Stereolab Cooks Up U.S. Tour for Fall 2008

Always good news when Stereolab maps out a U.S. jaunt. One of the most important bands in modern music has a new album called Chemical Chords that will be released on August 19. The tour will hit all the necessary places including a 3-night stand at Irving Plaza, which they've done before in 2001 or 2002 -- just don't remember the year. Last time, they did two nights at Town Hall.

• Sept. 20: Detroit Bar -- Costa Mesa, CA
• Sept. 21: Glass House -- Pomona, CA 
• Sept. 24: La Zona Rosa -- Austin
• Sept. 26: Variety Playhouse -- Atlanta
• Sept. 27: 40 Watt Club -- Athens, GA
• Sept. 29: Cat's Cradle -- Carrboro, NC
• Sept. 30: 9:30 Club -- Washington, DC
• Oct. 1: Trocadero -- Philadelphia
• Oct. 2-4: Irving Plaza -- New York
• Oct. 6: Paradise -- Boston
• Oct. 7: Club Soda -- Montreal
• Oct. 8: Phoenix Concert Theatre -- Toronto
• Oct. 9: The Crofoot -- Detroit
• Oct. 10: Vic Theatre -- Chicago
• Oct. 12: First Avenue -- Minneapolis
• Oct. 14: Gothic Theatre -- Denver
• Oct. 17: Showbox -- Seattle, WA
• Oct. 18: Wonder Ballroom -- Portland
• Oct. 19: Commodore Ballroom -- Vancouver
• Oct. 21-22: The Fillmore -- San Francisco
• Oct. 23: Henry Fonda Theatre -- Los Angeles
• Oct. 24: Belly Up Tavern -- Solana Beach, CA

Sounds good to me, but more than likely, I'll be no where near the U.S. during their NYC and Philly dates. EuroTrip 2008 is brewing for me at that time.