Pitchfork

[Posted Thursday, October 2nd, 2003 02:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

When you're getting ready to record your next album, sometimes you need to get in front of the kids and work out the kinks. And so it is with Pedro the Lion, who, according to frontman (and really only man) David Bazan, are not so much going on tour as just playing some fall shows to "make money, work out new songs, and blow off steam." No word on whether there'll be a suggestion box by the merch table (dude, speed up the third song, and move the break up after the first verse!).

Following the majority of the shows, Bazan says he'll be heading into the studio with Tim Walsh and Control engineer/collaborator Casey Foubert to record the next Pedro the Lion full-length in November and December, for release in 2004. In the meantime, they'll be plying their trade at colleges and select venues in a decidedly odd collection of cities. But hey, if you're lucky enough to live in one of the ten cities they're hitting, you'll be treated to new material, so bring your minidisc recorder and photographic memory. The shows:

10-10 Lexington, KY - University of Kentucky
10-11 Greenville, IL - Greenville College
10-12 Murray, KY - Murray State University
11-08 Seattle, WA - Graceland
11-09 Seattle, WA - Graceland
11-13 Notre Dame, IN - Notre Dame
11-14 Galesburg, IL - Knox College
11-15 St. Paul, MN - University of St. Thomas
11-16 Madison, WI - Catacombs Coffee House
12-12 Cincinnati, OH - TBA (w/ Over the Rhine)
12-13 Grantham, PA - Messiah College