Gothic garage rockers The Black Belles will embark on a U.S. tour next month in support of last year’s self-titled debut album. The tour kicks off on February 5th in Muncie, IN, runs through February 16th in Farmington, MO, and picks back up in March for a series of shows around South by Southwest. Along the way, the band will share the stage with Bleached and The Strange Boys.

Check out the tour schedule below, along with the Jack White-directed video for “Lies”.

The Black Belles 2012 Tour Dates:
02/05 – Muncie, IN @ The Center Stage *
02/06 – Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie’s *
02/07 – Nashville, TN @ The End *
02/08 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
02/09 – Durham, NC @ The Pinhook *
02/10 – Harrisonburg, VA @ James Madison University *
02/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory *
02/13 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
02/15 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
02/16 – Farmington, MO @ The Vault
03/13-17 – Austin, TX @ South by Southwest
03/18 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live ^
03/19 – Laredo, TX @ Old No. 2 ^
03/20 – Dallas, TX @ La Grange
03/21 – Hot Springs, AR @ Valley of Vapors Festival

*= w/ Bleached
^ = w/ Strange Boys

Other notable acts include Broken Social Scene, Explosions in the Sky, Guided By Voices, Simian Mobile Disco, Cold War Kids, The Dead Milkmen, No Age, Dan Deacon, The Head and the Heart, Four Tet, YACHT, Smith Westerns, and The Weakerthans.

Rounding out the bill are Cults, Kid Dynamite, Girls, Glass Candy, Cass McCombs, OFF!, Japandroids, Future Islands, Ty Segall, Twin Sister, Pink Mountaintops, Chromatics, Olivia Tremor Control, The Strange Boys, Mister Heavenly, Avi Buffalo, Nosaj Thing, Title Fight, Purity Ring, Fool’s Gold, Touche Amore, and Tijuana Panthers.

Tickets for FYF Fest will start at $35 when they go on sale Friday, June 17th at 3:00 PM PDT. Once that allotment sells out, the price will increase to $40. VIP packages will also be available. Visit the festival’s website for more information.

We already reported on their tour dates for the rest of 2010, but a couple of special shows have been added since then. The Tel Aviv three-piece will be opening for Faith No More‘s November 30th concert at the Hollywood Palladium and their final scheduled show in Chile on December 5th. For next year, they’ll be starting in L.A. on January 27th, two days after their LP drops. From there, the band will zoom towards the Eastern Seaboard with only a few stops along the way. Currently, Monotonix will wrap the trek up in Chicago on February 11th but given how much they tour, don’t be surprised if even more dates are announced in the future.

Monotonix 2010/2011 Tour Dates:
11/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
12/01 – Calgary, AB @ Broken City
12/02 – Edmonton, AB @ New City
12/03 – St. Louis, MO @ The Gargoyle Club, Washington University ()
12/05 – Santiago, Chile @ Estadio Bicentenario de la Florida *
12/06 – Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
12/07 – Tallahassee, FL @ Engine Room
12/08 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
12/09 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
12/10 – Chattanooga, TN @ Discoteca
12/11 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s
12/12 – Halifax, NS @ The Seahorse
01/27 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex @
01/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop @
01/29 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk Outside $
01/30 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves $
01/31 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s
02/01 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree Cafe %
02/02 – Nashville, TN @ The End %
02/03 – Raleigh, NC @ King’s Barcade %&
02/04 – Washington, DC @ Comet Pizza %&
02/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ 285 Kent Ave %&
02/06 – Providence, RI @ Machines with Magnets %
02/08 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom ^%
02/09 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon ^#
02/10 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club ^
02/11 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle ^#

* = w/ Faith No More
() = w/ Heavy Cream
@ = w/ Ty Segall
$ = w/  The Strange Boys
^ = w/ Jeff the Brotherhood
# = w/ Call Me Lightning
% = w/ Pujol
& = w/ Federation X

So, when no Pool Parties were announced by the onset of winter and the likelihood of a return to East River State Park continued to diminish, it’s understandable why some famous Brooklynites took it upon themselves to ensure the longevity of the series — and it wasn’t Lou Reed, Nas, Jay-Z or Mos Def. The United States Senator, and Brooklyn native, Charles E. Schumer has become the unlikely champion for the event. In an era when politicians are notorious for bribery, adultery, and finger-pointing, Schumer’s diligence to secure the East River State Park and thus continue the enthusiasm around the events, demonstrates that elected officials can actually do something positive.

