Amos Lee announces new album, fall tour

Singer-songwriter Amos Lee will release a new album titled Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song on October 8 and he'll hit the road on a big fall tour in support of it.

The tour will stop at the Durham Performing Arts Center on Monday, November 18. Jessica Lea Mayfield will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 9, via the venue box office and Ticketmaster for $39 to $46.

Check out Lee and his band performing "The Man Who Wants You" from the new album on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Monday night below.

Jessica Lea Mayfield & David Mayfield announce The Sibling Rivalry Tour

Siblings and singer-songwriters Jessica Lea and David Mayfield are teaming up for an east coast tour this fall dubbed The Sibling Rivalry Tour.

The tour will come to Kings Barcade in Raleigh on Thursday, December 6. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $12.

Check out a Jessica Lea performing the song "Sometimes at Night" from her latest album Sometimes at Night below. Check out David Mayfield Parade's music video for "I Just Might Pray" from the band's self-titled album below as well.

Jessica Lea Mayfield announces fall tour, coming to Chapel Hill next week

Ohio singer-songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield has been touring hard since the release of her Nonesuch Records debut Tell Me, which came out in February. Her current tour dates will keep her on the road until Thanksgiving, but she'll be stopping in the Triangle next week.

She'll play at the Historic Playmakers Theatre on UNC's campus on Tuesday, September 20. Student tickets are $5 and each student can buy two tickets with their OneCard. There is no word on whether there will be any tickets available to the public.

Annuals add more dates to 2009 tour

Annuals have added a bunch of new dates to their upcoming headline tour with What Laura Says and Jessica Lea Mayfield. The tour now extends through the end of February and all the way out to the west coast.

Tickets for the Cat's Cradle show are on sale now via etix.com for $10 plus fees.

Annuals tour dates:
01.20.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity
01.21.09 - Iowa City, IA - Maintenance Shop
01.22.09 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
01.23.09 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
01.24.09 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
01.25.09 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
01.27.09 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
01.28.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
01.30.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
01.31.09 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
02.06.09 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
02.07.09 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
02.08.09 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
02.10.09 - New Orleans, LA - The Parish
02.11.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
02.12.09 - Houston, TX - Walter’s on Washington
02.13.09 - Austin, TX - The Parish
02.14.09 - Dallas, TX - Pontiac Garage
02.17.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
02.18.09 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
02.19.09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
02.21.09 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
02.23.09 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
02.24.09 - Vancouver, BC - Pit Pub
02.25.09 - Seattle, WA - TBA
02.27.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
02.28.09 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive

Annuals announce 2009 tour dates

Annuals are currently wrapping up their tour with Minus the Bear and they're looking toward the new year. They just announced new tour dates that will run from mid-January through February. Annuals will headline the tour and will be joined by Ohio singer-songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield and Arizona band and Terpsikhore artist What Laura Says for the entire run.

The tour includes a stop at the Cat's Cradle on January 31. No ticket info is available yet for this show. Tickets will go on sale on November 22 via etix.com and will be $10 in advance.

The schedule still has many holes in it, so expect more dates to be added in the not-so-distant future.

Also, watch a hilarious video of Kenny Florence apologizing for a bad solo in "Confessor" in Dallas on Monday night. The video is at the bottom of this post.

Annuals tour dates:
01.20.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity
01.21.09 - Iowa City, IA - Maintenance Shop
01.22.09 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
01.23.09 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
01.24.09 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
01.27.09 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
01.28.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
01.30.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
01.31.09 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
02.06.09 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
02.07.09 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
02.08.09 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
02.17.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room