Ween announce a few dates, playing Winston-Salem

Canadian (thanks Craig, I was thinking of Sloan) Pennsylvanian popsters Ween are planning to do quite a bit of touring in 2010, but as of right now they've only announced a quartet of southeast dates (check out all the dates below).

Among the dates is two shows in North Carolina including one in Winston-Salem at the Millennium Center on Wednesday, April 7 and one in Asheville at the Asheville Civic Center on Friday, April 9. Tickets for the Winston-Salem show will go on sale Friday, Feb. 12 via etix.com for $26. Details of the Asheville show are not available yet. Tickets for the Asheville show are on sale now for $25 here.

Decemberists cancel U.S. tour

Sad news for fans of the Decemberists. After just two shows the group has cancelled the remainder of their U.S. tour, including two dates at Winston-Salem's Millennium Center Nov. 6 and 7.

Here's the band's official statement.

With much regret the Decemberists have cancelled the remainder of 'The Long and Short of It' tour.

"One of our band members has been ill for a while but we thought all would be well in time for these tour dates. After a couple shows, though, it has become clear that the illness is much worse than we had initially realized. We need to return home so our friend can mend.

"It saddens us to disappoint our fans. We hope everybody understands it is only because of an extreme situation that we had to cancel a tour we've all been excited about doing since the idea was originally hatched.

"Our deepest apologies but at this time no plans are being made to reschedule the dates. Ticket holders should seek refunds at point of purchase."

Another big show skips the Triangle for the Triad

The Cat's Cradle just announced that they will be presenting Bloc Party at the Millenium Center in Winston-Salem on June 2. This follows the announcement that they will also present Modest Mouse at the Special Events Center in Greensboro on May 4.

This new trend of skipping the Triangle for the Triad is due to a lack of mid-size venues in the Triangle. Check out David Menconi's post, "Passing us by," from a few days ago for information on on this new trend.

Bloc Party tickets will go on sale on March 31 at 10am via etix.com. Modest Mouse tickets are on sale now via tickets.com.

More big shows in the Triangle

There are more big shows coming to the Triangle and near-by. Here's a few of the stand-out shows.

• The Shins at the Millenium Center (Winston-Salem, NC) - March 10 - tickets on sale February 13
• Butch Walker & the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites! at Lincoln Theatre - Mar 22 - ticket info TBA
  
• Sean Lennon at Cat's Cradle - April 6 - tickets on sale February 17 at 10:00 am

Tickets for all of the above shows are or will be on sale via etix.com. For more information on new shows, check out the Triangle Music calendar. It's updated daily, so check back regularly for new additions.