Look at all the good stuff I missed by going to Nashville to see the Polyphoinc Spree (many, many photos to come). Wolf Parade, one of the top three bands I would most like to see live, has announced a string of August tour dates. Unfortunately it looks like I’m going to keep batting zero in my quest, but hopefully some of you can make it. (via Pfork)

MP3: Wolf Parade – Things I Don’t Know (live; new)

Wolf Parade dates:
08-11 Kingston, Ontario – Wolf Island Festival
08-19 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
08-20 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
08-21 Washington, DC – Black Cat
08-22 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
08-24 Monteal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa
08-25 Monteal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa
08-26 Monteal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa

Handsome Furs dates:
05-15 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall *
05-16 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall *
05-22 Providence, RI – Club Hell #
05-23 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge #
05-24 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge !
05-25 Philadelphia, PA – Khyber!
05-26 Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s #
05-27 Boston, MA – TT the Bear’s !
05-28 Montreal, Quebec – Club Lambi

* with the Arcade Fire
# with TK Webb
! with Sam Jayne

Sunset Rubdown date:
6-28 – Ottawa, Ontario – Barrymore‘s