Despite their rising popularity, Sea Wolf — the brainchild of Alex Brown Church — will be playing support for the So-Cal electro-rockers on all dates. Sea Wolf is experiencing new popularity thanks in part to having a song (“The Violet Hour”) on the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack, but it’s probably safe to say that a lot of the YouTube cover artists won’t be making many of shows (sorry, shows are 18 and up).

Both bands are also issuing limited edition vinyl releases on Record Store Day (April 17th) and Church, who is from Los Angeles, is still touring behind last year’s Dangerbird release, White Water, White Bloom, which added some muscle to the more subdued folk sound on 2007’s Leaves In The River.

Tickets for select dates are available on Ticketmaster.com.

Sea Wolf and The Album Leaf 2010 Tour Dates:
04/20 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
04/21 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
04/22 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
04/23 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
04/24 – St. Louis, MO @ The Luminary Center for the Arts
04/25 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
04/27 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Ladies Literary Club
04/ 28 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
04/29 – Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Music Hall
04/30 – Boston, MA @ The Paradise
05/01 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
05/03 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
05/04 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
05/05 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
05/06 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
05/07 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
05/08 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
05/10 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
05/11 – Austin, TX @ The Parish
05/13 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center, Piper Theatre
05/14 – San Diego, CA @ Birch North Park Theatre

This year’s lineup once again again showcases a diverse roster of national and international acts, including alt-rock legend Billy Bragg, acclaimed folk-rock outfit The Mountain Goats, psychedelic rockers Dr. Dog, indie sensations Rogue Wave, UK punk band Leatherface, and the hardcore group Senses Fail. And that’s just getting started.

Man Man, Delta Spirit, Anti-Flag, The Moldy Peaches’ Kimya Dawson, Torche, High on Fire, Anvil, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Portugal. the Man, Danielson, Of Montreal’s James Husband, Past Lives, Bear In Heaven, Freelance Whales, Dead Confederate, Fruit Bats, and Dr. Octagon (aka Kool Keith) are also confirmed participants. The full list of notables can be found here.

Three-day tickets are on sale now and still incredibly cheap, however, they will rise in price as the festival draws closer. From January 14th through February 11th, tickets will be available at the early-bird price of $39.50. From February 12th to March 11th, they will jump to $49.50. Walk-up 3-day tickets will be $60.00. Single day tickets will be available for $25.00/day in advance and $35.00/day weekend of. Three-day camping passes are also now available at $19.50/person. A small number of VIP passes are available at $99.50 per person. The VIP pass includes access to the VIP camping area, a three-day festival pass, and extra goodies. Find all the info here.

Of course, we’d be remiss not to note that Harvest of Hope serves to raise awareness and provide financial support for the Harvest of Hope Foundation, a charity organization that aids migrant farm workers across the country. Check out our recent interview with co-founder Ryan Murphy for the complete story.

The aforementioned show (with a heads-up thanks to TinyMixTapes) is to raise money for the Pablove Foundation. The organization works to provide funding and health care for kids without insurance and to improve hospital playrooms. The show will also feature the likes of Tom Morello, Sea Wolf, Shirley Manson, Tom Gabel of Against Me!, Butch Walker, Songs for Kids, and many more musical surprises.

The show goes down November 21st at the Avalon in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com and a portion, obviously, goes to the Pablove Foundation and its corresponding programs. Seriously, do you need any other reason to go at this point?

On November 6th, four of the soundtrack’s participants, Sea Wolf, Death Cab for Cutie, Anya Marina, and Band of Skulls, will perform at a special Twilight: New Moon event at the Hollywood & Highland complex in Los Angeles, California. A Q&A with select cast members will also be part of the festivities.

According to the Hollywood & Highland’s website, the event will serve as the kickoff for something called the “The Twilight Saga: New Moon Tour.” A quick Google search of this term leads us to MTV.com, which describes the tour as the following:

At each of the events’ 15 city stops, Twilighters will be treated to activities, games, Q&As with the cast and in many cities performances by the bands on the “New Moon” soundtrack.

