TOADIES
ToadiesThe Toadies will continue to celebrate the 20th anniversary release of their platinum-selling album Rubberneck by embarking on a third leg of the wildly successful Rubberneck tour, where the band will play their hit record from front-to-back. The third leg of shows will begin July 24th in Denton, TX and will wrap up in Robinsonville, MS and will feature special guests Ume and Black Pistol Fire for select dates. Tickets for all upcoming shows are available at thetoadies.com.
TOADIES RUBBERNECK TOUR
07/24 – Rockin Rodeo – Denton *
07/25 – Lucky Mule Saloon – Abilene *
07/26 – City Limits – Stephenville, TX *
07/27 – Midnight Rodeo – Amarillo, TX *
07/29 – Sister Bar (Backstage) – Albuquerque, NM *
07/30 – The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO *
07/31 – Knuckleheads – Kansas City, MO *
08/01 – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE *
08/02 – George’s Majestic Lounge – Fayetteville, AR
08/08 – Amos Southend – Charlotte, NC **
08/09 – The Music Farm – Charleston, SC **
08/10 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC **
08/13 – Iron City – Birmingham, AL **
08/14 – Varsity Theatre – Baton Rouge, LA **
08/15 – Kress Live – Biloxi, MS **
08/16 – Juanita’s Cafe and Bar – Little Rock, AR **
08/17 – Horseshoe Tunica – Robinsonville, MS **
* w/ UME ** w/ Black Pistol Fire
09/12 – Ft. Worth – Dia De Los Toadies @ Panther Island
09/13 – Ft. Worth – Dia De Los Toadies @ Panther Island
09/20 – Houston – Untapped Festival
SARAH JAFFE
Sarah Jaffe On August 19, 2014, Sarah Jaffe will release her third full-length studio album, Don’t Disconnect. In support of the new album, Jaffe has announced new summer tour dates with choral symphonic rock band The Polyphonic Spree. The summer tour dates will give Jaffe a chance to play some of her new songs live for the first time. Check out the dates below to see when Jaffe will be at a theatre near you. Grab tickets to all upcoming shows from sarahjaffe.com.
On August 23, Jaffe will be hosting her CD release party for Don’t Disconnect at Dallas’ historic Majestic Theatre. Tickets are on sale now for this event, get them here. Following her CD release show, Sarah will head out in September with Astronautalis. See dates below.
SARAH JAFFE TOUR DATES
07/09 – Houston – Fitzgerald’s *
07/10 – New Orleans – Southport Hall * POSTPONED
07/11 – Austin – Central Presbyterian Church *
07/15 – Los Angeles – Bootleg HiFi *
07/16 – San Francisco – Slim’s *
07/17 – San Luis Obispo – SLO Brew *
07/18 – Sacramento – Ace of Spades *
07/19 – Santa Cruz – The Catalyst Atrium *
07/21 – Seattle – Triple Door *
07/23 – Portland – Mississippi Studios *
07/25 – Salt Lake City – In The Venue *
07/26 – Denver – Soiled Dove Underground *
08/23 – Dallas – Majestic Theatre
09/05 – Chicago – Lincoln Hall **
09/09 – Buffalo – Iron Works **
09/10 – Portland – Port City Music Hall **
09/11 – Allston – Great Scott **
09/12 – Hamden – The Space **
09/13 – New York – Mercury Lounge **
09/14 – Philadelphia – The Barbary **
09/16 – Pittsburgh – Cattivo **
09/17 – Washington – DC9 **
09/18 – Richmond – Strange Matter **
09/19 – Raleigh – Kings **
09/20 – Charlotte – The Milestone **
09/21 – Nashville – The End **
09/23 – Cincinnati – The Taft **
09/24 – Cleveland – Beachland Tavern **
09/25 – Ferndale – The Magic Bag **
09/26 – St Louis – The Duck Room **
09/27 – Iowa City – Blue Moose **
*supporting the Polyphonic Spree
** w/ Astronautalis
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE
The Polyphonic SpreeThis week, The Polyphonic Spree begins their Psychphonic US summer tour! The tour kicked off July 9 at Houston’s Fitzgerald’s and will end August 30th at Atlanta’s The Loft at Center Stage. Sarah Jaffe will join the Spree for select tour dates.
The US tour will coincide with the August 12 release of the Spree’s new album Psychphonic which will feature remixed tracks from their 2013 release, Yes, It’s True. You can listen to “Heart Talk” remixed by Miyamigo via Paste Magazine.
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE TOUR DATES
07/10 – New Orleans – Southport Hall POSTPONED TO 8/31
07/11 – Austin – Central Presbyterian Church
07/12 – Dallas – Club Dada
07/15 – Los Angeles – Bootleg HiFi
07/16 – San Francisco – Slim’s
07/17 – San Luis Obispo – SLO Brew
07/18 – Sacramento – Ace of Spades
07/19 – Santa Cruz – The Catalyst Atrium
07/20 – North Lake Tahoe – Wanderlust Festival
07/21 – Seattle – Triple Door
07/23 – Portland – Mississippi Studios
07/25 – Salt Lake City – In The Venue
07/26 – Denver – Soiled Dove Underground
08/15 – Oklahoma City – ACL Performance Lab
08/16 – St Louis – Duck Room
08/17 – Milwaukee – Turner Hall Ballroom
08/18 – Minneapolis – Cedar Cultural Center
08/19 – Evanston – SPACE
08/21 – Cincinnati – Taft Theatre
08/22 – Ferndale – The Magic Bag
08/23 – Cleveland – Music Box Supper Club
08/25 – Allston – Brighton Music Hall
08/26 – Brooklyn – Brooklyn Bowl
08/27 – Philadelphia – Prince Music Theater
08/28 – Washington – Black Cat
08/29 – Carrboro – The Arts Center
08/30 – Atlanta – The Loft at Center Stage
DIA DE LOS TOADIES
Dia De Los ToadiesFor the second year in a row, Toadies are bringing their annual music festival back to their hometown of Fort Worth for two nights of non-stop rock ‘n’ roll on September 12th and 13th. Held on the banks of the Trinity River at Panther Island Pavilion, the seventh annual Dia De Los Toadies will continue its tradition of featuring Texas artists by showcasing some of the states greatest acts including: Dallas’ own country-rock legends, Old 97s and front man Rhett Miller, Austin’s three-piece rock trio, Ume; Fort Worth blues rockers, Quaker City Nighthawks; the reunited Dallas quintet, Pleasant Grove; roots rockers, Somebody’s Darling; Austin’s trio of pre-teen rockers, Residual Kid; Fort Worth’s resident garage rockers, The Longshots; and finally, funky town synth-punkers, Blank-Men.
Not only will this year’s festival feature the best in Texas music, but it will also allow fans to experience the best food trucks that Dallas/Fort Worth has to offer. This year’s food truck lineup consists of wood fired pizza by Bellatrino, So-Cal Tacos, Texas BBQ by Holy Smokes, Lee’s Grilled Cheese, Indo-Chinese cuisine from Bombay Street Food, sandwiches by The Butcher’s Son and for dessert, ice cream by Gypsy Scoops, with more trucks to be announced! Along with the best culinary food truck treats, the festival will also feature a beach area where fans can cool off by taking a swim or participating in tubing and paddleboard during the show.
Tickets are on sale now via Prekindle.com
SMOKED DALLAS
Dia De Los ToadiesIf you like smoked meats and smokin’ tunes, get ready for Smoked Dallas. Produced by SONAR Management, the first annual “deliciously curated music and BBQ festival” will take place on October 4, 2014 at the Main St. Garden in downtown Dallas, TX. Smoked will offer BBQ prepared by 15 traditional pitmasters and celebrated chefs including: Black’s Barbecue (Lockhart, TX), Cousin’s Bar-B-Q (Fort Worth, TX), Hutchins BBQ (McKinney, TX), Schmidt Family Barbecue (Bee Cave, TX), Stanley’s Famous Pit Bar-B-Q (Tyler, TX), Lockhart’s Smokehouse (Dallas, TX), Kent Rathbun and Frank Underground.
Not only will the festival feature the best in Texas BBQ, but it will also serve up the best in Texas music including: two top-shelf acts from Austin – singer-songwriter Bob Schneider and blues/funk/soul band Black Joe Lewis. Rounding out the lineup are Houston’s The Tontons and Dean Fearing’s Lost Coyote, fronted by the nationally acclaimed chef. SONAR will announce more artists and pitmasters soon.
Fans may purchase VIP tickets in order to get a one-hour jump on the BBQ tasting, which starts at 1pm. General admission tickets enable fans to attend the tasting and concert from 2-5pm. After 5pm, tickets are for the concert only, with BBQ available to purchase separately. Tickets are on sale now via PreKindle.com.
MORE TOUR DATES
THE FIXX
07/14 – Seattle – Triple Door
07/15 – Seattle – Triple Door
07/16 – Portland – Crystal Ballroom
07/18 – Santa Cruz – Santa Cruz Boardwalk
07/19 – Mill Valley – Sweetwater Music Hall
07/20 – Vacaville – Theatre Deville
07/26 – Marion – Marion Cultural Civic Center
07/27 – Ferndale – Magic Bag
07/29 – Pittsburgh – Altar Bar
07/30 – Bethlehem – Musicfest @ Artsquest
07/31 – Londonderry – Tupelo Music Hall
08/01 – Londonderry – Tupelo Music Hall
08/02 – State College – The State Theatre
08/05 – Point Pleasant – Jenks Club
08/07 – Leesburg – Tally Ho Theatre
ALPHA REV
07/05 – Austin – (512)FEST @ The Backyard
07/12 – Minneapolis – Cities 97 Basilica Block Party
07/19 – Austin – Burbz Fest
07/25 – Houston – Fitzgerald’s
07/26 – Dallas – Granada Theater
SARA HICKMAN
07/11 – Dallas – Uncle Calvin’s
09/02 – Sisters – Sisters Folk Festival
BOB SCHNEIDER
07/04 – Austin – Nutty Brown Café
07/05 – Dallas – Granada Theater
07/11 – New Braunfels – Gruene Hall
07/12 – Bryan – Grand Stafford Theater
07/16 – Kansas City – Knucklehead’s
07/17 – Madison – Majestic Theatre
07/18 – Minneapolis – Varsity Theater
07/19 – Chicago – Park West
07/20 – Cleveland – Beachland Ballroom
07/22 – Bloomington – Castle Theater
07/26 – Atlanta – Terminal West
08/01 – Austin – The Roost
08/02 – San Antonio – Sam’s Burger Joint
08/03 – Plano – Love & War in Texas
08/16 – Austin – Threadgill’s
08/23 – Tomball – Main Street Crossing
08/30 – Fredericksburg – Luckenbach Texas
09/11 – Houston – Mucky Duck
09/13 – Fort Worth – Shipping and Receiving
10/04 – Dallas – Smoked Dallas
12/13 – Temple – Cultural Activities Center
12/20 – New Braunfels – Gruene Hall