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High five! Looks like you'll have quite a few more opportunities to picket for a Fugazi reunion/reconvening this January, as Joe Lally, bassist for the seminal DC act, hops in the road-worn van and takes to the van-worn road. The adventure begins this weekend in his no-nonsense hometown.

Lally will tour in support of There to Here, his solo debut, released by Dischord this past October. Joining him for all U.S. dates are spastic Oberlin College upstarts Capillary Action and mathy Italian trio Zu, whose sax stylings lovingly recall Sweep the Leg Johnny. All three members of Zu will play as part of Lally's live band as well, beginning at a January 12 gig in Pittsburgh and continuing through the end of the U.S. tour, which culminates in happening Delaware.

Then in February, Lally and his pals in Zu jet off to Europe for a string of UK shows and one gig in Switzerland. Lally promises a tour of Scandinavia to follow in March. He'll jaunt through Japan in June.

Lally also runs Fugazi Live Series, offering choice live recordings of fan-favorite Fugazi gigs. Thus far he's released thirty shows spread out over two sets, including Fugazi's most recent performance, a 2002 engagement in London. Hard to believe that's five years ago. Five painstaking, insufferable, Fugazi-less years. Could an end to this plight be in sight?

Lally-gagging:

01-06 Washington, DC – The Gallery at Flashpoint #
01-12 Pittsburgh, PA – Gooski’s *~^
01-13 Columbus, OH – Café Bourbon Street *~%
01-14 Bloomington, IN – Art Hospital *~$
01-15 Kalamazoo, MI – Kraftbrau *~
01-16 Chicago, IL – Subterranean *~+
01-17 Madison, WI – Café Montmartre *~=
01-18 Lake Villa, IL – Venetian Hall *~@
01-19 Beloit, WI – Coughy Haus at Beloit College *~
01-20 Detroit, MI – Bohemian National Home *~
01-21 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom *~&
01-22 Washington, DC – Black Cat *~
01-23 Baltimore, MD – Otto Bar *~
01-24 Newark, Delaware – Bacchus Theatre at University of Delaware *~
02-08 London, England – The Luminaire *
02-09 Bristol, England – The Croft *
02-10 Hitchin, England – Hitchin Football Club *
02-11 Manchester, England – Star and Garter *
02-12 Norwich, England – Norwich Arts Centre *
02-13 Birmingham, England – Chapter 11 *
02-14 Cardiff, Wales – The Point *
02-15 Milton Keynes, England – The Crown *
02-16 Geneva, Switzerland – L’usine *

# with Jane Jarardi, DJ Name Names (Spilt Milk)
* with Zu,
~ with Capillary Action
^ with Voltan
% with Altered States of the United States
$ with Push-Pull
+ with Bird Names, Them Roaring Twenties
= with Bastard Trio
@ with Dr. Manhattan, This Is Cinema
& with Self-Destruct Button