The Dears

[xcanuck]

Here are the most recent tour dates announced for The Dears.
 
 May 24th     Los Angeles,CA     El Rey Theatre (w/Marjorie Fair)
 May 25th    San Francisco,CA    Great American Music Hall
 (w/Marjorie Fair)
 May 26th    Portland,OR    Dante's (w/Marjorie Fair)
 May 27th    Seattle,WA    Crocodile Cafe (w/Marjorie Fair)
 May 28th    Quincy,WA    The Gorge (w/Joanna Newsome)
 May 30th    Salt Lake City,UT    Urban Lounge (w/Marjorie Fair)
 May 31st    Denver,CO    Bottleneck (w/Shout Out Louds/Marjorie Fair)
 June 2nd    Lawrence,KS    Ascot Room@The Quest (w/Shout Out
 Louds/Marjorie Fair)
 June 3rd    Minneapolis,MN    Bowery Ballroom (w/Shout Out
 Louds/Marjorie Fair)
 June 11th    New York,NY    
 
 So there's ample time for a DC area date. Hopefully they'll announce one soon. I'm guessing it'll be the Black Cat....unless someone wants to propose a Sloan/The Dears double header at the 9:30.  

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

They just played here like a week ago.

[sonickteam]

really, man.  Not all Canadian music is good.  and i think the Dears just played here, with TSOOL.  Once is enough.  I think these guys are definitely only thriving off the "its cool to be from Montreal" thing.
 
   have you heard  The Organ  from BC?

[xcanuck]

yeah - I know they were here with The Soundtrack of Our Lives. But this is a headlining gig.
 
 Hey! Not everyone has to like them. If you don't like, then don't go. But I read quite a few posts in the Forum where people said they dug The Dears set. I think a headlining gig will allow them to play a wider variety of stuff.
 
 And yes - I've heard of the Organ. They're on tour, too, this spring but so far I don't see them coming any closer than a mid-week gig in Pittsburgh. If my work schedule isn't too rough then I might roadtrip out there, but I've still got my fingers crossed for a DC area show.
 
 If you like The Organ, you might want to check out Feist (they're opening for British Sea Power) and Stars (opening for Ivy).

[sonickteam]

Originally posted by xcanuck:
 
 If you like The Organ, you might want to check out Feist (they're opening for British Sea Power)  

that Mushaboom song makes me want to claw out my eyes.  but is her other stuff any good? (its just a she, correct?)

[kurosawa-b/w]

Originally posted by white man from town:
    have you heard  The Organ  from BC?

I saw the Organ at CMJ last October. They opened for a band I wanted to see. Not bad initially but eventually the songs started to all sound the same. I was tired of them by the end of the set.

[xcanuck]

Originally posted by white man from town:
 that Mushaboom song makes me want to claw out my eyes.  but is her other stuff any good? (its just a she, correct?)

To be honest, I *just* bought their CD on a trip to Ottawa last weekend and haven't given the whole CD a good listening to. So I can't say whether or not I like it (or even if YOU would think it's good   )
 
 But it's not just a she - all five members are female.

[sonickteam]

Originally posted by xcanuck:
 
 But it's not just a she - all five members are female.

are they hot?