They'll Be Coming Round The Mountains When They Come...

The Mountain Goats have announced the dates on the first leg of their upcoming North American tour. I'm not kidding.

09-01 Livermore, CA - Wente Vineyards Estate Winery *
09-07 Raleigh, NC - Fletcher Opera Theatre (Hopscotch Festival)
10-06 Durham, NC - Reynolds Industries Theatre !
10-09 Richmond, VA - The National ^
10-10 Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar ^
10-11 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts ^
10-14 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
10-15 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
10-18 Boston, MA - House of Blues ^
10-19 Ithaca, NY - The Haunt ^
10-20 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre ^
10-22 Grand Rapids, MI - The Ladies Literary Club ^
10-23 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre ^
10-24 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre ^
10-26 Iowa City, IA - The Blue Moose Tap House ^
10-27 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre ^

* with the Dodos
! with Anonymous 4
^ with Matthew E. White