Contributed By: Corey Bolton
Created On: Sunday, 01 June 2008
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The trio, which hails from Columbus, OH, will launch the tour in the Midwest, kicking off June 4 in Bloomington, IN. The 29-date trek will concentrate on clubs and small theaters, and is set run through late July.
The band will cap the outing with a July 20 appearance at Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival.
"Rip It Off," released in January, is the band's third studio album and first release for Matador Records; the group issued its previous two albums--last year's "Times New Viking Present the Paisley Reich" and 2005's "Dig Yourself"--on indie label Siltbreeze.
They will play:
Bloomington, IN, Waldron Art Center (June 4)
Omaha, NE, Waiting Room (5)
Denver, CO, Larimer Lounge (6)
Salt Lake City, UT, Kilby Court (7)
Missoula, MT, The Badlander (9)
Seattle, WA, Neumo's (10)
Portland, OR, Doug Fir Lounge (11)
San Francisco, CA, Bottom of the Hill (13)
Visalia, CA, Howie & Sons Pizza (14)
Los Angeles, CA, The Echo (15)
Los Angeles, CA, The Smell (16)
San Diego, CA, Casbah (17)
Phoenix, AZ, Modified (18)
El Paso, TX, Hush Gallery (19)
Austin, TX, Emo's (20)
Dallas, TX, Club Dada (21)
Memphis, TN, Hi-Tone Cafe (22)
Atlanta, GA, The Earl (23)
Washington, DC, Rock N Roll (25)
Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brenda's (26)
New York, NY, Whitney Museum (27)
Providence, RI, The Living Room (28)
Boston, MA, Great Scott (29)
Montreal, Quebec, Le Divan Orange (30)
Toronto, Ontario, Horseshoe Tavern (July 1)
Buffalo, NY, Big Orbit’s Soundlab (2)
Hoboken, NJ, Maxwell's (18)
New York, NY, Siren Fest (19)
Chicago, IL, Pitchfork Festival (20)
Meanwhile, Two tracks from "Rip It Off" are available in MP3 form from the band's Matador mini-site. The "double A-sided" first single from the album includes the songs "(My Head)" and "R.I.P. Allegory," along with a cover of The Petticoats' "Allergy" and an original non-album track, "Western Civ."
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