'Shut Down The Streets' (LP/CD/digital) is the most powerful and personal solo work to date from the New Pornographers' founder. While Newman long ago staked a claim for being one of North America's finest pop craftsmen, 'Streets' represents a change in tone and a bigger change in subject matter. A year of joy and sorrow in the Newman household has inspired an album of understated elegance and strength. Fantastic lyrical chops and musical invention aren't new territory for Carl, but...
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Blank Realm
Bobby Conn
Josephine Foster
Mark Mulcahy
Mission Of Burma
Ned Collette & Wirewalker
Pere Ubu
Scott & Charlene's Wedding
The Boys
| 20 May | The Hexagon, Minneapolis |
| 21 May | Quarters, Milwaukee |
| 24 May | Magnetic South, Bloomington |
| 26 May | The Summit, Columbus |
| 27 May | Black Cat, Washington |
| 28 May | Death By Audio, Brooklyn |
| 29 May | Ortlieb's Lounge, Philadelphia |
| 30 May | Chaos in Tejas Festival, Austin |
| 01 Jun | Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco |
| 03 Jun | Che Café, San Diego |
| 07 Jun | Cairo, Seattle |
Bobby Conn
| 06 Jun | Hideout, Chicago |
| 20 Jun | Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff |
| 22 Jun | Krunk Fiesta, Liverpool |
| 23 Jun | The Lexington, London |
| 26 Jun | King Georg, Cologne |
| 27 Jun | Fusion Festival, Larz |
| 28 Jun | Moriskan, Malmo |
| 29 Jun | Truckstop Alaska, Goteborg |
| 01 Jul | Revolver, Olso |
| 03 Jul | Golden Pudel, Hamburg |
| 04 Jul | Privatclub, Berlin |
| 05 Jul | Zoro, Leipzig |
| 06 Jul | Café Central, Weinheim |
| 10 Jul | Chelsea, Vienna |
| 12 Jul | PMK Summerfest, Innsbruck |
| 13 Jul | Creepy Teepee, Kutina Hora |
| 14 Jul | Festival La Cite, Lausanne |
| 18 Jul | Slowclub, Freiburg |
| 19 Jul | Halle14, Karlsruhe |
| 20 Jul | Scheldapen, Antwerp |
Josephine Foster
| 25 May | The Stone Fox, Nashville |
| 30 May | The Pilot Lights, Knoxville |
| 31 May | The Apothecary, Asheville |
| 01 Jun | Twisted Brunch Tea Bazaar, Charlottesville |
| 02 Jun | The Coward Shoe, Baltimore |
| 05 Jun | Marsh Botanical Garden, New Haven |
| 06 Jun | Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket |
| 07 Jun | Rendesvous, Turners - Falls |
| 13 Jun | ISSUE Project Room, Brooklyn |
| 21 Jun | Constellation, Chicago |
Mark Mulcahy
| 28 Aug | The Lexington, London |
| 29 Aug | Latest Music Bar, Brighton |
| 30 Aug | End Of The Road Festival, Dorset |
Mission Of Burma
| 30 May | The Garage, London |
| 01 Jun | The Haunt, Brighton |
| 02 Jul | Winston Kingdom, Amsterdam |
| 03 Jul | Gleis 22, Munster |
| 04 Jul | Hafenklang, Hamburg |
| 05 Jul | Skanes Konstforening, Malmo |
| 07 Jul | Kuudes Aisti, Helsinki |
Ned Collette & Wirewalker
| 23 May | 12 Bar, London |
| 24 May | Latest Music Bar, Brighton |
| 03 Jun | Valentin Stuberl, Berlin |
| 14 Jun | Kafi Fur Dich, Zurich |
| 20 Jun | Urbanguild, Kyoto |
| 21 Jun | Guggenheim House, Kobe |
| 24 Jun | Super Deluxe, Tokyo |
| 29 Jun | O-West, Tokyo |
| 29 Jun | O West, Tokyo |
Pere Ubu
| 16 Jun | La Scala, London |
| 19 Jun | Bolognetti Rocks, Bologna |
| 20 Jun | Martino, Oasi S, Bari |
| 21 Jun | Dampfsentrale, Bern |
| 21 Jun | ATP Festival, Camber Sands |
| 25 Jun | Doornroosje, Nijmegen |
| 26 Jun | Vooruit, Ghent |
| 27 Jun | Feierwerk Hansa 39, Munich |
| 28 Jun | Kino, Ebensee |
| 29 Jun | Schlachthof, Wels |
| 30 Jun | Feierwerk, Munich |
| 01 Jul | El Lokal, Zurich |
| 02 Jul | Pilot, Prague |
| 03 Jul | Soziokulturelles Zentrum Die Nato E.v, Leipzig |
| 04 Jul | Quasimodo, Berlin |
| 05 Jul | MIMI Festival, Marseille |
| 06 Sep | Hopskotch Music Festival, Raleigh |
| 07 Sep | The Earl, Atlanta |
| 08 Sep | Mercury Lounge, Nashville |
| 10 Sep | Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington |
| 11 Sep | North Star Bar, Philadelphia |
| 12 Sep | Bowery Ballroom, New York |
| 13 Sep | Fete Lounge, Providence |
| 14 Sep | Brighton Music Hall, Allston |
| 15 Sep | Higher Ground, South Burlington |
| 16 Sep | Maverick’s, Ottowa |
| 17 Sep | Le Cabaret du Mile End, Montreal |
| 18 Sep | Lee's Palace, Toronto |
| 19 Sep | Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland |
| 20 Sep | Trinosophes, Detroit |
| 21 Sep | The Empty Bottle, Chicago |
Scott & Charlene's Wedding
| 27 Jun | In Store - Sound Knowledge, Marlborough |
| 29 Jun | Glastonbury Festival, Somerset |
| 30 Jun | The Garage, London |
| 01 Jul | The Haunt, Brighton |
| 02 Jul | The Green Door Store, Brighton |
| 03 Jul | In Store - Rise, Bristol |
| 04 Jul | Undertone Bar, Cardiff |
| 05 Jul | In Store - UK Pie & Vinyl Presents, Southsea |
| 06 Jul | The Victoria, Dalston, London |
| 13 Jul | Hoxton Bar & Kitchen - East End Live, London |
| 16 Jul | Lexington, London |
| 07 Aug | Shipping Forecast, Liverpool |
| 08 Aug | Tye Die Tapes Present, Sheffield |
| 09 Aug | Heartattack & Vine, Newcastle |
| 10 Aug | Rook & Gaskill, York |
| 10 Aug | In Store - Sound It Out Records, Stockton On Tees |
| 11 Aug | In Store - Urban Outfitters York, York |
| 12 Aug | Adelphi, Hull |
| 13 Aug | Wharf Chambers, Leeds |
| 14 Aug | Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester |
| 15 Aug | The Hairy Dog, Derby |
| 16 Aug | Yes Way Festival, London |
| 16 Aug | In Store - Flashback Records, London |
The Boys
| 22 Jun | Borderline, London |
