Pitchfork: Jay Reatard Tears Across North America

Jay Reatard may seem just a little too punk for stuff like "tour schedules" and "blogs" and "doing things in a logical fashion," but when it comes down to it, I may very well have the guy all wrong. Jay-- and/or someone acting on his behalf-- has put quite a bit of planning into his fall tour, which finds the seer of Blood Visions taking the stage nearly every night for two months.

Sure, he's still a lifer, still no foe of chaos, so he's still playing fittingly decadent spots like Lager House and Beerland and Pink Elephant, but the fact that he's playing them one after the other in a directional fashion is pretty darn logical. It all starts tonight at Goner Fest in Memphis.

As for blogs, well, Jay's been pretty good about throwing new jams on his recently inaugurated spot. Get the Reatard-ation practically as it happens by clicking right here. Jay's itinerary, however, can be found by clicking yonder.

Reatard:

09-27 Memphis, TN - Goner Fest IV
09-28 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
09-29 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
09-30 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10-01 Madison, WI - Annex
10-02 Chicago, IL - The Note
10-03 Detroit, MI - Lager House
10-04 Toronto, Ontario - Silver Dollar
10-05 Hamilton, Ontario - Casbah
10-06 Montreal, Quebec - Club Lambi (Pop Montreal)
10-08 Somerville, MA - PA's Lounge
10-09 New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine
10-10 New York, NY - Cake Shop
10-11 Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio
10-12 Philadelphia, PA - The Church
10-13 Raleigh, NC - Downtown Music Hall
10-14 Asheville, NC - Joli Rouge
10-15 Atlanta, GA - Lenny's
10-18 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (CMJ)
10-19 Brooklyn, NY - Galapagos (CMJ)
10-20 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
10-29 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
10-30 Houston, TX - The Proletariat
10-31 Austin, TX - Beerland
11-01 Austin, TX - Beerland
11-02 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
11-03 Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
11-04 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
11-05 Denver, CO - Benders
11-06 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
11-07 Boise, ID - Neurolux
11-08 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
11-10 Portland, OR - Dante's
11-12 Eureka, CA - The Vista
11-13 Davis, CA - Delta of Venus
11-15 Oakland, CA - Stork Club
11-16 San Francisco, CA - 12 Galaxies
11-17 Visalia, CA - Howie and Sons
11-18 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
11-20 San Diego, CA - Pink Elephant
11-21 Tucson, AZ - Plush
11-23 Houston, TX - Proletariat