Wye Oak (formerly Monarch) from Baltimore have been signed to Merge Records. They’ll also be playing SXSW this year.
MP3: Warning
Other shows:
1/5/08 * Brooklyn, NY * Union Hall
1/8/08 * Chapel Hill, NC * Local 506
1/9/08 * Greenville, NC * The Spazzatorium Galleria
1/10/08 * Augusta, GA * Soul Bar
1/11/08 * Jacksonville, FL * Jack Rabbits
1/12/08 * Ybor City, FL * New World Brewery
1/13/08 * Gainesville, FL * 1982 Club
1/17/08 * Baltimore, MD * Talking Head Club
1/24/08 * Spokane, WA * Whitworth College
1/25/08 * Seattle, WA * Comet Tavern
1/27/08 * Portland, OR * Doug Fir Lounge
Why (wye) did Craighead shave his beard?
austinist is reporting:
R.E.M., My Morning Jacket, Daniel Lanois, The Black Keys, The Kills, My Brightest Diamond, Pato Banton, Vampire Weekend, Joe Lean + The Jing Jang Jong, Jens Lekman, Sia, $olal, Tech N9ne, and Mala Rodriguez