Sharon-palooza: Sharon Van Etten Is Taking Over Los Angeles

Coming off an unbelievably successful run at SXSW, Sharon Van Etten’s next move is to take over the great city of Los Angeles, one media outlet at a time. Sharon-palooza is kicking off today with a live performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic. The show starts at 11 am EST and Sharon will be peforming around 2pm EST. Listen in over at KCRW. KCSN will also be airing an interview and acoustic performance today at 6pm EST.

We’ll have some more mega exciting things to announce tomorrow tomorrow, but in the meantime, Sharon and her band will be playing with The War on Drugs tomorrow night at the Avalon. Doors are at 8 PM and you can still buy tickets HERE. Not in LA? Fear not! Catch Sharon on tour this spring (dates below) or take a peak at the video above from Spinner’s New York studios for a special acoustic version of “Give Out” on The Interface.

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Sharon Van Etten Wants YOU To Help Design Her Tour

Sharon Van Etten is hitting the road for some serious touring this Friday, but she’s looking for help from her fans. Wherever possible, the band will be projecting fan-made video and they want you to contribute. It doesn’t need to be anything fancy. All they’re asking is for you to shoot 10 seconds of something you love (a person, a moment, a view). Use a camera or even your phone. Video guidelines and a submission form can be found HERE. The project will be on-going, so start sending in your video and catch Sharon on the road soon!

Sharon Van Etten’s “Serpents” Debuts at Pitchfork

The first track off Tramp, Sharon Van Etten’s debut album with Jagjaguwar, premiered today at Pitchfork! “Serpents” features both Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National, The Walkmen’s Matt Barrick, Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, and Doveman’s Thomas Bartlett. You can listen to it here.

Tramp will be released February 7, with a US tour to follow. Dates after the jump.

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Black Mountain Announces Summer Tour Dates

Black Mountain by Piper Ferguson

The wait for Black Mountain’s return is nearly over!  We just announced three US tour dates along with a slew of Canadian ones and some UK/Europe festival dates. They are road-testing some new jammers from their upcoming follow-up record to In the Future.

Here are the US dates just because I’m biased:

6/30/10 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
7/01/10 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
7/02/10 Detroit, MI Magic Stick

This sends my Midwestern heart aflutter! See you at the show.