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Metric recently released “Youth Without Youth,” the first single from their upcoming album Synthetica and you can currently pre-order the disc — but if you can hold out until September you’ll be able to hear what it sounds like live, too.

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That’s right Metric have announced a full U.S. fall tour that will kick off on September 6th in Rochester, New York, and wrap up in Tempe, Arizona, on October 10th and you can pick up exclusive pre=sale tickets that come with digital music at the band’s official site, so what are you waiting for?
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09.06.12 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY 
09.08.12 – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI 
09.09.12 – Madison Theatre – Covington, KY 
09.11.12 – State Theatre – Minneapolis, MN 
09.14.12 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN 
09.17.12 – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC 
09.18.12 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA 
09.20.12 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA 
09.21.12 – The Strathmore – Washington, DC 
09.22.12 – Tower Theater – Philadelphia, PA 
09.23.12 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY 
09.27.12 – Hard Rock – Orlando, FL 
09.28.12 – The Fillmore – Miami, FL 
09.29.12 – The Ritz – Tampa, FL 
10.01.12 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA 
10.02.12 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO 
10.04.12 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO 
10.05.12 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT 
10.06.12 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV 
10.09.12 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA 
10.10.12 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ  
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The Portland, Oregon-based act Blind Pilot are on a hot streak right now coming off two sold-out tours supporting their sophomore release We Are The Tide and now they’ve announced even more dates following their gigs this month supporting The Shins and Dave Matthews Band, respectively.
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The band’s summer tour dates will include festival stops at Sasquatch!, Bonnaroo, Newport folk and Firefly and more dates are expected to be announced soon. You can view the band’s full tour schedule below.
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5/25/12 – Les Schwab Amphitheater (supporting The Shins) – Bend, OR
5/25/12-5/28/12 – Sasquatch! – George, WA
5/28/12 – Red Butte Garden Amphitheater (supporting The Shins) – Salt Lake City, UT
5/29/12 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre (supporting The Shins) – Morrison, CO
5/31/12 – Harrah’s Council Bluffs (supporting The Shins) – Council Bluffs, IA
6/02/12 – Molson Amphitheatre (supporting Dave Matthews Band) – Toronto, ONT CANADA
6/03/12 – Blossom Music Center (supporting Dave Matthews Band) – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
6/05/12 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
6/06/12 – The National, Richmond, VA
6/07/12 – Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC
6/07/12-6/10/12 – Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN
7/06/12 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
7/07/12 – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
7/08/12 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA
7/10/12 – The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
7/11/12 – Santa Fe Sol – Santa Fe, NM
7/13/12 – La Zona Rosa – Austin, TX
7/14/12 – Kessler Theater – Dallas, TX
7/15/12 – Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX
7/17/12 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN
7/18/12 – 20th Century Theatre – Cincinnati, OH
7/20/12-7/22/12 – Firefly Music Festival – Dover, DE
7/23/12 – Interlochen Center for the Arts – Interlochen, MI
7/25/12 – The Opera House – Toronto, ONT CANADA
7/26/12 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC CANADA
7/27/12 – Port City Music Hall – Portland, ME
7/28/12 – Newport Folk Festival, – Newport, RI
8/12/12 – Mishawaka Amphitheatre – Bellvue, CO
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One of our favorite new bands is Crocodiles and this week the group premiered the title track from their upcoming third album Endless Flowers which you can check out here. Their album doesn’t come out digitally until May 8th but the band will be busy promoting it all summer by touring in Europe and the U.S.
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The band’s domestic leg kicks off June 10th in Dallas, Texas, and wraps up on July 22nd in Atlanta, Georgia, and they will be supported by The Cribs and The Temper Trap on select dates. If you haven’t seen these guys live before, trust us, you won’t want to miss’ em.
