Pretty exciting, eh?
Videos by American Songwriter
Remember 2007, when the intrepid White Stripes performed in a fishing boat, a youth center, and a bowling alley, while touring the remote Canadian wilderness? Jack White recently spoke with the CBC, Canada’s answer to the BBC, revealing that a DVD from their Canadian trek is in the works. Fans can expect some 40 songs interspersed throughout the documentary, which, like the upcoming White Stripes record, has yet to be pegged with a release date.
“When we started, we just didn’t know what we were doing, so we just [said]: ‘Film everything, see what happens,'” said White. “As we went around and played a show in every province or territory, we realized that not even a Canadian band had ever done that. Which is wild, I can’t even believe that. How did we become the first, you know? It’s already the 21st century!”
While you’re waiting, put this in your Netflix que: Under Blackpool Lights, which captures a down and dirty, fast and gritty performance from the Stripe’s 2004 UK tour.
White’s record label is called Third Man, now more appropriate than ever since he’s in three bands. His latest side project, the Dead Weather, are currently touring the States. They’ll play The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien on June 18. On June 22, they’ll play Nigel Godrich’s From The Basement, which will stream live here. The Dead Weather’s debut album, Horehound, drops July 14.
Here’s the Dead Weather tour dates:
June
17 Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
July
13 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
14 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
16 New York, NY – Terminal 5
17 New York, NY – Terminal 5
18 Boston, MA – House of Blues
19 Ottawa, ONT – Ottawa Blues Festival
21 Montreal, QUE – Olympia De Montreal
22 Toronto, ONT – Kool Haus, Toronto
24 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
25 Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion
27 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
28 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
29 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
30 Nashville, TN – War Memorial Auditorium
August
17 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
18 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
20 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
21 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
22 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
23 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
25 Los Angeles, cA – Wiltern Theatre
27 Pomona, CA – Glasshouse
29 San Diego, CA – Street Scene
30 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
