Pitchfork

They say you can never go home again. For Spiral Stairs, the one-time Pavement guitarist and current frontman of Preston School of Industry, that's a good thing. Following in the footsteps of Stephen Malkmus (the John Oates to his Daryl Hall), Spiral, along with his new cohorts, has released his first non-Pavement album this year, All This Sounds Gas. For those of you who are still heartbroken over the demise of what was arguably indie's greatest band ever, dry those tears. Preston School of Industry is currently touring the U.S. and, who knows, maybe afterwards they'll come over for biscuits and tea.

10-25 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
10-26 Seattle, WA - Graceland
10-27 Seattle, WA - Graceland
10-28 Vancouver, BC - Richard's on Richards
10-29 Calgary, AB - The Warehouse
10-31 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret
11-01 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
11-02 Chicago, IL - Double Door
11-03 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
11-04 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
11-05 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
11-09 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11-10 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
11-13 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
11-20 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
11-24 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall