[pre-order] Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital + Tour Dates

Pre-order now

The Handsome Furs are set to release their 3rd LP Sound Kapital on June 28, and you can now pre-order the record at Insound and SubPop.

Also revealed is the NSFW cover art (seen above).

The band has listed the first leg of their North American tour. Most notable is their July 23 appearance in Seattle at the Capitol Hill Block Party (can we rename it Kapital Hill?). More dates are posted below.

Handsome Furs tour dates:

07-03 :: Des Moines, IA – 80/35 Festival
07-16 :: Regina, SK – The Exchange
07-17 :: Saskatoon, SK – Louis (Univ of Saskatoon)
07-19 :: Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room
07-20 :: Calgary, AB – Republik
07-23 :: Seattle, WA – Kapital Hill Block Party
07-27 :: Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
07-28 :: Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club (Rave)
07-29 :: Chicago, IL – The Bottom Lounge
07-30 :: Detroit, MI – The Lager House
08-01 :: Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern

[concerts] Seattle Shows to Look Forward to (2010)

Good music on the way

So there's a bunch of great shows every week here in Seattle, but I wanted to showcase the ones I'm most looking forward to. This is a dynamic list, so expect it to grow with more dates as more announcements are made.

July 23-25 // Capitol Hill Block Party // 10th and Pike
July 26 // Wolf Parade // Showbox
         (w/ The Moools)
July 28 // The Toadies // Showbox
July 31 // Phosphorescent // Crocodile
         (w/ J. Tillman)
Aug 4  // Joanna Newsome // Moore Theater
         (w/ Robin Pecknold!!!)
Aug 21 // No Depression Fest // Marymoor Park
         (w/ Cave Singers)
Aug 29 // Vampire Weekend // Marymoor Park
Aug 25 // Wavves // Neumos
Sept 4-6 // Bumbershoot // Seattle Center
Sept 11 // The National // Marymoor Park
         (w/ Okerville River)
Sept 24 // The Local Natives // Showbox
         (w/ Love Language)
Sept 25 // The xx // Paramount
         (w/ Warpaint)
Oct 14 // Telekinesis // Showbox
         (w/ Teenage Fanclub & Superchunk)
Nov 2 // The Black Keys // Paramount

Capitol Hill Block Party 2009 (Schedule Posted)

Capitol Hill Block Party 2009

The Capitol Hill Block Party announced its final bill, along with a schedule for the two-day event. Late additions to the lineup include Built to Spill, PELA, The Lonely Forest, Fences, Awesome Color, Wild Orchid Children, and Sing Sing Reunion. The Seattle music festival will take place in the heart of Capitol Hill on July 24-25. Tickets are available now: just $23 for single day tickets or $42 for a 2 day pass. You can purchase tickets at the Neumo’s box office and at Seattle Urban Outfitters, or online at Ticket West. Check out the full schedule below.

Friday July 24
Doors @ 3:00 pm

Main Stage :: All Ages
4:30 - The Dutchess and The Duke
5:30 - Spinnerette
6:30 - Black Lips
7:45 - Deerhunter
9:15 - Built to Spill
10:45 - The Jesus Lizard

Neumos :: 21+
4:00 - Sgt Major III
5:00 - Band of Skulls
6:15 - The Blakes
7:45 - Sleepy Eyes of Death
9:00 - Earth
10:30 - They Live!
11:45 - Sing Sing Reunion

Vera Stage :: All Ages
4:00 - Audacity
5:00 - Flexions
6:00 - Bow+Arrow
7:00 - Micachu & The Shapes
8:00 - Past Lives
9:00 - Starfucker
10:00 - Mika Miko

Saturday July 25

Doors 12:00pm

Main Stage :: All Ages
2:00 - Hey Marseilles
3:15 - The Moondoggies
4:30 - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
6:00 - PELA
7:30 - The Thermals
9:00 - The Gossip
10:30 - Sonic Youth

Neumos Stage :: 21+
2:00 - Awesome Color
3:00 - Hotels
4:00 - Girls
5:15 - Akimbo
6:30 - The Maldives
7:45 - Truckasauras
9:00 - Future of The Left
10:30 - Sportn' Life Show Case
(feat D.Black, Fatal Lucciauno, Spaceman)
11:30 - Faux Punk

Vera Stage :: All Ages
1:00 - Wild Orchid Children
2:30 - Pica Beats
3:30 - Fences
4:45 - New Faces
6:00 - SOL
7:15 - The Lonely Forest
8:30 - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
9:45 - Japandroids

Capitol Hill Block Party 2009 - Lineup Announced

Cap Hill Block Party - July 25-26, 2009

The Capitol Hill Block Party lineup for 2009 was announced today. It looks as if the two day event will be headlined by Sonic Youth and The Jesus Lizard, with stage support from acts including The Blakes, Deerhunter, The Thermals, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Moondoggies, and many more (with more bands to be announced as well). Tickets can be purchased here on May 1 at 10:00am.

"EARLY BIRD" tickets - May 1 - May 15:
2 day passes - $40 / single day tickets - $22