
You can now listen to the entire M. Ward concert recorded at the 9:30 Club July 30th by NPR!
Visit NPR Music to listen to the show!

You can now listen to the entire M. Ward concert recorded at the 9:30 Club July 30th by NPR!
Visit NPR Music to listen to the show!










all photos by Brian Vetter

M. Ward visited KEXP while he was in Austin for SXSW this year! The session is now available as an MP3 download and part of the KEXP Live Performances Podcast!
M. Ward on tour:
04.27.2009 Toronto, ON The Phoenix
04.28.2009 Montreal, QC Le National
05.15.2009 Visalia, CA Fox Theater
05.16.2009 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
05.22.2009 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
05.23.2009 George, WA Sasquatch Music Festival
07.23.2009 Salt Lake City, UT Twilight Concert Series FREE!
07.27.2009 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
07.28.2009 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
07.30.2009 Washington, 9:30 Club
08.01.2009 New York, NY Central Park Summerstage FREE!
M. Ward and his uber-talented troupe of musicians will perform additional North American tour dates and have released a new animated video for current single “Rave On”, his stunning take on the Buddy Holly classic.
The video is now available for your viewing pleasure, and you can download a free MP3 of “Rave On”, too!
M. Ward’s new album, Hold Time, is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.
Upcoming tour dates in full:
April 17 Indio, CA @ Coachella
April 18 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
April 19 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
April 20 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
April 22 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
April 23 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
April 24 Milwaukee, WIK @ Pabst Theater
April 25 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
April 26 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
April 27 Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix Theatre
April 28 Montreal, QC @ Le National
May 16 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
May 18 Visalia, CA @ Fox Theatre
May 22 Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theater
May 23 George, WA @ Sasquatch Music Festival
July 23 Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series*
July 27 Athens, GA @40 Watt
July 28 Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
July 30 Washington, DC @ 930 Club
August 1 New York, NY @ Summerstage*

photo by Jason Quigley
M. Ward performed a few songs at OPB Music while he was at home for a few days in between tour dates!
The session is now up on their website. You can give it a listen at OPBMusic.org.
Tour Dates:
04.17.2009 Indio, CA Coachella
04.18.2009 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
04.19.2009 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
04.20.2009 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
04.22.2009 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
04.23.2009 Omaha, NE Slowdown
04.24.2009 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theatre
04.25.2009 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04.26.2009 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
04.27.2009 Toronto, ON The Phoenix
04.28.2009 Montreal, QC Le National
05.15.2009 Visalia, CA Fox Theater
05.16.2009 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
05.22.2009 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
05.23.2009 George, WA Sasquatch Music Festival
08.01.2009 New York, NY Central Park Summerstage
This poster could be yours! Dodge at My Old Kentucky Blog is giving away this poster and a few others, all designed by Nate Duvall, today! Check My Old Kentucky Blog for details on how to win!
M. Ward Tour Dates:
04.17.2009 Indio, CA Coachella
04.18.2009 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
04.19.2009 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
04.20.2009 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
04.22.2009 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
04.23.2009 Omaha, NE Slowdown
04.24.2009 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theatre
04.25.2009 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04.26.2009 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
04.27.2009 Toronto, ON The Phoenix
04.28.2009 Montreal, QC Le National
05.15.2009 Visalia, CA Fox Theater
05.16.2009 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
05.22.2009 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
05.23.2009 George, WA Sasquatch Music Festival
08.01.2009 New York, NY Central Park Summerstage
M. Ward and his band with special guests Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and Carla
from Autolux performing “To Save Me” from Hold Time. Get your copy of Hold Time on CD, LP and digital in the Merge store.
Listen to M. Ward and his band play live in front of an audience at World Cafe in Philadelphia as part of WXPN’s Free at Noon series.
Get your copy of M. Ward’s new album, Hold Time, on CD, LP and digital in the Merge store!

WRXP in NYC is hosting M. Ward on Matt Pinfield in the Mornings tomorrow at 9:30am! You can listen to the live stream from their website.
NPR Music will be hosting a live chat with M. Ward after a solo in-studio performance at 7pm EST tomorrow! Submit questions to him here!
Also, The New York Times had a great piece on the Hold Time release on Sunday!
There is plenty more news coming down the line! Check MergeRecords.com for updates!
You can now download track two from Hold Time to your computer!
Never Had Nobody Like You [mp3]
Hold Time is now available for preorder from our website!
Hold Time comes out February 17! Check MergeRecords.com for preorder information!




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