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Photos by Kyle Gustafson

Ever in need of greener musical pastures upon which to graze, the Mountain Goats began yet another migration across North America recently, one that brought them to Baltimore's Sonar this past Friday.

Another of Earth's gentle beasts, North Carolina's Bowerbirds, warmed the stage for a spirited John Darnielle and Peter Hughes with tunes off their debut, Hymns for a Dark Horse (out now on Pitchfork contributor Grayson Currin's Burly Time imprint). Perhaps they should have named this tour Creature Comforts 2007?

The pairing roams into Buffalo (ha!) tonight. Dates and more photos a mere scroll and click away.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS




BOWERBIRDS






THE MOUNTAIN GOATS






It's the bleat:

09-24 Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Icon *
09-25 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
09-27 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre *
09-29 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street *
09-30 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Underground *
10-01 New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom *
10-02 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B *
10-30 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
11-02 Grinnell, IA - Gardner Lounge
11-03 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
11-05 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
11-06 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
11-08 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon
11-09 Columbia, MO - Mojo's
11-10 St. Louis, MO - Biliken Club
11-11 Springfield, MO - Randy Bacon Studio & Gallery
11-14 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
11-15 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle

* with Bowerbirds

Bowerbirds:

09-24 Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Icon #
09-25 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace #
09-27 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre #
09-29 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street #
09-30 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Underground #
10-01 New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom #
10-02 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B #
10-03 Brooklyn, NY - Sound Fix Records

# with the Mountain Goats