Magnolia Electric Co. to Kick Off North American Tour Next Week, Reveal Details of New Live Album

We thought we'd compose a song for this here Magnolia Electric Co. update. So we turned out most of the lights, stared out into a vacant lot across the street, and thought about people who we'd hurt just enough that they might rather forget us. The song was really coming together nicely when the guy next door started beat-boxing and we lost the vibe. Also, we succumbed to the urge to snack on Cheez-Its, which in retrospect was pretty much the nail in the coffin.

Anyway, Jason Molina's beloved musical outfit is about to start another tour, giving some love to the east coast as well as the midwest. Along the way, they'll hit two big multi-day blowout events: Pop Montreal on October 3rd, and CMJ on the 13th. On the other hand, if you want to see the Magnolia Electric Co. without having to bust ninja moves on a capacity crowd just to get in the door, you could catch them somewhere else. No big deal. Dates:

09-30 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird (w/Impossible Shapes)
10-01 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
10-02 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
10-03 Montreal, PQ- La Sala Rossa (Pop Montreal Festival)
10-04 Portland, ME - Space Gallery
10-05 Allston, MA - Great Scott
10-06 Charlottesville, VA - Tokyo Rose
10-07 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
10-08 Philadelphia, PA - 1st Unitarian Church (w/Br. Danielson, Court & Spark)
10-09 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant St
10-10 New Haven, CT - Sundazed @ Bar
10-11 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
10-12 Providence, RI - Living Room
10-13 New York, NY - Coral Room (Secretly Canadian CMJ Showcase)
10-14 Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Art Works
10-15 Chicago, IL - Schubas
10-16 Urbana, IL - Cafe Paradiso

Then there's this live Magnolia album we've been hearing about for a few months. It's going to be called Trials and Errors, and it'll come out as a double-LP on January 18th, 2005 (hopefully with a CD tucked inside the packaging, as previously reported by Pitchfork). Songsohia.com says the LP will also be available for sneaky early purchase at shows by the end of this tour, though probably not by the start. Looks like the Neil Young covers didn't make the record, as originally planned. Bah. Tracklist:

01 Dark Don't Hide It
02 Don't This Look Like The Dark
03 Such Pretty Eyes For A Snake
04 Almost Was Good Enough
05 North Star
06 Ring The Bell
07 Cross The Road
08 Leave The City
09 The Last 3 Human Words
10 The Big Beast