the black angels at The Kessler November 20 The Black Angels borrow their name from a Velvet Underground song ("The Black Angel's Death Song") and their echoey, tambourine-fringed dirges owe a lot to John Cale & Co. as well. This tour is all about their third disc, Phosphene Dream, set to be released on 9.14. — chris, about 12 hours ago videos & reviews

the xx at Granada Theater October 8 Massively hyped UK indie rockers are a trio now, having dropped keyboardist Baria Qureshi in 2009. The present tour is in support of a new album, "VCR," released earlier this year. — chris, 15 days ago videos & reviews

sufjan stevens at McFarlin Auditorium October 20 After promising to record an album for each of the fifty states, megatalented Alt-golden boy Sufjan Stevens hasn't released a proper rock album for five years now. So we'll have to be satisfied with a live performance this fall. And, in fact, we can't wait! — chris, 24 days ago videos & reviews

Drag The River at Andy's Grill September 4 Tourfilter's favorite band name ever! Colorado alt-country quartet plays sprawling, poignant roadhouse jams. — chris, 28 days ago videos & reviews

blonde redhead at Granada Theater November 30 multilingual 4AD trio has a new album, Penny Sparkle (free streaming track, too), dropping in the fall. — chris, about 1 month ago videos & reviews

sea wolf at Hailey's Club September 12 Sea Wolf's indie-folk songs stand out for their combination of catchiness and poignancy. But this fall, Alex Brown Church, the singer-songwriter behind the band, turns down the volume and turns up the intimacy with a solo tour--just Church and an acoustic guitar--letting his voice, the song, and the narrative lyrics shine through. — debcha, about 1 month ago videos & reviews

Guided by Voices at The Loft September 29 Original '93-'96 lineup! — chris, about 1 month ago videos & reviews

of montreal at Granada Theater November 2 New album "False Priest," dropping Sept. 14, is available for preorder. — chris, about 1 month ago videos & reviews

Margaret Cho at Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie September 11 "Am I gay? Am I straight? And I realized, I'm just slutty. Where's my parade!?" — chris, 2 months ago videos & reviews

dwele at The Palladium Ballroom October 9 Solid downtempo detroit r&b singer touring in front of a new album ("W.W.W. (W.ants. W.orld. W.omen) "), dropping June 29. — chris, 3 months ago videos & reviews

Roger Waters at American Airlines Center November 21 Roger Waters will be performing Pink Floyd's awesome 1979 double-album The Wall in its entirety. — chris, 3 months ago videos & reviews

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stars at Granada Theater November 20 Hearts-on-their-sleeves Canadian popsters almost made Tourfilter cry once. Or twice. We think it somewhere between the eighth and ninetieth listen of Set Yourself on Fire. There's a new record coming June 22, The Five Ghosts, and a 2-part making-of vid up on their official site. — chris, 5 months ago videos & reviews

Bonobo at Trees November 20 UK DJ/Producer signed to Ninja Tune. Often tours with a live band, playing gorgeous lounge-y downtempo techno with echos of Burial and Album Leaf. — chris, 5 months ago videos & reviews

The National at House of Blues Dallas October 9 Cincinnati/Brooklyn croon-rockers The National are touring in front of their follow-up to 2007's acclaimed Boxer, coming in May of this year. — chris, 5 months ago videos & reviews

deerhunter at Granada Theater November 5 Atlanta-bred Deerhunter plays throbbing, druggy, sometimes experimental rock and has toured with bands like Dan Deacon and Lightning Bolt; their live show is said to be frenetic. — chris, 8 months ago videos & reviews