Quick Update - Air Traffic this weekend

1. No, I'm not dead; tax season was a b-word and then work subsequently started a big honking super-mega on-the-rag b-word for the next few weeks. And then of course Phil Collins retired; oh man I was a wreck. Rest assured that I've got two sets and a hilariously loaded backlog of stuff to bring you on...next weekish? That work for you? Well okay then.

2. Coachella in sixteen words: Prince ruled. Mark Ronson ruled. Sam Sparro ruled. Hot Chip ruled. Erol Alkan sucked. No, really.

3. So apparently GP favezzzzz Air Traffic are going to be releasing Fractured Life here in the US of States after all, and as such have made plans to tour this fair land far and wide (and possibly even in other directions too). As I'm'a be at their show at Spaceland this Saturday (barring my ride suffering some sort of tamale-related disaster beforehand), I figured I'd pass along the (poorly formatted - my bad) schedule for their upcoming tour:

5/8 -- San Francisco -- Bimbo's 365*
5/9 -- Los Angeles -- The Avalon*
5/10 -- Los Angeles -- Spaceland
5/11 -- San Diego -- Soma
5/12 -- Phoenix -- Brickhouse (it's mighty mighty)
5/14 -- Dallas -- House of Blues
5/15 -- Tulsa -- Bob at Cain's
5/17 -- Kansas City -- Record Bar
5/18 -- Chicago -- The Bottom Lounge
5/19 -- Columbus -- The Basement
5/20 -- Detroit -- Shelter
5/22 -- Cambridge -- TT The Bear's
5/23 -- Philadelphia -- Johnny Brenda's
5/24 -- New York -- Knitting Factory

* = with Elbow

I have complete and total confidence in this show, by the way - my main complaint about Fractured Life was that the songs tended to sound kinda MOR-ish on the record, but playing stuff live has always been the best antidote to a tepid recording. Here's a MP3 I was passed of the kids playing "No More Running Away" live - needless to say it leaves me stoked carat infinity at the prospect of "Never Even Told Me Her Name" played live.

C U NEXT TUESDAY