Upcoming Shows Courtesy of Filter Magazine

Here's what's hot and coming to the Baltimore/DC area over the next two months:

6/4 Deftones, The Fall of Troy@ 9:30 Club
6/5 Two Gallants, Les Claypool @ Rams Head Live
6/7 The Cinematics, The Bravery @ 9:30 Club
6/8 EL-P, Hangar 18 @ 9:30 Club
6/8 Kenna, Nelly Furtado @ Patriot
6/9 Califone, Bitter Tears @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/9 RJD2 @ Starscape (read a review of RJ's last visit to Baltimore)
6/9 Loney, Dear, The Sea & Cake @ Black Cat
6/10 Architecture in Helsinki @ 9:30 Club
6/10 As Tall as Lions @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/10 Electrelane @ Black Cat
6/12 Favourite Sons, Voxtrot, Au Revoir Simone @ Ottobar
6/13 Voxtrot, Favourite Sons, Au Revoir Simone @ Black Cat
6/13 Feist, Grizzly Bear @ 9:30 Club
6/15 French Kicks, Bon Savants @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/16 VHS or Beta @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/19 Great Northern @ Black Cat
6/19 Illinois @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/20 The National, Talkdemonic @ 9:30 Club
6/21 Panda Bear @ Ottobar
6/21 Wilco @ Merriweather Post Pavillion
6/22 Shiny Toy Guns, Stars of Track & Field, The Hourly Radio @ Sonar
6/23 Bryan Scary @ Velvet Lounge
6/24 Lovedrug, Sparta @ Black Cat
6/28 The Fray, OK Go, Mae @ 9:30 Club
6/30 The Polyphonic Spree @ 9:30 Club

JULY
7/3 Morrissey @ Rams Head Live
7/5 The Fiery Furnaces @ Black Cat
7/7 Tortoise @ Black Cat
7/17 Dirty On Purpose, The Besnard Lakes @ Black Cat
7/20 Violent Femmes @ Power Plant Live (FREE: learn more)
7/23 The Ponys @ Black Cat
7/25 James Morrison @ Verizon Center
7/27 Paid Dues International Hip Hop Festival: Brother Ali, Hangar 18, Sage Francis, Mr. Lif, Living Legends and more @ Pier Six Pavilion
7/28 The White Stripes @ The Patriot Center

AUGUST
8/07 Ra Ra Riot, Tokyo Police Club @ Black Cat
8/21 Wolf Parade @ Black Cat

Marilyn Manson and Slayer Tour Dates

Marilyn Manson and Slayer have announced dates for a co-headlining tour. Manson will be touring in support of his new album. If you haven't already, check out my review of Slayer's Christ Illusion.

Tour Dates:

7/25 West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre
7/27 Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
7/28 Atlanta, GA @ Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre
7/30 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/31 Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheatre
8/2 Philadelphia, PA @ Tweeter Center
8/4 Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
8/5 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC
8/7 Quebec, QUE @ Centre de Foire
8/8 Montreal, QUE @ Bell Centre
8/10 Toronto, ONT @ Molson Amphitheatre
8/11 Detroit, MI @ DTE Music Theatre
8/13 Chicago, IL @ Allstate
8/14 Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel
8/18 Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre
8/21 Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
8/23 Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
8/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/25 San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena
8/27 Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
8/28 Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
8/30 Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theatre
8/31 Houston, TX @ Reliant Arena
9/1 San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

A stop at Merriweather here in Central Maryland? Count me in!

Coming Soon to 9:30 Club and Merriweather Post Pavilion: Deftones, Wilco, more

Any Given Tuesday-approved shows coming to Merriweather Post Pavilion this summer:

Thursday, June 21:
Wilco and Low
On Sale Friday, April 20 @ 10am

Saturday, June 23:
Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System & Thievery Corporation (Washington, DC)
On Sale Friday, April 20 at 10am



And at 9:30 Club (shhhhh....a couple of these haven't been formally announced):

Saturday 6/2 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club w/ The Horrors

Sunday 6/3 & Monday 6/4 Deftones

Thursday 6/7 The Bravery