Dan Deacon is hitting the streets of Philadelphia tonight with his new album Bromst. Everyone's favorite bearded, bespectacled dance-pop virtuoso will be playing in cities across the country during the next few weeks with a live fourteen-piece ensemble. From saxophones to synthesizers, glockenspiels to guitars, this group has it all. Deacon's past shows promise plenty of mandatory audience participation, so be sure to bring your energy and enthusiasm for this electro-infused entertainer. Tour dates after the jump. -AK

DAN DEACON
all shows with full live ensemble, and with Future Islands and Teeth Mountain opening

04/03 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
04/04 Baltimore, MD Floristree
04/05 Williamsburg, VA The Little Theater
04/06 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
04/07 Knoxville, TN Catalyst
04/08 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
04/09 Athens, GA 88/cp
04/10 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
04/11 Tallahassee, FL FSU / Club Downunder
04/13 New Orleans, LA The Candle Factory / The Heavy
04/15 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
04/16 Houston, TX Orange Show
04/17 Austin, TX Emo's
04/18 Ft. Worth, TX The Ft. Worth Modern Museum
04/20 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
04/21 San Diego, CA Che Cafe
04/22 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
04/23 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
04/24 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
04/25 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
04/26 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards
04/29 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
04/30 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
05/01 Kansas City, MO Pistol S.C.
05/02 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock (2 shows, early and late - 5pm and 10pm)
05/04 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
05/05 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
05/06 Urbana, IL Canopy Club / Club Void
05/07 Chicago, IL The Metro
05/08 Mt. Pleasant, MI CMU / The Wesley Foundation
05/09 Detroit, MI Contemporary Art Institute
05/10 Toronto, ONT The Deleon White Gallery
05/11 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
05/12 South Burlington, VT HG Showcase Lounge
05/13 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
05/15 Brooklyn, NY Danbro Studios at The Brewery
05/16 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
05/17 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

Here's Cursive's latest, "From The Hips." It's off the record Mama I'm Swollen, which was released last month. Enjoy! -IL

David Byrne has hopped onto the lineup at the Dark Was The Night Concert at Radio City Music Hall in NYC on May 3. Also performing are Bon Iver, Dave Sitek, Dirty Projectors, Feist, My Brightest Diamond, The National and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings.

David Byrne will be performing his song from the Dark Was The Night compilation "Knotty Pine," which we're guessing he'll perform along with Dirty Projectors. This tag team might possibly win "song of the year" so far for 2009 if D+T had to vote right now.

Dark Was The Night is a charity compilation whose proceeds go to benefit Red Hot Organization, a non-profit dedicated to fighting AIDS/HIV through popular culture. So go pick one up.-AM

The Bumbershoot festival, which goes down in Seattle Sept 5-7, has just announced a partial lineup. They haven't announced the comedy lineup yet, and more acts will be announced in the coming weeks, but they've already got some D+T fav's that we're excited to see: No Age, Matt & Kim, MSTRKRFT, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Holy F**k, Modest Mouse. This will be D+T's first year at Bumbershoot, so keep an eye out for our coverage of the event.-AM

Bjork has though put forward her wish that they only cover with her songs from album I and IV, among them pure classics like:

"Good Times Bad Times", "You Shook Me", "Dazed and Confused", "Your Time Is Gonna Come", "Black Mountain Side", "Communication Breakdown", "I Can't Quit You Baby", "Black Dog" , "Rock and Roll", "The Battle of Evermore" and "Stairway to Heaven".

The tour kicks off in June after Bjork has fulfilled her other engagements. For further details of the tour and tickets are here.

