Pitchfork

+/- are about to hit the freedom-paved streets of the United States. The Absolutely Kosher trio gets the party started tonight with a one-off show at Hanover, New Hampshire's Fuel Lounge; then James Baluyut, Chris Deaner, and Patrick Ramos break for a little bit before taking off for real.

The trek, which is slated to run through late March with a stop at SXSW, supports +/-'s 2006 Absolutely Kosher LP, Let's Build a Fire, as well as last month's Teenbeat Records split EP with Bloodthirsty Butchers.

Good old Teenbeat-- which issued +/-'s debut and sophomore albums-- will release the band's Self-Titled Long-Playing Debut DVD later this year. Assembled by Deaner and cause for celebration, it marks the label's inaugural foray into the magical land of digital video discs.

Dates:

03-02 Hanover, NH - Fuel Lounge at Dartmouth College *
03-11 Columbus, OH - Andyman's Tree House
03-12 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
03-16 Austin, TX - Pok-e-Jo's Smokehouse (SXSW; Absolutely Kosher/Merge BBQ)
03-17 Austin, TX - Habana Calle 6 (SXSW; Absolutely Kosher showcase) #
03-19 Norman, OK - Opolis
03-20 Houston, TX - Proletariat *^
03-21 Baton Rouge, LA - *^
03-22 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe *^
03-23 Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse *^
03-24 Atlanta, GA - Earl *^
03-25 Wilmington, NC - Bella Festa ^
03-26 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom *^
03-27 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel *^
03-28 Philadelphia, PA - Northstar Bar *^
03-29 Brooklyn, NC - Union Hall *^
03-30 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *^

* with Bishop Allen
# with Frog Eyes, Palomar, Summer Hymns, Chris Garneau, the Affair
^ with Say Hi to Your Mom