Iron Reagan, out of Richmond, have announced a bunch of tour dates beginning at the end of June. Dates are below.  Other bands included on some of these dates include Drop Dead, Whiplash, Gwar, Witchhaven, Mean Jeans, Hatebreed and others.

The band’s full length, Worse Than Dead, came out earlier in 2013 and is made up of their signature thraseh/hardcore hybrid stylings.

Smallpools, out of L.A., is playing their first ever live shows when they head out on tour with Australian band, San Cisco. The tour covers a broad swath of North America. Dates are below.

You can check out (and download free) the first single, Dreaming, below via Soundcloud.

A band to watch perhaps...

Tour
* / w San Cisco
7/15 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
7/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
7/18 - Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel *
7/19 - Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall *
7/20 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall *
7/22 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
7/23 - Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall *
7/24 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Garrison *
7/26 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement *
7/27 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar *
7/28 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
7/29 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway *
7/31 - Minneapolis, MN @Triple Rock Social Club *
8/08 - San Francisco, CA @ Popscene
8/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s *
8/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex *

Tunng releasing latest LP, Turbines, on June 18, 2013 on Full Time Hobby. The band have been together for a decade playing their "pastoral pop" music. Turbines is their fifth LP. The band refers to the LP as their "sci-fi folk rock album."

The UK band is also heading out on tour in the fall in Europe.

You can pre-order the LP via the band's website HERE.

Tour

September
27 LOPPEN, COPENHAGEN
28 REEPERBAHN, HAMBURG
30 FESTSAAL, BERLIN

October
1 ZOOM, FRANKFURT
2 AMPERE, MUNICH
3 VIADUKT BOGEN F, ZURICH
5 BITTERZOET, AMSTERDAM
6 BOTANIQUE ROTONDE, BRUSSELS
7 LA MAROQUINERIE, PARIS
8 HEAVEN, LONDON
11 COLSTON HALL 2, BRISTOL
12 BREWERY, KENDAL
13 BROADCAST, GLASGOW
15 BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER
16 SOUTH STREET ARTS, READING 
17 THE APEX, BURY ST EDMUNDS
19 TRADES CLUB, HEBDEN BRIDGE
20 EAST VILLAGE ARTS CLUB, LIVERPOOL
21 THE OLD MARKET, BRIGHTON

Goldfrapp's latest, Tales of Us, comes out September 10, 2012. This is the group's sixth LP. The record has been in the offing for over two years. You can check out a trailer for the LP at the band website, www.goldfrapp.com.

There will also be live appearances:

-At the Manchester International Festival on July 17th and 18th (first live performance of Tales of Us)

-At Somerset House on July 20th

-At Lovebox main stage on Sunday July 21st.

There will also be a European tour in October and November. USA dates are to be announced soon.

Black Joe Lewis is releasing a new LP, Electric Slave, on August 27, 2013. You can check out and download the track, Skulldiggin, below. That track (and three others) were recorded by John Congleton who has worked with St. Vincent and Explosions in the Sky. The balance of the record was produced by Stuart Sikes whose resume includes work with Modest Mouse, White Stripes and Cat Power.

 The band is also heading out on tour to support the new release. Check out dates below.

Tour

% = w/ Pickwick 
# = w/ Okkervil River, Pickwick

Jun 26 - Austin, TX KGSR "Blues on the Green" at Zilker Park Set Time: 8:15p
July 14 Sun Cincinnati, OH "Bunbury Music Fest"
Sept 7 Nashville, TN @ Mercy
Sept 8 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Sept 9 Charleston, SC @ Pour House
Sept 10 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
Sept 12 Boston, MA @ Royale
Sept 13 Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
Sept 14 Fredricton, NB @ Harvest Blues Festival
Sept 15 Halifax, NS @ Seahorse Tavern
Sept 18 Montreal, QC @ La Sala
Sept 19 Toronto, ON @ Lee's %
Sept 20 Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt %
Sept 22 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer %           
Sept 26 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 #
Sept 28 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop %           
Sept 30 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner %
Oct 1 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue %
Oct 2 Lincoln, NE @ Bourban Theatre %
Oct 3 Norman, OK @ Univ of Oklahoma %

Title Fight are heading out on tour in the fall with Balance & Composure, Cruel Hand and Slingshot Dakota. The band is still touring in support of their 2012 release, Floral Green. The band has a rep for playing punk rock but they do more than that.

