Pitchfork: Prefuse 73 Cancels Shows Due to Illness

"YES. SORRY. IT'S TRUE. IT WOULD BE BETTER IF IT WASN'T....."

So began a MySpace blog post last Wednesday, written by Guillermo Scott Herren, aka Prefuse 73. Unlike most Myspace blog posts, what followed wasn't a whiny rant about Taking Back Sunday or a sob story about a crush. It was an announcement that Prefuse had made the decision to cancel much of the remainder of his spring tour with avant rapper Edan.

The rest of the post read:

"Hey.. I feel compelled to write this since i'm getting a bunch of mails concerning cancelled shows(I hear you).. - - Right before i embarked on this edan/prefuse73 tour, i was diagnosed with some pretty scary and challenging things to deal with regarding my mind and health.. (that's all i want to go into it as far as details are concerned.))) I thought I would just plow through these shows and deal with my problems from the road because i'm a stubborn old man. Instead, my friends, my doctors, and everyone I know have strongly advised me to not go through with this tour or at least shorten it... My point is this_ I am so very sorry for having to cancel the routing of the tour for the cats that won't be able to see us. I'm thinking of a way to make it up. I think disappointing fans is the worst feeling when all the touring i do is for the fans - i do not go home rich, we still play in mid size clubs to the heads... So far you've been so great to Edan/Dagha and Prefuse... The shows have been very fun+ forgive my groggy existence. Thank you so much. Please no worries for me, i'm under great care. + I'll update the dates ok? GRACIAS!!! GSH."

Our thoughts are with Herren as he rests up and takes care of his health.

Cancelled performances:

05-17 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
05-18 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
05-19 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
05-20 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
05-21 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
05-22 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
05-23 San Diego, CA - Casbah
05-24 Phoenix, AZ - Old Brickhouse
05-26 Denton, TX - Hailey's
05-27 Austin, TX - The Parish
05-28 Houston, TX - Walters on Washington
05-29 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
05-30 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
05-31 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern

The show will go on:

06-01 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
06-02 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *#
06-03 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *#
08-13 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage ^

* with Edan
# with Mind.Blaze.Body
^ with Outernational, Asha Puthli

As of right now, it is unclear if Edan will perform at all of the scheduled shows.

* Pitchfork Feature: Interview: Prefuse 73
* Warp: http://www.warprecords.com/