Fans will be able to acquire VIP credentials, via the purchase of a New Moon t-shirt at a Hot Topic store, in order to gain access to a special event with select cast members at their respective malls. However, it looks like it will cost you absolutely nothing to watch Ben Gibbard and Co. performing “Meet Me on the Equinox”.

Find out when and where below.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Tour Dates:
11/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood & Highland Center
11/08 – Denver, CO @ Park Meadows
11/09 – Boston, MA @ Natick Collection
11/09 – Chicago, IL @ Mall Location TBD
11/09 – Washington, DC @ Fair Oaks Mall
11/10 – Houston, TX @ Houston Galleria
11/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mall of America
11/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Cherry Hill Mall
11/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Stonestown Galleria
11/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Mall of Georgia
11/12 – Seattle, WA @ Westfield Southcenter
11/13 – Miami, FL @ Dadeland Mall
11/13 – Phoenix, AZ @ Scottsdale Fashion Square
11/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Fashion Place
11/19 – New York City, NY @ Times Square

And as expected, it’s indie-iculous. In addition to the previously reported participation of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Death Cab for Cutie, Bon Iver, and Grizzly Bear, the soundtrack will include contributions from Lykke Li, The Killers, Editors, Muse, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Ok Go, and Sea Wolf. Oh yeah, and Bon Iver’s song will be in the form of a duet with St. Vincent.

Yeah, holy shit.

New Moon, the soundtrack, will hits stores beginning October 20th (pre-orders now on going). New Moon, the movie, will hit screens one month later on November 20th.

New Moon Tracklist:
01. Death Cab for Cutie – Meet Me on the Equinox
02. Band of Skulls – Friends
03. Thom Yorke – Hearing Damage
04. Lykke Li – Possibility
05. The Killers – A White Demon Love Song
06. Anya Marina – Satellite Heart
07. Muse – I Belong to You (New Moon)
08. Bon Iver & St. Vincent – Roslyn
09. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Done All Wrong
10. Hurricane Bells – Monsters
11. Sea Wolf – The Violet Hour
12. Ok Go – Shooting the Moon
13. Grizzly Bear – Slow Life
14. Editors – No Sound But the Wind
15. Alexandre Desplat – New Moon (The Meadow)

Clipse & Cool Kids 2009 Tour Dates:

Old will meet new next month when the critically acclaimed Virginia hip-hop group known as Clipse will hit the road with Chicago’s The Cool Kids. Lasting throughout the month of August, the tour consists of 13 dates, including two in Clipse’s home state. Select tickets are available via Ticketmaster.com. In other news, The Cool Kids still have yet to release their debut full-length.

08/12 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
08/15 – Las Vegas, NV @ LAX
08/16 – Pomona, CA @ House of Blues
08/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
08/18 – San Diego, CA @ Canes
08/23 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
08/25 – Grand Rabids, MI @ Intersection
08/26 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
08/27 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Place
08/28 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
08/31 – Richmond, VA @ National
09/01 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
09/03 – Oxford, OH @ Brick Street Bar

Sea Wolf 2009 Tour Dates:

Alex Brown Church and the rest of Sea Wolf will hit the road this September in support of their new album, White Water, White Bloom. The tour runs through late October and will include Port O’Brien and Sara Lov as support. Select tickets are available via Ticketmaster.com.

09/14 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Bar & Music Club *
09/15 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar *
09/16 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House *
09/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour *
09/18 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club ^#
09/21 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ^#
09/22 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club ^#
09/23 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern ^#
09/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue ^#
09/26 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive ^#
09/28 – Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown ^#
09/29 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry ^#
09/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Mad Planet ^#
10/01 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern ^#
10/02 – St. Louis, MO @ The Billiken Club ^#
10/03 – Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio ^#
10/04 – Newport, KY @ Southgate House ^#
10/07 – Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center for the Arts ^#
10/09 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s ^#
10/13 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club ^#
10/14 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge ^#
10/16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall ^#
10/18 – Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club ^#
10/19 – Washington, DC @ DC9 ^#
10/21 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight Bar & Club ^#
10/23 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl ^#
10/24 – Nashville, TN @ Exit In ^#
10/27 – Dallas, TX @ The Cavern ^#
10/28 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. ^#
10/30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts ^#

* = w/ Afternoons
^ = w/ Port O’Brien
# = w/ Sara Lov

Deer Tick 2009 Tour Dates:

In support of its recently release new album, Born on Flag Day, Deer Tick has unveiled a lengthy late summer, early fall tour that will see the Providence outfit comb the U.S.’s many venues and music festivals. Among particular highlights are appearances at this weekend’s George Wein’s Folk Festival in the band’s home state of Rhode Island and the Monolith Festival in Morrison, Colorado. Select tickets are available via Ticketmaster.com.

08/01 – Great Barrington, MA @ Bella Terra Festival
08/02 – Newport, RI @ George Wein’s Folk Festival
08/07 – Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandshell *
09/03 – Uncasville, CT @ The Wolf Den
09/06 – Ithaca, NY @ Stewart Park #!
09/07 – New York, NY @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise ^
09/08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe ^
09/09 – Bloomington, IN @ Video Saloon ^
09/10 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge ^
09/11 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill ^
09/12 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre ^
09/13 – Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival
09/15 – Centralia, WA @ Olympic Club
09/16 – Portland, OR @ Kennedy School
09/17 – Gearhart, OR @ Sand Trap
09/18 – Portland, OR @ Musicfest NW
09/19 – McMinnville, OR @ Hotel Oregon
09/23 – Bend, OR @ Old St. Francis School
09/24 – Seattle, WA @ High Dive
09/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
09/26 – Forest Grove, OR @ Grand Lodge
09/27 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield
10/03 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/10 – Joshua Tree, CA @ Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival
10/11 – Joshua Tree, CA @ Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival
11/05 – Wallingford, CT @ The Space
11/07 – Northampton, MA @ Iron House
11/08 – Boston, MA @ Church

* = w/ Grace Potter and The Nocturnals
# = w/ The Hold Steady
! = w/ The Felice Brothers
^ = w/ Jonny Corndawg

Sea Wolf:

After presenting us with Leaves in the River in 2007, Los Angeles indie rock outfit Sea Wolf will return on September 22 with White Water, White Bloom. River, Sea, Water … I’m sensing a trend! Produced by Monster of Folk’s Mike Mogis, the 10-track effort was penned solely by frontman Alex Brown Church, but will feature the talents of a full band, including keyboardist Lisa Fendelander, bassist Ted Liscinski, and drummer Joey Ficken.

The “raw” and “dynamic” energy that the foursome developed through extensive touring is said to be reflective throughout, resulting in an album described as this: “Set against the changing of seasons, the record unfolds like an epic poem over 10 tracks. Pulsing with evocations of nature at its most elemental, Sea Wolf’s songs are filled with vivid imagery and a cinematic sense of movement.”

El Perro Del Mar:

Sweden-based El Perro Del Mar, known informally as Sarah Assbring, will unveil her third full-length album, Love Is Not Pop, on October 20 via Control Group. Described as a, “conscious step away from what I did on my last album,” the seven-track effort is Assbring’s attempt to, “look further into ways of writing and expressing myself.” As a result, “the mindset is darker and the soundscape mysteriously groovy,” she goes on to explain. Rasmus Hägg, the other half of the acclaimed Swedish duo Studio, served as co-producer.

Music Go Music:

The Los Angeles trio known as Music Go Music will make its full-length debut on October 6 with the release of Expressions via Secretly Canadian. The band describes its music as visual and funky pop, and based on the album’s first single that’s probably what you can expect to hear throughout the nine-track effort. There’s also this little anecdote worth mentioning: “No happier thought passes through our minds than that of a bevy of middle-aged women dancing to our music,” Music Go Music proclaims. I think we can all get behind that.