Back in the early ’00s, the Cold War Kids benefited in a big way from the new power of music blogs to help break bands that weren’t being played on your local radio station. While in retrospect the press was both a blessing and a curse, it did help the soul-punk act get instant audiences when they headed out on tour.  The Long Beach-based band will release their fourth studio album, Dear Miss Lonely Hearts, on April 2 via Downtown Records, and have given fans an advance taste of what’s to come via the lead single Miracle Mile. The band has also announced that they will head out on a lengthy world tour, that kicks off with a gig at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, Calif. on Feb. 15, and wraps at the end of May with a pair of shows in Southern California’s Los Angeles and Solana Beach.

If you’re not into a night with the former blog buzz band, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…

• The Residents: Wonder of Weird 40th Anniversary Tour (1/29 – 2/28)
• Billy Bragg: North American Tour (3/23 – 5/1)
• Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell/Richard Thompson: Co-Headlining Tour (3/13 – 4/4)
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: North American Tour (4/22 – 6/1)
• Medeski, Martin & Wood: West Coast Tour (4/18 – 4/26)
• Crosby, Stills & Nash: World Tour (5/5 – 7/5)
• Caitlin Rose: Spring U.S. Tour (3/11 – 4/9)
• Spiritualized: West Coast Tour (4/4 – 4/12)

Jeffrey Greenblatt

Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a B.A. in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of Scripps Networks Interactive, MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.

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