Literacy advocates, lock-up your Book-mobiles. Glitchy-yet-pastoral sample-masters The Books are getting ready to publish their new album, The Way Out, July 20 on their ironically “new” home: Temporary Residence. But if, like me, you’re disappointed with the lack of cleverly anti-clever punnery in the title of this new one, perhaps you can take some comfort in the giant-ass super tour upon which the duo is embarking this fall. Another thing you can do is throw some puns of your own out there. Go ahead and try a few out on your co-workers and neighbors. See if they stick.
For example, before the “ink dries” (hehehehehe!) on the fall tour, they’ve also got three additional summer appearances on the “books” (hahahahahahaha!): the Wilco-curated Solid Sound Festival in Massachusetts, ATP New York, and a free outdoor show at Chicago’s Millennium Park “next week” (hohohohoho!… oh wait, that last one’s not funny at all. Hmm. On second thought, maybe we should all just leave the puns to The Books.)
Table of contents (phhfffffffft! hahahahaha… uh, sorry):
06.21.10 - Chicago, IL - Jay Pritzker Pavillion (Millennium Park)
08.13.10 - North Adams, MA - Solid Sound Festival
09.04.10 - Monticello, NY - ATP Festival
09.29.10 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
09.30.10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10.01.10 - Durham, NC - Shaefer Theater
10.03.10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
10.04.10 - Knoxville, TN - Square Room
10.05.10 - Charlotesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
10.21.10 - Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
10.22.10 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub
10.23.10 - Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Mile End
10.24.10 - Ottawa, Ontario - Capital Music Hall
10.25.10 - Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club
10.26.10 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
10.27.10 - Grand Rapids, MI - Ladies Literary Club
10.29.10 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
10.30.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Culture Center
11.13.10 - New York, NY - Zankel at Carnegie Hall
11.29.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Music Box at The Henry Fonda Theatre
11.30.10 - San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts
12.03.10 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
12.04.10 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
12.05.10 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre
• The Books: http://www.thebooksmusic.com
• Temporary Residence: http://temporaryresidence.com
