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Mark your calendars because The National will be performing on The Late Show with David Letterman on July 24th. The band has also announced a slew of new North American tour dates for the Fall:

17 AUG: USA, New York, NY / SOUTH STREET SEAPORT w/ Takka Takka + The Forms

04 SEPT: Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
05 SEPT: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
06 SEPT: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
07 SEPT: Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle
08 SEPT: Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
10 SEPT: Orlando, FL - The Club @ Firestone
11 SEPT: Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
12 SEPT: Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
14 SEPT: Dallas, TX - Grenada Theater
16 SEPT: Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
18 SEPT: Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
19 SEPT: Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
20 SEPT: Minneapolis, MN - The Fine Line
21 SEPT: Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
22 SEPT: Chicago, IL - The Vic // Tickets >> ON-SALE SOON!
23 SEPT: Cincinnati, OH - Madison Theater
27 SEPT: San Diego, CA - Casbah // SOLD OUT
28 SEPT: Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
29 SEPT: San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom

01 OCT: Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
02 OCT: Seattle, WA - Showbox
03 OCT: Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
06 OCT: Boston, MA - Roxy
07 OCT: Montreal, Quebec - Le National
08 OCT: Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Hall

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Just a quick reminder that The Smashing Pumpkins will be performing on Letterman tonight and on Friday (they are taping two shows today).

I know it sounds shocking, but there’s actually a reason to turn in to “Last Call with Carson Daly” this week. Emily Haines will be his musical guest on Wednesday night (1/31), and if you peek at the “Heavy Rotation” sidebar, you’ll see that I’ve been loving her record Knives Don’t Have Your Back.

If you’re not familiar with Ms. Haines solo material, be sure to check out the first track off the record, “Our Hell.”

Other notable guests hitting the late-night shows this week include Sarah Silverman (Conan, 1/29), Mary Lynn Rajskub (Leno, 1/29), Matt Damon (Letterman, 1/30), Bill Murray (Letterman, 2/1) & David Spade (Letterman, 2/2).