The Books Announce Spring Tour

Nothing says spring like the occasionally tense audio collages of Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto, aka the Books. Okay, maybe their music isn't the perfect fit for the season, but since their last piece of recorded music was the self-released Music for a French Elevator and with no full-length since 2005's Lost and Safe, we'll settle for the duo's recently announced springtime tour.

Though they have a single show at New York City's Webster Hall in January, the Books' tour begins in earnest in Ottawa, Canada on April 12. Along the way, they'll play an opera house, a couple of arts centers, and even a school of sorts: Chicago's Old Town School of Music, where they'll end the tour on April 28.

As of right now, a new Books record does not appear to be in the works, unfortunately.

Dates:

01-27 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
04-12 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon
04-13 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
04-14 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian Federation
04-15 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theater
04-16 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary
04-17 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
04-18 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
04-19 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
04-21 Austin, TX - Antone's
04-22 Malibu, CA - Malibu Performing Arts Center
04-23 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
04-24 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
04-25 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
04-26 Seattle, WA - Neumos
04-27 Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center
04-28 Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music

* with Jack Rose, Essie Jain

[Photo by Nino P.]

Stream: The Books: Smells Like Content [from the Lost and Safe LP]