Cherub Announces North American Tour with ProbCause

Photo by Bobby Reys

Breakthrough dance music duo Cherub made waves last year with a sound that paired '80s aesthetics, modern-day dance music motifs, and some inspired falsetto to create one of the most exciting sounds to come out of last year as they rode the success to several festival dates, including North Coast where I was able to catch up with them. It was during that summer that the pair linked up with eclectic Chicago hip-hop artist ProbCause who joined them on the majority of their headlining tour that ran through the end of last summer and fall. Today, Cherub announced a monster North American tour that kicks off in Nashville on March 1 and runs through May 3 where they wrap things up in Baton Rouge, LA. Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber handpicked ProbCause and Carousel to join them on the massive North American journey as well, so expect these shows to really be poppin'. Full dates available here below.

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[Video] Disclosure & Sam Smith Perform "Latch" Live on Fallon

English dance music duo Disclosure made their North American television debut last night, performing their song "Latch" with crooner Sam Smith on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon while in New York City as part of their current tour. The pair proved why they have been vaulted to the forefront of the new music scene in America over the past year, performing with a uniquely interesting stage set-up that I haven't seen on Late Night before, complete with a laser face that mimicked Smith's facial movements as he sang. Disclosure is just the latest in a long line of talented British dance acts and shows why in the video below. Sam Smith absolutely kills on the live vocals, taking the typical electronic set up a notch with the decidedly live addition. Check it all out below.


Mayer Hawthorne Announces Tour

Detroit soul singer Mayer Hawthorne will be starting off his 2014 on the road after announcing his largest tour to date earlier today. Hawthorne will be touring in support of his July release Where Does This Door Go, which is also the name of his trip across the country that begins January 30 in Sand Diego and runs through March 6 when he arrives back in Motown. A quintessential performer and fresh off opening for Bruno Mars on his European tour, Mayer Hawthorne is certainly an act to catch live. Full dates and a video of Mayer announcing the tour are here below.

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Thundercat: "Bowzer's Ballad" + North American Tour

Bass-guru Thundercat returned earlier this year with his album, Apocalypse, which put him back at the forefront of experimental music. Today he gives us his latest, "Bowzer's Ballad", an ode to Nintendo owner Hiroshi Yamauchi who passed away last week. Along with the track, Thundercat announced his North American tour which will begin November 13 in San Francisco. Tonight he will be playing onstage with The Roots for a performance at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it all out below.

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Tour Dates

Nov 13 San Francisco, CA - The Independent

Nov 14 Portland, OR - Bunk Bar

Nov 16 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club

Nov 17 Seattle, WA - Barboza

Nov 19 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge

Nov 21 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern

Nov 22 Toronto, ON – Wrong Bar

Nov 23 Montreal, QC – Le Belmont

Nov 24 Boston, MA – The Sinclair

Nov 25 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

Nov 26 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall

Dec 05 Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex


King Krule announces North American Tour

King Krule, the 19-year-old baritone-voiced British artist is the latest in a long line of talented experimental electronic/indie artists to emerge from the other side of the pond over the past few decades. A list that includes the likes of Thom Yorke and James Blake, Krule certainly is in good company. Today, he announced his first headlining North American tour in support of his album, 6 Feet Beneath The Moon,  taking place over two weeks in December and beginning with a date in Connecticut and stretching across the continent to Los Angeles. Krule touches down in Chicago at Lincoln Hall on December 11, marking the halfway point for the tour. Check out the dates, as well as the video for "Easy Easy" below.
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12/03 @ The Space - Hamden, CT
12/04 @ Webster Hall - New York, NY
12/05 @ Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
12/06 @ Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, D.C.
12/07 @ Johhny Brendas - Philadelphia, PA
12/09 @ Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
12/11 @ Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
12/13 @ Fortune Sound Club - Vanouver, BC
12/14 @ Barboza - Seattle, WA
12/15 @ Doug Fir- Portland, OR
12/17 @ Independent - San Francisco, CA
12/18 @ Fonda - Los Angeles, CA

Chance the Rapper Announces North American Tour

Chance, as you may have realized by now, is fully blowing up. Fresh off his first European tour with Macklemore and a summer that saw him share the stage across the US with Mac Miller and company, Chance announced his first national headlining tour. Along with announcing the "Social Experiment Tour" Chance also unveiled DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn as tourmates, with more possibly to come. Check out the dates below.

09-24 Warsaw, Poland - Torwar ^
09-25 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle ^
09-26 Stuttgart, Germany - Scleyerhalle ^
09-28 Dortmund, Germany - Westfalenhalle ^
09-29 Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle ^
09-30 Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle ^
10-01 Copenhagen, Denmark - Tap1 ^
10-03 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene ^
10-04 Stockholm, Sweden - Annexet ^
10-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heinekin Music Hall ^
10-09 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz ^
10-25 Champaign, IL - University of Illinois *
10-26 Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar *
10-27 Washington, DC -The Fillmore *
10-29-30 New York, NY - SOB's *
11-03 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda *
11-04 Toronto, Ontario - The Danforth Music Hall *
11-07 Buffalo, NY - TBA
11-08 Oxford, OH - Brick Street Bar *
11-10 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall *
11-12 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre and Cafe *
11-14 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre *
11-17 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey *
11-19 Tempe, AZ - Club Red *
11-20 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater *
11-22 Dallas, TX - Tree's *
11-23 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live *
11-25 Atlanta, GA - The Loft @ Center Stage *
11-26 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom *
11-29 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *
12-03 Oberlin, OH - TBA
12-04 Indianapolis, IN - TBA
12-05 Columbia, MO - TBA
12-07 Miami, FL - TBA

* with DJ Rashad & Spinn
^ with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis