The Antlers at Sasquatch 2011 (more by Josh Darr)

Levi's recently launched The Commuter, a line of jeans designed for biking the city streets. In honor of the new clothing line, Levi's are teaming up with Urban Outfitters for the "Get in the Saddle Tour," where they'll travel around America "to cyclists' hot spots promoting The Commuter". The tour kicks off in NYC with performances by The Antlers and Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Liberty Hall in the Ace Hotel tonight (8/5). We didn't post this earlier because we were told it was turned into a private show. That still might be true. Go at your own risk. Doors are at 7pm.

You can also catch The Antlers on their international tour that includes opening for Explosions in the Sky at Wellmont Theatre (10/3). Tickets for that show are still on sale.

UMO will go on tour soon too and play Webster Hall on September 14 with Toro y Moi and Ava Luna and Glasslands on September 15 with Woven Bones, Blouse, and Man/Miracle. Tickets are on sale for the Webster Hall show and the Glasslands show.

photos by Chris Graham, words by Andrew Frisicano

Dirty Projectors @ Sasquatch Fest

Dirty Projectors have added the rest of the tour dates around their September 11th Terminal 5 show (Tickets are still on sale for that). The band covers a lot of ground on the short tour, going back to Seattle by the end of September. They just played the Seattle-area, Sasquatch Festival's second day (5/30). The pictures here are from that (Day one pictures from the same fest are here).

Between playing for David Byrne and DJing with Bjork, the band found time to cut a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" for Levi's, who will give you the song for your e-mail address. Don't expect too many fireworks - their version is a pretty straightforward, dorm-room take on the song. Levi's is also giving away songs by Nas, The Swell Season, and She & Him (The Shins, Passion Pit, and The Kills all have free tracks coming up).

Dirty Projectors' Terminal 5 show is being opened by Owen Pallett, who opens a few others on the tour too. Sub Pop garage-pop Happy Birthday and electro-party rapper Dominique Young Unique (whose video for single "Show My Ass" is below) open others. Owen goes on to tour with the National.

More Sasquatch pictures and videos (which capture the crowd singing "Happy Birthday" to Amber's dad, and some inspired "Stillness" dance moves) and all tour dates are below...

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