Pelican at Bowery Ballroom Tuesday Night

Post-metal band Pelican will be performing Tuesday night at Bowery Ballroom in NYC with Earth and Priestbird. Sure, it's not Baltimore, but Pelican is from Chicago and I was just in Chicago. And they are awesome. If you're in NYC, go.

Tickets are $15 advance at Ticketweb.com.

Pelican Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Summer 2007 Tour Dates

The northeast and mid-atlantic series of dates for Pelican's upcoming U.S. tour have been announced.

7/19 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop w/ Priestbird
7/20 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place w/ Priestbird
7/21 Toronto, ON @ Lees Palace w/ Priestbird, Nadja
7/22 Montreal, QC @ Main Hall w/ Nadja
7/23 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East w/ Clouds, Priestbird
7/24 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Clouds, Priestbird
7/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Luna Lounge w/ Priestbird, Unearthly Trance
7/26 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ Priestbird, Your Black Star
7/28 Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Preistbird, Your Black Star
7/29 Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz w/ Clouds, Priestbird

New album from Pelican releases May 22, tour with These Arms Are Snakes, more

The new full-length album from Pelican, City of Echoes, will street on May 22nd. Give the title track a listen at Pelican's MySpace page.

Confirmed tour dates for Pelican:

March 4, 2007 - Chicago, IL
Subterranean
10pm
21+
w/ Sweet Cobra, Minsk
Sweet Cobra Insurance Relief Benefit

March 5, 2007 - De Kalb, IL
The House
8pm
w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 6, 2007 - Ann Arbor, MI
Blind Pig
9pm
w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 7, 2007 - Toledo, OH
Headliners
8pm
w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 8, 2007 - Covington, KY
Madhatter Club
8pm - 18+
w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 9, 2007 - Louisville, KY
St. John's Center
8pm
w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows, Dead Child

March 10, 2007 - Nashville, TN
Exit In
9pm - 18+
w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 11, 2007 - Atlanta, GA
Drunken Unicorn
8pm
w/ Daughters, Russian Circles, Chinese Stars

March 12, 2007 - Birmingham, AL
Bottletree Lounge
8:30pm - 18+
w/ Daughters, Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 13, 2007 - Baton Rouge, LA
Spanish Moon
10pm - 18+
w/ Daughters, Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 14, 2007 - Houston, TX
Walters
8:30pm
w/ Daughters, Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 15, 2007 - Austin, TX
Emos
7pm
SXSW Hydra Head Records Showcase
w/ Jesu, Big Business, Daughters
Oxbow, Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum

March 16, 2007 - Austin, TX
Club Deville
1pm
21+
SXSW Insound Party
w/ Shout Out Out Out, Black Lips, Walter Meego

March 17, 2007 - Fort Worth, TX
Ridgiea Theater
1pm
Ridgiea Music Festival
w/ These Arms Are Snakes, Russian Circles,
Young Widows and more...

March 19, 2007 - Springfield, MO
Outland Ballroom
8pm
w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 20, 2007 - Kansas City, MO
Record Bar
10pm - 18+
w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows

March 21, 2007 - Iowa City, IA
The Picador
9pm
w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows

April 5, 2007 - Prague, CZ
Palace Akropolis

April 6, 2007 - Bielefeld, DE
Ajz

April 7, 2007 - Fernelmon, BE
Rhaaa Lovely Festival

April 8, 2007 - Haarlem, NL
Patronaat
w/ These Arms Are Snakes
April 9, 2007 - Antwerp, BE
Trix
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 10, 2007 - Paris, FR
La Maroquinerie
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 12, 2007 - Lausanne, CH
La Romandie
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 13, 2007 - Esch-sur-Alzette, LU
Out Of The Crowd Festival
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 14, 2007 - Southampton, UK
Joiners
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 15, 2007 - Birmingham, UK
Barfly
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 16, 2007 - Glasgow, UK
ABC2
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 17, 2007 - Manchester, UK
Satan's Hollow
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 18, 2007 - Leeds, UK
The Cockpit
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 19, 2007 - London, UK
Islington Academy
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 20, 2007 - Brighton, UK
Audio
w/ These Arms Are Snakes

April 21, 2007 - Tilburg, NL
Roadburn Festival
w/ Neurosis, Om, Growing, Thrones...

April 22, 2007 - Dresden, DE
Groovestation

May 31, 2007 - Lisbon, POR
Santiago Alquimista

Free MP3: Somme - "Massless"

"I would contend that we are the post-rock instrumental version of Rob Crow, and you would absolutely love our music[.]"

That's what was in my inbox. Post-rock, instrumental, I was kind of sold on that, so I had to listen. The Rob Crow reference was absurd, though. Somme is a Chicago duo that combines the sounds of Slint, Pelican, and somehow, in an abstract way, Khanate all into one. Granted, Somme did tell me they were post-rock, not post-hardcore, so don't expect to be blasted into Hell with crazy feedback, though you will get pounded with some vicious drums. A little less drone than Khanate, no vocals like Pelican (sometimes) has, and a little too crisp to be Slint, but if you listen, you'll hear what I mean.

"Massless" is an epic instrumental. Gargantuan drums and the long picking of an SG, it's six minutes well spent.

Download "Massless" by Somme from their MySpace. UPDATE: Links should be working now. Let me know if there are still download problems!