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For a project with the cinematic sweep of Okkervil River's Stage Names/Stand Ins two-fer, the usual fanfare just ain't gonna cut it. Sure, we've heard a couple pre-release tunes from The Stand Ins-- due September 9 from Jagjaguwar-- but a project that so concerns itself with the trials and tribulations of Tinseltown could only be heralded by a movie trailer. You can scope out the Mike Angelo Torres-directed clip at Okkervil's website presently while you wait for the coming attraction:

Speaking of which, Jagjaguwar is now accepting pre-orders for The Stand Ins, and if you order between now and the release date, you'll get Stage Names and Stand Ins posters along with your order, as well as access to download the entire album by September 5.

Okkervil's upcoming tour plans just got a bit busier, as the band have added a mid-October date in Chicago and four new Scandinavian dates to close out the month. See dashing young auteur Will Sheff and the impressive supporting assemblage at the dates below. 

Okkervil:

09-12 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
09-13 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
09-14 Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater ^
09-15 Fargo, ND - Aquarium
09-17 Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
09-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
09-19 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
09-20 Seattle, WA - McDonald Theater *
09-21 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-23 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre *
09-24 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern *
09-25 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse *
09-26 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
09-28 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
09-30 New Orleans, LA - The Republic !#
10-01 Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theater !#
10-02 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club !#
10-03 Athens, GA - Soapbox Laundro Lounge !#
10-04 Richmond, VA - The National !#
10-06 New York, NY - Webster Hall !#
10-07 New York, NY - Webster Hall !#
10-08 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street !
10-09 Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre !
10-10 Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall !
10-11 Montreal, Quebec - Les Saints !
10-12 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix !
10-14 Chicago, IL - Metro !#
10-27 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
10-28 Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
10-29 Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren
10-30 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
10-31 Oslo, Norway - Storsalen
11-01 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
11-03 Paris, France - L'Alhambra
11-04 Bruges, Belgium - Cactus
11-05 Norwich, England - Waterfront
11-06 Manchester, England - Academy
11-07 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
11-09 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
11-10 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun
11-11 London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
11-12 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
11-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
11-15 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
11-17 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
11-18 Munich, Germany - Registratur
11-19 Milan, Italy - Musicdrome
11-20 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artist
11-21 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
11-22 Vienna, Austria - Porgy & Bess (Blue Bird Festival)

% with the Octopus Project
^ with the Walkmen
* with Sea Wolf, Zykos
! with Crooked Fingers
# with Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears