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Oh, Okkervil River, you know just how to hit us where it hurts. The folk-rockers kick off their late summer/early fall tour tonight in Lawrence, Kansas, and they're "going green" for the jaunt by purchasing carbon offsets to make up for their role in mucking up the environment by traveling around.

But, as they remind us, "over 80% of a concert's CO2 footprint is from the fans' commute." As such, they're encouraging fans to ride bikes, carpool, or take public transit to the shows. They've even set up a website to help you locate carpools and organize bike rides, which you can access on your granola computer through the macraméd internet. Just remember, music fans: this climate crisis is 80% your fault.

Oh, we kid because we love! I know at least a couple Okkervil fans here in the P4K office who will be peddlin' on down to see Will and the boys bring the melodrama at their next opportunity to do so.

Note that Okkervil's newest one, The Stand Ins, is out now from Jagjaguwar. I hear it sounds especially nice coming out of a Hummer with the air conditioner on and the windows down.

Okkervil:

09-12 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
09-13 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
09-14 Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater ^
09-15 Fargo, ND - The 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 Music 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 *
09-27 Austin, TX - Emo's Outside
09-28 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (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. Small's 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 - Òran Mór
11-10 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun
11-11 London, England - Shepherds 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