Pitchfork

We're shakin' in our boots. Tonight, the dangerously aggressive Yo La Tengo begin their previously reported assault on North America with a gig at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut. Fans are sure to come out of it with at least one black eye.

The band will continue on through the States and Canada alongside opener Why? until November, when they'll head to Europe for some wintertime butt-kicking.

In other news, John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus will see its U.S. premiere at New York's Landmark Sunshine on October 4. You care because YLT contributed new material to the film. Plus there's sex. REAL SEX.

Dates:

09-25 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place *
09-26 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
09-28 Boston, MA - Avalon (NEMO Music Festival) *
09-29 Jersey City, NJ - Loew's Jersey Theatre *
09-30 Montreal, Quebec - Le National *
10-01 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon *
10-02 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix *
10-04 Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater *
10-05 Chicago, IL - Vic Theater *
10-06 Milwaukee, WI - Rave *
10-07 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
10-08 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground *
10-10 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater *
10-11 Aspen, CO - Belly Up *
10-12 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *
10-14 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
10-15 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
10-16 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
10-17 Sacramento, CA - Empire Events Center *
10-19 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore #
10-20 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore ^
10-21 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
10-23 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater *
11-01 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Media
11-02 Oslo, Norway - John Dee
11-03 Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
11-04 Malmo, Sweden - KB
11-05 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
11-07 Cardiff, Wales - Point
11-08 Gateshead, England - Sage
11-09 Cambridge, England - Junction
11-11 London, England - Forum
11-12 Paris, France - Café de la Danse
11-13 Tourcoing/Lille, France - Grand Mix
11-15 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
11-16 Utrecht, The Netherlands - Tivoli
11-17 Groningen, The Netherlands - Vera
11-18 Brussels, Belgium - AB
11-19 Berlin, Germany - Fritz
11-21 Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
11-22 Dusseldorf, Germany - Zakk
11-23 Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
11-24 Heidelberg, Germany - Karlstorbahnhof
11-25 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-Son
11-27 Milan, Italy - Rainbow
11-29 Toulouse, France - Mange Disque
11-30 Barcelona, Spain - Sala Apolo
12-01 Victoria, Spain - Sala Azkena
12-02 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
12-03 Lisbon, Portugal - Aula Magna

* with Why?
# with the Chairs of Perception
^ with Whysall Lane