The Vaselines shamble across North America
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Twenty-one years is an awfully long time between releasing records, but at least Scottish indie-pop act The Vaselines has a decent excuse for keeping the fans waiting for a follow-up to 1989's Dum Dum: It was too busy having an indirect influence on every band formed during that period that also approached rock 'n' roll with more guileless enthusiasm than legitimate musical talent. (Also, the band wasn't a going concern for most of that time.) Nonetheless, the duo of Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee kept active following a handful of dates in 2008, and this fall they'll release their long-delayed sophomore album, Sex With An X, as well as mount a full-scale North American tour. The jaunt includes shows with fellow indie-alt icons Teenage Fanclub and Superchunk, as well as followers of The Vaselines' lo-fi (Dum Dum Girls, who offer support on the duo's Oct. 27 gig at the Varsity Theater) and twee (Belle And Sebastian, Telekinesis) leanings. The rest of The Vaselines' fall itinerary follows:
Sat Oct 02, Washington, DC 9:30 Club w/ Teenage Fanclub
Sun Oct 03, Philadelphia, PA, First Unitarian Church Basement
Tue Oct 05, Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club
Wed Oct 06, New York, NY, Webster Hall
Fri Oct 08, Mexico City, MX Vive Cuervo Salón w/ Belle And Sebastian
Sat Oct 09, Guadalajara, MX, Teatro Estudio Cavaret
Mon Oct 11, Carrboro, NC, Cat’s Cradle
Tue Oct 12, Atlanta, GA, The Earl
Wed Oct 13, New Orleans, LA, One-Eyed Jacks
Thu Oct 14, Houston, TX, Warehouse Live Studio
Fri Oct 15, Dallas, TX, The LOFT at the Palladium
Sat Oct 16, Austin, TX, Emo’s Outside
Tue Oct 19, Los Angeles, CA, The Music Box at Fonda w/ Superchunk and Telekinesis
Wed Oct 20, San Francisco, CA, Great American Music Hall w/ Dum Dum Girls
Sat Oct 23, Vancouver, BC, Biltmore Cabaret w/ Dum Dum Girls
Sun Oct 24, Portland, OR, Wonder Ballroom w/ Dum Dum Girls
Wed Oct 27, Minneapolis, MN, Varsity Theater w/ Dum Dum Girls
Thu Oct 28, Chicago, IL, Lincoln Hall
Fri Oct 29, Detroit, MI, Magic Stick w/ Dum Dum Girls
Sat Oct 30, Toronto, ON, Horseshoe Tavern
Sun Oct 31, Montréal, QC, La Sala Rossa
