Young Liars

Kyp has announced some tour dates all over the US! Check it out:

Brooklyn, NY Bell House (September 21)
Echo Park, CA The Echo (25)
Los Angeles, CA The Getty Center (26)
San Francisco, CA The Independent (28)
Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge (30)
Seattle, WA Neumos (October 1)
Vancouver, British Columbia The Biltmore (2)
Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree (9)
New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks (10)
Athens, GA 40 Watt Club (12)
Atlanta, GA The Earl (13)
Madison, WI High Noon Saloon (15)
Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry (16)
Chicago, IL Double Door (17)
Detroit, MI Small's (18)
Toronto, Ontario Lee's Palace (19)
Montreal, Quebec Il Motore (20)
Cambridge, MA Middle East Upstairs (22)
Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's (23)

As I'm in the UK, you must all go and see how he is!

I recieved a kind email from the folks over at Fuse TV, advising me that they are showing highlights of Lollapalooza next fortnight, including lots of TV on the Radio footage. Rather than poorly paraphrase a well worded email, here it is in full:

Hello!

Wanted to reach out to let you and the TV On The Radio fans know that the music network Fuse TV has just announced that it will be broadcasting all of the highlights from this year’s Lollapalooza festival on Saturday, August 15th!  Entitled “Fuse Fest: The Best of Lollapalooza,” the special will capture all of the top performances from this year’s lineup, which includes Jane’s Addiction, Kings of Leon, Rise Against, and of course TV On The Radio amongst many others!

Additionally, Fuse is helping music fans stay connected to all of this year’s Lollapalooza ’09 artists with Twt-a-palooza, a centralized online hub that lets you find, filter, and interact with thousands of tweets from the musical acts playing this year’s fest! Log in with you Facebook or Twitter account to ensure that you don’t miss a beat from one of this summer’s hottest musical gatherings: http://fusefest.fuse.tv/a/home

Wait, it gets even better... like free music? Well, Fuse has over 50 Lollapalooza '09 artist tracks up for FREE download now on their site! Free tracks from Animal Collective, Alberta Cross, Neko Case, Band of Horses, Deerhunter, No Age, Santigold and MUCH more can be found right here:  http://fuse.tv/tours/lollapalooza2009/downloads.html

Enjoy, and be sure to tune-in to Fuse on August 15th @ 9pm/8c for Fuse Fest: The Best of Lollapalooza ’09.

For more information on Fuse’s Lollapalooza ’09 concert special, head here:
http://fuse.tv/lollapalooza

TWT-A-PALOOZA: http://fusefest.fuse.tv/a/home

VIDEO TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw3QFkEDGdM

*To find Fuse in your area: http://fuse.tv/channelfinder.html

Thanks, and please share with your readers!

Certainly worth a look :)

TV on the Radio will be performing a very special benefit concert at the Doubledoor Chicago on Friday, August 7th during the Lollapolooza festivities. They will be joined by opening band Chairlift, and proceeds from the show are to benefit heathcare for Colleen Malone. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 26th and can be purchased via Ticketmaster.

Presale tickets will be available for ONE DAY ONLY starting on June 24 at 12:00pm Central time. To take advantage of this offer please Click Here

Please can any Chicago'ers get involved and help this worthy cause.

Looks like the Noisettes have been announced as support for the gig in London in July. Treat your ears here:

http://www.myspace.com/noisettesuk