Spoon decks the halls with holiday gigs
Indie rockers Spoon get into the holiday spirit in December, with a lineup of radio-sponsored Christmas shows on tap as the band continues to back its latest studio set.
The seasonal cheer kicks off Dec. 3 in Columbus, OH, where the band participates in radio station CD101's Low Dough Show. Highlights of the trek include the Dec. 6 107.7 The End Deck the Hall Ball in Seattle, which sports a lineup that includes Modest Mouse, Jimmy Eat World, Coheed and Cambria and others, and a Dec. 9 appearance in Universal City, CA, as part of a bill featuring Feist, The Shins, and Modest Mouse again.
Lead singer Britt Daniels will also play a solo set opening for Silversun Pickups Dec. 13 in the band's Austin, TX, hometown, before Spoon closes out its year with a New Year's Eve show in Chicago. All dates are listed below.
Released July 10, "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" is Spoon's sixth studio album and follows 2005's "Gimme Fiction." A limited-edition version of the album that includes a bonus disc titled "Get Nice!" was released concurrently with the regular version. The bonus disc features a handful of instrumental songs, along with a few demos.
Several tracks from the new disc (as well as selected songs from throughout the band's career) are streaming at Spoon's recently redesigned official website.
December 2007
3 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
4 - Boston, MA - The Roxy
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
6 - Seattle, WA - Comcast Arena (w/ Modest Mouse)
7 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (w/ Modest Mouse)
9 - Universal City, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre (w/ Modest Mouse, The Shins, Feist)
13 - Austin, TX - Emo's (Britt Daniels solo w/ Silversun Pickups)
15 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
31 - Chicago, IL - Metro
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