Local Scene Update

Apparently Micah Calabrese left Giant Drag. That leaves just Annie in the band.

Cold War Kids are crisscrossing the country by themselves and then touring Europe with Elvis Perkins and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

12-10 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s KEXP Benefit (w/ Ted Leo and Junior Boys)
12-16 Costa Mesa, CA – The Detroit Bar
01-10 New York, NY – Piano’s
01-12 Silver Lake, CA – Silverlake Lounge
01-17 New York, NY – Union Hall
01-19 Silver Lake, CA – Silverlake Lounge
01-24 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
01-26 Silver Lake, CA - Spaceland
02-02 Manchester, England - Academy 02-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands 02-04 Birmingham, England - Academy 02-06 Cologne, Germany - Gebaeude 9 02-07 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club 02-08 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Paradiso 02-09 Berlin, Germany - Postbanhof 02-11 Hamburg, Germany - Knust 02-12 Paris, France - La Cigalle 02-13 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire

The Little Ones have a blog (HERE). They’re going on tour in Europe too.

12-07 San Diego, CA - House of Blues (w/ Small Sins) 12-09 Los Angeles, CA - Echo (w/ Small Sins) 12-21 Newport Beach, CA - Orange Country Museum of Art 01-15 Norwich, England - Arts Centre (w/ Boy Least Likely To) 01-16 Brighton, England - Komedia (w/ Boy Least Likely To)01-17 Bristol, England - Academy 2 (w/ Boy Least Likely To) 01-18 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms (w/ Boy Least Likely To) 01-19 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor (w/ Boy Least Likely To) 01-20 Aberdeen, Scotland - Moshulu (w/ Boy Least Likely To) 01-21 Newcastle, England - Academy 2 (w/ Boy Least Likely To) 01-22 Manchester, England - Academy 3 (w/ Boy Least Likely To) 01-23 Birmingham, England - Barfly (w/ Boy Least Likely To) 01-24 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms (w/ Boy Least Likely To) 01-25 London, England - Scala (w/ Boy Least Likely To)

And there are a bunch of headlining tour dates in the UK HERE.

Earlimart started a blog. Check it out HERE.

Merge Records has a blog. They've got a picture of Senon's new baby (Radar Bros., Dengue Fever).

Sunset Rubdown and Xiu Xiu announced a show at the Troubadour (4/24). Low announced two shows at the Troubadour (6/22 & 6/23).

The Submarines are doing the Monday night residency at the Echo in January. Pity Party are doing the Monday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge in January. As I previously announced, The Broken West are doing the Monday night residency at Spaceland in January.