Father John Misty, 2017

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Father John Misty To Embark On 2018 World Tour

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The "Mr. Tillman" singer has announced a world tour with a slate of exciting opening acts in support of his latest album
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
May 2, 2018 - 12:21 pm

GRAMMY-nominated indie/folk iconoclast Father John Misty has announced an extended world tour in support of his new album Gods Favorite Customer, due out June 1.

The title and release date for God's Favorite Customer was previously leaked in an apparent accidental move by Amazon France, igniting speculation over the new project in advance of an official word from Tillman or his label. Tillman has since confirmed the official title and release date, releasing two additional singles, "Just Dumb Enough To Try" and "Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest Of Them All," as follow-ups to lead single "Mr. Tillman."

Father John Misty – real name Joshua Tillman – will be bringing a large and exciting stable of support acts along for the ride on his North American tour dates, including TV On The Radio, Jenny Lewis, Gillian Welch, Blitzen Trapper, Bully, King Tuff, and Lucy Dacus.

Tillman's world tour in support of God's Favorite Customer will kick off on May 11 in Bloomington, Ind., with a solo show at a Kurt Vonnegut-themed mini-festival before skipping across the pond to Belfast, Ireland, on May 25 to kick of the nearly 40-show run in earnest. The tour will run through Nov. 18, where it will wrap up in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Limited pre-sale tickets for most show dates will become available on Tues., May 8, and will go on-sale for the general public on Fri., May 11. Full tour details and ticketing info can be found on Tillman's official website.

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Father John Misty at Coachella 2017

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Father John Misty's New Album Title, Release Date Leaked

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The title and release date for the 'Pure Comedy' GRAMMY nominee have reportedly been leaked
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 16, 2018 - 11:42 am

This past summer, just a few short months after dropping his GRAMMY-nominated album Pure Comedy, indie-folk iconoclast Father John Misty was already telling folks that his next project was almost finished.

But the Father — real name Josh Tillman — has remained largely silent in the months since telling NME that his next record was "pretty much done," apart from dropping the new album's lead single "Mr. Tillman" near the end of February.

The drought of information, however, seems to have ended in rather unorthodox fashion, as some clever (or obsessive, take your pick) Redditors on the "IndieHeads" subreddit noted this past weekend that Amazon France has a new entry in the singer's name, set for sale on June 1.

The new album, ostensibly titled God's Favorite Customer, currently has no cover artwork displayed and contains an apparent typo in the listed title, so it's possible this is a slip-up on Amazon's part, rather than some sort of roundabout viral marketing plan.

"Most of this next album was written in a six-week period where I was kind of on the straits," Tillman told Uncut in November. "I was living in a hotel for two months. It’s kind of about… yeah… misadventure. The words were just pouring out of me. …I think the music essentially serves the purpose of making the painful and the isolating less painful and less isolating. But in short, it’s a heartache album."  He also reveled several potential song titles, including "Mr. Tillman, Please Exit The Lobby," and "Well We're Only People And There's Nothing Much We Can Do About It."

Further details, including a confirmation of the album title and exact release date, remain forthcoming.

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Dexter Holland and Noodles of The Offspring, 2014

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The Offspring, 311 Plot 2018 Arena Tour

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The legends of '90s alternative radio will be joined by special guests Gym Class Heroes
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 9, 2018 - 4:00 pm

Summer 2018 is shaping up to be a bit of a victory lap for '90s alternative, hard rock and skate punk bands and their fans. Already announced are the anticipated return of System Of A Down, a three-day all-punk campout festival hosted by NoFX's Fat Mike, and a unique "tri-headlining" tour featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Bush and Cult making for an increasingly packed summer festival and tour schedule. Now added to mix is a brand new co-headlining tour featuring proto-pop punk hitmakers 311 and the Offspring, joined by special guests Gym Class Heroes.

The "Never-Ending Summer Tour" will hopscotch through 29 cities across North America for a series of area shows and festival appearances kicking off on July 25 at Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheater and run through Sept. 9, where the tour will close out in Wichita, Kan.

A special exclusive ticket presale for Citi card holders will run from Tuesday, April 10, at noon local time through Thursday, April 12 at 10 p.m. local time. Tickets for the general public will go on sale on April 13 at 10 a.m. local time via LiveNation.

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Arctic Monkey Announce New Album 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'

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The GRAMMY-nominated English rock band have officially announced their sixth album
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 6, 2018 - 11:41 am

Less than a month before embarking on their new North American tour, GRAMMY-nominated English rock band Arctic Monkeys have announced the release of their first album in nearly five years, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, set for May 11.

The album will be their sixth studio LP and first new release since going on temporary hiatus following an extended tour in support of 2013's AM. "Do I Wanna Know?," one of AM's biggest hit singles, earned the band their third career GRAMMY nomination at the 57th GRAMMY Awards.

Along with the forthcoming record, Arctic Monkeys are preparing to hit the road for a 10-date tour of North America, starting off in Los Angeles at the iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery on May 5. The tour will run through Aug. 5, wrapping up in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre. Tickets and show date info for the North American tour, as well as additional dates in Europe throughout the summer, can be found on the band's official website.

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Coheed and Cambria, 2016

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Coheed And Cambria Ink Deal With Roadrunner, Tease New Album

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The acclaimed progressive rock band sign a new record deal and hint at a return to their sci-fi concept album roots
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 4, 2018 - 12:09 pm

High-concept progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria announced on April 4 that they have officially signed with Roadrunner Records in advance of their upcoming headlining U.S. summer tour alongside pop-punk giants Taking Back Sunday, with Story So Far in tow in support.

Along with an inscrutable video titled "Call Your Mother" released thought Roadrunner's official YouTube channel,  Coheed and Cambria have also confirmed via Alternative Press that they will have a new, as-yet untitled album out before the end of 2018.  The new release will be their ninth studio LP.

The band's most recent album, 2015's The Color Before The Sun, was also the first in their catalogue not to conceptually center on the sci-fi/fantasy realm of the eponymous characters Coheed and Cambria Kilgannon, protagonists of an extended storyline detailed in The Amory Wars, a graphic novel written and published by vocalist/lead singer Claudio Sanchez. All of Coheed and Cambria's first seven releases were concept albums set in the Amory Wars universe, while The Color Before The Sun took a more autobiographical approach to recent events in Sanchez's personal life.

The video tease Coheed and Cambria released along with today's announcement features a quiet monologue read over a smoky montage of an armored mask being forged and decorated, apparently for battle. "Know there is no time/ Space, between the Well and Unknowing/ our story starts there/ well within our future, yet far beyond our past/ In a romance between a pair of unheavenly creatures," the wizened voice growls over spacey, crackling static, as the camera pans to reveal the words "Call Your Mother" painted across the face of the war mask.

Now, later chapters of Sanchez's Amory Wars comic book cycle shift their narrative focus from Coheed and Cambria Kilgannon to their son, the messianic prince Claudio Kilgannon – might this mean that the band's forthcoming album will take listeners back into the galactic realms of Heaven's Fence, the Keywork, and the roots of Claudio's battle against Wilhelm Ryan, the evil Archmage? Time will tell.

Coheed and Cambria's U.S. summer tour with Taking Back Sunday and Story So Far will kick off on July 7 at Miami's Bayfront Park Amphitheater, and run through Aug. 8, where it will wrap up in Phoenix, Ariz., at Comerica Theater. Tickets to some shows are still available.

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