue
18 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
19 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre
21 Pomona, CA – Glass House
22 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
25 Sacramento, CA – Harlow
26 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
28 Seattle, WA – Showbox
29 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

April
01 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
02 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
03 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
04 Chicago, IL – Metro
05 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
07 Toronto, ONT – Opera House
08 Montreal, QBC – Club Soda
10 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
11 New York, NY – Terminal 5
12 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
13 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero

Here’s where it all got started – I think this is the last time we saw Daniel without dreads.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=P8g_wavcFR4[/youtube]

And whatever happened to the “popular” cheerleader from the video? Turns out Sarah Sebestyen has a singing career of her own these days, though her country-style is far removed from the indie rock sounds of Nada Surf.

I don’t know many truck drivers. Hell, I don’t know ANY truck drivers but if all the stereotypes are to be believed, Scott H. Biram may be the prototypical truck-driving country-rock hillbilly with a need for speed … speed metal, that is. His 2006 release, Graveyard Shift, isn’t really an alt.country-metal album the way, say, some of the stuff that Hank III puts out is, but you can tell that Biram’s the type of dude whose got an armful of tattoos that he shouldn’t be showing in church or to his momma. As much as metal influenced Biram (I’m guessing the guy’s got a shoebox full of Motorhead cassettes), there’s also a dirty blues influence in his music. Now, I’m a trusting fella and am inclined to believe that his love of country and the blues is genuine though Pitchfork called Biram’s 2005 release, The Dirty Old One Man Band, “mock blues” to which Biram had a few words to say.

DOWNLOAD: “Whiskey” from The Dirty Old One Man Band
DOWNLOAD: “Been Down too Long” from Graveyard Shift
DOWNLOAD: “No Way” from Graveyard Shift

You’ll have the opportunity to decide for yourself whether it’s real or mocking as Biram hits the road this month for a string of tour dates.

1/19 – Austin, TX (Hole in the Wall)
1/24 – Houston, TX (Continental Club)
1/25 – Lake Charles, LA (Cowboy’s Night Club)
1/26 – Hattiesburg, MS (Thirsty Hippo)
1/29 – Athens, GA (Caledonia Lounge)
1/30 – Atlanta, GA (Star Bar)
1/31 – Knoxville, TN (Pilot Light)
2/3 – Raleigh, NC (The Berkeley Cafe)
2/5 – Charleston, SC (The Map Room)
2/6 – Daytona Beach, FL (The Bank and Blues Club)
2/7 – Orlando, FL (The Social)
2/8 – Ybor City, FL (Orpheum)
2/9 – St. Pierce, FL (Stage Easy)
2/12 – Tallahassee, FL (Big Daddy’s)
2/13 – Baton Rouge, LA (Spanish Moon)
2/14 – Alexandria, LA (Finnegan’s Wake)
2/15 -  Lafayette, LA (Blue Moon Saloon)
2/16 – Beaumont, TX (Vortex)