Not to be confused with the news item “The White Stripes announce 17 more U.S. tour dates for June, July” posted on Pitchfork on May 19th, The White Stripes have announced the following 9 new US tour dates with the band Whirlwind Heat opening at all of them:

JULY 20
Boston, MA – Fleet Boston Pavilion

JULY 21 AND 22
New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom

JULY 23 – New York, NY – Central Park Summer Stage – previously announced

JULY 25
Philadelphia, PA – Penns Landing

JULY 26
Washington DC – GW Smith Center

JULY 30
Indianapolis, IN
Egyptian Room at Murat Centre

AUGUST 2
Cincinati, OH – Bogarts

AUGUST 3
Columbus, OH – Promowest Pavilion

AUGUST 4
Cleveland, OH – Tower City Amphitheatre

According to the Stripey Beast, tickets for these shows may not yet be available because these dates were just announced.

Barely over three months after the release of their Sub Pop debut, No Silver/No Gold, Baptist Generals are already at work on their new album tentatively titled Revolutionary Modern Heart for release in the fall if all goes well. A full tracklist has yet to be compiled, but the group has been incorporating the new songs into their live set lists. Of course, since they are working on the new album, they aren’t playing many live shows so here’s the short list:

Sat May 24    Sons of Hermann Hall                Dallas, TX
              w/Slobberbone
              Rock Creek Revelaires
Fri Jun 13    J and J's Old Dirty Basement        Denton, TX
              w/The Theatre Fire
Thu Jul 31    Rubber Gloves                       Denton, TX
              w/Centro-matic
              Panda opens
Fri Aug 1     Fat Cats                           Houston, TX
Sat Aug 2     The Mercury                         Austin, TX
              w/Centro-matic

If you happen to live outside of the Republic of Texas, look for a late September/early October tour with the Mountain Goats.

So I guess I get the joy of making the first news post. Anyway, Matador recently announced the title and street date of Pretty Girls Make Graves’ new album, “The New Romance” to be released on September 9, 2003.

Prior to the album’s release, the single “This Is Our Emergency” will be released on Matador UK with some radio session tracks not on the album. Also in August the band will be touring Europe with the Blood Brothers.