Touring Schedule Saturdays

Most weeks of Touring Schedule Saturdays won't feature any commentary; just the touring listing for the next week or 5 shows (whichever is more timely). But others – like this one – warrant some additional analysis.

You'll notice a distinctive trend among this week's schedules. Like the swallows returning to Capistrano, the early days of spring lure indie bands to their ancestral home: Austin, Tex. for the annual South-by-Southwest conference. A dozen of our past reviewees head there this week, often for a string of performances around the so-called Live Music Capital of the World. As part of the trek, many groups navigate through Southern California, the Southwest and/or Texas en route. For those fortunate enough to attend SxSW, enjoy some outstanding talent.

(Group/Artist Name / date reviewed / upcoming shows & locations / website / twitter)

DeVotchKa
3/7/11
Hollywood, Calif. (3/12); Tempe, Ariz. (3/13); Dallas, Tex. (3/15); Austin, Tex. (3/16-18)
http://devotchka.com/
devotchkamusic

Hey Rosetta!
3/1/11
Los Angeles, Calif. (3/12); Austin, Tex. (3/17-18)
http://www.heyrosetta.com/
heyrosetta

The Low Anthem
2/22/11
Central Falls, R.I. (3/12); Paris, France (3/18); Cologne, Germany (3/20); Berlin, Germany (3/21); Copenhagen, Denmark (3/22)
http://www.lowanthem.com/site/
thelowanthem

Telekinesis
2/15/11
Washington, D.C. (3/12); Chapel Hill, N.C. (3/13); Atlanta, Ga. (3/14); Baton Rouge, La. (3/15); Santa Fe, N.M. (3/21)
http://www.telekinesismusic.com/
_TELEKINESIS

The Civil Wars
2/8/11
Dallas, Tex. (3/12); Denton, Tex. (3/13); Waco, Tex. (3/14); Austin, Tex. (3/16, 18); Houston, Tex. (3/20)
http://www.myspace.com/thecivilwars
thecivilwars

Oh No! Oh My!
1/31/11
Belfast, U.K. (3/12); Austin, Tex. (3/15-19)
http://www.ohnoohmy.com/
ohnoohmy

Dolorean
1/25/11
Santa Barbara, Calif. (3/12); San Diego, Calif. (3/13); Phoenix, Ariz. (3/14); Santa Fe, N.M. (3/15); Austin, Tex. (3/17-19)
http://www.doloreanmusic.com/
doloreanmusic

Tennis
1/18/11
Orlando, Fla. (3/12); Tampa, Fla. (3/13); New Orleans, La. (3/15)
http://www.fatpossum.com/artists/tennis

The Decemberists
1/10/11
Bexhill, U.K. (3/12); Antwerp, Belgium (3/13); Amsterdam, Netherlands (3/14); London, U.K. (3/16); Colorado Springs, Colo. (4/16)
http://decemberists.com/
TheDecemberists

April Smith & the Great Picture Show
1/4/11
Brooklyn, N.Y. (3/20); New York, N.Y. (3/25); Cincinnati, Ohio (4/10); Asheville, N.C. (4/11); Charleston, S.C. (4/12)
http://www.aprilsmithmusic.com/
aprilsmithmusic

Rural Alberta Advantage
12/21/10
Brooklyn, N.Y. (3/12); Washington, D.C. (3/13); Chapel Hill, N.C. (3/14); Atlanta, Ga. (3/15); Austin, Tex. (3/17-18)
http://www.theraa.com/

Lost in the Trees
12/14/10
Dallas, Tex. (3/12-13); Austin, Tex. (3/15-18)
http://www.lostinthetrees.com/
littband

Johnny Poe & the Salvation Circus
12/7/10
http://www.myspace.com/johnnypoeband

Gold Motel
11/30/10
Tempe, Ariz. (3/14); Austin, Tex. (3/16-18); St. Lois, Mo. (4/7); Hopewell, Mich. (4/29)
http://www.goldmotel.com/
gretamorgan

Alphabet Backwards
11/23/10
London, UK (4/21)
http://www.myspace.com/alphabetbackwards
alphabetbackwards

Hollerado
11/8/10
Toronto, Ont. (3/12); Austin, Tex. (3/16-19); Oshawa, Ont (3/25)
http://www.hollerado.com/
hollerado

Quiet Company
11/1/10
Dallas, Tex. (3/12); Austin, Tex. (3/13,15,17,19)
http://quietcompanymusic.com/
quietcompanytx

Outbox
10/26/10
http://www.myspace.com/outbox

Steven Page
1/18/10
http://www.stevenpage.com/
stevenpage

Tired Pony
10/5/10
http://www.tiredpony.com/
TiredPony

Ben Folds
9/26/10
Boone, N.C. (4/10); Blacksburg, Va (4/12); Norfolk, Va. (4/13); Richmond, Va. (4/14); Canberra, Australia (5/11)
http://benfolds.com/
benfolds

Wavves
9/20/10
Victoria, Australia (3/12); Melbourne, Australia (3/14); Danbury, Ct. (5/28); Quincy, Wash. (5/30)
http://wavves.net/
wavveswavves

Weezer
9/7/10
Dallas, Tex. (4/30); Atlantic City, NJ (5/27); Knebworth Park, UK (7/9); Balado, UK (7/10)
http://weezer.com/
Weezer

Ra Ra Riot
8/31/10
Baton Rouge, La. (3/12); Columbia, Mo. (3/14); St. Louis, Mo. (3/15); Indianapolis, Ind. (3/16); Louisville, Ky (3/18)
http://www.rarariot.com/
rarariot

Sufjan Stevens
8/24/10
Bergen, Norway (4/29); Oslo, Norway (4/30); Copenhagen, Denmark (5/1); Stockholm, Sweden (5/3); Warsaw, Poland (5/5)
http://asthmatickitty.com/sufjan-stevens
sufjanstevens

Farewell Drifters
8/17/10
Philadelphia, Penn. (3/16); New York, NY (3/17); Earlville, NY (3/18); Rosendale, NY (19); Erie, Pa. (3/20)
http://thefarewelldrifters.com/
farewelldrifter

The Arcade Fire
8/3/10
Broomfield, Colo. (4/9); Orem, Utah (4/11); Phoenix, Ariz. (4/13); Las Vegas, Nev. (4/14); Indio, Calif. (4/16)
http://www.arcadefire.com/
arcadefire

Tokyo Police Club
7/26/10
Los Angeles, Calif. (3/25); Kingston, Ont. (3/30); Hamilton, Ont. (3/31); Guelph, Ont. (4/1); London, Ont. (4/2)
http://tokyopoliceclub.com/
tokyopoliceclub

Kathryn Calder
7/20/10
http://kathryncalder.ca/
kathryncalder

Great Big Sea
7/13/10
Seattle, Wash. (3/12); Bend, Ore. (3/13); Petaluma, Calif. (3/15); Redding, Calif. (3/16); Carmel, Calif. (3/17); Arroyo Grande, Calif. (3/18)
http://www.greatbigsea.com/
alanthomasdoyle

Telegraph Canyon
7/6/10
New Orleans, La. (3/12); Dallas, Tex. (3/15); Austin, Tex. (3/16, 18); Fort Worth, Tex. (3/20)
http://www.telegraphcanyon.net/
telegraphcanyon

Stars
6/29/10
Ottawa, Ont. (5/4); Toronto, Ont. (5/5); Waterloo, Ont. (5/6); Hamilton, Ont. (5/7); London, Ont. (5/8)
http://www.youarestars.com/home/
montrealstars

Sambassadeur
6/7/10
http://www.sambassadeur.com/

Regina Spektor
6/1/10
http://www.reginaspektor.com/
respektor

The Hold Steady
5/17/10
Merideth, Australia (3/12); Cleveland, Ohio (4/2); New York, N.Y. (4/8)
http://theholdsteady.net/
theholdsteady

The New Pornographers
5/3/10
Boulder, Colo. (4/13); Albuquerque, NM (4/14); Tempe, Ariz (4/15); Indio, Calif. (4/16); Santa Cruz, Calif. (4/17)
http://www.thenewpornographers.com/
thenewpornos

The 1900s
4/26/10
http://www.myspace.com/1900s
1900s

Titus Andronicus
4/20/10
Boston, Mass. (3/12); New York, N.Y. (3/15, 17); Waltham, Mass. (3/18); Portland, Maine (3/29)
http://www.titusandronicus.net/

Butch Walker
3/30/10
http://butchwalker.com/
butchwalker

Valery Gore
3/9/10
http://www.valerygore.com/

fun.
3/1/10
Indio, Calif. (4/17); Pomona, Calif. (4/21); San Francisco, Calif. (4/22)
http://www.ournameisfun.com/
ournameisfun

Southeast Engine
2/23/10
Lexington, Ky. (3/23); Cincinnati, Ohio (3/24); DeKalb, Ill. (3/25); Minneapolis, Minn (3/26), Seattle, Wash. (3/29)
http://www.southeastengine.com/
southeastengine

We Were Promised Jetpacks
2/16/10
http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks

The Overmountain Men
2/9/10
Charlotte, NC (3/19); Pomeroy, Ohio (5/7); Saluda, NC (6/4); Cleveland, Ohio (10/14), Streetsboro, Ohio (3/15)
http://www.overmountainmen.com/Main.html

Dear Leader
2/1/10
Allston, Mass. (3/5-6)
http://dear-leader.com/
dearleader

Jukebox Serenade
1/26/10
http://www.jukeboxserenade.com/main.html
JukeboxSerenade

Van Ghost
1/19/10
Austin, Tex. (3/19); Chicago, Ill. (4/9); Chillicothe, Ill. (5/26-28); Geneva, Minn. (5/29)
http://vanghost.com/
iamvanghost

Gaslight Anthem
1/12/10
Tokyo, Japan (3/12); East Rutherford, N.J. (4/30); Nurburging, Germany (6/3); Nurnberg, Germany (6/5)
http://gaslightanthem.com/
gaslight_anthem