The Whigs "In The Dark" single released For Free

Athens buzz rockers The Whigs, are gearing up to hit the road in support of their 2010 release In The Dark, kicking off in Boston on October 30. The tour will be the first time the band will be road testing the songs off of the upcoming album. For fans who want a sneak peek (or listen) of the bands new material, the Whigs are offering the disc's title track for free at http://download.atorecords.com/thewhigs/in_the_dark.zip

Tour

October 28/ Middle East (Downstairs) /Boston, Massachusetts

October 29/ Funk & Waffles/Syracuse, New York

October 30/ Mohawk/Buffalo, New York

October 31/ Musica/ Akron, Ohio

November 2/ Mad Hatter/ Cincinnati, Ohio

November 3/Newport Music Hall/ Columbus, Ohio

November 4/ Birdy's/ Indianapolis, Indiana

November 5/Cannery/Nashville, Tennessee

November 6/ Bottom Lounge/ Chicago, Illinois

November 7/ Triple Rock/ Minneapolis, Minnesota

November 10/ Bluebird Theater/ Denver, Colorado

November 13/ Media Club/Vancouver, British Columbia

November 14/ Tractor Tavern/ Seattle, Washington

November 15/ Doug Fir Lounge/ Portland, Oregon

November 17/ The Independent/ San Francisco, California

November 18/ Detroit Bar/ Costa Mesa, California

November 19/ The Troubadour/ Los Angeles, California

November 20/ Beauty Bar/ Las Vegas, Nevada

November 21/ Soma (sidestage)/ San Diego, California

December 1 / Emo's/ Austin, Texas

December2 / The Loft/ Dallas, Texas

December 4/ The Variety Playhouse/ Atlanta, Georgia

December 5/ Rhythm & Brews/ Chattanooga, Tennessee

December 8/ Visulite/ Charlotte, North Carolina

December 10/ Black Cat/ Washington, DC, Washington DC

December 11/ The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza/ New York, New York

December 12/ North Star/ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 14/ Local 506 /Chapel Hill, North Carolina

December 15/ Pour House/ Charleston, South Carolina

Album of The Weekend - Alberta Cross - Broken Side Of Time

If Alberta Cross isn't your new favorite band yet, then just give their new album Broken Side Of Time a few listens and you'll be humming their tunes in a matter of no time. The band mixes the grandiosity and space-rock of the Verve , with the roots rock stylings of My Morning Jacket (singer Petter Ericson Stakee is a dead ringer for Jim James) and Neil Young with or without Crazy Horse. The album is drenched in throbbing bass lines that lay the foundation for the haunting guitar riffs that follow from track to track. Stakee was listening to a lot of Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, and the darker side of Depeche Mode while writing the songs for the record, and those influences shine brightly throughout. "Taking Control," sounds like it could have been an outtake off of My Morning Jacket's sonic infused Z, while the title track could have been slipped in during Rust Never Sleeps sessions and not many would notice. All in all, Alberta Cross aren't breaking any new boundaries on this disc, but they prove that they get the path that was laid out for them and follow it perfectly.