Despite Isaac Brock’s longtime insistence that if you go straight long enough, you end up where you were, he apparently has no reservations about going all kinds of places with his band. This of course makes him a liar. Luckily, here at the TMT offices, we stir deceit and subversion right into our coffee. I mean, We don’t really have an office, do we? And my name’s not really Nobodaddy, is it? Heck, maybe I’m Isaac Brock? (See how exciting tour news can be? Let’s read on!)
Modest Mouse, everyone’s favorite hit-makers-that-shouldn’t-have, have recently announced a pack of new tourdates that will take the band clear across the US this summer. Also included on the itinerary are stops at this year’s Pitchfork Festival in Chicago and appearances at the UK’s Leeds and Reading Festivals. All of this comes on the heels of the recent 10-year anniversary of the Mouse’s landmark major label debut The Moon and Antarctica, which I trust everyone here picked-up dutifully on Record Store Day this past weekend. (Even though everyone knows that 10 years is the Tin anniversary, Brock and co. decided it’d be a bit more “traditional” to cut the album to vinyl instead, so they’ve reissued the out-of-print double 12-inch, using the original 2004 vinyl master.) Come to think of it, I guess Brock isn’t a liar after all. After 10 years of going places, you do end up exactly where you were.
Modest Mouse Tour:
07.02.10 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theater
07.03.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
07.06.10 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads KC @ Grinders
07.09.10 - Santa Fe, NM - Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre
07.10.10 - Broomfield, CO - 1ST BANK Center
07.12.10 - Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall
07.13.10 - Fargo, ND - Hub at the Venue
07.14.10 - Minneapolis, MN - The Orpheum Theatre
07.16.10 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival
07.17.10 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
07.18.10 - Knoxville, TN - The Valarium
07.19.10 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
07.20.10 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
07.22.10 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theater
07.23.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Waterfront
07.25.10 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues Boston
08.27.10 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival
08.28.10 - Reading, UK - Reading Festival
08.31.10 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
09.01.10 - Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy
09.03.10 - Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Art and Music Festival
The Moon and Antarctica
Side 1
01. 3rd Planet
02. Gravity Rides Everything
03. Dark Center Of The Universe
04. Perfect Disguise
Side: 2
01. Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
02. A Different City
03. The Cold Part
04. Alone Down There
Side: 3
01. The Stars Are Projectors
02. Wild Packs Of Family Dogs
03. Paper Thin Walls
Side: 4
01. I Came As A Rat
02. Lives
03. Life Like Weeds
04. What People Are Made Of
• Modest Mouse: http://www.modestmousemusic.com
[Photo: Michael Morel]
