Pitchfork

[Posted Wednesday, September 17th, 2003 18:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Twee pop is for lovers and the Aislers Set is the soundtrack for summer-turns-to-fall romance. Singer, guitarist and primary songwriter Amy Linton (who bares a remarkable resemblance to Elijah Wood) makes the other kind of dance music, the kind welcome among both hand-holders and lemonade-drinkers. Her San Francisco mostly-girl quintet has been touring all year in support of their fine album on Suicide Squeeze Records, How I Learned to Write Backwards, and have returned to the road this month for a coast-to-coast tour in support of that popular Malawian vocalist, Yolanda Ngo-- oh, wait, that's actually Yo La Tengo, folks. Give me points for trying. Like all good May-September parables, the Aislers Set will leave us in mid-October for a short European tour with Bay Area experimentalists Erase Errata. Tour dates 'n' progress:

09-18 New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's *
09-19 Houston, TX - Club Fat Cat (w/ The Ex)
09-20 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom *
09-21 Austin, TX - Ritz (Ladyfest Texas benefit)
09-22 Norman, OK - Opolis (w/ The Shins)
09-23 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater *
09-24 Columbia, MO - Blue Note *
09-25 St. Louis, MO - Pageant *
09-26 Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College *
09-27 Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater *
09-28 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
09-29 Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall *
09-30 Indianapolis, IN - Vogue *
10-01 Lexington, KY - Singletary Concert Hall *
10-02 Grand Rapids, MI - TBA
10-03 Toronto, Ontario - Ryerson Theatre *
10-04 Ottawa, Ontario - Zaphod Beeblebrox *
10-06 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda *
10-07 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground *
10-09 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club *
10-10 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw * (w/ Sun Ra Arkestra)
10-11 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero *
10-17 Glasgow, Scotland - Winchester Club (w/ The Lucksmiths, Ninebar)
10-18 Edinburgh, Scotland - Caledonian Backpackers (w/ The Lucksmiths)
10-25 Koln, Germany - TBA +
10-26 Munich, Germany - Prager Furebling +
10-27 Zurich, Switzerland - La Rote Fabrik +
10-28 Bologna, Italy - Il Covo +
10-29 Rome, Italy - Init +
10-31 Andorra, Spain - TBA (w/ Niza, Vacaciones)
11-01 Madrid, Spain - Fiesta Elefante Festival

* with Yo La Tengo
+ with Erase Errata