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The Hidden Cameras Announce Canadian Tour + Pre-sale
Joel Gibb and company have announced the first tour dates to support the band's latest release, Origin:Orphan, due for release September 22nd. To celebrate these not-to-be-missed shows, Arts & Crafts is offering a special ticket pre-sale opportunity.

With each ticket purchase at GalleryAC, fans will receive an instant download of The Hidden Cameras' In The NA EP absolutely free. Further information, including all tour dates and buy links are available here.

Hidden Cameras dates:

Oct 21 - Peterborough, ON @ The Montreal House
Oct 22 - London, ON @ Call The Office
Oct 23 - Guelph, ON @ Dublin Street United
Oct 29 - Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
Oct 30 - Kingston, ON @ Grad Club
Oct 31 - Montreal, ON @ Il Motore

The Stills on tour with Metric
The Stills will join Metric for a handful of Canadian shows this fall, including two nights at Massey Hall in Toronto.  Here is a complete list of dates:

10/15 - Centre In The Square / Kitchener, ON
10/19 - Ottawa Civic Centre / Ottawa, ON
10/20 - Massey Hall / Toronto, ON
10/21 - Massey Hall / Toronto, ON
10/23 - Centennial Hall / London, ON

For more information visit the tour page

Solo Piano: The Deluxe Edition
We are proud to announce the re-release of the acclaimed
Gonzales recording Solo Piano as a Deluxe Edition to North American audiences, available September 22, 2009.

Solo Piano: The Deluxe Edition includes the critically acclaimed instrumental  piano album (originally released in 2004) complemented by a bonus DVD, featuring  the documentary film, From Major To Minor, the first long form video to document his outlandish and eccentric universe.

Gonzales has a few dates lined up this fall, check here for all details.

The Most Serene Republic Fall Tour
The Most Serene Republic have announced a five week North American tour in support of their third full-length, …And The Ever Expanding Universe, which arrived in stores last week. The Ontario septet will bring their stirring and explosive live show from east to west and back starting September 9 in Detroit and wrapping in Montreal October 17.

Full tour dates are listed below and more info can be found here.

9/9/09 – Detroit, MI @ Pike Room ^
9/10/09 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s ^
9/11/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry ^
9/12/09 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown ^
9/13/09 – Lawrence, KS @ The Jackpot ^
9/15/09 – Denver, CO @ Hi Dive ^
9/16/09 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ^
9/18/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room #
9/19/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland #
9/20/09 – San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink
9/22/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill *
9/23/09 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
9/24/09 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile *
9/25/09 – Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia Music Festival *
9/26/09 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore *
9/28/09 – Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper *
9/29/09 – Kelowna, BC @ Habitat *
9/30/09 – Calgary, AB @ Palomino *
10/1/09 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlight *
10/2/09 – Saskatoon, SK @ Louis Pub *
10/3/09 – Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid *
10/5/09 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
10/6/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern *
10/7/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
10/8/09 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge *
10/9/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw *
10/10/09 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott *
10/15/09 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
10/16/09 – Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
10/17/09 – Montreal, PQ @ Il Motore

^ w/ Still Life Still
# w/ The Grates
* w/ Grand Archives

Zeus Head West With Cuff The Duke
Zeus will be joining Cuff The Duke this September for a Western Canadian swing to support their recently released EP Sounds Like Zeus that begins September 17 in Winnipeg. Full details on these shows, as well as their July residency at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto can be found here.

Los Campesinos! Fan Record Box Contest
Los Campesinos! are about to hit the road on their first tour since finishing their upcoming album.

To celebrate the tour, the return to the US and the band's general adoration of the 'local record shop', they've decided to build the ultimate Los Campesinos! fan's prize: a hand-picked selection of records... Neatly packed in a durable tour-proof* box.

The band will be filming the box's travels across the tour, documenting everything that goes in - be it a lucky find from a bargain bin, or a friend's band's signed pressing.
To win the box, you'll have to follow its travels, across the US and across the internet.

Gareth Campesinos explains all on loscampesinos.com. Full dates are listed below and further info can be found here.

LC! Tour Dates

8/4/09 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
8/5/09 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
8/6/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
8/7/09 – Indianapolis, IN @ Spin Nightclub
8/8/09 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/11/09 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
8/12/09 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
8/14/09 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
8/15/09 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
8/16/09 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse
8/19/09 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
8/20/09 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
8/21/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
8/22/09 – Pomona, CA @ Glass House
8/23/09 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
8/25/09 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
8/26/09 – Visalia, CA @ Howie & Sons Pizza
8/27/09 – Ben Lomond, CA @ B rookdale Lodge Concert Hall
8/28/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
8/29/09 – San Diego, CA @ Street Scene
 
* Los Campesinos! make no guarantees that the box is actually tour proof, and would hope that dents, scratches and general tampering with its appearance would be part of its eventual charm.

New Amy Millan Dates
In addition to the Canadian dates that were recently announced, Amy Millan has added both East and West Coast US dates to her itinerary. Full dates are listed below as well as on her tour page, and you can click here for more details on her new album Masters Of The Burial.

07/25/09 – Toronto, ON @ Harbourfront Centre ^
08/21/09 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Folk Festival
09/30/09 – Montreal, PQ @ Ukrainian Federation/Pop Montreal *
10/01/09 – Peterborough, ON @ Montreal House *
10/03/09 – Kingston, ON @ Grad Club *
10/14/09 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club *
10/15/09 – Detroit, MI @ Pike Room *
10/16/09 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
10/17/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club *
10/18/09 – Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Center *
10/19/09 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo’s *
10/20/09 – Calgary, AB @ The Marquee *
10/21/09 – Edmonton, AB @ Myer Horowitz Theatre *
10/24/09 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *
10/25/09 – Seattle, WA @ Triple Door *
10/26/09 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
10/28/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord *
10/30/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland *
11/04/09 – Cambridge, MA Middle East
11/05/09 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
11/06/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
11/07/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
11/08/09 – Washington, DC @ DC9

^ w/ Gentleman Reg
* w/ Bahamas

...And The Ever Expanding Universe
...And The Ever Expanding Universe, the new album from The Most Serene Republic is available today at GalleryAC as well as your favorite online retailers and local record shops. The band have a new website up, and will be announcing details for a fall tour very shortly so keep checking here for updates.

Amy Millan announces Canadian Tour
Amy Millan will tour Canada this fall to support her upcoming release Masters Of The Burial, due out September 8.
The tour commences in Montreal with a date at the Ukrainian Federation  for the Pop Montreal festival On September 30 and goes until October 24 in Vancouver BC. For further details on these dates
please visit her tour page.

Feist To Join Wilco On Letterman
Feist will be making a special appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight (July 14) with Wilco to perform the song You And I. For details please visit the Late Show website.

Still Life Still To Tour Canada With The Hold Steady
Still Life Still will be joining The Hold Steady for a Canadian tour this fall that starts in Vancouver on September 19 and finishes with a two night stand at Lee's Palace in Toronto. The band recently released the Pastel EP, and will release their debut Girls Come Too August 25. More dates to be announced soon, keep checking this space.



09/19/09 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
09/21/09 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
09/22/09 Calgary, AB The Warehouse
09/23/09 Saskatoon, SK The Odeon Events Centre
09/24/09 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Centre
09/26/09 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
09/27/09 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace

Charles Spearin & Years Announce Fall Tour With Do Make Say Think
Charles Spearin will take his Happiness Project and Years (aka Ohad Benchetrit) on tour this Fall to support their long-standing band, Do Make Say Think. Both Spearin and Years released albums in 2009, and will bring  their projects to life each night with myriad of musical guests.
Complete dates are listed below and for further information visit their tour pages.
Do Make Say Think/Happiness Project/Years Tour:

9/10/09 – New York, NY @ Miller Theatre/Columbia Univ. *
11/25/09 – Montreal, PQ @ La Sala Rossa
11/26/09 – Montreal, PQ @ La Sala Rossa
11/27/09 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
11/28/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/29/09 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/30/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
12/1/09 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
12/2/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
12/3/09 – Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot
12/4/09 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s

 All dates with Do Make Say Think except
* w/o Years

Origin:Orphan
The Hidden Cameras are set for a mighty return with Origin:Orphan available September 22 on Arts & Crafts. With the utmost flare and charm, Joel Gibb & Co. have created their most spirited sounding record to date.  Recorded in Toronto, Ontario and Berlin, Germany, where Gibb calls home most of the year, Origin:Orphan delves into new territory for The Hidden Cameras, including dark synths of the title track and dominant orchestration of Walk On.  First single, In The NA, will be released digitally July 21 to whet the palates of fans with two b-sides and a remix by Dolby Anol. The band have a handful of dates this month, info for those can be found here .

A free download of the song "Walk On" is available here.

Origin:Orphan track listing:

01.  Ratify The New
02.  In The NA
03.  He Falls To Me
04.  Colour Of A Man
05.  Do I Belong?
06.  Walk On – free download available here
07.  Kingdom Come
08.  Origin:Orphan
09.  Underage
10.  The Little Bit
11.  Silence Can Be A Headline