Pitchfork

So the Dixie Chicks aren't ready to make nice and Neil Young wants us to impeach the President. That's all well and good, but Bay Area rap duo the Coup talk the talk and walk the walk. In addition to including songs about world leaders sucking each other off and the Bush administration bringing about the end of the world on their latest album Pick a Bigger Weapon, the Coup are bringing their message directly to the people.

The Coup's current tour is titled the "Not Your Soldier" Tour, after the Not Your Soldier project, which "gives youth the tools we need to stop the military invasion of our schools and our communities," according to their website. As the Coup brings the noise across the country, "tepresentatives will be on hand at the shows to educate the fans about military myths and ways youth can kick military recruiters out of their lives...for good."

Coup main man Boots Riley will not only be joined by activists on the road, but by a full band. His partner in crime, DJ Pam the Funkstress, will not appear at all dates, since she's busy spinning on the radio and at parties, as well as running a restaurant and catering business. Let's hear it for anti-war food!

We're going to pretend we don't see the words "Les" and "Claypool" below:

05-31 Bozeman, MT - Zebra Cocktail Lounge
06-01 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
06-02 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
06-03 Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub
06-04 Lansing, MI - Temple Club
06-05 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
06-06 Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Icon
06-07 Boston, MA - Paradise *
06-08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom $
06-09 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
06-11 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
06-12 Washington, DC - Black Cat @
06-13 Asheville, NC - Stella Blue
06-14 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom
06-15 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
06-16 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
06-17 New Orleans, LA - The Parish
06-20 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
06-21 Denton, TX - Hailey's
06-22 Austin, TX - Emo's Jr. %
06-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - EARTH: The World Urban Festival
06-25 San Diego, CA - House of Blues #
06-27 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon Hollywood #
06-28 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues #
06-29 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst #
06-30 Reno, NV - Club Underground
07-01 Salt Lake City, UT - Egos
07-02 Durango, CO - Abbey Theatre
07-03 Denver, CO - Quixotes
07-06 Orlando, FL - House of Blues #
07-07 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution #
07-08 St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing #
07-09 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Bar
07-11 North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues #
07-13 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory #
07-14 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub
07-15 New York, NY - Nokia Theater #
07-16 New Haven, CT - BAR Nightclub
07-17 Boston, MA - Roxy #
07-18 Providence, RI - Lupo's #
07-19 Portland, ME - SPACE
07-20 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground #
07-22 Chicago, IL - Wicker Park Festival
07-23 Milwaukee, WI - Stonefly Brewery
07-29 San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brew
08-02 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
08-03 Bellingham, WA - Nightlight Lounge
08-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
08-05 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
08-06 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
08-12 San Francisco, CA - The Independent

* with Kabir
$ with Nuclear Family, MYSELF
@ with Poem-cees
% with Zeale 32, Bavu Blakes
# with Les Claypool