Hard Feelings

Here's a stop-gap post of assorted concert announcements and music news until some real content comes along:

Peter Moren(of Peter Bjorn and John) is at the El Mocambo on April 24. The show was moved from The Mod Club.

Aversion interviews The Constantines who are at the Phoenix on May 1 and the Virgin Festival at Toronto Islands on September 6. Their newest album "Kensington Heights" is available to stream over at their MySpace; more tour dates over there as well.

Constantine guitarist Steve Lambke aka Baby Eagle is at Tranzac on April 26 and the Silver Dollar on April 28.

Rebekah Higgs is at Ukula on May 2[last two tour items via Outside Music].

Portland, Oregon's The Helio Sequence are at the Horseshoe Tavern on May 26[via Inland Empire Touring].

Coming back to Toronto on June 6(after her recent sold-out show at the Rivoli), British soul sensation Adele returns for a show June 6 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre [via Beggars Group Canada].

Beggars Group Canada also will also bring the suave folk-pop stylings of Adam Green to Toronto for a show at Horseshoe Tavern on June 6. His most recent album "Sixes and Seven" is out now through Rough Trade and can be sampled over at his MySpace.

My Morning Jacket return to Toronto(after their recent show at Berkeley Church) for a show at Kool Haus on June 16.

Though not confirmed by the band's website nor their MySpace, Pollstar indicates that Toronto's The Hidden Cameras return home to take part in Pride on June 28 and 29.

The Windish Agency is now listing Poni Hoax(no longer Datarock) as the opener for the Ladytron show at Harbourfront Centre on July 4.

Richard Thompson is at The Danforth Music Hall Theatre on July 6, tickets $35.00.

Not riled by bogus record reviews by Maxim magazine, The Black Crowes come to prove themselves at Massey Hall on July 12.

I'm still not quite sure of the musical lineage that runs through the band A Hack And A Hacksaw(are they a Neutral Milk Hotel side project?; what's the Beirut connection?) as I haven't devoted enough time to reading up on them but they're at El Mocambo on July 16 and my interest is piqued by the samples over at their MySpace.

Brooklyn, NY's Oneida are at a venue TBA on August 15[ via Kork Agency ].

Chartattack reports that Sloan's 13-track new album "Parallel Play" will be released through Yep Roc in the U.S on June 8 and it's expected(though not confirmed) that Sloan will release through their own label Murderecords in Canada on the same day. Chartattack has the new album's tracklisting.

Lyncanthropy has mp3's of Portishead's recent performance on Current TV of new songs from their forthcoming album "Third". Thank you Lycanthropy.