The National to Unveil Tour Documentary in New York This April

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The film, called Mistaken For Strangers, was directed by Matt Berninger’s brother, Tom Berninger. It will premiere in New York at the Tribeca Film Festival April 17. A live performance by The National will follow.

“We’re really happy to premiere this movie at Tribeca, as New York has been home to us for these past 15 years,” Matt Berninger said. “I was happy to give my brother whatever access he needed. I just didn’t expect this movie to include shower scenes.”

Tom Berninger added: “When my brother asked me along on tour as a roadie, I thought I might as well bring a camera to film the experience. What started as a pretty modest tour documentary has, over the last two and a half years, grown into something much more personal, and hopefully more entertaining.”

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The National to release new album in May; Tour with Dirty Projectors

The National have confirmed that their new album with be released in May.

Oh and also, thought you might like to know that we’ll be putting out a new album in May

— The National (@The_National) February 25, 2013

They are also touring with Dirty Projectors. You can find tour dates for each band below

The National 2013 Tour Dates:
05/16 – Ithaca, NY @ State Theater
06/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
06/06 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion ^
06/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts ^
06/08 – Richmond, VA @ The National
06/10 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre ^
06/11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE ^
06/13 – Montreal, QC @ Lachine Canal
06/14 – Toronto, ON @ Yonge Dundas Square
06/15 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
06/13-16 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/21-23 – Scheessel, Germany @ Hurricane Festival
06/21-23 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, DE @ Southside Festival
06/25 – Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal
06/28 – Cork, IR @ Live at the Marquee
06/30 – Rome, IT @Parco Della Musica
07/01 – Milan, IT @ City Sound Festival
07/02 – Zagreb, CR @ Salata
07/14 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Festival

* = w/ Youth Lagoon
^ = w/ Dirty Projectors

Dirty Projectors 2013 Tour Dates:
04/19 – Portsmouth, NH @ Portsmouth Singer-Songwriter Festival
04/20 – Providence, RI @ Brown University
05/10 – Napa, CA @ Bottle Rock Festival
05/19 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Festival
05/24-27 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
06/06 – Columbia MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
06/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts *
06/08-09 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball
06/10 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre *
06/11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
06/12 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
06/13 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall (two shows)
06/14-16 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo

* = w/ The National

No Chicago dates for TN so far 😦 I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

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The National perform new songs at All Tomorrow’s Parties

“Lola”:

“Sullivan” (ft. Nico Muhly):

“Prime”:

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The National cover Ray Miller Orchestra’s “I’ll See You in My Dreams” for Boardwalk Empire

The band sure seems to ahve been covering things related to/for tv lately. You can listen to the song at Consequence of Sound.

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The National Cover Linda’s Bob’s Burgers Thanksgiving Song

This is hilarious and awesome. Watch/listen here.

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Matt Berninger lashes out at Young Tea Partiers for using “Fake Empire” in video ad for Romney

According to NME:

Matt Berninger was rightfully upset when Ohio University Students For Romney used ‘The National’s Fake Empire’   in a Romney video ad. The National have supported President Obama for years, and continue to do so (and even receive hate mail for doing so). The video has since been made “private.”

Matt posted a comment on the video saying:

“Our music was used without our permission in this ad. The song you’re using was written about the same backward, con game policies Romney is proposing. We encourage all students to educate themselves about the differences between the inclusive, pro-social, compassionate, forward-thinking policies of President Obama and the self-serving politics of the neo-conservative movement and Mitt Romney. Every single person involved in the creation of the music you’re using is voting for President Obama.”

On a related note, Romney supports a Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage, while The National are playing Freedom to Love Now!, a pro-LGBT concert, on October 30 and tickets are still available HERE.

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Video: Matt Berninger sings “Here Comes Your Man” at Karaoke

Watch Matt sing the Pixies’ classic below:

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The National get hate mail for supporting Obama

Aaron Dessner said the band has received  “hate mail on Facebook” for supporting Obama. Regardless, The National’s support for Obama has not wavered.

Matt Berninger said:

“This is more important than a rock band. I know we’ve gotten responses from people (who) don’t like the fact that we’ve taken a position on it, and I don’t actually think artists or musicians necessarily have a responsibility to do that. But in our case, the five of us … talked about it and we were like, ‘Yeah, it’s worth it, for sure.’”

read the entire Berninger interview at The Lantern

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The National Post 6 second snippet, “Jazz Brunch” to Twitter

the caption reads: “recording is going well.” Listen HERE

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UPDATE: The National to play FREE Obama Campaign Concerts in Columbus and Cincinnati, OH next week (how to get tickets)

According to this Cincinnati blog, The National will play Obama campaign gigs in Columbus and Cincinnati on October 3 and 4. No word yet about tickets, but I will post updates as I get them.

GottaVote Concert with The National – October 3, 2012

Concert Doors Open at 6:00 p.m.

Newport Music Hall

1722 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43201

Columbus, OH

GottaVote Concert with The National – October 4, 2012

Concert Doors Open at 7:00 p.m.

Emery Theatre

1112 Walnut Street Cincinnati, OH 45202

Cincinnati, OH

UPDATE: HOW TO GET TICKETS:

Securing tickets for the Ohio shows is a two step process.  First, sign up online by following the link for the show you’d like to attend:

Newport Music Hall, Columbus, October 3rd:
https://my.barackobama.com/page/s/see-the-national-in-columbus

Emery Theater, Cincinnati, October 4th:
https://my.barackobama.com/page/s/see-the-national-in-cincinnati

Once you’ve signed up, you’ll receive ticket pick up information as follows:

10/3, Newport Music Hall Ticket Pickup:
Tuesday, October 2nd
10:00am until 7:30 pm or when tickets run out (first come, first served)
Ohio State University OFA-Campus Field Office
1570 N High Street
Columbus, OH 43201

10/4, Emery Theater Ticket Pickup:
Wednesday, October 3rd
10:00am until 7:30 pm or when tickets run out (first come, first served)
Over the Rhine OFA-Field Office
1130 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

The National will update their TWITTER when all of the tickets are gone

We’ll do our best to let you know via twitter (@The_National) when all tickets have been handed out.  Hope to see some of you this week & please remember to vote!

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