Be afraid. Be very, very afraid...

By Fred Mills

Well, the Republicans wound up their robot last night and aimed her in the direction of the RNC podium, and she performed perfectly - too perfectly, in fact. In the time it took to deliver her I-got-good-Christian-maverick-cred/now-let's-go-get-that-scary-black-man speech, Sarah Palin went from MILF to maniac (and I'm not talking the pole-dancing "Maniac" sort, either). She was that scary, and if the Obama campaign underestimates her, we can, in the words of one of my esteemed colleagues, expect the Democrats to fumble the ball in the end zone once again.

Meanwhile, while the McSame campaign gets ready to ratchet up its New Improved Variation On The Southern Strategy - e.g., to bring soccer moms and disaffected Hillary voters under the same tent that's housing the closet racists and the Christian crazies - let us take a quick breather, come out of the trenches, and enjoy some of the wit, wit and more wit that the Palin ascendancy has prompted from pundits and funnymen alike.

In Tuesday's NYMag.com a feature titled "Sarah Palin Jokes: Is McCain's V.P. Making Politics Funny Again?" pointed out that a veritable deluge of Palin-themed humor has hit the media circus. A couple of our favorites that NYMag.com highlighted:

• "She's not bad-looking. She looks like one of those women in the Van Halen videos who takes off her glasses, shakes out her hair, and then all of a sudden, she's in high heels and a bikini. All of a sudden, I am FOR drilling in Alaska." -Jimmy Kimmel

• "John McCain's V.P. pick is the governor of Alaska, a unknown hockey mom named Sarah Palin that no one ever heard of. The only other job she had in politics was the mayor of a small town known as Wasilla, Alaska, and now she has the opportunity to be on a ticket opposite of Barack Obama, the first black man she's ever seen." -Bill Maher

• "She does know about international relations because she is right up there in Alaska, right next-door to Russia." - Fox News' Steve Doocy "When you think about it, Alaska is also near the North Pole, so she must also be friends with Santa." -Jon Stewart

Check ‘em out at the above link....

"Get a grip on reality!" says the rocker, on how high the stakes are this year.

By Fred Mills

For nearly 2000 words, Anti-Flag frontman Justin Sane - having appeared just yesterday at the Ripple Effect protest concert in St. Paul - weighs in on his latest BLURT blog about the 2008 election. "I'm voting against Godzilla-sized evil," announces Sane, going to outline in lucid detail both his reservations with and decision to vote for Obama, what a disaster the 2000 and 2004 elections turned out to be (he notes that he was "totally wrong" about presuming that Gore and Bush were essentially the same candidates and that he now regrets voting for Nader), the imminent threat that McCain (aka "McSame") poses to our country should he win the Presidency, and a laundry list of exactly what's at stake this year.

"Don't fuck up!" he concludes, urging everyone reading his blog to put some serious thought and research into the election and to get out and vote.

You can read Justin Sane's "Their System Doesn't Work For You" blog HERE. Feel free to leave your comments, too - it's a pretty lively interaction he has going with his readers.

Paleface and Mo be rockin' the roost...

By Blurt Staff

Last December, when Paleface and Mo charmed the bejeezus outta BLURT during an opening set for the Avett Brothers, we knew we would be fans for life. Now comes word that Paleface has inked a deal with North Carolina label Ramseur, longtime home of the Avetts, which plans to release his new album The Show Is On the Road early next year.

You can read our comments at the above link and also check out the goods directly at the official website: www.palefaceonline.com . Meanwhile, below is a capsule history of Paleface handily provided by the label. Enjoy!

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1989 Paleface meets Daniel Johnston. Daniel teaches him how to write songs and Paleface begins to make home tapes, which in the following years will evolve into sought after underground bootlegs.

1990 Roommates and burgeoning songwriters, Paleface and Beck hang out in the Lower East Side, NYC. Danny Fields (Stooges,The Ramones, MC5, The Doors, etc.) discovers him at Lach's Antihoot and signs on as his manager.

1991 Polydor signs Paleface to a major label deal; he writes and records his first album Burn and Rob.

1992 Paleface is excited for his first album tour, but is mismatched with tourmates The Judybats and then The Crash Test Dummies. Not long after, he tours with Billy Bragg and gains his own following laying the foundation for his grass roots fan base. He appears in Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine.

