Pitchfork

Stop the bus: innovative L.A. hip-hop artist Busdriver is pulling up to a U.S. city near you. This fall tour of the West Coast, Midwest, and Southwest serves as a vehicle for promoting Busdriver's debut single on Anti-/Epitaph, "Kill Your Employer (Recreational Paranoia is the Sport of Now)," appearing on October 10.

The track, produced by Boom Bip, is backed by a remix by frequent Busdriver collaborator Daedelus.

Continuing along that route, the fast-talking rapper will roll out his fifth album, RoadKillOvercoat, on January 23, 2007. Produced by DJ Nobody (Plug Research, Ubiquity), with contributions from Boom Bip, RoadKillOvercoat-- besides being a potential target for a PETA campaign-- continues with the same "stadium-sized bombast...hinted at on earlier independent efforts," according to an official press release.

If you want to hear Busdriver explore arenas outside of traditional hip hop, park yourself at the following venues. (P.S. Apparently, dude's playing birthday parties now! Or at least one birthday party for some guy in Spokane. Guess the kids were sick of playing Twista.)

09-16 San Francisco, CA - Boca *+
09-17 Reno, NV - Club Underground *+
09-18 Sacramento, CA - The Library *+
09-20 Arcata, CA - Mazzotti's *+
09-21 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan *+
09-22 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *+
09-23 Spokane, WA - Mike Krock's Birthday Celebration *+
09-24 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Ego's *+
09-25 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre *+
09-26 Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep *+
09-27 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre *+
09-28 Minneapolis, MN - Foundation *+
09-29 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews *+
09-30 Milwaukee, WI - Stonefly Brewery *+
10-01 Madison, WI - Club Inferno *+
10-02 Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub *+
10-03 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar *+
10-04 Austin, TX - Emo's *+
10-05 San Antonio, TX - Kingston Tycoon Flats *+
10-06 El Paso, TX - House of Rock and Roll *+
10-07 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture *+
10-08 Scottsdale, AZ - Chasers *+
11-11 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Auditorium (Be the Riott Festival)

<sub>* with Pigeon John
+ with Akrobatik</sub>