Why? Announces New Album, Tour
by Jarret Green ~ July 29th, 2009. Filed under: Music.
In a recent-ish interview with Pitchfork, Yoni Wolf of the quirky, confessional hip-hop-cum-indie-pop act Why? dropped some details on the group’s new album, Eskimo Snow. The album, the band’s follow-up to last year’s brilliant Alopecia, is due out September 22 from Anticon.
That same week, Why? embarks on a 2-month tour of America. Hit the post title to check out the dates.
09-24 Cincinnati, OH – Northside Tavern *
09-26 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge +
10-01 Cambridge, MA – Middle East #%
10-02 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church #%
10-03 Pittsburgh, PA – William Pitt Union #%
10-04 Ann Arbor, MI – The Blind Pig #%
10-05 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge #%
10-06 Madison, WI – UW Madison Terrace #%
10-07 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock #%
10-09 Denver, CO – Bluebird #%
10-10 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue #%
10-13 Annacortes, WA – Department of Safety &$
10-14 Seattle, WA – The Vera Project &$
10-15 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom &$
10-17 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall *%$
10-20 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex *%
10-23 Phoenix, AZ – Modified Arts *%
10-24 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress *%
10-26 Denton, TX – Hailey’s *%
10-28 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree *%
10-29 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle *%
10-30 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle *%
10-31 Atlanta, GA – Lenny’s %^@
11-02 Orlando, FL – The Social %!
11-03 Gainesville, FL – Common Grounds %!
11-04 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder %!
11-06 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon %~
11-07 Houston, TX – Walter’s on Washington %~
11-08 Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
11-10 Lawrence, KS – Jackpot Music Hall %~
11-11 St. Louis, MO – Firebird %~
11-13 Bloomington, IN – Rhino’s Youth Center ~
* with Serengeti and Polyphonic
# with Dark Dark Dark
% with AU
& with No Kids
$ with Mount Eerie
^ with Jemina Pearl
@ with Islands
! with James Husband
~ with The Moore Brothers
+ with Owen Weaver With Flexible Music