The Whigs are currently getting ready for a massive tour that will include a headlining run and opening slots with old-touring mates Kings of Leon, The Hold Steady and The Black Keys. Beginning June 5th in Atlantic City, NJ, these 3-month of dates come in support of the band’s latest album, IN THE DARK

Anyone who hasn’t bought the album yet should jump on the opportunity to get it for only $2.99 – TODAY only (May 26th)– at Amazon MP3.

Meet a refreshing change to pop music, Joe Brooks. Sure he could melt the hearts of girls around the world, but this musical stunner has been carefully honing his craft for the past six years. Unlike many artists who are hyped and buzzed about online, there isn’t a gimmick to Brooks’ success.The secret seems to be his dedicating complete focus to his music first. Fans all over the world have responded and connected with his songs such as first single, “Superman,” which has almost 10 million MySpace plays to date. And as his online fan base continues to grow (now closing in on 20 million MySpace plays overall), there is apparently a real world connection: his first two UK tours, 16 dates total, sold out, without the help of a label or publisher.

Certainly some people have taken his boyish good looks and tried to slot him into a specific scene but Brooks finds joy in challenging people’s ideas of who he is or what he is about. What he wants is a chance to introduce himself to the world as the person he is. If Joe was able to gain thousands of fans as unsigned artist there should be no limit to what he can do once his major label debut is released this Summer.

Check out a free download of “Superman (Live).”

La Roux and Major Lazer team up for mixtape. Details here.

Tift Merritt’s song “Mixtape” from her forthcoming album See You On The Moon is NPR’s Song Of The Day. Have a listen!

The Like have been named a BeatCrave Fav, check it.

Keane have just released their new album “Night Train” and in celebration they are having a contest via Twitter to win an iPod Nano and a bunch of CDs. Enter the contest and tweet away!

Having just introduced their “brand new smoking great material” (Back Beat, Seattle) to North American audiences on a recent tour with Band of Skulls and the Whigs, 22-20s have confirmed another slew of dates that will take them through the June 22 release of their first album for tbd records, Shake/Shiver/Moan.

The dates kicked off May 5th and include a handful of dates with Alberta Cross, followed by a full month supporting Cage The Elephant. Barely a week later, the band made their U.S. TV debut May 13 on Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit.

22-20s are a British rock band, originally formed in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, who disintegrated scarcely two years after their acclaimed 2004 self titled debut LP. In 2008, a reconstituted version of the band reformed around the founding nucleus of singer/guitarist Martin Trimble, bassist Glen Bartup and drummer James Irving, adding Dan Hare on guitar and backing vocals.

TOUR DATES

WITH ALBERTA CROSS:
May 19 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
May 21 -St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill
May 22 – Newport, KY – The Southgate House
May 24 -Columbus, OH – The Basement
June 1 – Allston, MA – Great Scott
June 2 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 4 – Washington D.C. – Rock and Roll Hotel

WITH CAGE THE ELEPHANT:
June 8 – Las Vegas, NV – Wasted Space
June 9 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
June 10 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
June 14 – Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
June 16 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
June 17 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
June 18 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
June 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
June 21 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
June 22 – Colorado Springs – Black Sheep
June 24 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
June 25 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant

AM Taxi’s debut is streaming tomorrow on Myspace! Give it a listen before it’s release date.

Celebrated UK trio KEANE will embark on a headlining US tour this summer in support of their new album Night Train, out today on Cherrytree/Interscope Records. The tour kicks off July 20th in Oakland, CA and sees the band traveling across the country, wrapping up August 11th in Minneapolis. Tickets go on sale May 14th. Tour dates below. Supporting the tour will be Travis frontman Fran Healy and Ingrid Michaelson.

TOUR DATES

July 20 – Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA
July 21 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
July 23 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
July 25 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
July 26 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
July 28 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
August 3 – Bank of American Pavilion – Boston, MA
August 5 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Baltimore, MD
August 6 – Waterfront – Brooklyn, NY
August 7 – Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA
August 10 – Riverside Theatre – Milwaukee, WI
August 11 – 1st Ave. – Minneapolis, MN

Spinner is giving away a free download of The Like’s “Fair Game” – get it while it’s hot!

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