As you've probably already heard about a million times, the new Mount Eerie record, Wind's Poem, is influenced by black metal and Twin Peaks (TMT News). That's old news, right? Well, here's an update then! Now that the new record has a firm release date of August 18 (which can be ordered now through P.W. Elverum & Sun), Mr. Phil Elverum -- a.k.a. The Microphones, a.k.a. Mount Eerie, a.k.a. Mr Black Metal Enthusiast -- is hitting the road with some "not so black metal" bands, playing select cities with variations of tour buddies, including WHY?, No Kids, Karl Blau, and Tara Jane O'Neil. No Kids will bring the evil and double as Phil's backing band for most of the dates. Expect gongs, walls of amps, and multiple drummers! They will also be doing a very special Halloween show at the Market Hotel in New York with brutal death metal band Liturgy and one more unannounced band.
Before the evil begins, Phil will do a few dates in Canada with pals Calvin Johnson and Julie Dorion, as well as playing a few festivals, including the Transfigurations Festival (TMT News) with Bonnie Prince Billy, Akron/Family, Kurt Vile, and more.
In case you haven't bought Wind's Poem, you might be lucky enough to find a a nice little advertisement on the left hand side of your screen. Click it!
Now let's see if Phil and his No Kids can pull off the evil corpse paint look:
07.31.09 - Sackville, New Brunswick - Sappy Fest
08.05.09 - Charlottetown, PE - TBA
08.06.09 - Halifax, NS - North Street Church!
08.08.09 - St. John's, Newfoundland - George Street United Church
08.13.09 - Asheville, NC - Transifugurations^
09.18.09 - Portland, OR - Backspace$
09.19.09 - Nevada City, CA - TBA
09.20.09 - Oakland, CA - Lobot$
09.24.09 - Eugene, OR - Agate Hall at U of O$
09.25.09 - Olympia, WA - Northern$
10.05.09 - Oak Harbor, WA - Oak Harbor Library
10.13.09 - Anacortes, WA - Department of Safety*
10.14.09 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project+
10.15.09 - Portland, OR - Wonder ballroom+
10.17.09 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall+
10.18.09 - Reno, NV - TBA
10.19.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court#
10.20.09 - Denver, CO - Rhinoceropolis#
10.21.09 - Springfield, MO - TBA
10.22.09 - Lexington, KY - Red Mile Round Barn~
10.23.09 - Charlottesville, VA - TBA
10.24.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Haverford College~
10.31.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel@
11.02.09 - New York, NY - TBA
11.04.09 - Cincinnati, OH - Art Damage Lodge~
11.06.09 - Bloomington, IN - Banneker Community Center~
11.07.09 - Chicago, IL - TBA
11.08.09 - Madison, WI - TBA
11.09.09 - Iowa City, IA - Public Space One~
! Calvin Johnson, Julie Doiron, Rick White, and Calm Down It's Monday
~ No Kids and Tara Jane O'Neil
$ No Kids, Karl Blau, and Tara Jane O'Neil
+ WHY? and No Kids
* WHY?
# No Kids
@ Liturgy, No Kids, and Tara Jane O'Neil
^ Akron/Family, Bonnie Prince Billy, Espers, Kurt Vile, The Books, Brightblack Morning Light, etc