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Recent web rumors of Ian MacKaye's demise proved graciously premature (thanks, Reaper!), and in the spirit of not being among the spirits, Ian and Amy Farina-- the Evens, when coupled as such-- will set out on a fall tour next month.

For a couple weeks, they'll take those knotty melodies from one coast to another before scooting back home to D.C. A few dates are TBA at the moment, but Dischord's tour page tends to be quite vigilant about updates; bookmark it.

Alas, the trek home's more of the plant-watering variety, not the Fugazi-reuniting variety I wish I were writing about. Of more than a little consolation is a tour from MacKaye's fellow ex-Kill Taker Joe Lally, who's taking his band for a spin around Italy right now. He'll embark on a journey along the West Coast of North America in early November.

Lally's dates fall around the release of Nothing Is Underrated, his second "solo" album, due November 19 from Dischord. Solo in quotes because like last year's There to Here, this one features a bunch of guests, including MacKaye and fellow ex-Fugaziperson Guy Picciotto (these two also produce). So where's Mr. Canty? Busy with Burn to Shine, one supposes.

Nothing Is Underrated:

01 Day Is Born
02 Scavengers
03 Map
04 Tonight at 10
05 Via Nomentana
06 Motora
07 Skin and Bones
08 Pieces of Strings
09 Door Closing
10 Space Program
11 Mistaken
12 Painfully Aware
13 Strascinata

Evens:

11-01 Morgantown, WV - Monongalia Arts Center
11-02 Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Museum Center
11-03 Bloomington, IN - Space 101
11-04 Springfield, IL - Black Sheep Café
11-05 St. Louis, MO - White Flag Projects
11-06 Columbia, MO - Uprise Bakey
11-07 Lawrence, KS - The Love Garden Records
11-08 Wichita, KS - Walnut Street Gallery
11-09 Oklahoma City, OK - City Arts Center
11-10 Dallas, TX - The Public Trust
11-11 Austin, TX - The Compound
11-13 San Antonio, TX - Flight Gallery
11-14 Houston, TX - Notsuoh Upstairs
11-15 New Orleans, LA - TBA
11-16 Nashville, TN - TBA

Lally:

10-24 Botticino Sera, Italy - Teatro Centri Lucia
10-25 Ferrera, Italy - Officina Ex Amga
10-26 Pescara, Italy - Wake Up
10-27 Salerno, Italy - Iroko
10-28 Frosinone, Italy - Cantina Mediterraneo
11-01 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
11-05 Santa Barbara, CA - Muddy Waters *#
11-06 La Jolla, CA - Ché Café *#
11-07 Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar *#
11-08 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory *#
11-09 Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's Pizza *
11-10 Sacramento, CA - Speakeasy Lounge *
11-11 Reno, NV - Club Underground *
11-12 Oakland, CA - Grand *
11-13 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern *
11-14 Davis, CA - Delta of Venus *
11-15 Palo Alto, CA - Stanford University *
11-16 Arcata, CA - Jamabalaya *
11-17 Portland, OR - Rotture *
11-18 Kennewick, WA - 321 Art Space *
11-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - Gaff Gallery *
11-20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Lamplighter *
11-21 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern *

* with Capillary Action
# with Dos