Love or hate these bands, as Pitchfork rightly reports, “indie rock tours in 2010 don’t come much bigger than this,” and it’s hard to argue with them: a North American headlining trek for Vampire Weekend, with support from Beach House and the Dum Dum Girls, is a savvy rock promoter’s dream, lacing together as it does VW’s collegiate and Caucasoid pseudo world-rock, Beach House’s glacial and gorgeous pop, and the roughed-up girl-group garage pop of the Dum Dum Girls.  If you own a pair of skinny jeans, or think that you don’t look like an ass in that fedora, this tour’s for you.

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We have assembled quite the line-up of terrific artists to feature in today’s tour roundup; Spoon (above), Of Montreal, Vampire Weekend, Kings of Convenience, Beach House, The Fiery Furnaces and Xiu Xiu have all announced tour dates for 2010. Get out the calendar and start circling cities and dates, because 2010 is shaping up to be one helluva year for live music.

We’ve got all the tour dates and information below!

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Last night, Grizzly Bear got the chance to perform on the Conan O’Brien show in support of their new deluxe edition of Veckatimest.

The special edition of their latest album will become a 2-disc set complete with seven bonus tracks and a 24-page photo booklet. According to Pitchfork, it will be available in the UK and Europe on November 2 and we assume in the US shortly after.

Check out their performance of “Two Weeks” with special guest, Victoria Legrand of Beach House, below! We’ve also got the track list for the reissue.

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According to some fans, day three of the SXSW music conference was referred to as ‘Metallica Day’ – and yes, the metal legends did take the stage at Stubb’s BBQ for a 90-minute greatest hits set to help sell their new game ‘Guitar Hero: Metallica.’

But for others (like myself) who didn’t make it in to the industry-dominated showcase, day three was more like ‘So-Much-For-Metallica Day.’ And with lines around the block at Emo’s and many of the other well known venues, it was the same story at many of the showcases for anyone without a badge.

But musical magic was still to be found at Cedar Street Courtyard on W. 4th Street, where I slipped right in and camped out for an evening of indie rock that culminated into an extraordinary shred-show with indie/alternative legends Dinosaur Jr.

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SXSW has announced their potential line-up for 2009! Artists such as Beach House, Explosions in the Sky, and Kid Sister are included among many, many more. It’s always exciting for bands to play six shows in 2 days, but more importantly it’s cloud nine for music lovers! Will it be better than last year?

To see the entire line-up, you can go here.

The Beastie Boys have just confirmed selected dates through the crucial swing states of the upcoming election. Joining the band in various markets will be Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Crosby & Nash, Santogold, Tenacious D, and special guests, as well as representatives from the Rock The Vote, who will be on hand to distribute information on local polling sites, including early voting locations where available.

The first three shows to be announced are:

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Dreamy indie pop duo, Beach House, has unveiled their first single off of their anticipated 2009 album. The limited edition single features new song, “Used To Be” via Carpark Records. After gaining critical acclaim from Pitchfork and New York Times for their Februrary 2008 album, Devotion, Beach House has written “Used To Be” as a reflection of their spiritual and physical growth during their grueling tour schedule. The B-side is a four track demo version of “Apple Orchard” from their S/T album. The B-side was the first existing composition from both Alex and Victoria. The exclusive seven inch is set to be released on October 21st, 2008. Listen to it here.

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