MusiCares Benefit Concert

When: March 28th

Where: The Echoplex in LA

What: A MusiCares Benefit Concert featuring Giant Drag + The Standells, Peter Case, The Zero’s, The Icarus Line, and Pierced Arrows

How: To get tickets, click here.

Rooney, Jason Boesel, Dawes, etc.

Miscellaneous news/video post:

1. Rooney‘s bassist Matt is leaving the band to go to medical school. Rooney’s record release, touring, and summer plans have not changed.

2. Dawes is currently on tour with Jason Boesel – here is a video from 3 days ago of “Love Is All I Am”:

3. Jason Boesel playing with Dawes as his back-up band:

4. Annie Hardy joined the Icarus Line onstage at the Roxy. La Weekly has a slideshow of photos from the show here.

5. Jill Hennessey playing on the beach:

6. Los Campesinos! announced their North American tour dates:

April
17 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
18 Laval, Quebec Maison des Arts De Lava
19 Burlington VT Higher Ground Showcase Lounge
20 Toronto, ONT Phoenix Theatre
22 New York, NY Irving Plaza
23 Princeton, NJ Terrace Club at Princeton University
24 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (18+)
27 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
28 Covington KY Mad Hatter Club
29 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
30 Chicago, IL Cabaret Metro
May
01 Minneapolis MN First Avenue
04 Seattle, WA Showbox Theatre
05 Portland OR Hawthorne Theatre
07 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
08 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
10 Pomona CA The Glass House
11 San Diego CA San Diego Women’s Club