I came home from a long day of work to hear just about the best news possible today. That’s right, The National are headed to Arizona! A band that rarely ever tours the West Coast, unless they’re playing a festival or a few isolated California shows, is coming to visit the desert in October. Fresh off the staggering success of their new album “High Violet”, (Which managed to land at number three on the Billboard 200 with 30,000 copies sold the first week) the band is going on tour to promote and celebrate it’s release. I saw these guys back in 2008 at Street Scene in San Diego, and it is beyond amazing how perfect they are live. I may be a bit biased, since these guys are my favorite band. But, there’s gotta be a reason for them being my favorite, right!?

If you don’t find it incredible enough that one of the best bands in the indie universe is coming to town, maybe the fact that Owen Pallet is joining them will knock you on your ass. Owen (previously known as Final Fantasy, legality be damned!) does things with a violin that I never believed could be done and is known to put on a performance that is unmatched. Being that The National sells out every show they play, some within a matter of minutes, I suggest you get tickets for this tour immediately when they go on sale on June 4th. The Tucson date is at The Rialto on October 13th and they’ll be at The Marquee on October 14th. Tickets are on sale Friday at 10am and can be purchased here.

MP3: The National – Afraid Of Everyone