The Books Kick Off Spring Tour

Photo by Nino P.

Books can transport readers to the most exotic places, and the Books can do the same. Or more accurately, the sample-heavy duo can travel to far-off places in search of new listeners, and that's just what they'll do on their previously announced tour, which kicks off tonight in Ottawa. Adventurers who desire a souvenir from their journey can go home with the Books' DVD Playall, available only at their shows and from their website.

On June 2, the Books will participate in NYC avant-garde troupe Bang on a Can's Marathon festival, which will take over the World Financial Center for 26 hours.

This tour affords fans the opportunity to visit the Books in exotic destinations such as Riga, Latvia Zagreb, Croatia and Malibu, California.

But you don't have to take my word for it...

Dates:

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 ^
04-20 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^
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 %
04-30 New York, NY - New York Society for Ethical Culture
05-02 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theatre
05-11 Copenhagen, Denmark - Komponent
05-12 Riga, Latvia - Soundforest Festival
05-15 Zagreb, Croatia - &TD
05-16 Rome, Italy - Teatro Palladium
05-17 Dublin, Ireland - Sugar Club
05-18 Belfast, Northern Ireland - The Black Box
05-19 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (All Tomorrow's Parties)
06-02 New York, NY - World Financial Center (Bang on a Can marathon)

* with Greg Davis
# with Mantler
^ with Todd Reynolds
$ with Rich Remsberg
% with Rich Remsberg's Common Pictures

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