They can play music with more nuance to it. Of course, Punk Rock can have nuance but this is more than just pulling a ballad out of their ass every few years for radio play. There is something more to these latter day punkers.

For more on the band head to www.title-fight.net.

The Julie Ruin is a musical project, started in 1997 by Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. She released a solo record under the name Julie Ruin (sans the article).  The intention was always to make the band a live entity but Hanna didn’t start putting that together until Bikini Kill took a break in 2010.

The Julie Ruin’s LP, Run Fast, comes out September 3, 2013. The band also includes Carmine Covelli, Sara Landeau, Kathi Wilcox and Kenny Mellman.

 You can listen to and download the track, Oh Come On, below. A tour is coming in the Fall.

They Might Be Giants are on tour right now in North America and soon head to Europe. The band is supporting their latest LP, Nanobots.  There is also a new video, Black Ops, just out.

They Might Be Giants have been around for decades and their sound is unmistakeable. Get out to see them if you get a chance.

Tour
North America
* = w/ Moon Hooch
6/10: Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *
6/11: Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
6/12: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom *
6/14: San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre *
6/15: Anaheim, CA @ HOB *
6/16: San Diego, CA @ Belly Up *
8/8: Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
8/9: Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
8/10: Brooklyn, NY @ Celebrate Brooklyn *
10/10: Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
10/11: Wilmington, DE @ World Cafe Live
10/12: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/15: Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
10/16: Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
10/17: Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
10/18: Jacksonville, FL @ Free Bird Live
10/19: Orlando, FL @ Nerdapalooza at Orange County Convention Center
10/20: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
10/22: Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ
10/24: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
10/25: Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/26: Los Angeles, CA @ Royce Hall (2 shows)
    2pm Special Family Show
    8pm Rock Show
10/27: Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
11/1: Uncasville, CT @ The Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun
 
Europe
11/15: Edinburgh, UK @ Queens Hall
11/17: Belfast, UK @ The Limelight
11/18: Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
11/19: London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
11/20: Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
11/22: Weissenhauserstrand, Germany @ Rolling Stone Weekender
11/23: Berlin, Germany @ Festaal Kreuzberg

Caravan Palace is releasing Panic--with four bonus tracks on June 24, 2013. You can check out the Jupiter Remix of Clash below. You can also download it free. The band are the pioneers of electro swing. Think 70s jazz meets Daft Punk. The group is also touring the USA. Dates are, likewise, below.

This is one of those groups that actually combine technology with musical skill. They are not just pressing buttons!

Tour
6/20     Stratton Mountain, VT @ Wanderlust
6/21     Stratton Mountain, VT @ Wanderlust
6/22     Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
6/24     Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
6/25     Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
6/26     New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
6/27     Montreal, PQ @ Montreal Jazz / Club Soda
6/28     Toronto, ONT @ Mod Club
6/29     Detroit, MI @ Crofoot
6/30     Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
7/1       Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar's
7/3       Denver, CO @ Bluebird
7/4       Copper Mountain, CO @ Wanderlust
7/5       Copper Mountain, CO @ Wanderlust
7/14     Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
7/15     San Diego, CA @ Belly UP
7/16     Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda
7/17     Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theater
7/18     Lake Tahoe, CA @ Wanderlust
7/19     Lake Tahoe, CA @ Wanderlust
7/21     San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's
7/23     Portland, OR @ Star Theater
7/24     Seattle, WA  @ Neumo'e
7/25     Vancouver, BC            @ Rickshaw
7/27     Calgary, ALB @ Calgary Folk Festival
7/30     Edmonton, ALB @ Pawn Shop
8/1       Whistler, BC @ Wanderlust
8/2       Whistler, BC @ Wanderlust

SOiL is set to release their sixth LP, WHOLE, August 20, 2013 on Pavement. This is the first recording with the band's original singer, Ryan McCombs in almost ten years (he left to front Drowning Pool). The new record was produced by Ulrich Wild who previously worked with Pantera and Breaking Benjamin.

Drums on the record were added by Will Hunt who has worked with Evanescence, Device and Black Label Society. Mike Mushok, of Staind, provides a guest guitar solo on the track, Wake Up. SOiL is also heading out on tour in support. One date is at the Aftershock Festival.

For more on the band head to www.soiltheband.com.