1993 Paleface begins work on his second record, but A & R badgering keeps him awake at night and by the end of ‘93 he gets dropped because the record company doesn't understand the new songs.

1994 He records Generic America produced by Kramer for the indie label Shimmy Disc. With the touch of one finger, Kramer erases the masters. Consequently, the record doesn't come out.

1995 The New York Post does a feature article on Paleface in Lisa Robinson's column. Toward the end of ‘95 he signs to Sire Records. Hanging out behind the bar at Coney Island High, Paleface finds out he's been signed to Sire from Jesse Malin, (D-Generation), who had read it in the paper earlier that day.

1996 Sire releases PF's album, Get Off, about the same time as Beck's Odelay. Sire doesn't want to compete with the marketing and one month later Paleface is dropped.

1997 A bit disillusioned with the music industry, he begins a spring tour with The Breeders and Lutefisk. Rightfully pissed off, they all indulge in too much substance consumption.

While touring near Vegas Paleface gets shakes, Lutefisk breaks up soon after, and The Breeders album gets shelved.

1998 Paleface alters his lifestyle and starts the process of restoring his health and well-being. Paleface also begins a very prolific writing period; he produces and records some of his best songs as lo-fi underground bootlegs.

2000 Paleface meets and becomes friends with a new breed of artists which includes The Moldy Peaches, Langhorne Slim, and Regina Spektor at Lach's Antihoot in NYC and releases his famous underground classic The Multibean Bootleg.

2001 Jason Carmer (The Donnas, Run DMC,) and Arion Salazar (Third Eye Blind) invites Paleface out to San Francisco to make a new record, but the sessions are postponed after the events of September 11th. PF releases another one of his home recordings, The Couch Tape, and sells out his bootlegs at shows.

2002 Paleface forms a new band called "Paleface" with Monkeybone and they gig around New York. Monkeybone is a vehicle for Paleface to showcase the new songs that he's writing faster than the band can learn them. During this period, Paleface plays gigs with The Moldy Peaches and other New York emerging rock bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and is introduced to their audiences.

2003 Along with his re-emerging solo career, PF experiments with the Americana sound and forms a new side project called "Just About To Burn." They release their first record, Produced by Paul Kostabi ("Ena") and the band tours London. The crowds love the new songs and the new sound.

2004 Free Your Mellow is recorded and released as a new Paleface solo record.

2005 Paleface is invited by The Avett Brothers to their mountain recording hideaway to join in the making of Four Thieves Gone. 31 songs are recorded including 5 PF songs from which "Dancin Daze" is chosen for the final release. Later that year The Multi-bean Vol 2 is compiled and released.

2006 "I Just Wanna Play Guitar" is recorded with old friends Momotaro, Julian Summerhill, and Ena. It is released in Germany on the trash/punk rock label Wanker Records. Refurbished Just About To Burn begins recording anew. The band has grown to a four-piece.

2007 Paleface (and Mo)  hit the road and tour all over the US.  They are both featured on The Avett Brothers record Emotionalism (Ramseur), which sells close to 50,000 copies in its first year.

2008 Paleface releases "A Different Story" and continues to tour nationally.

[Photo Credit: Cheater Slick]

Not to mention has no less than two albums en route this year too.

By Blurt Staff

As previously announced in this space, Charlie Louvin will release two new albums on New York City's Tompkins Square label.

Steps to Heaven, due September 16^th, 2008, features ten traditional gospel classics including two Louvin Brothers songs. The release will be followed by Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs, out December 9, 2008. Both albums were produced, recorded and mixed by Mark Nevers (Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Andrew Bird, Bobby Bare Sr.)

You can read more of the details HERE.

Meanwhile, Louvin is gearing up for an October tour with none other than the Old 97's. Check out the dates below - now this should be an entertaining musical pairing!

