Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse will have a busy year with all the touring they have set to do including performances at Summerfest, Leeds & Reading Festival, Pitchfork Music Festival and now a North American and European tour!

The guys will play these gigs to support their 2009 EP, "No One's First And Then You're Next". Also, they'll release their remastered "The Moon & Antarctica" on Record Store Day this Saturday, so be sure to check that out!

Tickets for the tour will go on sale as of Friday, April 16th, tour dates are below.

07/01 – Broomfield, CO - 1st Bank Center
07/02 – Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theater
07/03 – Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
07/06 – Kansas City, MO - Crossroads
07/09 – Santa Fe, NM - Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre
07/12 – Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall
07/13 – Fargo, ND - Hub at the Venue
07/14 – Minneapolis, MN - The Orpheum
07/16 – Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07/17 – St. Louis, MO - Pageant Theatre
07/18 – Knoxville, TN - The Valarium
07/19 – Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
07/22 – Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
07/23 – Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Waterfront
07/24 – Boston, MA - House of Blues
08/27 – Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival
08/28 – Reading, UK - Reading Festival
08/31 – Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
09/01 – Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy
09/03 – Stradbally, IE - Electric Picnic

All you Modest Mouse fans are in for a little treat! Front-man Isaac Brock is set to write music for Cartoon Network for an episode of "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack", the animated series by Thurop Van Orman.

The news was announced when Orman took to his blog on Wednesday  to share the good news. “Isaac Brock of MODEST MOUSE is collaborating with us for some music on an upcoming Flapjack Special. He is about the greatest guy around, and is doing some kickass music with us. And Flapjack is his favorite show! WOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

Are you still wondering what in the world is "Flapjack"? It is described as "a 22-minute cartoon about a boy in search of a fabled island made of candy. A scheduled air-time for the special episode has not yet been announced, so those anxious to see the show will just have to sit tight in their teddy-bear patterned pyjamas."

Other cool news surrounding the band, they have been confirmed to play at the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival on Friday, July 16. The show will be held  at Chicago’s Union Park July 16-18!

Hello Nimrods, how are you doing?

Modest Mouse have a special treat for their fans! Today they will release the music video for their newest single, "King Rat" on Myspace Music. The unveiling of the music video coincides with the release of their newest EP, "No One's First And Then You're Next".

The animated video was directed by late actor Heath Ledger before his untimely death in early 2008. Ledger came up with the video's concept to raise awareness for whales that are being hunted for commercial use. Although he was unable to to finish the video, the actor was a partner for video company The Masses who put in the final touches on in his honor.

Those who purchase the video from the US iTunes store in the first month of its release, will help raise money towards the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. They are a Non-Profit organization committed to ending the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans.

In other related Modest Mouse news, The Washington Times posted their own review of some of their tracks. The Times say that the Seattle natives are not allowing fame and glory to change their style. "Of all the indie rock bands ever to embrace and be embraced by
mainstream success, Modest Mouse may be the truest to its own roots". The EP contains b-sides and 7-inch vinyl singles collected over the past few years that includes one track dating back from 2004, "I've Got It All (Most)".

"For the casual Modest Mouse fan (the kind that doesn't collect 7-inch
vinyl singles at live shows), "No One's First and You're Next" gives
more than scraps from the cutting room floor".

Update: Here is the video that premiered on Myspace Music yesterday, enjoy!

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