Pitchfork

Pre-millenial dispensationalists and fans of Left Behind will be happy to know that the Rapture is coming to a town near them, and soon. However, once they realize that it's swarthy Manhattanites Luke Jenner, Matty Safer, and Vito Roccoforte of the art-punk band the Rapture, and not their Lord and Savior, they are expected to riot and break things.

The Rapture's assault on your senses might send you reeling at first, but there's something about those stop/start dynamics and the primal screeching of the vocals and guitars that sounds heavenly. Maybe those apocalypticists are onto something, after all. The tour, already in progress, began in Pittsburgh and will continue through October, ending with a double-date engagement back in the Big Apple. Dates:

09-24 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
09-25 Omaha, NE - The Junction
09-26 Kansas City, MO - El Torrean
09-28 Denver, CO - 15th Street Tavern
09-29 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09-30 Boise, ID - Neurolux
10-01 Seattle, WA - The Paradox
10-02 Portland, OR - The Black Bird
10-03 Chico, CA - Moxie's
10-04 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
10-05 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
10-06 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
10-07 Santa Ana, CA - Koos Cafe
10-09 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture Gallery
10-10 Albuquerque, NM - The Golden West
10-12 Austin, TX - Emo's (Inside)
10-13 Houston, TX - Mary Jane's
10-15 New Orleans, LA - The Mermaid Lounge
10-17 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10-18 Carrboro, NC - The Go Lounge
10-19 TBA
10-20 TBA
10-21 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
10-27 New York, NY - Brownie's
10-28 New York, NY - Brownie's