HACIENDA March/April US tour with The GREENHORNES, plus JAMES LEG TOUR DATES and more!

HACIENDA ON TOUR WITH THE GREENHORNES
March 24 @ Radio, Radio – Indianapolis, IN
March 25 @ Double Door – Chicago, IL
March 26 @ Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN
March 27 @ High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
March 28 @ House Of Rock – Eau Claire, WI
March 29 @ The Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI
March 31 @ Mad Hatter – Covington, KY
April 1 @ The Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
April 2 @ The Magic Bag – Ferndale, MI
April 3 @ The Legendary Horseshoe – Toronto, ON
April 5 @ La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QU
April 6 @ Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
April 7 @ North Star Bar – Philadelphia, PA (Hacienda only)
April 8 @ The Bell House – Brooklyn, NY
April 9 @ Maxwell’s – Hoboken, NJ
April 12 @ Rock n Roll Hotel – Washington D.C.
April 13 @ King’s Barcade – Raleigh, NC
April 14 @ The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
April 15 @ JJ’s Bohemia – Chatanooga, TN
April 16 @ The Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN

MORE TOUR DATES!

BRIAN OLIVE
May 29 @ Smith’s Ole Bar – Atlanta, GA
June 11th @ Bonnaroo Fest- Manchester, TN
with Dr. John & Dan Auerbach

TWO GALLANTS
April 23 @ The Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA
April 24 @ The Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA

T-MODEL FORD & GravelRoad
April 16 @ 2011 Juke Joint Festival – Clarksdale, MS
April 21 @ Sparky’s BBQ – Hatch, NM
April 22 @ KTAO Solar Center – Taos, NM
April 29 @ Emo’s – Austin, TX
June 2 @ Radio Radio – Indianapolis, IN

JAMES LEG
March 24 @ JJ’s – Chattanooga, TN
March 25 @ JJ’s – Chattanooga, TN
European dates
March 31 @ Le Galion – Lorient, FR
April 2 @ La Vieille Tour – Mont Contour (St Brieuc), FR
April 3 @ Le Chaland Qui Passe – Binic, FR
April 5 @ 2to58 Club – Grenoble, FR
April 6 @ Mistral Palace – Valence, FR
April 7 @ Deep Inside Club – Dijon, FR
April 8 @ Le Remorqueur – Nantes, FR
April 9 @ Garorock – Marmande, FR
April 10 @ 5th Avenue – Brive, FR
April 11 @ St Ex – Bordeaux, FR
April 12 @ Zic Zinc – Limoges, FR
April 13 @ La Boite à Musique – Lille, FR
April 15 @ Kaffe T Hoff – Middleburg, NL
April 16 @ Patronaat – Haarlem, NL
April 17 @ Db’s – Utrecht, NL
James Leg record release
April 23 @ Northside Tavern – Cincinnati, OH

LEFT LANE CRUISER
April 21 @ The Stirfry – Kingsport, TN
April 22 @ The Bohemian – Greenville, SC
April 23 @ The Northside Tavern – Atlanta, GA

THE SIGHTS
March 24 Live At PJ’s – Ann Arbor, MI
April 1@ Simon’s After Dark – Allen Park, MI
April 15 @ Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
April 16 @ Euclid Records – St. Louis, MO (early show)
April 16 @ Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO (late show)
May 7 @ New Dodge – Hamtramck, MI

BUFFALO KILLERS
Apr 1 @ Motr Pub – 2 sets – Cincinnati, OH
Apr 15 @ Blackout Fest – Athens, OH
Apr 16 @ The Happy Dog – Cleveland, OH
Apr 29 @ Canal Street Tavern – Akron, OH
Apr 30 @ Musica – Akron, OH
May 5 @ New Vintage Showcase @ ZaZoo’s – Louisville, KY
May 6 @ V Club – Huntington, WV
May 27 @ Peach’s – 2 sets – Yellow Springs, OH
July 29 @ Whisky A Go Go – West Hollywood, CA
August 1 @ Hemlock Tavern – San Francisco, CA
August 2 @ Jambalaya – Arcata CA
August 4 @ Sunset Tavern – Seattle, WA
August 5-7 @ Pickathon Festival – Happy Valley, OR

