Pitchfork

Hey Boston, if there was ever a night to break out that "I <3 Nerds" T-shirt and dump the disposable contacts for those dusty old black hornrims, tonight's it. This evening, Weezer, Tokyo Police Club, and Angels and Airwaves kick off their fall North American tour at Beantown's Tsongas Arena. With plenty of fan-submitted ephemera to blast on screen-- and, of course, more than their fair share of hooky irono-pop to break out at any moment-- Weezer and company will lead the charge for the next month, like the pied pipers of pocket protectors they are. In other news, stereotypes can be cruel.

Just a week after the tour comes to an end in Atlanta, Weezer will reportedly hit the studio with producer Jacknife Lee to start crafting their follow-up to this spring's Red Album [via Billboard.com]. Meanwhile, Tokyo Police Club will knock out a few dates they've got lined up after their opening stint is through, and they've got a remix contest going on over on their MySpace page.

Weezer, Tokyo Police Club, Angels and Airwaves:

09-23 Boston, MA - Tsongas Arena
09-24 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
09-26 Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Casino
09-27 Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
09-29 Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
09-30 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Center
10-02 Rosemont, IL - All State Arena
10-03 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
10-05 Denver, CO - Broomfield Event Center
10-07 Salt Lake City, UT - E Center
10-09 Portland OR - Memorial Coliseum
10-10 Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
10-11 Seattle, WA - Key Arena
10-13 San Jose, CA - Events Center
10-14 Los Angeles, CA - Great Western Forum
10-17 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
10-18 Phoenix, AZ - Arizona State Fair
10-20 Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
10-21 Dallas, TX - Nokia Theater
10-23 Houston, TX - Reliant Arena
10-25 Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Arena

Tokyo Police Club:

10-26 New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Music Festival
10-29 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church