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MAY 7          NOTTINGHAM, UK                  ROCK CITY*
MAY 8          LONDON, UK                         THE TROXY*
MAY 9          BRISTOL, UK                         O2 ACADEMY*
MAY 11         GLASGOW, UK                      BARROWLANDS*
MAY 12         MANCHESTER, UK                  ACADEMY*
MAY 13         EASTBOURNE, UK                  WINTER GARDENS*
MAY 19         MEXICO CITY, MX                   FESTIVAL MARVIN
MAY 31         BERLIN, DE                           BI NUU
JUN. 1          AMSTERDAM, NL                    PARADISO
JUN. 2          LONDON, UK                         FIELD DAY FESTIVAL
JUN. 5          PARIS, FR                             NOUVEAU CASINO
JUN. 7          LONDON, UK                         THE ROYAL PRINCESS CRUISE LINER
JUN. 10         DALLAS, TX                          HOUSE OF BLUES#
JUN. 11         AUSTIN, TX                          STUBB’S (outdoors)#
JUN. 13         SAN DIEGO, CA                     HOUSE OF BLUES#
JUN. 15         LOS ANGELES, CA                  HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM#
JUN. 16         SAN FRANCISCO, CA              WARFIELD THEATRE#
JUN. 17         PORTLAND, OR                      ROSELAND THEATRE#
JUN. 18         SEATTLE, WA                        SHOWBOX AT THE MARKET#
JUN. 19         VANCOUVER, BC                    MALKIN BOWL AT STANLEY PARK#
JUN. 22         MINNEAPOLIS, MN                  7TH STREET ENTRY
JUN. 23         CHICAGO, IL                          DO312.COM EVENT
JUN. 24         DETROIT, MI                          MAGIC BAG
JUN. 26         PITTSBURGH, PA                    BRILLOBOX
JUN. 27         HOBOKEN, NJ                        MAXWELL’S
JUL. 13          PHILADELPHIA, PA                 JOHNNY BRENDA’S
JUL. 14          NEW YORK, NY                      4 KNOTS FESTIVAL
JUL. 15          BALTIMORE, MD                    OTTOBAR
JUL. 16          CHAPEL HILL, NC                   CAT’S CRADLE
JUL. 18          ORLANDO, FL                        THE SOCIAL
JUL. 19          PALM BEACH, FL                    RESPECTABLE STREET
JUL. 20          MIAMI, FL                             THE VAGABOND
JUL. 22          ATLANTA, GA                        MASQUERADE
* supporting The Cribs
# supporting The Temper Trap
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Finally one of the biggest breakout acts of the past year is Young The Giant who just announced they’ll be on the Today show on May 22nd. However even more impressive is the fact that fresh off their 46-date sold-out headlining tour the bands show no sign of slowing down.
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Young The Giant’s latest string of gig kicks off on May 19th in Atlanta, Georgia, and wraps up on September 2nd in Edmonton, Alberta, and we recommend picking up tickets soon because the New York City date isa already sold out. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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5/19/2012                      Party In The Park                                               Atlanta, GA
5/20/2012                      Hangout Beach Music Festival                           Gulf Shores, AL
5/26/2012                      Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan Of
Las Vegas                                                        Las Vegas, NV
6/2/2012-6/3/2012          Free Press Summer Fest                                   Houston, TX
6/5/2012                        The Cotillion                                                      Wichita, KS
6/6/2012                        Diamond Ballroom                                            Oklahoma City, OK
6/7/2012                        Minglewood Hall                                                Memphis, TN
6/8/2012-6/10/2012         Bonnaroo Music Festival                                   Manchester, TN
7/5/2012                        Summerfest                                                      Milwaukee, WI  
7/6/2012                        Kansas City Power And Light District                 Kansas City, MO                      
7/10/2012                      Egyptian Room at Murat Center                         Indianapolis, IN                        
7/13/2012                      RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest                     Ottawa, ONT    
7/14/2012                      Edgefest 2012                                                  Toronto, ON
7/16/2012                      Central Park Summerstage                                 New York, NY – SOLD OUT
7/17/2012                      The Dome                                                         Wallingford, CT
7/20/2012                      Power Plant Live                                               Baltimore, MD
7/21/2012                      Firefly Music Festival                                         Dover, DE
7/22/2012                      OC Fair @ The Pacific Amphitheatre                   Costa Mesa, CA
8/3/2012                        Musikfest                                                          Bethlehem, PA
8/4/2012                        OSHEAGA                                                        Montreal, QUE
9/1/2012                        Calgary X-Fest                                                  Calgary, ALB
9/2/2012                        Sonic Boom Festival                                         Edmonton, ALB
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