Pitchfork

Oakland, CA's very own revolution-advocating, corporation-hating hip-hop group, the Coup, are set to release their new album, Party Music, on Dan the Automator's 75 Ark label on November 6th. You may recall there being some controversy about the cover art of the album, designed before September 11th, which featured a picture of the Twin Towers being blown up. The cover art has since been changed by the group-- comprised of Boots Riley and DJ Pam the Funkstress-- to what appears to be a martini glass full of gasoline on fire in a bar. A much less "inflammatory" piece of artwork, no? All puns aside, the group will be touring the U.S. this November in support of the new album.

11-06 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
11-07 Portland, OR - B-Complex
11-08 Seattle, WA - I-Spy
11-09 Vancouver, BC - Sonar
11-12 Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
11-13 Kansas City, MO - Madrid Theater
11-15 Austin, TX - TBA
11-16 El Paso, TX - E-9
11-17 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
11-18 Phoenix, AZ - TBA
11-19 San Diego, CA - TBA
11-20 Los Angeles, CA - HOB/Knitting Factory
11-21 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
11-23 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
11-24 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst