Pitchfork

Violin-looping one-man band and apparent Men in Tights enthusiast Owen Pallett will deliver on the promise of Final Fantasy's fall tour starting tonight, September 11, in Milwaukee.

Like an accomplished role-playing gamer, Pallett has further explored the underground caverns and secret passageways of his tour's itinerary and unearthed a few hidden gems in the form of even more dates than previously reported.

Mainly, this means the discovery of a few extra Canadian dates at the end and a quartet of shows with Bloc Party (whom Pallett has ably covered live) at the beginning. Isn't exploring fun?

Most of the trek is a co-headlining jaunt with fellow Canadian (and, yes, former Pitchfork writer) Cadence Weapon. Word on the street is that Owen and Rollie are collaborating, and Pallett is also "working on a series of conjoined releases that contain narratives that are set in the fictional kingdom of Spectrum, in which he is the main deity. In addition, Owen is recording a big band tribute to songwriter Alex Lukashevsky of the band Deep Dark United."

OK, that quote wasn't word on the street. It's from a press release.

Dates:

09-11 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre *
09-12 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room *
09-13 Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Community Pavilion *
09-14 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *
09-21 London, Ontario - LOLA Festival
09-28 Guelph, Ontario - River Run Centre
10-04 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian Federation (Pop Montreal Festival) $
10-12 Chicago, IL - Schubas $
10-13 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry $
10-15 Winnipeg, Manitoba - West End Cultural Centre $
10-16 Regina, Saskatchewan - The Exchange $
10-17 Edmonton, Alberta - Myer Horowitz Theatre $
10-18 Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse $
10-20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards $%
10-21 Victoria, British Columbia - Alix Goolden Hall $
10-22 Seattle, WA - Nectar #
10-23 Portland, OR - Someday Lounge #
10-25 San Francisco, CA - Independent #
10-26 Pomona, CA - Glass House #
10-28 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour #
10-29 San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar #
10-30 Phoenix, AZ - Modified #
11-01 Abilene, TX - Monks #
11-02 Denton, TX - Hailey's #
11-03 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Festival #
11-05 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree #
11-06 Decatur, GA - Wordsmiths Books
11-06 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn #
11-07 Charleston, SC - Map Room #
11-09 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Chapel #
11-10 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's #
11-11 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #
11-12 Cambridge, MA - Middle East #
11-14 Sackville, New Brunswick - Brunton Auditorium
11-16 Halifax, Nova Scotia - St. Matthew's United Church
11-17 Halifax, Nova Scotia - St. Matthew's United Church
11-19 Quebec City, Quebec - Le Cercle
11-20 Ottawa, Ontario - Bronson Centre

* with Bloc Party
$ with Basia Bulat
% with Great Lake Swimmers
# with Cadence Weapon