Didn’t quite finish your summer reading list? Make up for it by seeing The Books on their expanded fall tour!

Didn't quite finish your summer reading list? Make up for it by seeing The Books on their expanded fall tour!

Summer, as we know, is a time for beers, BBQs, and bikinis, and because of this, well, a lot of reading doesn’t get done. Unless you’re that nerdy kid who not only read a bajillion books, but also did book reports ( in which case, I’d like to reiterate how much of a nerd you are). Because most people don’t do nearly as much reading as they would like (I myself only got through half of what I wanted to read), those same people can step into autumn and feel kinda dumb, which is why they invented school: to make up for the fact that no one spends time learning when they could be driving down the beach on an ATV.

An easy cure for this feeling of stupidity is, of course, to go to school, but an easier way is to just go see The Books on their (expanded) fall tour. Our last story about this tour (before the expansion of dates) described the band as “glitchy-yet-pastoral sample-masters,” as evidenced by their recent album on Temporary Residence, The Way Out (TMT Review), so I feel totally safe recommending the show as a reasonable replacement for book reading or getting a college degree, because, really, who needs a college degree? All that bullshit about earning more is just bullshit.

Or is it?

The Books expanded tourdates:

09.23.10 - Durham, NH - University of New Hamsphire
09.29.10 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
09.30.10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10.01.10 - Durham, NC - Shaefer Theater
10.02.10 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
10.03.10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
10.04.10 - Knoxville, TN - Square Room
10.05.10 - Charlotesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
10.06.10 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
10.21.10 - Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
10.22.10 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub
10.23.10 - Montreal, QC - Cabaret Mile End
10.24.10 - Ottawa, ON - Capital Music Hall
10.25.10 - Toronto, ON - 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
10.31.10 - Grinnell, IA - Herrick Chapel
11.02.10 - St Louis, MO - The Old Rock House
11.03.10 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
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, BC - Vogue Theatre

• The Books: http://www.thebooksmusic.com
• Temporary Residence Limited: http://temporaryresidence.com

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