Australian duo An Horse saw the release of their sophomore full-length, Walls, today via Mom+Pop Music (it's streaming now at Spinner). The band will celebrate tonight, 4/26, with a show at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn with help from openers Nik Freitas and Secret Music. They're then on the road through the end of May, part of the time with Manchester Orchestra. They hit California for a few shows in June and return in August to play Lollapalooza.

Kaki King, who makes an appearance at LPR tonight, toured with them last year. You may have caught them also in 2009 when they were on tour with Telekenisis supporting their last record.

All current tour dates below...

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Maria Taylor @ Belmont Arts and Music Festival - July 6, 2008 (musicitylights)

Yesterday in San Francisco Maria Taylor's van was broken into. Maria and the band are pretty devastated as the culprits got away with 6 guitars, 2 suitcases, pedals, and plenty of merch. We're hoping some of these items may turn up online or in local San Francisco pawn shops. As you can imagine, this gear has lots of sentimental value as well. If anyone has any information, please have them send a message to info AT saddle-creek DOT com.

Maria has two more shows left with Johnathan Rice and Nik Frietas. They'll be playing with borrowed gear, but the shows will go on!

Fri-Jul-11, Los Angeles, CA, Echoplex
Sat-Jul-12, Sonoma, CA, Gundlach Bundschu Winery

Thanks so much for your support.

Gowanus goes Green fest @ The Yard - June 1, 2008 (rsguskind)

South Street Seaport - Friday May 30, 2008 (more by Jason Bergman)

people playing David Byrne's building - June 1, 2008 (leesean)

tonight in NYC & NJ
* Jerry Seinfeld @ MSG
* Hey Willpower & others @ Glasslands
* The Black Lips & Gringo Star @ Maxwell's
* What Made Milwaukee Famous @ Mercury Lounge
* Rilo Kiley, Nik Freitas & Thao Nguyen @ Terminal 5

Did you know that the Jerry Seinfeld show at MSG tonight is for the same cause as the upcoming Brian Wilson show at Hammerstein Ballroom? Did you know Brian Wilson has a new album coming out?

Did you know that Will of Hey Willpower was/is in Imperial Teen? (Glasslands tonight)

Did you know that Nik Freitas has a new record out on Team Love? (he's on tour w/ Rilo Kiley) (Terminal 5 tonight)

Did you know it was Schlitz beer that made Milwaukee famous? (....to answer the question of the band playing Mercury Lounge tonight....or it a statement...or just a reference to a Glenn Sutton / Jerry Lee Lewis song?)

(Did you know that..) Die! Die! Die! opened the Wire show at South Street Seaport. unARTigNYC made a video. (below)

What else?

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