Peep this here video from Cryptacize. Mythomania is out on April 21st courtesy of Asthmatic Kitty. By the way, needles are bad. -IL

Last weekend D+T made a staff field trip to Union Pool to see Akron/ Family. We all ended up getting unnecessarily drunk and taking some historic photo-booth pictures, but that's a whole other story. Akron/ Family's new record Set Em Wild, Set Em Free, out May 5 on Dead Oceans, has quickly become a new favorite in our office, and the material really came to life. It was an impressive show with the usual Akron wild cards like a five-minute simultaneous dueling saxophone solo, but most impressive was the mastery they've developed over their musical mechanics. At turns whisper soft and explosive, they really took advantage of the intimacy of the space to create an incredibly dynamic set. And it seems to be working out for them -- people at the show were freaking out. Akron/ Family will be back in New York on May 6, playing the Bowery Ballroom. No west coast dates announced as of yet.

PS -- we meant to get this up earlier, but we were too busy closing our new issue with Danny McBride on the cover, which incidentally also has a great feature with Akron/ Family. Look out for it in late April.-AM

6/2 - - Phoenix, AZ - - Trunk Space
6/4 - - Lubbock, TX - - Bash Riprock's
6/5 - - Denton, TX - - Rubber Gloves*
6/6 - - Austin, TX - - Red 7*
6/7 - - Houston, TX - - Mangos*
6/8 - - New Orleans, LA - - Saturn Bar*
6/9 - - Atlanta, GA - - Drunken Unicorn*
6/10 - - Greensboro, NC - - Square One*
6/11 - - Washington, D.C. - - Comet Pizza and Ping*
6/12 - - Baltimore, MD - - Talking Head*
6/13 - - Brooklyn, NY - - Market Hotel*
6/14 - - New York, NY - - Cake Shop*
6/15 - - Philadelphia, PA - - Danger Danger Gallery*
6/16 - - Worcester, MA - - Ralph's Diner*
6/17 - - Montreal, QBC - - La Sala Rosa
6/18 - - Hamilton, ONT - - Casbah
6/19 - - Toronto, ONT - - Sneaky Dee's
6/20 - - Columbus, OH - - Cafe Bourbon St.*
6/22 - - Chicago, IL - - Beat Kitchen*
6/23 - - Minneapolis, MN - - First Avenue*
* w/ Strange Boys

It could be you! After Jimmy Chamberlin announced his departure a few weeks ago, Billy Corgan is trying to keep the dream alive. Billy Corgan is the Smashing Pumpkins; The Smashing Pumpkins are he.

The thing is, Jimmy Chamberlin is awesome. Hands down one of the best drummers of the nineties. Who could take his place? Maybe Josh Freese?

Or you. Wanna audition? Here's the scoop:

"Auditions will be held Friday, April 10 in Los Angeles for drummers who are looking to play with THE SMASHING PUMPKINS. They should send their background info, photos and performance web links via email only to: pumpkinsdrummer@gmail.com."

Good luck! -SB

The circle of Slumdog Millionaire cross-cultural life is complete. In a case of life imitating art imitating life, Chris Kattan is set to star in a comedy miniseries or IFC called Bollywood Hero, in which he plays none other than Chris Kattan, a washed-up Hollywood actor, who, pissed that he can't get good work in Tinsletown anymore, heads off for the greener pastures of India, to try to make it as a Bollywood movie star.

The best part: the show is actually shooting in Bollywood - which means Kattan has spent the last months trying to become an American star in India, just like that guy he plays in the show - you know, Chris Kattan. This sounds amazing. Unfortunately we all have to wait until August 6 to watch.-AM

April 02 @ The Troubadour w/Robert Francis - Los Angeles, CA
April 28 @ The Echo Plex w/Castledoor, Princeton - Los Angeles, CA
May 05 @ Detroit Bar w/The Monolators - Costa Mesa, CA
May 07 @ Blue Lamp w/The Monolators - Sacramento, CA
May 08 @ Sophia's Thai Kitchen w/The Monolators - Davis, CA
May 09 @ Hemlock Tavern w/The Monolators - San Francisco, CA
May 10 @ Biko Garage w/The Monolators - Isla Vista, CA
June 04 @ Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA