We are thrilled to announce that “Road Regrets” will be the “Song Of The Day” today on 88.9 KCMP The Current in Minnesota.

To encourage activities such as this, feel free to contact them at 651-989-4893 or www.thecurrent.org

Due to an incredible response and quickly sold out show at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on November 13th, a second show has been added for Thursday, November 11th! Tickets will be available Friday August 27th at 10am PST at www.voguetheatre.com and at Red Cat Records and Zulu Records.

Dan will have a 10+ piece band for these shows.

August 15, 2010 ~ page Q - 33 of the San Francisco Chronicle

It’s probably a good thing that Vancouver’s Dan Mangan (due at the Fillmore on Sept. 14) busted his butt for all those years, accepting every gig he was offered and building a justly loyal fan base. Why? Because if you went by the album cover alone - a silhouette of Queen Elizabeth against a powder-blue background - you’d never know that Mangan is not only a superior songwriter, but also a poetically compelling singer. “Nice, Nice, Very Nice,” which takes its title from a Kurt Vonnegut poem, isn’t indie rock for the bookish crowd alone, but it’s helpful if you appreciate subtle irony, which infuses the 12 songs on this dazzling, heartbreaking album. The standout (and even that is absurd, given the breadth and musicality of the entire album) is “Road Regrets,” marked by the plaintive chorus (”Hell, I took you up on all your threats to leave/ It’s a shame, it’s a crying shame/ And ain’t it always the way that takes you back to from where it is you came”) and heart-throbbing percussion. On the strength of songs such as “The Indie Queens Are Waiting” (”Are you watching, or just waiting to see that your days are numbered?”) and “Basket” (”We are young, we have years ahead, maybe, we might fall in love or fall apart/ Before it ends, well we should try to start”), Mangan establishes himself as a ferociously savvy songwriter with intense musicality. Every time you listen to this album, expect your heart to break more, not always out of sadness, but out of sheer awe at the simple beauty he weaves in his music.

Canadian Dates Announced! More information on when/where tickets are available soon! Please love the following bands - Harbourcoats (aka Bryan Webb from The Constantines) & The Burning Hell & The Crackling.

Oct 25. Montreal, QC
Sala Rossa w/ Harbourcoats & The Crackling
Oct 27. London, ON
Aeolian Hall w/ Harbourcoats & The Crackling
Oct 28. Toronto, ON
Trinity St. Paul’s Church w/ Harbourcoats & The Crackling
Oct 29. Kingston, ON
Sydenham United Church w/ Harbourcoats & The Crackling
Oct 30. Ottawa, ON
First Baptist Church w/ Harbourcoats & The Crackling
Nov 11. Vancouver, BC
The Vogue Theatre w/ The Burning Hell & The Crackling
Nov 13. Vancouver, BC
The Vogue Theatre w/ The Burning Hell & The Crackling
Nov 15. Canmore, AB
Communitea Cafe w/ The Burning Hell & The Crackling
Nov 16. Edmonton, AB
Myer Horowitz Theatre w/ The Burning Hell & The Crackling
Nov 17. Calgary, AB
Knox United Church w/ The Burning Hell & The Crackling
Nov 19. Winnipeg, MB
The Park Theatre w/ The Burning Hell & The Crackling
Nov 20. Saskatoon, SK
The Broadway Theatre w/ The Burning Hell & The Crackling
Dec 2. Duncan, BC
Duncan Garage Showroom w/ The Crackling
Dec 3. Victoria, BC
Alix Gooldin Hall w/ The Crackling
Dec 4. Tofino, BC
The Legion w/ The Crackling

Nice, Nice, Very Nice is available TODAY, AUGUST 10, 2010 in the United States of America courtesy of Arts & Crafts! It’s available online (iTunes, eMusic, etc.) as well as at retail on digipack (CD) or vinyl LP. It’s also available via the GALLERYAC website.

Oh, commerce!

We are thrilled to announce that Dan has been nominated for the following categories at the 2010 Western Canadian Music Awards - part of the Breakout West Festival!

Independent Album of the Year
Colin James – Rooftops and Satellites – B.C.
Corb Lund – Losin’ Lately Gambler – AB
Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – B.C.
Dojo Workhorse – Weapons Grade Romantic – AB
Library Voices – Denim On Denim – SK

Roots Solo Recording of the Year
Corb Lund – Losin’ Lately Gambler – AB
Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice – B.C.
Del Barber – Where the City Ends – MB
Gordie Tentrees – Mercy or Sin – YT
John Wort Hannam – Queen’s Hotel – AB

Songwriter of the Year
Colin James – B.C.
Corb Lund - AB
Dan Mangan – B.C.
Doc Walker (Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw, and Murray Pulver) – MB
Dustin Bentall – B.C.
The Weakerthans (John K Samson and The Weakerthans) – MB

Full nomination announcement here.

As Nice, Nice, Very Nice is released TODAY in the grand ol’ USA, it is up against some other fine albums in Magnet Magazine’s current poll. Should you feel so inclined, you can vote for Dan here!

“Road Regrets” will be KEXP Seattle’s “Song of the Day” podcast this Monday, August 9, the day before Nice, Nice, Very Nice’s American release! It will also be featured on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, included in their newsletter and featured in their blog.

The KEXP podcasts are available for free and are distributed through iTunes, KEXP.ORG and other podcasting aggregators and RSS feeds like Zune, Firefox Live Bookmarks, and many others. The “Song Of The Day” podcast is the #13 top iTunes’ podcast in the USA.