Pitchfork: Battles Tour the United States

Battles, the experimental combo featuring Ian Williams of Don Caballero, avant-garde composer Tyondai Braxton, Lynx guitarist David Konopka, and Helmet/Tomahawk percussionist John Stanier, is taking it on the road for an end-of-the-year (but hopefully not end-of-the-world) U.S. tour. The band released three EPs over the course of 2004: Tras, Fantasy on Cold Sweat, B on Dim Mak, and EP C on Monitor. Do Battles have anything in the pipeline for the new year, you wonder hopefully? As the members of Battles are men of untold espionage (just witness their cryptic website), the answer is uncertain. Dates:

11-15 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
11-16 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
11-17 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
11-18 Minneapolis, MN - The Ascot Room at the Quest
11-19 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon
11-20 St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
11-22 Nashville, TN - Exit In
11-23 Athens, GA - Tasty World
11-27 Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber *
11-28 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
11-29 Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar *
11-30 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
12-01 Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern *
12-02 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbit's *
12-03 Orlando, FL - The Social *
12-04 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
12-07 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's *
12-08 Houston, TX - Mary Jane's Fat Cat *