john vanderslice: East Coast Dates

John Vanderslice has announced some tour dates for his fall tour, Sept. 30th to Nov. 5th. Swinging down the US east coast from New York to New Orleans, the entourage then heads into Texas. Joinng JV on this stretch of road will be Mac McCaughan, you know, Superchunk, co-founder of Merge Records, and don't forget Portastatic. This is the band that will tour along with JV down the coast behind their August release, Bright Ideas.

*With further JV news, my interview with John should be online on Monday, thanks to Better Propaganda. It will appear in part here on *Sixeyes, with a link to the full interview at BP.

Here are the tour dates... cut and pasted from JV's home page...

July 21 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Noise McCartney Label Showcase Vol.4
Lush
Doors: 18:30, Show: 19:00

July 22 Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan
LITE release party
Marz

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'My Aim Is Only True When I'm Aiming At You' Solo Tour
August 23- September 15
I'll be playing college radio stations and indie in-stores. JV + ES355 + some crazy amp that Skip builds me. Sponsored by Barsuk.

August 23 San Francisco, CA
Amoeba Records, 6pm, solo acoustic

August 30 Los Angeles, CA
Amoeba Records, 7pm, solo acoustic

September 4 Portland, OR
Music Millennium, 3pm, solo acoustic

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US Fall Tour (with full band)
September 30 - November 5

October 14 New York, NY
Knitting Factory w/ Portastatic

October 15 Brooklyn NY
Southpaw w/ Portastatic buy tickets

October 16 Cambridge MA
Middle East Downstairs w/ Portastatic

October 17 Washington, DC
Black Cat w/ Portastatic

October 18 Carrboro NC
Cat's Cradle w/ Portastatic

October 19 Mt. Pleasant SC
The Village Tavern w/ Portastatic

October 20 Atlanta GA
The Earl w/ Portastatic

October 21 St. Augustine FL
Cafe Eleven w/ Portastatic

October 22 Tallahassee FL
Club Downunder / Florida State w/ Portastatic

October 23 Orlando FL
The Social w/ Portastatic

October 25 New Orleans LA
Twiropa w/ Portastatic buy tickets

October 26 Houston TX
Mary Jane's Fat Cat w/ Portastatic

October 27 Austin TX
The Parish w/ Portastatic