The Morning Benders & The Submarines tour in 2009

Quirky California pop bands The Morning Benders and The Submarines will hit the road together in 2009. The tour will include a stop at Local 506 on February 7. Tickets for the show are on sale now via etix.com for $8.

If you don't know The Submarines by name, you know they're song "You, Me and the Bourgeoise" from ads for the iPhone. Download the track at the bottom of the post. Check out a link to The Morning Benders Daytrotter session down there while you're at it.

The Morning Benders & The Submarines tour dates:
01.30.09 - Costa Mesa CA - Detroit Bar
02.01.09 - Tucson AZ - Club Congress
02.03.09 - Austin TX - Stubb's BBQ
02.04.09 - Dallas TX - The Pontiac Garage
02.06.09 - Atlanta GA - Drunken Unicorn
02.07.09 - Chapel Hill NC - Local 506
02.08.09 - Washington DC - Black Cat Backstage
02.09.09 - Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brenda's
02.10.09 - New York NY - Mercury Lounge
02.11.09 - Brooklyn NY - The Bell House
02.13.09 - Boston MA - Middle East
02.14.09 - Montreal QC - Il Motore
02.15.09 - Toronto ON - Drake Hotel
02.17.09 - Chicago IL - Schubas Tavern
02.18.09 - Minneapolis MN - Triple Rock Social Club
02.20.09 - Denver CO - Hi-Dive
02.21.09 - Salt Lake UT - Kilby Court
02/23/09 - Vancouver BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret
02/24/09 - Seattle WA @ Chop Suey
02/25/09 - Portland OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

The Submarines - "You, Me and the Bourgeoise" (mp3)
The Morning Benders - Daytrotter session

Annuals perform two songs for Rolling Stone

Local superstars Annuals are this week's featured artist on Rolling Stone's "Breaking" blog. Along with a short overview of the band, the blog posted two live performances by the band recorded in New York at a waterfront near the West Side Highway. Four of six of the members performed "Sore" from the Wet Zoo EP and "Confessor" from Such Fun.

Watch the performances here. One is at the top of the post and one is at the bottom. Listen for the dog barking halfway through "Confessor."

Annuals - "Confessor" (mp3)

Ivan Howard, Reid Johnson, Zeno Gill form Flute Flies

Ivan Howard (of The Rosebuds), Reid Johnson (of Schooner) and Zeno Gill (of Pox World Empire) have joined forces and started a new project called The Flute Flies. The project was started in order to raise money to pay the medical expenses of the late Cy Rawls. Rawls' friends have laid the groundwork for a service called CyTunes which will feature original music recorded specifically for this cause. The service has not launched yet, but you can read an update on the project here.

You don't have to wait to hear new music from The Flute Flies though. The group have uploaded three songs which you can hear now via MySpace. They're quite good.

Fleetwood Mac 'Unleashing' tour in 2009

Fleetwood Mac will hit the road in March of next year on a tour that's been dubbed Unleashed. The March dates are the first leg of a longer tour that will extend into the summer. The principle members of the band minus The group will play some new songs at the shows but ticket holders can also expect a plethora of hits from the band's lengthy career.

Currently, the closest show to the Triangle is the DC show at the Verizon Center. Hopefully they'll come closer or maybe even to the Triangle, imagine that, later in the tour.

The Mac also plan to re-release the classic album Rumors around the time of the tour. It will include bonus tracks and video footage, though no specifics have been released. There's also no release date yet.

Fleetwood Mac Unleashed tour dates:
03.01.09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
03.03.09 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
03.05.09 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
03.08.09 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
03.10.09 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
03.11.09 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Arena
03.13.09 - Uniondale, NY- Nassau Coliseum
03.14.09 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
03.16.09 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
03.17.09 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
03.19.09 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
03.21.09 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
03.24.09 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
03.25.09 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
03.26.09 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre

Pink Martini to play NCMA

The eclectic Portland, OR ensemble known known as Pink Martini are now the second confirmed act to play the North Carolina Museum of Art's 2009 concert series. The group will play the venue on June 6.

Pink Martini joins bluegrass legend Doc Watson on the NCMA concert schedule. We'll bring you more on the schedule as it comes in. Check out Pink Martini's current tour schedule below.

Pink Martini tour dates:
12.28.08 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
12.29.08 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
12.30.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
12.31.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
04.23.09 - Fort Worth, TX - Bass Hall
04.24.09 - Fort Worth, TX - Bass Hall
04.25.09 - Fort Worth, TX - Bass Hall
05.15.09 - San Antonio, TX - Lila Cockrell Theater
05.16.09 - San Antonio, TX - Lila Cockrell Theater
05.21.09 - Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall
05.31.09 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
06.01.09 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
06.05.09 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
06.06.09 - Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art
06.07.09 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
06.09.09 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
06.12.09 - Boston, MA - Boston Opera House
06.15.09 - Porland, ME - Merrill Auditorium
06.16.09 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
06.18.09 - New York, NY - Carnegie Hall
06.19.09 - Toronto, ON - Roy Thomson Hall
06.23.09 - St. Paul, MN - O'Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherines
06.25.09 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall
06.26.09 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall
06.27.09 - Spokane, WA - Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox