Download: The War On Drugs “Taking The Farm”

(from Wagonwheel Blues on Secretly Canadian)

Once home of Kurt Vile and currently touring with a record on Secretly Canadian. They will be visiting the Echo next month. More info on their tour with the Hold Steady below.

The War On Drugs Tour With The Hold Steady

At the end of March The War On Drugs will finally embark on their first full nationwide U.S. tour since the release of their debut album -Wagonwheel Blues- last June. Why the long wait do you ask? The folks in the UK and mainland Europe have been gobbling up The War On Drugs’ curious new take on a American highway rock with such fury and fervent that The War On Drugs have had to oblige. All their time in Europe has honed The War On Drugs into a viciously tight trio. Even better The War On Drugs have been invited to open for one of the most exciting live bands in America, The Hold Steady. Last year, Craig Finn listed -Wagonwheel Blues- in his top five albums of 2008 on Pitchfork and said “they made an amazing record that I was obsessed with for most of the year”.

THE WAR ON DRUGS SPRING 2009 U.S. TOUR:
03/29/09 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bear’s Place
03/30/09 Brooklyn, NY – Union Hall
03/31/09 Albany, NY – Valentine’s w/ The Hold Steady
04/01/09 Buffalo, NY – Tralf Music Hall w/ The Hold Steady
04/02/09 Grand Rapids, MI – Calvin College Fine Arts Center w/ The Hold Steady
04/03/09 Urbana, IL – Courtyard Cafe w/ The Hold Steady
04/04/09 Bloomington, IN – Jakes Nightclub w/ The Hold Steady
04/05/09 Chicago, IL – Schubas w/ Tallest Man on Earth
04/06/09 St. Louis, MO – Gargoyle w/ The Hold Steady
04/07/09 Iowa City, IA – The Picador w/ The Hold Steady
04/08/09 Omaha, NE – Slowdown w/ The Hold Steady
04/10/09 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre w/ The Hold Steady
04/11/09 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge w/ The Hold Steady
04/13/09 Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar w/ The Hold Steady
04/14/09 Stateline, NV – Harrah’s Tahoe South Shore w/ The Hold Steady
04/15/09 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s w/ The Hold Steady
04/17/09 Seattle, WA – Jules Maes Saloon
04/18/09 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge w/ Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
04/20/09 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
04/21/09 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
04/22/09 Phoenix, AZ – Modified
04/24/09 Austin, TX – Mohawk
04/25/09 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
04/26/09 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
04/27/09 Knoxville, TN – The Pilot Light