My Morning Jacket Announce Summer Tour Dates, SNL this Weekend

Last time we checked in with My Morning Jacket, they had just announced the release date for Evil Urges (June 10th) while also dropping news of a special show at Radio City Music Hall on June 20th.

Since then, it's been hard to keep track of all the developments, but we'll give it a try anyway: let's see, first there was a Spin cover story, then news of a Saturday Night Live appearance slated for this Saturday evening, and just yesterday the unveiling of an extensive summer tour that includes The Black Keys as openers from the Aug 16th through Oct 10th dates (with the exception of the Aug 21st Red Rocks show). Looks like the Radio City gig is still the only New York date so far, while they've instead gone ahead and doubled their pleasure in Chicago, not fair. Check out all the dates after the jump...

22 May - London, England @ St. James Church (Jim James solo acoustic)
12 Jun - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
16 Jun - Toronto, Ontario @ Kool Haus
17 Jun - Montreal, Quebec @ Le National
20 Jun - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
25 Jun - Sheffield, England @ Leadmill
26 Jun - Bristol, England @ Academy
27 Jun - Manchester, England @ Academy
29 Jun - Glastonbury, England @ Glastonbury Festival
01 Jul - Hamburg, Germany @ Gruenspan
02 Jul - Cologne, Germany @ Gebäude 9
04 Jul - Werchter, Belgium @ Rock Werchter Festival
06 Jul - Kent, England @ The Hop Farm
08 Jul - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
09 Jul - Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
11 Jul - Nottingham, England @ Rescue Rooms
13 Jul - Balado, Scotland @ T in the Park
15 Jul - London, England @ The Forum
19 Jul - Benicàssim, Spain @ Benicàssim Festival
26 Jul - Pemberton, British Columbia @ Pemberton Festival
01 Aug - Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival (Jim James solo acoustic)
16 Aug - Louisville, KY @ Waterfront Park
18 Aug - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
19 Aug - Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove
21 Aug - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
23 Aug - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
24 Aug - Austin, TX @ Stubbs
27 Aug - Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre-Atlanta
29 Aug - Miami, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach - Jackie Gleason Theater
30 Aug - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
31 Aug - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
02 Sep - Charlottesville, VA @ Charlottesville Pavilion
03 Sep - Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall
05 Sep - Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing
06 Sep - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
19 Sep - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
21 Sep - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
23 Sep - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
24 Sep - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
25 Sep - San Diego, CA @ SDSU Open Air Theater
27 Sep - Portland, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield
28 Sep - Seattle WA @ McCaw Hall
02 Oct - Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
03 Oct - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
04 Oct - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
09 Oct - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
10 Oct - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre

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Spam Filter: "All Eyes on My Morning Jacket"

Get your DVRs, TiVos or even (gasp) VCRs ready, straight from our inbox....

Who: Tune in to Current TV to catch a glimpse of My Morning Jacket's special performance with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra at last year's Lollapalooza through the eyes of their fans during a one-of-a-kind "All Eyes On." Current's collaborative program enlisted the help of the band and their fans to shoot footage of My Morning Jacket's festival performance usng video cameras, digital cameras and cell phones.

When: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 premiering on "All Eyes On" at 10 p.m. PST / EST. Check www.current.com for additional viewing and times

What: "All Eyes On" is Current TV's creative collaboration with artists, bands and fans that utilizes raw footage from cell phones and digital cameras to capture a shared, musical moment in time. The series premiered last year with "All Eyes On The Shins," which used every video submitted by hundreds of fans to generate the first-ever audience-created concert film of its kind.

Listen:
"Lowdown"

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My Morning Jacket - Well, Did You Get Tickets Or What?

Oh how Jim James and his merry band of Kentuckians (Kentuckyites? Bluegrassers?) have taunted us this past week, dispensing piece after choice piece of band-related news that has only made us realize just how far away June is.....

You know June - lots of humidity, home to Daisy Buchanan's favorite day of the year, NBA Finals, shitty movies - and as we know now the release of My Morning Jacket's latest album.

Perhaps equally enticing is the Radio City gig also announced for June, the 20th to be exact. The presale occurred just moments ago, and based on my own fruitless run-around within the bowels of the internet it's safe to say that those tickets ran out in a matter of minutes.

But alas, another advantage of having two EAR FARMers instead of one is in the ability to wage multiple assaults on the phalanxes of online ticket-buying. Back from the trenches, a weary Matt has apparently scored tickets. Did you all have similar luck?

This show is going to rule for the following reasons:
- As of now, it's only their fourth date scheduled, the other three all being in mid-March around SXSW (see below for details)
- The show is billed as "An Evening With My Morning Jacket". To me this implies special guests (see video below for visual aid), multiple encores, balloons and loads of other shenanigans
- It's at Radio City. Last time we saw MMJ was at Roseland. This is a big improvement.

If you struck out like I did in presale, fear not. Public sale starts January 25th at 10am. Go forth and conquer!

Dates:
10 March - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre *
13 March - Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall (SXSW)
15 March - Austin, TX @ St. David's Church (SXSW Jim James solo show)
20 June - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall (ie "An Evening With My Morning Jacket")

Listen: "Run Thru"

And here's another teensy consolation: excellent live video of MMJ performing the Who's "A Quick One While He's Away" with Mr. Golden Globe himself Eddie Vedder:



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