Tour Dates:

Sept 16^th Grand Ole Opry

Oct 14 - Lucinda Williams album released w/ Charlie guesting

Oct 25^th - Woodstock NY Levon Helm's Ramble

On tour with Old 97's - October 1-12

Oct 1 Athens GA Georgia Theater

Oct 2 Knoxville TN Bijou Theater

Oct 3 Carrboro NC Cat's Cradle

Oct 4 Lancaster PA Chameleon Club

Oct 5 Boston MA Wilbur Theatre

Oct 6 S. Burlington VT Higher Ground

Oct 8 Buffalo NY Town Ballroom

Oct 9 Pittsburgh PA Diesel

Oct 10 Cleveland OH Beachland Ballroom

Oct 11 Detroit St. Andrews Hall

Oct 12 Newport KY Southgate House

Notes from the bowels of the  RNC, day 3.

By Ben Westhoff

Sarah Palin's primetime speech last night was the most anticipated of the convention. John McCain wanted a "game changer" as his Vice Presidential pick, and, oh boy, did he get it. Since the minute he picked her, juicy bits of gossip, innuendo, and scandal have surfaced -- that her 17-year-old daughter Bristol, not she, birthed the down Syndrome newborn Trig (false); that Bristol herself was pregnant (true); that the Palins would make lemonade by marrying off Bristol hastily (true); and, finally, that the executive director of Jews for Jesus spoke recently at Palin's Wasilla Bible Church (also true [www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13098.html], though the media has yet to really pounce on it).

That Palin looks unlike any politician we've seen fueled the anticipation as well. Whereas Hillary Clinton played down any sex appeal she may have, Palin plays it way up; for her speech she eschewed a pantsuit for a relatively short black skirt, shiny earrings, and librarian glasses. Quoth Jimmy Kimmel: "She looks like one of those women in the Van Halen videos who takes off her glasses, shakes out her hair, and then all of a sudden, she's in high heels and a bikini. All of a sudden, I am for drilling in Alaska."

Put it another way: There's a reason everybody believes this picture [http://blogs.citypages.com/gop/2008/09/get_ready_to_pl.php] floating around the internet -- the one of her clad in an American flag bikini and holding a hunting rifle by a pool -- is real. (Sorry fellas, it's a photoshop fake.)

But though obviously a "game changer," it remained to be seen if Palin would adrenalize or deflate McCain's moribund campaign. Though wonks like Politico's Charles Mahtesian [www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13062.html] believe her family's red-neck affinities (snowmobiling, underage pregnancies, DUIs) will endear her to red and swing state voters, most everyone agreed she needs substance behind her image. After all, McCain has hammered Obama for his lack of experience, and Palin has even less than he does. And there have already been grumbles about her among the Republican base -- former Nixon speechwriter and Ferris Bueller educator Ben Stein, for one, isn't pleased [http://blogs.citypages.com/gop/2008/09/ben_stein_hates.php]. Meanwhile, Minnesota Governor/spurned VP pick Tim Pawlenty didn't even stick around for her speech [http://blogs.citypages.com/gop/2008/09/pawlenty_a_nonp.php].

So, would she deliver? After an introduction by Rudolph Giuliani -- in which he somehow compared running New York City to running Wasilla but didn't, to his credit, say "9/11" -- Palin took the stage to a warm, but not ecstatic, reception. She trotted out her already well-trod "You know the difference between a hockey mom and a pit pull? Lipstick!" line, and went on to list her accomplishments in elective office. Some of her points were salient, like canceling the "bridge to nowhere" and taking on the waste and cronyism of entrenched Alaskan politicians like the Murkowskis. Others, however, not so much. Though she spoke of being a deficit hawk, for example, folks like James Love [www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/sarah-palins-increased-op_b_123400.html] have responded that her operating budget actually rose during her tenure. Others have noted that, should the price of oil slide, the state will be up shit creek. (Up shit fjord?)

Most of the Bud Ice drinking masses won't care about those details, of course -- just like they won't care about Obama's overwhelmingly leftist policies so long as they find him "genuine." But more than Obama has had to, Palin needed to appear presidential - not so much because she's a woman, but because she's backing up a guy that, what with his melanoma and inability to raise his arms above his head, could seemingly croak at any moment.

My gut feeling is that, in this regard, she didn't hack it. The applause she received was never particularly loud or fervent, and didn't approach anything McCain received upon his brief appearance after her speech. (And this is a guy right-wingers like Rush Limbaugh loathe.) If she couldn't sell herself completely to this friendly crowd, it seems doubtful her shtick played well across the country.

