Hitting up important cities: Interpol, Ben Kweller, The White Stripes, Okkervil River, Wolf Parade, Ryan Adams, Band of Horses, Georgie James, Limbeck, The Magic Numbers, The Format, Spoon (though I'm not sure the Virgin Festival counts), Midlake, Bishop Allen, Page France, Au Revoir Simone, Oh No! Oh My!, +/-, Rufus Wainwright, Get Him Eat Him, Built To Spill, Deerhunter, Girl Talk, Voxtrot, Josh Ritter, Neko Case, Fujiya and Miyagi, Ra Ra Riot, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Nomo, Benjy Ferree, Old 97's, the Polyphonic Spree, Editors, LCD Soundsystem (again, Virgin Fest), Devendra Benhart (is playing his DC date in a Synagogue?), TV on the Radio
Okkervil River - Out Life is Not A Movie or Maybe
Spoon - The Underdog
Girl Talk - Pure Magic
Josh Ritter - Girl in the War
Band of Horses - The Funeral
Wolf Parade - My Father's Son
Get The Format's Dog Problems for free until July 16
Touring while missing the point: Bloc Party, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, , Klaxons, Beirut, The Rapture, M. Ward, The Flaming Lips, Pete Bjorn and John, The New Pornographers (not cool, I love them to death and am finding this upsetting)
The New Pornographers - My Rights Versus Yours
I saw Au revoir Simone this year in Paris and they were funny and good !
Admittedly, I'm mostly excite because they're touring with Oh no! oh my!