Where do they go now? Bands from 97X Next Big Thing 2011

I had an amazing time last night at the 97X Next Big Thing show. I will try to post photos later but for now, I will track down where all the bands are headed to next.

NOTE: Today, December 4, Sleeper Agent, Taking Back Sunday, Manchester Orchestra, GroupLove, Fun., Young the Giant and Sublime with Rome join Switchfoot and Middle Class Rut for the Big Ticket Show in Jacksonville, FL.

Sleeper Agent:

12/7 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

12/13 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO

12/15 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI

12/16 The Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN

12/31 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago

1/19-1/23 Weezer Cruise, Miami, FL

fun.

12/12 The Landsdowne Pub, Boston, MA

GROUPLOVE

12/6 Neumos, Seattle, WA

12/7 Key Arena, Seattle, WA

12/8 New Parish, San Francisco, CA

12/10 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

12/30 The Falls Festival, Melbourne, Australia

GROUPLOVE will start 2012 in Australia and then head to Europe. 2012 dates will be posted later this month.

Manchester Orchestra

Manchester Orchestra doesn't have any US dates posted for the remainder of 2011. They will be in Australia in March, 2012.

The Joy Formidable

12/6 Lunario, Mexico City

12/7 The Joint atHard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

12/8 The New Parish, Oakland

12/10 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

12/12 North Star Bar, Philadelphia

12/13 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO

12/14 Metro, Chicago

12/15 The Rave, Milwaukee

12/16 The Vogue Theater, Indianapolis

AWOLNATION

Today, AWOLNATION is in Tulsa.

12/7 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

12/10 The 104.1 Nightmare Before Xmas, Frenso, CA

12/15 1o2.1 The Edge 2011 Jingle Bell Rock, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

12/17 The Night 89X Stole Christmas, Detroit

12/19 Music Farm, Charleston, SC

2012, AWOLNATION will be in Alaska and head towards the Winter X Games in Aspen, CO.

Young the Giant

12/5 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

12/7 Key Arena, Seattle, WA

12/9 The Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

12/10 Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA

12/16-12/17 Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA,

Taking Back Sunday

12/17 The Night 89X Stole Christmas, Detroit

12/27 Paramount Theater, New York

12/29 House of Blues, Atlantic City

12/30 Crocodile Rock, Allentown, PA

Taking Back Sunday will head to Brazil in January, 2012.

Cage the Elephant

Today, Cage the Elephant is in Tulsa along with AWOLNATION.

12/7 The Key Arena, Seattle, WA

12/9 Ace of Spades, Sacramento, CA

12/10 Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, CA

12/11 Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA

12/13 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO

12/15 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI

12/31 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago

Cage the Elephant will be in Australia in 2012.

Foster the People

Today, Foster the People is at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

12/6 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

Foster the People will be in Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii in early 2012.

Bush

12/7 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

12/9 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

12/10-12/11 Gibson Amphitheatre, North Hollywood

12/11 House of Blues, San Diego

A Day to Remember

12/8 The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

12/10 104.1 Nightmare Before Xmas at Selland Arena, Fresno, CA

A Day to Remember will remain in the United States in early 2012.

Sublime with Rome

As far as I can see, it appears that Big Ticket in Jacksonville is their final show of 2011. If I see new dates, I will post them.

As for every other band and act, I will try hard to post tour dates as much as I can.

Music Spotlight: Grouplove

Very few times has a new song played on the radio and I didn't change the station. It happens a lot. The first time I heard "Shake Me Down" by Cage the Elephant, I turned it off. It was only a few days later where I heard the rest of the song, did I not only embrace it, I bought it on iTunes. When I first heard "Colours" by Grouplove, I was hooked from the start.

They are based out of Los Angeles, California and the members are Christian Zucconi (Lead Vocals and Guitar), Hannah Hooper (Vocals), Andrew Wessen (Guitars), Ryan Rabin (Drums) and Sean Gadd (Bass).

In an interview, Zucconi and Hooper met in New York City and would go on to meet the other three members in an art residency on the Greek island of Crete. From there, they planned their music and upon returning to the States, recorded their material at Rabin's home studio.

They appeared at SXSW 2011, The Carson Daly Show and have opened up for Florence and the Machine and Cold War Kids. They are currently set to appear in the UK in May for the NME Radar Tour with Anna Calvi.

Their self-titled EP has 6 songs on it and has been meet with positive reviews. For me, they remind me of The Pixies and Modest Mouse. After listening to "Colours" for a dozen times, I cannot wait for more from Grouplove.