The all-star roots troupe of Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis finally let us sample their Monsters Of Folk project with the not very folky “Say Please” the other day. The self-titled LP is due 9/22 via Shangri-La music, which is good news that gets better with today’s announcement that the crew will convene for a fall tour through North America and Europe. The press release promises the quartet “will be switching instruments and trading roles throughout each show,” and that $1 from each ticket sold will benefit Air Traffic Control, “a resource for musicians’ philanthropic and social change work.” That’s nice. The dates:
10/13 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
10/14 – Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10/15 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/17 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
10/20 – San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre
10/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
10/22 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
10/28 – Omaha, NE @ Holland Center
10/29 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
10/30 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
10/31 – Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre
11/02 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
11/03 – Boston, MA @ The Orpheum
11/06 – New York, NY @ United Palace
11/08 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theater
11/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music
11/12 – Stockholm, SE @ Philadelphia Church
11/14 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
11/15 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
11/17 – London, UK @ Troxy
11/18 – Paris, FR @ Elysee Montmartre
11/19 – Koln, DE @ E-Werk
11/21 – The Hague, NL @ Crossing Border
11/22 – Antwerp, BE @ Crossing Border
[Photo by Jennifer Tzar]
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REDNECK RAMPAGE
these guys make me feel ashamed that I am American
Go listen to The Pains of Being Pure at Heart in your tight ass jeans you fucking poseur.
HIGHLY AUSPICIOUS.
please not the redneck thing again. say please was very disappointing. hope the rest of the record is a little more exciting.
Umm, who’s the audience really?
I liked say please and would go see them if htey’d come to tx.
that song is so mediocre! you don’t have to like it just because of the big names. you being from texas and liking this is gonna make it too easy to fuel the redneck fire
oh, shut the fuck up.
hahah i am against the redneck bs i was just saying he was making it easy for those people. sorry you’re probably from houston seeing your name is astro, i was hoping it was a jetson’s reference
yeah, and you must be from kashyyyk. for the record, i found all three of the statements in your first post disagreeable.
it’s really easy (i guess) to forget that austin is not only in texas but, moreover, the capital of it, or that, say, all of the major cities in texas voted for obama in november. yes, there are a lot of hicks and/or assholes in this state, but no, they would never listen to monsters of folk.
hahahaha kashyyyk. well played. i actually just had the granola bar and looked at the wrapper before i posted. just for the record i am still against every redneck accusation, i think they’re funny/ridiculous. esp when made towards wilco fans. “say please” is still a disappointment for me , i think they played it safe and with all of their talent they could’ve been much more adventurous. sorry to hurt your state’s feelings. feel free to bash on MA
redneck? where the fuck do you people come from? i’m definitely going to see this.
M. Ward is starting to look like my dad.
Tell me about it!
I think Conor is starting to look like my Grandma.
Redneck?? WTF? These guys are the best artists in America. Fuck you uppity east coast assholes
Preach on Jesus!
This is music for the “fly over states” not for you nyc douchebags.
Most good songs are about girls and the midwest not williamsburg
Wow, midwest represent! LOL btw, conor has been making some questionable style choices as of late.
say please was fucking awesome, cant wait for this album!!!
These dudes are fuckin rednecks! And fuck all you midwest retards
explain?
Am I the only one that finds the band’s name to be quite pretentious?
its tounge n cheek idiot
The intellectual value of the comments on this page is staggering! Blanket stereotypical insults ftw!
I think they should have called themselves The Traveling Hillbillies… no this record should be great… i like say please
I am so excited for this album.
Most good music comes from rednecks anyhow
This thread is filled with assholes. I am so looking forward to this album, it may be the best of the year.
Don’t take the hostile comments here too seriously. They just come from being confronted by a band that can actually play their instruments well and write honest-to-god rock songs. And all these guys do those things extremely well.
Here we go again.. It’s just music guys, if you don’t like them well then don’t listen to them. But if you feel the need to insult people because of who they listen to or where they’re from, then start a blog of your own about it and let us know how that works out for you.
It seems like people love to argue about bands they believe to be better than others, people’s feelings get hurt, and then some of you feel the need to get back at each other by bashing somebody else’s favorite band. Everybody is entitled to their opinion but taking shit personally makes most of you seem like fourteen year-old dweebs begging for attention.
Sorry for stating the obvious but some people here need to grow up. Except for those of you who are actually 14 years-old of course.
The Midwest is Best.
See you guys in Vancouver!
fuck
LOUD NOISES!
I DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’RE YELLING ABOUT!
what’s all the yelling about? Can’t we all just get along?
Conor is still the hottest man in idie rock, he is so fucking gorgeous!
Jim James> Yim Yames
whats so cool about debating whether a band is great or not, who the fuck cares!! its fucking music! some will like it some will not…..if you’re posting that you’re sweet because you’re from nyc and that some dude from texas doesnt understand whats good is idiotic and childish….. go play with some wooden blocks and have your mom go over your addition flash cards for a lil while longer. maybe you all can grow up again.
stuff all you guys
I like these guys and the pains of being pure at heart. i’m from england though, maybe if i lived in nyc i would have a different opinion…you tossers
what’s with all the redneck stuff? It sounds like a lost track by George Harrison.
no sneakers allowed in this band
This shits good, im from tx, im not a redneck, neither is the band…
But seriously what were you expecting them to put out?… epic folk?
Its a good song doesnt have to be great for me to like the band, if you wanna talk about mediocre look at the recent solo thom yorke stuff… (watch my score drop because of that last one haha)
hey, at least conor isn’t writing songs for twilight. and i love “say please” a lot and i live in the northeast.
The song is great….the band name is tongue-in-cheek…as one previous poster commented, grow the hell up.
This TX redneck can’t wait for the album
people, this is not a regional thing. The midwest isn’t the best. Nyc isn’t the birthplace of cool.
Chill out, smoke something and listen to some good music. fucking be thankful that you aren’t stuck in a circular room in a straight jacket with coldplay playing 24/7.
really.
tickets to this are $47 in omaha fuck that
no montreal?? fuck THAT.
It’s called the South, and they should visit it!
hmm monsters of FOLK are coming no where near me in the southern Appalachians, leaving out the entire south, doesn’t make much sense. Guess I’m driving up to KY.