Ok, enough back-story, here’s the information we have all been waiting for:

Only seven of the eight concerts will actually take place at East River Park (a.k.a. Williamsburg Waterfront), as the August 1st event had to be moved to the Brooklyn Bowl. As previously mentioned, all performances take place on Sunday; they will begin July 11th and continue until August 29th. The series takes no time to heat up — the 11th features Fang Island opening up for a Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof combination who will perform Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures. The series also includes performances by Murder City Devils, No Age, Cap’n Jazz, Cut Copy, !!!, The Strange Boys, Future Islands, Chromeo, and Delorean. No artists have yet to be announced for the Brooklyn Bowl event, and other dates hint at artists inclusions, so we are pretty sure more surprises are in store.

The complete day-to-day lineup follows, as well as the Pool Party video promo. With the free series kicking off next weekend, make sure to cancel Sunday plans and work obligations now. See you at the pool!

2010 JELLY NYC Pool Party Line Up:
July 11
Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof play Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures, Why?, Fang Island, Pictureplane

July 18
Murder City Devils, Obits, Jeff the Brotherhood, Silverghost

July 25
Cap’n Jazz, Lightning Bolt, No Age, The Death Set

August 1 (at Brooklyn Bowl)
TBA Block Party

August 8
Cut Copy, Memory Tapes, Glasser, Restless People

August 15
!!!, Lee Fields, The Strange Boys, Future Islands

August 22
Chromeo, TBA, The Suzan, Telephoned

August 29
“Super Special Guests”, Delorean, Dominique Young Unique

The month long endeavor will kick off with an appearance at South by Southwest, where the Spoon will, well, kick off the Austin based festival’s festivities at Stubb’s on March 17th. In the days that follow, the band will head east for a series of dates, highlighted by their first ever headlining performance at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. After that, they’ll circle back west, stopping in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Denver along the way, before ultimately concluding their travels on April 13th in Oakland, California. But being another one of those bands with a Los Angeles tour date noticeably missing from its itinerary, it’s safe to assume Spoon will continue on to the Coachella Music Festival, set to take place from April 16-18 in Indio, CA.

Deerhunter will be providing direct support on all dates, while Royal Oak, The Strange Boys, and Micachu & the Shapes will be appearing on select dates.

Tickets will be available beginning Friday, January 15th via Ticketmaster.com.

Transference is set for release on January 19th via Merge.

Spoon 2010 Tour Dates:
03/17 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs (SXSW)
03/18 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic *#
03/19 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Soundstage *#
03/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *#
03/22 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *#
03/23 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *#
03/24 – Richmond, VA @ The National *#
03/26 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall *#
03/27 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues *#
03/29 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy *#
03/30 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre *#
04/01 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *^
04/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *^
04/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *^
04/05 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *^
04/06 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *^
04/07 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue *^
04/09 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre *^
04/10 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre *^
04/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre *^
04/13 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *^

* = w/ Deerhunter
# = w/ Royal Oak w/ The Strange Boys
^ = w/ Micachu & the Shapes

Oh, and did we mention the whole shindig is free? Just hit up scion.com to RSVP and get all the other necessary info.

The Jesus Lizard, Of Montreal, Mission of Burma, Ratatat, The Pharcyde, and Destroyer head the recently unveiled 2009 bill. Other acts of note include Danzig, Yeasayer, Fucked Up, The Cool Kids, Wu Tang’s GZA performing Liquid Swords, The King Khan & BBQ Show, Lucero, Why?, and No Age.

