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[kosmo vinyl]

The High Dials and Waxwings w/ Brendan Benson are going on summer tours on are both skipping DC/Bawlmer...
 
 THE HIGH DIALS SUMMER TOUR SCHEDULE
 July 28 â?? Sudbury ON @ The Townehouse
 July 29 â?? Thunder Bay ON @ The Apollo July 30 â?? Winnipeg MB @ Times Changed
 July 31 â?? Saskatoon SK @ Amigos
 August 1 â?? Edmonton AB @ Speedy's
 August 3 - Calgary , AB @ Broken City
 August 5 â?? Vancouver BC @ The Media Club
 August 6 â?? Victoria BC @ Logan's Pub
 August 7 â?? Seattle WA @ Lo-Fi
 August 8 â?? Portland OR @ Twilight Café Bar
 August 13 â?? Los Angeles CA @ Spaceland
 August 14 â?? New York City NY @ Little Steven's Underground Garage Festival
 with Iggy and The Stooges and The New York Dolls
 August 17 â?? Tucson , AZ @ Flash Gallery
 August 19 â?? Dallas TX @ The Tavern
 August 20 â?? Austin TX @ Red Eye Fly
 August 21 â?? Norman OK @ Opolis
 August 23 â?? Milwaukee WI @ Points East Pub
 August 24 â?? Chicago IL @ Schuba's
 August 25 â?? Covington KY @ Radio Down
 August 26 â?? Detroit MI @ Small's
 August 27 Cleveland OH @ Beachland Tavern
 August 28 â?? New York City NY @ Delancey Lounge
 August 29 â?? Boston MA @ TT The Bear's
 August 30 â?? Philadelphia PA @ Silk City
 September 1 - State College, PA @ Roustabout! // Darkhorse Inn
 
 
 THE WAXWINGS SUMMER TOUR
 July 16 - Boston, MA @ Middle East Cafe
 July 17 - Northampton, MA @ The Eagle
 July 18 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
 July 19 - Carrboro, NC @ Go! Room 4
 July 20 - Atlanta, GA @ EARL
 July 21 - Mt Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern
 July 22 - Nashville, TN @ The End
 July 23 - Newport, KY - Lite Brite Popfest @ Southgate House
 August 6 - St Louis, MO @ Rocketbar
 August 7 - Lawrence, KS @ The Replay
 August 8 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
 August 10 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
 August 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
 August 13 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
 August 14 - Arcata, CA @ 330 Club
 August 15 - Portland, OR @ TBA
 August 16 - Seattle, WA @ TBA
 August 19 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
 August 20 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's

[Random Citizen]

The venues where they're performing are small, so I'm guessing they couldn't book a date at the VL, Black Cat (backstage) or Ottobar.

[kosmo vinyl]

MP3 samples and streaming previews for Waxwings and High Dials at Rainbowquartz.com
 
 
 Waxwings
 
  Stream "Let's Make Our Descent"
 
  Stream the High Dials

[kosmo vinyl]

In related news from Brendan Benson's website...
 
 Hi everyone. Let me start by apologizing for neglecting this website for so long. That's all changing now. My plan is to keep you in as much of the loop as I can. Admittedly I'm hopeless though when it comes to this sort of thing. I'm also sorry that it's been so long since the last record. It was always my intention to have a new one out quickly in hopes that I might redeem myself of the irritatingly long period between records one and two. And actually this new record, which is as of yet untitled, has been finished and chomping at the bit for quite some time now, but certain (boring) circumstances have delayed it's release. There are some details to sort out before a date can be set. I assure you though it's well worth the wait. In the meantime I've been working with Jack White and Patrick and Lil' Jack from the Greenehorns on some songs. Maybe, schedules permitting, we'll put a record out. Also I've been working with Dean from the Waxwings on some stuff-another "side project" which we call The Stiff Tissues. A sort of "anything goes" approach to music. Hopefully we'll also get a record out. Speaking of the Waxwings. I'll be filling in on guitar for them on their east coast tour in July and maybe some west coast dates in August. I've got to get out of the house and as it happens they lost a member (tragically to marriage) and need a replacement. So it works out well. And finally I'd like to apologize for any mispelled words or incomprehensible sentence structure found herein and henceforth. I'm certain my typing and letter writing skills shall improve in time. Later. BB
 
 http://www.brendanbenson.com/

[chaz]

Thanks for the link to the High Dials stream....never heard them but that is great stuff.  Looking fwd. to seeing them at Randalls Island in august along with all the others.

[Jaguär]

I love the High Dials! In fact, was just listening to their album yesterday.
 
 They have a new album coming out very, very soon.
 
 But those bastards still owe me a tour date after standing me up in Baltimore!   :roll:

[Sailor Ripley]

Saw Brendan Benson open for the White Stripes a couple of years ago.  You won't be missing anything.  Don't know about the other bands though.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Wrong. Brendan Benson is great.
 
 

Originally posted by Sailor Ripley:
  Saw Brendan Benson open for the White Stripes a couple of years ago.  You won't be missing anything.  Don't know about the other bands though.

[chaz]

So I saw on the Brian Jonestown Massacre website that the High Dials record "A New Devotion" is available for download along with all the BJM stuff.....
 
 I hope they got permission to post it....I imagine they did.

[Sailor Ripley]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Wrong. Brendan Benson is great.
 

Realizing you are a fan just confirmed my opinion of him. A mediocre performer writing mediocre songs.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Thanks, that's very sweet of you to say.
 
 

Originally posted by Sailor Ripley:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Wrong. Brendan Benson is great.
 

Realizing you are a fan just confirmed my opinion of him. A mediocre performer writing mediocre songs. [/b]

[kosmo vinyl]

damm and here i though i was going to debunk my reputation of liking medicore performers and songwriters... guess i'll be burning my brendan benson and mood elevator cds this afternoon.  but it's real shame because loads of other people like those cd, guess they are as deaf and dumb as me...

[Bags]

Brendan Benson, Old 97s and Pernice Brothers seem to be three of the bands/performers that Rhett gets quite a bit of agreement from the Board on.  All three, great.  In my opinion.    

[Sailor Ripley]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  damm and here i though i was going to debunk my reputation of liking medicore performers and songwriters... guess i'll be burning my brendan benson and mood elevator cds this afternoon.  but it's real shame because loads of other people like those cd, guess they are as deaf and dumb as me...

To each their own.  I was unimpressed by him, but that's just my opinion.

[Jaguär]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  The High Dials and Waxwings w/ Brendan Benson are going on summer tours on are both skipping DC/Bawlmer...

Correction:
 
 The Black Cat
 Backstage
 THUR SEPT 2
 9:00
 THE PHOBES
 THE HIGH DIALS
 $7
 
                 
 
 (Except The High Dials should be headlining!    :confused:   )