But this race is far from over, and Palin remains at the center of it. Republicans are hellbent on creating a backlash in her favor, predicting (probably correctly) that voters will rush to her defense if they feel the media is unfairly piling up on her or Democrats are taking cheap shots. (Much like Americans gave Bill Clinton sky-high poll numbers in the midst of his impeachment trial.) It now appears that even some former Hillary Clinton aides [www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13129.html]  are joining the "sexism" chorus.

So trying to make predictions at this point is dubious. After all, a million more "game changing" events could still occur. Bristol's baby could come early. The Jews for Jesus story could bubble up. And, who knows - real Palin gun/bikini photos could surface, or even nude ones along the lines of those of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Lord knows that would lock down the key Celebrity Skin demographic.

[Photos courtesy the good ol' Internet. Top: Palin In Bikini (not); bottom, Not Palin In Bikini]

You probably watch The Hills, too....

By Blurt Staff

Tilly and the Wall taped a performance of "Pot Kettle Black" for the Sept. 2 season premiere of the revived/remade/remodeled Beverly Hills 90210. You watched that, right? Probably burned up the message boards afterwards, right? See below if you missed it (warning: turn the volume up).

Now media reports indicate that Liz Phair is doing some of the soundtrack music for the show, and this should come as a big...

Aw, who gives a fuck. The original 90210 was the dumbest show ever to crawl out of the leaky cultural anus known as the ‘90s. (So if you were interested enough to click on this news item when you saw the headline, you are, by definition, a dumbass... almost as big a dumbass as we are for even drafting this news item... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........)

Don't let the apple tempt you, but the cover star of BLURT digi-mag #3 preps new album release.

By Blurt Staff

Just a few weeks before the release of Jenny Lewis' solo album Acid Tongue (September 23rd, Warner Bros Records), the title track and a nine-minute medley, "The Next Messiah," have been made available as streams on her website.

 
Go to www.jennylewis.com  to hear the songs and see some home movies starring Ms. Lewis and what her label is describing as "an unexpected visitor. Something strange is definitely happening in the Canyon."

 
Acid Tongue is the follow-up to 2006's critically lauded Rabbit Fur Coat. Recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California with guests including "Farmer" Dave Scher, Johnathan Rice, Jonathan Wilson, M. Ward, Elvis Costello, Chris Robinson and Zooey Deschanel, Acid Tongue is being called "an impressive, fully realized album, perfectly crafted and easily Lewis' best work to date....an album that feels like a collection of mini movies, each with its own tangled narrative and colorful characters" with "a streak of cynicism as wide as a Los Angeles freeway."
 
 
  
Jenny Lewis Tour Dates:
   
   
 Monday, September 15 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre*
 Tuesday, September 16 Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre*
 Wednesday, September 17 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre*
 Thursday, September 18 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada*  
 Friday, September 19 Chicago, IL @ Epiphany Church*   
 Saturday, September 20 Omaha, NE @ Anchor Inn**  
 Sunday, September 21 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium**   
 Monday, September 22 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre**
 Tuesday, September 23 Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge**
 Wednesday, September 24 Oxford, MS @ The Lyric**
 Thursday, September 25 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom**  
 Friday, September 26 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits  
 Sunday, September 28 Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa^
 Tuesday, September 30 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse#   
 Wednesday, October 1 Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre#
 Thursday, October 2 Washington, DC @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue#  
 Friday, October 3 Wilmington, DE @ Grand Opera House#   
 Saturday, October 4 New York, NY @ Apollo Theatre
 Sunday, October 5 New Haven, CT @ The Shubert Theatre#
Friday, October 24 Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre%
 Saturday, October 25 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom**  
 Sunday, October 26 Seattle, WA @ Showbox @ Market**    
 Tuesday, October 28 San Francisco, CA @ Herbst Theatre%
 Saturday, November 1 San Diego, CA @ The University of California at   San Diego%
 
 *With Whispertown2000 & Jonathan Wilson
 **With Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band  
 ^With M. Ward
 %With Beachwood Sparks & Pierre De Reeder
 #With Michael Runion   
   

Takes place Sept. 10-14 in Nashville.

By Blurt Staff

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

With Next BIG Nashville's 3rd Annual Music Festival and Conference just around the corner, the full line-up of daytime panels and conference activities has officially been announced. Sponsored by The Recording Academy and EMMA Email Marketing, the panels take place at the Musicians' Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame on September 11^th and 12^th. Following the NBN 08 Music Conference theme "21^st Century DIY," the featured topics are aimed at the issues facing the changing nature of the music business and increasing opportunities for independent artists and business owners.

Music business insiders, digital industry leaders and artists will participate in the discussions, featuring a Keynote Interview with Ben Folds by Esquire Magazine's Andy Langer, a Red Bull Academy Workshop Session with Egon (Stones Throw Records), a star-studded Management panel featuring Carl Stubner/Sanctuary(Mick Fleetwood, Tommy Lee), Ken Levitan/Vector (Emmylou Harris, Kings of Leon, Damien Rice), Steve Smith/Co-Founder, AWARE and Doc McGhee (KISS, Jypsi, Ted Nugent) and a world class co-writing panel featuring Dan Wilson (Semisonic, Dixie Chicks), Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket,  Kevin Griffin (Better Than Ezra, Howie Day), and Daniel Tashian (Donovan Frankenreiter, Sixpence None the Richer).

Other NBN 08 Music Conference Panelists include Steve Robertson/VP A&R Atlantic Records, Clint Smith/Co-Founder, Emma, Dave Jaworski/Founder & CEO, Passalong Networks, Lou Plaia/VP of Artist Development, ReverbNation, Chris Stacey/VP, Music Industry Mozes, Patrick Sullivan/Co-Founder RightsFlow, Carianne Brown/Sr. Creative Licensing Songs Publishing, Thaddeus Rudd/Co-Founder, Rebel Synch, Roger Moutenot/Producer (Yo La Tengo, Sleater-Kinney, Jessie Baylin), Jacquire King/Producer (Kings of Leon, Pictures and Sound), Sharal Churchill/Founder, Media Creature and many more. For the full list of panelists and panels visit www.nextbignashville.net/conference .

Spotlighting Nashville's diverse music scene, NBN 08 will showcase over 200 bands at over 15 venues this year including those based in Nashville, along with those that have ties to the area through business and musical endeavors (i.e. management or publisher based in Nashville, recorded at a local studio, co-wrote with local artist, etc) and regional performers. Next BIG Nashville co-founder Jason Moon Wilkins describes the event as "a way to connect musicians, the music industry and the media to the music fans of Nashville and its visitors. It's a story that can be told about the city and the scenes within the city."

Festival wristbands and festival/conference VIP Badges are now officially on sale through the website http://www.nextbignashville.net/tickets. Full schedules for artist showcases, conference panels and special events can be found at www.nextbignashville.net.

ABOUT THE SHOWCASES:

This year NBN will host several indie label showcases from Skybucket (Birmingham, AL), Grand Palace (Murfreesboro, TN), Chicken Ranch (Austin, TX), and Infinity Cat (Nashville), as well as showcases from music organizations such as Nettwerk Management, NSAI, Lake Fever Productions, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and Mr. Lemons Studio.

As one might expect from the songwriting capital of the world, the NBN '08 lineup includes a wide variety of singer-songwriters from all genres including rising stars Jeremy Lister (Warner Bros.), Erin McCarley (Universal Republic), Matthew Perryman Jones, Andy Davis, Courtney Jaye (Universal Republic), Madi Diaz, Katie Herzig, Tyler James and Megan McCormick, along with respected Nashville names such as Matthew Ryan, David Mead and Butterfly Boucher. "Ten Out of Tenn," the live touring showcase companion to the CD compilation featuring Boucher, Jones, Herzig, McCarley, James, Davis, Griffin House, KS Rhoads and Trent Dabbs, will close the conference on Saturday night at the Cannery Ballroom.

In addition to the array of Music City talent on display this year the NBN 08 lineup also offers performances by acclaimed regional artists such as Dead Confederate, The Bridges, Neva Geoffrey, The Dexateens, Sons of Roswell, The Howlies and Royal Bangs. Nashville's internationally respected indie scene, which counts among its members Lambchop, Silver Jews and David Vandervelde among others is well represented with performances by Cortney Tidwell, Ferraby Lionheart, JEFF The Brotherhood, Kyle Andrews, How I Became the Bomb, Magic Wands, Paper Route (Universal Motown), Superdrag, Paper Rival (Atlantic) and others.

And it wouldn't be Nashville if we didn't have a little twang in there! NBN '08 offers a spotlight for a variety of diverse country-influenced artists such as Caitlin Rose, Danger Bear, Chris Janson, Joey & Rory, Whispertown 2000 (the first signing to Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings' Acony label), Sarah Siskind, Glossary and more.

As a leading voice in Nashville's emerging artist community NBN has showcased numerous Nashville rising stars over the last two years, and has proven to be valuable instrument in the emerging artist arena. After NBN's first event, 17 of the 36 featured acts signed deals in the ensuing months following their showcases. The second year of the festival, the event expanded to showcase almost 150 artists whose credits now include everything from major label record deals to exclusive tie-ins with international brands. NBN Alumni include American Bang (Warner Bros.), Matt Wertz (Universal), Dave Barnes (Razor & Tie), De Novo Dahl (Roadrunner), Gabe Dixon Band (Fantasy), Justin Townes Earle (Bloodshot), Cage the Elephant (DSP), Landon Pigg (RCA) and more.

Over 50 more artists will be announced in the coming weeks. For the full initial artist list of over 150 confirmed participating acts, go to http://www.nextbignashville.net/artists.

Band arrives to play Ripple Effect but isn't allowed to go onstage.

By Fred Mills

Thwarting Rage Against The Machine's plans to play a free, unannounced show late yesterday afternoon at the Ripple Effect festival in St. Paul, local police shut the concert down promptly at 7 p.m. - the original curfew time for the event. (Read our report of what led up to the show and Rage's proposed appearance HERE.)

Apparently the band got to the State Capitol lawn where Ripple Effect was taking place too close to that 7 p.m. curfew and additionally lacked a permit to play, so the police barred them from taking the stage.

According to a report filed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, an antsy crowd began chanting while the band and event organizers conferred, shouting "Free speech!" and "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!" (a key, early Rage lyric) and singing "The Star Spangled Banner." Ultimately, members of the group joined the crowd and with vocalist Zach De La Rocha wielding a bullhorn sang a cappella versions of "Bulls on Parade" and "Testify" before marching en masse with the 2000-strong crowd towards the Xcel Energy Center.

According to a Ripple Effects spokesperson, the police deliberately held up the event to prevent Rage from going on, saying, "A state patrolman held the band and wouldn't let them enter [backstage] until it was too late." However, a representative of the Minnesota State Patrol indicated it was because the band was not included on Ripple Effect's permit and that "the concert ended on time... it was quite a peaceful day of music otherwise."

Speaking of a peaceful day: subsequent media reports said that while the band members wound up leaving the march after reaching the Center, a number of marchers in the crowd, which had swelled to 4000, stormed the security fences outside the RNC and tried to break them down, resulting in the police using teargas on them.

Rage Against the Machine performs at the Target Center in Minneapolis tonight as part of a previously scheduled concert. No doubt there will be additional, unscheduled comments heard from the stage, however.

Fresh off Coldplay tour...

By Fred Mills

Santogold announced yesterday her first headlining US tour, dubbed "The Goldrush Tour." It's presented by MySpace Music, but don't hold that against her - tours are expensive to mount these days, yo.

This comes on the heels of arena dates with Coldplay (don't hold that against her either, it had to be great exposure). and as a headliner she'll have her full band and a DJ, playing most of her acclaimed self-titled debut (Downtown/Lizard King).

9/19:  New York, NY @ Fillmore at Irving Plaza

9/20:  Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

9/23:  Philadelphia, PA @ TLA

9/24:  Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

9/25:  Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

9/27:  Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall

9/28:  Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

9/30:  Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall

10/01:  Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre

10/04:  Seattle, WA @ Showbox

10/05:  Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

10/07:  San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore

10/10:  San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

10/11:  Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

10/13:  Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

10/14:  Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern