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Gather as one, all ye Christian animation torch carriers! Official ironmen, you are free (to go to a show or two)! Kicker of elves, cut the shit and pay attention! Watch as Robert Pollard jumpstarts his first tour of the year: a two date extravaganza that makes Panda Bear look like Mad Max. Bobby-- along with Jason Narducy on bass, David Suycott on drums, and Dag Juhlin and Mitch Marlow sharing guitar duties-- will take it to the stage of Chicago's Metro November 30, and Newport, Kentucky's Southgate House the following night.

To be fair, this isn't Pollard's first time in front of an audience in 2007: he and a buncha fellow inebriates performed an impromptu show at a Dayton BBQ earlier this year. Still, since you can't follow Bob around everywhere he goes expecting him to throw down (and you would probably earn yourself quite a record if you did), your best bet is to hit the heartland at the aforementioned dates. Especially when you consider this message from Bob's website: "THESE WILL BE THE ONLY SHOWS THAT BOB WILL PLAY IN 2007." Um, get your tickets soon?

Hey, and while we're aforementioning things, recall that story from way back in May that mentioned those two new Pollard LPs that dropped this week? Yeah, that happened. So did Bobby's singles club, the next installment of which is due on the 22nd.

The club is open:

11-30 Chicago, IL - Metro
12-01 Newport, KY - Southgate House