James just announced dates for a North American tour. The tour won't be headed toward the Midwest, but you can check out the tour when it hits these fine cities:
Apr 07 Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Apr 08 Seattle, WA – Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
Apr 09 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Apr 11 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Apr 13 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Apr 15 Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Cafe On The Strip
Apr 16 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Apr 18 Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theatre
Apr 19 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
Apr 20 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Apr 25 Monterrey, Mexico - Details to be announced
Apr 26 Mexico City, Mexico - Details to be announced
Apr 28 Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caupolicán
Apr 30 São Paulo, Brazil - Details to be announced
May 02 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Details to be announced
Apr 08 Seattle, WA – Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
Apr 09 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Apr 11 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Apr 13 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Apr 15 Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Cafe On The Strip
Apr 16 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Apr 18 Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theatre
Apr 19 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
Apr 20 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Apr 25 Monterrey, Mexico - Details to be announced
Apr 26 Mexico City, Mexico - Details to be announced
Apr 28 Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caupolicán
Apr 30 São Paulo, Brazil - Details to be announced
May 02 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Details to be announced
The band also made the following comments regarding their long delayed boxset, The Gathering Sound: "as soon as we've seen that the problems with the USB have been resolved and we're confident Universal are in a position to set a realistic release date, we'll post an update."