PAUL COLLINS
Australia tour in March/April
April 30 & May 1 : Power Pop-A-Licious Fest

HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE
Mar 25 @ The Corries – Brecon, UK
Apr 30 @ Area81 Rock Club Bristol – Bristol, UK with The GROUNDHOGS
August 13 @ Brecon Fringe Festival @ The Clarence – Brecon, Wales

DEVOTIONALS out now

TWO GALLANTS’ TYSON VOGEL NEW SOLO ALBUM AS DEVOTIONALS OUT NOW

TWO GALLANTS’ TYSON VOGEL NEW SOLO ALBUM AS DEVOTIONALS OUT TODAY THROUGH ALIVE RECORDS

Devotionals is the new solo project by Tyson Vogel of Two Gallants. His self-titled full-length debut is in stores today (July 13th) in CD, digital and limited edition vinyl formats through Alive Records.

Devotionals music is based around Tyson’s guitar compositions, with Anton Patzner (Judgement Day, Bright Eyes) invigorating the musical space with his violin mastery, and they are joined by various guests and collaborators. The result is a unique combination of simplicity and raw emotion that will delight new and old fans of Two Gallants, a kind of street music with nods to Rachmaninov and John Fahey. The recording is entirely analog.

“Destruction, breakdowns, heartache, heart attack, these songs and their process, born out of a darkness, are the representations of the light that is inherent in the blindest of moments. Unrequited Life has been congesting my every silent moment, every living heartbeat, every waking; it tore me apart in dreams or when at the corner store buying soap to clean the only thing that I had left – these sounds are a devotion, a meditation, to the only truly consistent pulse we can depend upon while alive… our own pregnant breathe.” – Tyson Vogel

DEVOTIONALS TRACK LISTING

1 Toil and Joy
2 Misericordia
3 Morning Due
4 Toil Pt. 2
5 Chest Like Expansive Wings
6 Your Confused Beauty Upon My Cheek (Your Inhale Among My Unwashed Hair)
7 Swell to The Invitations of The Sky (Intro)
8 Swell to The Invitations of The Sky
9 Heart The Inevitable Music Box
10 Buildings of Heart

FOR MORE INFO ON DEVOTIONALS:

http://www.myspace.com/buildingsofheart

FOR MORE INFO ON TWO GALLANTS:

http://www.twogallants.com

FOR MORE INFO ON ALIVE RECORDS:

http://www.alive-totalenergy.com

Source- Pavement PR

TWO GALLANTS - New York Times

Bonnaroo: Saturday Bands So Far
By JON PARELES

The Wood Brothers
Two Gallants
Mason Jennings
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Against Me!
Little Feat
Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet
Ozomatli
Gogol Bordello
Two Gallants performing on Saturday. (Christopher Berkey for The New York Times)
I was happy to see for the first time Two Gallants, a San Francisco duo; singer/guitarist Adam Stephens and drummer Tyson Vogel. The inevitable White Stripes comparison applies to the way the songs get all worked up from calm openings to a pounding beat and a serrated edge to Mr. Stephens’s voice. But trade the White Stripes’ blues for Irish folk roots, throw in a gift for Dylanesque imagery and replace bravado with self-loathing and regret–though not enough regret to prevent his next transgression–and Two Gallants end up someplace entirely different. In their songs, insight and well-turned phrases are no match for human flaws. - NY Times

BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES, TWO GALLANTS May/June tours

BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES upcoming dates
New album "A Touch Of Someone Else's Class" out June 10th
Europe
May 9 @ Mr Wolf's - Bristol UK
May 10 @ Hare and Hounds - Birmingham UK
May 11 @ Tap House - Kidderminster UK
May 13 @ Head of Steam - Newcastle UK
May 14 @ Junction - York UK
May 15 @ The Gramaphone - London UK
May 16 @ Sugarclub - Dublin, Ireland
May 18 @ Baker Place - Limerick UK
May 20 @ Place Vandamme - Cassel, France
May 21 @ Le Fiacre - Bordeaux, France
May 22 @ Des Lendemains Qui Chantent - Tulle, France
May 23 @ Savoy Club - Gijon, Spain
May 24 @ Puerto Norte - San Esteban de Prava, Spain
May 25 @ Mars Attack - Angouleme, France
May 26 @ Le Saint des Seins - Toulouse, France
May 27 @ Sputnik Bar - Nantes, France
May 28 @ Mundial Bar - Antwerpen, Belgium
May 29 @ Db's - Utrecht, The Netherlands
May 30 @ Carlo Levi - Liege, Belgium
May 31 @ Leicester City Blues Festival - Leicester, Midlands UK
USA
Jun 9 @ Bessie Smith Strut --- Miller Plaza Stage 5:15 PM - Chattanooga, TN
Jun 9 @ JJ's Bohemia - Strut AFTERPARTY - Chattanooga, TN
Jun 12 @ The Gypsy Hut - Cincinatti, Ohio
Jun 13 @ Musica - Akron, Ohio
Jun 14 @ Mid City - Ft Wayne, Indiana w/ Left Lane Cruiser
Jun 15 @ Belmont Bar - Detroit, Michigan
Jun 16 @ Points East Pub - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jun 18 @ High Noon Saloon - Madison, Wisconsin
Jun 19 @ Ned Kelley's Pub - Green Bay, Wisconsin
Jun 20 @ 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 21 @ Solstice Shakedown - Sturgis, South Dakota
Jul 3 @ Northside Music Festival - Cincinnati, Ohio
Jul 10 @ JJ's Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN
Jul 11 @ Ham Bagby's Wedding Bash - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jul 12 @ Schlafly Tap Room - St Louis, Missouri
Jul 19 @ Deep Blues Festival - Lake Elmo, Minnesota

TWO GALLANTS European dates
May 9 @ Botanique Festival - Brussels, Belgium
May 10 @ Artrock Festival - Saint Brieuc, France
May 11 @ 4AD - Diksmuide, Belgium
May 12 @ Pfingst Open Air Werden (free show) Essen, Germany
May 13 @ Olympia Theatre - Dublin, Ireland
May 14 @ Olympia Theatre - Dublin, Ireland
May 15 @ Olympia Theatre - Dublin, Ireland
May 17 @ Stiff Kitten - Belfast, Northern Ireland
May 18 @ Dolans - Limerick, Ireland
May 20 @ Roisin Dubh - Galway, Ireland
May 22 @ Electric Avenue - Waterford, Ireland
May 23 @ Cyprus Avenue - Cork, Ireland
May 24 @ Dot To Dot Festival - Nottingham, UK
May 25 @ Dot To Dot Festival - Bristol, UK

TWO GALLANTS European dates in April/May

April 4 - Glasgow, Scotland @ ABC w/ Elbow
April 5 - Newcastle, UK @ Carling Academy w/ Elbow
April 6 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Metropolitan University w/ Elbow
April 8 - Oxford, UK @ Carling Academy w/ Elbow
April 9 - Bristol, UK @ Colston Hall w/ Elbow
April 10 - Birmingham, UK @ Carling Academy w/ Elbow
April 12 - Sheffield, UK @ The Octagon w/ Elbow
April 13 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester University w/ Elbow
April 14 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City w/ Elbow
April 15 - London, UK @ Carling Academy Brixton w/ Elbow
May 9 - Belgium, Brussels @ Botanique Festival
May 10 - France, St Brieuc @ Artrock Festival
May 11 - Belgium, Diksmuise @ 4AD
May 13 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre w/ The National
May 14 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre w/ The National
May 15 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre w/ The National
May 17 - Belfast, UK @ The Stiff Kitchen
May 18 - Limerick, Ireland @ Dolans
May 20 - Galway, Ireland @ Roisin Dubh
May 22 - Waterford, Ireland @ Electric Avenue
May 23 - Cork, Ireland @ Cyprus Avenue
May 24 - Bristol, UK @ Dot To Dot Festival
May 25 - Nottingham, UK @ Dot To Dot Festival

TWO GALLANTS : Jimmy Kimmel live

Two Gallants on Jimmy Kimmel live

TWO GALLANTS - Mojo

TWO GALLANTS - Pitchfork, Rolling Stone

Pitchfork review of "The Throes" :

If rock music is all about transience, how can a song born decades ago still rev up the engines of romance? "Tangled Up in Blue", for instance, is a tale of fading love, but the power and significance of the song itself is timeless. Rock 'n' roll is often an expression of youth or youth's passing, but when music (or any art) endures, its magnetism is only amplified with the passage of years. For that reason, and because the best songs are usually pinned by the listener to some quintessential moment, the classics become classic. Passion is a fleeting feeling, but the best art will evoke that feeling with every exposure.

So when youth produces a work of such force, when the raw or supposedly na�ve artist comes up with something universal, critics and fans rejoice. We want to latch on to a beautiful thing before its green genius withers under the glare of success. Such is the case with Two Gallants' debut The Throes. The San Francisco duo responsible for this gut-wrenching musical tragedy both just turned 21, yet somehow their musical hindsight extends far beyond recent memory and taps into a rusty vein swollen with grief, heartache and violent desperation.

When songwriting this evocative is paired with playing so dynamic, especially in an acoustic setting, Dylan comparisons are inevitable. Given Two Gallants' guitar and drums lineup and rustic blues-based repertoire, many might cry White Stripes as well. There are better analogies, though: More narrative than abstract, Adam Stephenson's lyrics are closer to Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter's romantic Old West allegories, luckless sagas of trains and booze and double-crossing lovers. Meanwhile, Tyson Vogel's shifting thoroughbred pulse on drums is less Meg White then Patrick Carney of The Black Keys. That The Black Keys' and Two Gallants' debut releases were both released on Alive Records is no coincidence; both embrace a hardened revivalist style that owes a lot to the dark Delta legends. But the mug-swinging sea shanty bluster and jailbreak urgency Two Gallants add to indie rock's newfound blues idolatry are purely original, and make The Throes an electric, unforgettable listen.

There's a modernizing of old styles here-- the album begins with a frantic garage-rock rearrangement of the 1930s Reverend Robert Wilkins track "You Losing Out". The gutsy "Nothing to You" opens like an angry country blues rant but tosses in some clever quips: "My kind's been around forever/ Yet I claim to be one of the few/ And the lost cause of words walks away with my nerves/ 'Cause I'm gay as a choir boy for you," and then later, "I followed you into the party/ That no one invited me to/ But I got so drunk and retarded/ I fell down the stairs and I fell into you."

Forgoing conventional verse/chorus/verse structure, these songs build a creaking work song practicality and archetypal power. "Fail Hard to Regain" contains almost no repetition, but Stephenson's reedy voice tears into the subconscious and lodges mercilessly like a tick. It's the albums most raucous, ballsy composition, Stephenson's harmonica and guitar perfectly punctuated by Vogel's storming percussion, and yet with speaks in stanzas reminiscent of a whiskey-soaked Dylan Thomas poem: "'Twas on a dark March evening, southbound I did ride/ My head was out the window when I found her at my side/ Asked where I was going to, I told her from where I came/ For the jails in which I've done my time, I fail hard to regain."

That soulful Pogues-style urbanizing of down-home bumpkinism, combined with an unbridled, youthful vigor, balances the album's startlingly troubling themes. "The Throes" tells intimately of a vicious, abusive relationship; accompanied by cello, "Crow Jane" is a haunting version of a traditional murder ballad covered by the likes of Skip James and Nick Cave. Like a course in musicology these songs bring out an incredible richness of history, telling stories based on the half-truths and legends that bring the ghosts of long dead musicians and musical styles into new light.

James Joyce was in his early 20s when he finished the short story of shiftless, dissolute youth that Two Gallants take their name from. Dubliners, the collection in which the story appeared in 1905, would later be hailed a literary masterpiece. Suffering only in its somewhat understated production, The Throes could be considered a masterpiece of new American roots music. It's a heavy emotional investment, a struggle of the most fulfilling kind. There's a lot to learn from these young bards, as much as they've learned in their short lives. When brilliance arrives so early it's always that much more profound. - Jonathan Zwickel

Rolling Stone review of "The Throes" :
On this San Francisco duo's debut, childhood pals Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel channel early-twentieth-century blues, folkies such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and current indie punk -- and they play all the instruments. Highlight: the brutally witty Irish-folk-flavored title ballad.