As it stands, the Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009 currently looks something like this:

7 Seconds, Alaska in Winter, All Leather, Astronautalis, Atlas Sound, Bankrupt and the Borrowers, Betaplayer, The Black and White Years, Brendon Walsh, Brian Posehn, Broadcast, Buraka Son Sistema, Car Stereo (Wars), Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm, Chelsea Peretti, MC Chris, Coalesce, Coliseum, The Cool Kids, Crystal Antlers, Crystal Castles, D.R.I., Danzig, Dead Confederate, Death, Destroyer, The DJ Melee, Face to Face, Flipper, Foot Patrol, Fuck Buttons, Fucked Up, Gorilla Biscuits, Growing, GZA performing Liquid Swords, Hannibal Burress, Harlem, HEALTH, James Husband (Of Montreal), The Jesus Lizard,  Josh Fadem, Kid Sister, King Khan & BBQ Show, The Laughing, LAX, Les Savy Fav, Low Line Caller, Lucero, Melt Banana, Metallagher, Mika Miko, Mission of Burma, Moonlight Towers, Neon Indian, The New Movement, Nick Thune, No Age, DJ Numark, Of Montreal, Off With Their Heads, Pack of Wolves, Peligrosa DJs, The Pharcyde, Rat King, Ratatat, Red Sparowes, Reign Supreme, Riverboat Gamblers, The Roller, Royal Bangs, Russian Circles, Shearwater, Shonen Knife, Ssion, The Strange Boys, Street Dogs, Sugar & Gold, This Will Destroy You, Times New Viking, Todd Barry, The Underground Railroad to Candyland, VEGA, White Kids You Know, Why?, Yeasayer, Young Widows, Youth Brigade

Early bird weekend ($67.50) and VIP ($135) are now available via funfunfunfest.com.

The Black Lips, Tim & Eric, Lightning Bolt, The Thermals, and Lucero will head F Yeah Presents Save Our State Parks, set to take place on September 5th at the Los Angeles Historic State Park. Also confirmed are Converge, No Age, Fucked Up, Glass Candy, Times New Viking, Wavves, Crystal Antlers, AA Bondy, and Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba. The full lineup can be found over at the Festival Outlook.

Tickets for F Yeah Fest ’09 will go on sale beginning Tuesday, August 4th via Ticketweb.com and will cost you only $21 — one dollar from each ticket be donated to Homeboy Industries and Harvest of Hope. Those who volunteer will gain free access into the festival.

Beginning in early June, The Coathangers will kick off what is currently a two-month endeavor with a show in the band’s hometown of Atlanta. Dates across the country follow, many of which will see the girls team up with Mika Miko and The Strange Boys, along with appearances at both North by Northeast and the Sled Island Music Festival.

The Coathangers 2009 Tour Dates:
05/11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eyedrum
06/09 – Atalnta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn *^
06/10 – Greensboro, NC @ Square 1 *^
06/11 – Richmond, VA @ TBA
06/12 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar *^
06/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Market Hotel *^
06/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands Gallery
06/15 – Providence, RI @ AS220
06/16 – Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
06/17 – Monreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa *^
06/18 – Toronto, ON @ NXNE
06/19 – Toronto, ON @ NXNE
06/20 – Chicago, IL @ The Regrets
06/21 – Madison, WI @ Brink Lounge
06/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Big V’s
06/23 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid Cabaret
06/25 – Calgary, AB @ Sled Island Festival
06/27 – Seattle, WA @ Comet Tavern
06/28 – Vancouver, BC @ TBA
06/30 – Portland, OR @ East End Tavern
07/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern ^
07/03 – San Jose, CA @ Nickel City ^
07/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
07/06 – San Diego, CA @ The Cashbah
07/07 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush ^
07/09 – Lubbock, TX @ Bash Riprock’s ^
07/10 – Dallas, TX @ The Lounge on Elm Street ^
07/11 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
07/12 – Houston, TX @ Mango’s
07/13 – New Orleans, LA @ Saturn Bar

* = w/ Mika Miko
^ = w/ The Strange Boys