When he gets started, there’s no stopping him: multi-instrumentalist Owen Pallett, also known as Final Fantasy, has signed to Domino and will release his third full-length, titled Heartland, in early 2010. To celebrate this wondrous news, he will embark on a tour of the US with the Mountain Goats after completing a Canadian trek with Timbre Timbre. For those of you in Europe, Pallett will be touring the continent through this week.

Tour dates are as follows:
08.10.09 Innsbruck, Austria @ Weekender
08.12.09 Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli
08.13.09 Paris, France @ GlaZart – La Plage
08.14.09 Rees-Haldern, Germany @ Haldern Pop Festival
08.15.09 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West Festival
08.16.09 Helsinki, Finland @ Flow Festival – Suvilahti
09.18.09 London, Canada @ Lola Festival
09.24.09 Victoria, Canada @ Alix Goolden Hall
09.25.09 Vancouver, Canada @ St. Andrews-Wesley Church
09.27.09 Edmonton, Canada @ McDougall United Church
09.28.09 Calgary, Canada @ Knox United Church
09.30.09 Regina, Canada @ The Exchange
10.01.09 Saskatoon, Canada @ Amigo’s
10.02.09 Winnipeg, Canada @ West End Cultural Centre
10.24.09 Halifax, Canada @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
11.04.09 Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College
11.05.09 Chicago, IL @ The Metro
11.06.09 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
11.07.09 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Centre
11.10.09 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11.11.09 Portland, OR @ The Wonder Ballroom
11.14.09 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
11.15.09 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre
11.18.09 Austin, TX @ Antone’s
11.19.09 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
11.20.09 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
11.21.09 Atlanta, GA @ The Variety Playhouse
11.23.09 Orlando, FL @ The Social
11.24.09 St. Augustine, FL @ Cafe Eleven
11.27.09 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11.28.09 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
11.29.09 Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theater
12.01.09 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
12.02.09 Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House

Grizzly Bear and Final Fantasy brought the utmost maturity to indie rock this weekend, when they performed alongside the Brooklyn Philharmonic at The Brooklyn Academy of Music. Aside from debuting several songs from their upcoming May 26 Warp release, Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear were also joined by Bryce and Aaron Dessner of the National, as well as composer Nico Muhly and received a standing ovation after the final encore — their rendition of Gerry Goffin and Carole King’s “He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)”. And because Tripwire photographer Erez Avissar was there to catch it all, we can also tell you that the guys spent time with their folks backstage after the show and lead singer Ed Droste is starting to look a lot like Eugene Mirman’s bastard brother. Here is what Erez saw.
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