From official site:

'we’re pleased to finally announce the release date for our album in
North America. since we started the band we’ve been waiting to start
getting our music out in the states since so many of our favourite bands
are from, and now at long last we have a home. the album will be out in
the USA and Canada digitally on October 12th plus also
available on CD and hopefully vinyl, which we all know is the best.

and yes this does mean that we’ll be coming over for some shows but more
news on that later on… we’ve been waiting about 5 years for this to
come off so we’re pretty excited right now!'

http://www.bloodredshoes.co.uk/homepage.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They're a great live act

yes they are, i didn't like them so much before seeing them live but they were awesome. so if you have a chance go and see them!

Going to see them live in December. My favourite band at the moment.

i'll have to check them out-- i've seen the name around but have never listened

Some North American dates posted on the Blood Red Shoes forum:

24 October 2010 - Great Scott - Allston, MA, USA
On sale August 20 @ 10AM / Tickets $10.00
http://www.massconcerts.com/allshows.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mon. Oct 18th, 2010
The Fold in Bootleg Theater (MAP)
Los Angeles, CA
http://thefold.inticketing.com/event2.p" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... tid=121570

October 13, 2010
The Sunset
Seattle, WA
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/124631" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

October 15, 2010
Rickshaw Stop
San Francisco , CA
http://www.rickshawstop.com/calendar/ev" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... t_id=15097

October 26 2010
Casa Del Popolo
Montréal, Canada
http://www.casadelpopolo.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

29 October 2010
Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
http://www.subt.net/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Update from stix on the official forum.

Get yourself to the Grog Shop, yarn!

October 2010

12 - Media Club - Vancouver, BC
13 - Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA
15 - Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA
16 - Muddy Waters - Santa Barbara, CA
18 - Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, CA
22 - ? - Washington, DC
24 - Great Scott - Allston, MA
26 - Casa Del Popolo - Montreal, PQ
27 - Legendary Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON
28 - Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights, OH
29 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL

They're at the Reading and Leeds festivals this weekend:

'just in case y’all didn’t notice, we’re playing an ace slot this weekend at the UK’s reading and leeds festivals…'

Reading – Festival Republic stage 8.25pm
Leeds – Festival Republic stage 8.00pm

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'we’re very pleased to say that our first ever north american tour is now onsale (well ok some of the shows you just pay on the door but you get it). dates and details are on our live page, we take in both coasts of the US plus a few shows in canada. we are 100% PSYCHED about it. yeh?'

Updated list:

12/10/10 Vancouver Canada The Media Club 8:00pm
13/10/10 Seattle USA Sunset Tavern 8:00pm
15/10/10 San Francisco, California USA Rickshaw Stop 8:00pm
16/10/10 Santa Barbara, California USA Muddy Waters 8:00pm
18/10/10 Los Angeles, California USA Bootleg Theater 8:00pm
19/10/10 San Diego, California USA Casbah 8:00pm
20/10/10 New York City, NY USA CMJ 8:00pm
21/10/10 New York City, NY USA CMJ 8:00pm
22/10/10 Washington DC, DC USA Red Palace 8:00pm
24/10/10 Boston, Massachusetts USA Great Scott 8:00pm
26/10/10 Montréal, Québec Canada Casa del Popolo 8:00pm
27/10/10 Toronto, Ontario Canada Horseshoe Tavern 8:00pm
28/10/10 Cleveland, Ohio USA Grog Shop 8:00pm
29/10/10 Chicago, Illinois USA Subterranean 8:00pm

A few live clips up on youtube after their festival appearances last weekend. One in Germany:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNhaM4sE8cw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sky Larkin confirmed as support for North American tour.

http://www.straight.com/article-351531/ ... elives-90s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

DrDark wrote:http://www.straight.com/article-351531/ ... elives-90s

Thanks for that one, Dr.

That isn't the first time Laura-Mary has cited Polly as an influence. Laura-Mary makes her guitar sound wonderful, is utterly adorable, and a big fan of Polly. Just about the perfect woman. :-)

Interesting to know Kim Deal thinks so highly of them. They both look great, sound great; they both seem like lovely people too.

Here's an interview just posted up in the last couple of days at one of their local club/music venues:

http://beatcast.tv/2010/10/blood-red-shoes-interview/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'm thinking about going to Oct 15. It's only $10.

The ticket I booked, for the gig I'm going to in December, was only £10. I actually asked the box office if they had that right!

Hope you decide to go, Dr.

Review of the gig they played at the Electric Ballroom, London this week:

http://music.thedigitalfix.co.uk/conten ... shoes.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;