Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams was upfront with the audience at the band’s tour kick-off show in Pomona, California, earlier this week: she has laryngitis. (Read our full report from the show here: Paramore Rock Hayley Williams’ Voice Away at Cali Tour Launch). She pushed her way through a set packed with songs from the band’s new album, Brand New Eyes, but had to let the crowd sing lead on encore “Misery Business.” And as a result, the band has opted to postpone their gigs from tonight through October 9th to let their singer’s voice heal. Refunds are available at point of purchase, and the new slate of dates is after the jump.

Over the past few days, Williams’ Twitter has been blowing up with reports on her sore throat. “Naked Gun and chicken noodle soup,” she reported on September 30th. “PS, I have never felt more support nor have I been more thankful for our fans. You have no idea how much your encouragement means to me,” she added.

Oct. 10 – Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Oct. 11 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Oct. 15 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
Oct. 16 – Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theatre
Oct. 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Oct. 19 – Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
Oct. 21 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Oct. 23 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Oct. 24 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Oct. 26 – Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues
Oct. 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Nov. 1 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
Nov. 3 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Nov. 4 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
Nov. 6 – St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Nov. 8 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
Nov. 10 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
Nov. 11 – Hollywood, CA @ Palladium

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A good idea? Probably not. But here’s a Beastie Boys cover for you. askmeaboutLOOM: vocals
pheatherwait: bass flute
man vs sun: electric guitar

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Photo: Hama Sanders
With their psychedelic flourishes, suffocated vocals and lyrics featuring love stores about werewolves, ghosts and other creatures of the night, Dead Man’s Bones sound like the demon spawn of the Misfits, Bauhaus and the Zombies. The Los Angeles duo, comprised of actor Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields, release their self-titled debut album on October 6th, and Rolling Stone has your first listen to the ghoulishly infectious track “In the Room Where You Sleep” right here:

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“In the Room Where You Sleep” could fit on either a psych-soaked Nuggets compilation or the soundtrack of a Vincent Price film. For a song that employs no electric guitars — in fact, no stringed instruments appear on the album at all — the track truly rocks. While the Silver Lake Conservatory of Music Children’s Choir feature prominently on the duo’s debut LP, and early versions of “In the Room Where You Sleep” included the choir, the final version finds Gosling and Shields painting the creepy picture themselves.

Dead Man’s Bones came together when Gosling and Shields met in Toronto while dating sisters in 2005. (Fun fact: actress Rachel McAdams and her sis Kayleen.) The pair shared a fascination with ghosts, so they began working on a monster love story for the stage. When that undertaking proved too great, they refocused what they had written and turned it into their debut album. Growing up in Canada, the Langley Schools Music Project — a choir featuring 60 untrained children singing songs of the era — served as a major inspiration for Gosling, and led him to recruit the Silver Lake Conservatory.

When Dead Man’s Bones embark on their first tour next month — the trek fittingly kicking off two weeks before Halloween — they will recreate the songs off their self-titled debut by employing a local choir from the cities they visit on their trek. To add to the old-time feel of the performance, each concert will feature a talent show in place of the traditional opening act.

Check out the tour dates below:

Oct. 14 – Cambridge, MA @ Brattle Theatre
Oct. 15 – New York, NY @ LPR
Oct. 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church Sanctuary
Oct. 17 – Washington, D.C. @ Sixth And I Historic Synagogue
Oct. 19 – Montreal, CA @ Le National
Oct. 20 – Toronto, CA @ The Music Gallery
Oct. 21 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern (two shows)
Oct. 23 – Seattle, WA @ The Triple Door
Oct. 24 – Vancouver, CA @ Venue
Oct. 25 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Oct. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
Oct. 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent

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Where does he get those wonderful toys? I have a new toy, and it’s a black Squire Telecaster. None of us really play guitar, but it’s so nice (customized by a friend of mine who really knows his shit (after 40 years of playing it, I’d hope so)), and was such a good deal ($200 for it and a sweet tweed case), it had to happen.

The original of this song, of course, is by The Great Big Mulp–one of his many drunken masterpieces.

Instrumentation:

Timbill – Megaphonic Vocals
Tréteque – Electric Guitar
Pheatherwäit – Bass Flute

I’ve had my little Epiphone amp for 5 years, and never once had a guitar hooked to it until now. I’ve amped vocals, french horn, theremin, all sorts of gadgets that don’t normally get amplified. I’ve had an array of “guitar” effects pedals for the same amount of time; not once did I consider using it for the instrument it was built to amp.

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