Pitchfork

[Posted Monday, October 13th, 2003 04:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Ex-Models are coming! Expect panic, chaos, bombast, noise! And no, we're not talking James King on her first night off the horse. The Ex Models, if you haven't heard, are New York noise-punk to rival the best of them, eking out structureless songs faster than Karen O on a date. This is stuff we Americans can proudly ship off to Japan, and that's just what we'll do.

Japan, you have to promise to let them come home-- for the Frenchkiss Records showcase at CMJ just won't be the same without them. Sure, they'll be sleepy and a day ahead of us, but somehow, I don't think jet lag is something these guys are too concerned with. The tour essentially kicks off with the CMJ showcase alongside labelmates Les Savy Fav and The Apes, and then it's westward ho for a 30-date U.S. megatour:

10-10 Sendai, Japan - Parksquare
10-11 Tokyo, Japan - Shimokitazawa Era
10-12 Nagoya, Japan - Club Daughter
10-13 Osaka, Japan - Shinsaibashi Sunhall
10-14 Kitakyushuu, Japan - Kokura Megahertz
10-15 Fukuoka, Japan - Kiethflack
10-16 Okayama, Japan - Pepperland
10-17 Kyoto, Japan - Metro
10-18 Tokyo, Japan - Shimokitazawa Era
10-19 Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya Nest
10-20 Tokyo, Japan - Kouenji 20000v
10-22 New York, NY - Knitting Factory (w/ Les Savy Fav, The Apes)
10-27 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
10-28 Toledo, OH - Masonic Temple *
10-29 Chicago, IL - Fireside Bowl *
10-30 Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis (w/ The Black Keys) *
10-31 Omaha, NE - 49er *
11-01 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *
11-03 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
11-04 Boise, ID - J.D. and Friends *
11-05 Seattle, WA - Graceland *
11-06 Portland, OR - Disjecta *
11-07 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock *
11-08 Oakland, CA - 40th St Warehouse *
11-09 Santa Barbara, CA - Biko House *
11-11 Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction *
11-12 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
11-14 San Diego, CA - TBA *
11-15 Phoenix, AZ - Stinkweeds *
11-17 Denton, TX - TBA
11-18 Austin, TX - Emo's (w/ Xiu Xiu)
11-19 Houston, TX - TBA
11-22 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
11-23 Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern
11-24 Greensboro, NC - Gate City Noise

* with Dance Disaster Movement

In other Ex-Models news, they're supposed to be recording a series of seven-inchers for y'all. Each single will pair the group up with another like-minded conglomeration of merry pranksters, so look out. The first single in the series will be a split with Daughters, with other pairings planned with the Liars and Holy Molar. More on that in the not-too-distant future.