Fountains of Wayne drive 'Traffic' on headlining tour
Pop-rockers Fountains of Wayne will try to find out if there's life beyond "Stacy's Mom" when the band heads out on tour later this month to support its first new studio album in four years.
The New Yorkers--who have been making music together since 1996 but didn't achieve widespread success until the aforementioned song became an unexpected smash in 2003--have lined up a brief stretch of tour dates this spring, kicking off April 20 in New York as part of Apple Computer's "Live From Soho" concert series.
After an April 30 appearance in San Francisco, the group will then head overseas for a UK tour in May, followed by another set of North American dates in June. The band's current European plans can be viewed at its official website.
"Traffic and Weather," released in early April, is the band's follow-up to its 2003 breakout release, "Welcome Interstate Managers." The new set was produced by lead singer and main songwriter, Adam Schlesinger, and mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay, Paul McCartney) and John Holbrook (Elton John, Todd Rundgren).
Several tracks from the new album can currently be heard streaming at the band's MySpace page.
April 2007
20 - New York, NY - Apple Store Soho
21 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Ballroom
22 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
24 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
25 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
28 - Indio, CA - Coachella Music and Arts Festival
30 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
June 2007
7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club Lounge
9 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
11 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
13 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
14 - Oshkosh, WI - Waterfest
15 - Chicago, IL - Taste of Randolph
17 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
19 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
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