With new albums coming out from The Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, and Belle & Sebastian, next week has officially been declared Indie Rock Christmas. That means we still have a few days before Indie Santa—who is a lot like regular Santa, but his red suit is vintage and he has one of those horrible twisty mustaches instead of a beard—rides down everyone’s chimney on his fixie bike and presents us with new music that we can feel cool about liking. As a much cooler version of Kris Kringle, though, Indie Santa has no problem giving people gifts early. That’s why all three of those albums are now streaming, and why Belle & Sebastian have just announced a bunch of tour dates coming up for this spring.
The band is doing a pretty even spread across North America, so there’s a good chance they’ll be coming somewhere near you—especially if you live in California. The full list can be seen below:
3/30 — Boston, MA – House of Blues
4/1 — Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
4/2 — Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
4/3 — Chicago, IL – Riviera
4/4 — Madison, WI – Overture Hall
4/7 — Seattle, WA – Paramount Ballroom
4/8 — Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
4/9 — Portland, OR – Roseland
4/11 — Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
4/12 — Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
4/14 — Davis, CA – Mondavi Center
4/17 — San Diego, CA – The North Park Theatre
4/18 — Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
6/9 — Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
6/10 — New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
6/11 — Washington, DC – Echostage
6/14 — Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion
6/17 — Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
6/18 — Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre