Pitchfork: Beirut Tours, Preps New EP

Zach Condon is picking up some serious speed with this whole music thing. Better known as Beirut or "The Second Coming of Jeff Mangum", Condon continues to take on more and more stage time with no apparent intention of slowing down.

His updated tour itinerary includes shows with Deerhoof, Calexico, and buddy and recording partner Jeremy Barnes. Barnes will serve as part of Beirut's backing band for his October North American dates and all scheduled UK appearances. In addition, he's lined up to play a free event in Moscow, Russia with Calla, Buck 65, and Dengue Fever tonight, and two back-to-back NYC gigs at the Bowery Ballroom in late November.

The ball is rolling on a new Beirut release as well. Condon's band has started recording songs for an EP, a one-sided limited edition 12" due this fall. According to his label, Ba Da Bing!, its tracks, many of which are live staples already, depart from Gulag Orkestar's Balkan folk sound. The EP will be the first official recording featuring Condon's live band.

May we mention once more that Condon is just twenty years old? Don't worry about that pain in your stomach-- it's just the agony of defeat.

Dates:

07-29 Moscow, Russia - Presnya Park (Afisha Picnic) *
08-13 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool #
08-17 Columbus, OH - Little Brother's
08-18 Cincinnati, OH - Alchemize
08-19 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
08-23 Washington, DC - Warehouse Next Door ^
08-24 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber ^
08-25 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge ^
08-26 Cambridge, MA - Pa's Lounge ^
10-04 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern %
10-05 Ottawa, Quebec - Zaphod Beezlebrox %
10-07 Montreal, Quebec - Le National %
10-20 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall %
10-21 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour %
10-28 Austin, TX - Emo's %
10-31 Gateshead, England - Sage &
11-01 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC 1 &
11-02 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia %&
11-03 Liverpool, England - Academy %&
11-04 Sheffield, England - Octagon %&
11-05 London, England - Camden Roundhouse %&
11-21 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11-22 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

* with Calla, Buck 65, Dengue Fever
# with Deerhoof, Harlem Shakes, Apollo Sunshine, DJ ?uestlove
^ with Get Him Eat Him
% with a Hawk and a Hacksaw, Jeremy Barnes, Heather Trost
& with Calexico