Tour news: Dan Deacon, That Mexican OT, Shabazz Palaces, The Alarm, Fred Mascherino, Activity, more

Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more.

DAN DEACON

Dan Deacon will be back on the road this fall with shows in Nashville, St. Louis, Phoenix, San Diego, Denver, San Antonio, New Orleans and more.

JOHN MULANEY, JON STEWART & PETE DAVIDSON

John Mulaney, Jon Stewart, and Pete Davidson have announced a short run of shows together, making stops in the Northeastern US in September.

††† (CROSSES)

††† (Crosses), the duo of Chino Moreno (Deftones) and Shaun Lopez (Far), have a new album on the way and are playing shows too.

THE ALARM

The Alarm will be going acoustic for a few California shows in October, hitting Montclair, Temecula, Agoura Hills, and San Juan Capistrano. All dates here.

TAYLOR SWIFT

The North American leg of Taylor Swift‘s “Eras Tour” was scheduled to wrap up in Los Angeles on Wednesday (8/9), but she’s now extended it into 2024, adding shows with Gracie Abrams in Miami, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Toronto. The new dates follow her international shows, which begin in Mexico later this month and also include Brazil, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Europe, and the UK.

RID OF ME

Philly heavy band Rid Of Me will release their sophomore LP, Access To The Lonely, on November 3 via Knife Hits Records and have two shows coming up, both in and/or around NYC.

FRED MASCHERINO (BREAKING PANGAEA, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, ETC)

The prolific Fred Mascherino played in Brody in the ’90s, then fronted Breaking Pangaea, then was the guitarist/secondary vocalist of Taking Back Sunday in the Where You Want To Be/Louder Now era, then started his solo project The Color Fred, then played in the emo supergroup Terrible Things, and now he’ll be doing some acoustic shows where he plays material from all of those projects. Dates and tickets (including a couple NJ shows) are here.

GZA / FISHBONE

GZA and Fishbone are teaming up this fall for the “Truth and Swords” tour, hitting East Coast cities in November with Beau Young Prince also on the bill.  Dates, which have GZA backed by his live band Phunky Nomads, include DC, Asheville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, the NYC area, Pittsburgh, and more.

SHABAZZ PALACES

Not only do legendary Brooklyn jazz-rap group Digable Planets play a free hometown show in Prospect Park next week, Ishmael Butler’s other project Shabazz Palaces will play NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on October 3. It appears to be a one-off happening after POP Montreal. The only other Shabazz Palaces date we’re currently aware of is My Morning Jacket’s One Big Holiday in 2024.

CHARLES WESLEY GODWIN

Country singer Charles Wesley Godwin will release his new album Family Ties on September 22, and has an extensive tour coming up, including runs supporting recent collaborator Zach Bryan and Trampled By Turtles, as well as headlining dates of his own.

THAT MEXICAN OT

Fresh off releasing his new album Lonestar Luchador, bilingual Texas rapper That Mexican OT has announced a tour in support of it:

YO LA TENGO

Yo La Tengo have had to postpone their September tour — that included stops in Florida, California, Colorado, Arizona and more — as Georgia Hubley is getting knee surgery.

ACTIVITY

Activity just released their great second album, Spirit in the Room, and will support it on tour starting September 27 in Troy, NY. From there they’ll hit Burlington, the Pop Montreal fest, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Dubuque, Davenport, and Nashville.

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