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Stephen Malkmus, everyone's favorite flip-flop-wearin' ex-Pavement frontman, is bringing his Jicks out for another North American tour to further promote his self-titled solo debut.

In case you're still wondering what the hell a jick is, Malkmus' website has the answer. And since we've been there, we can conveniently relay this information to you. So we will. Apparently, a "jick" another word for the Jack of Hearts in a Sicilian card game. Further reading adds that a jick can reference a valuable card in the old game Pitch (similar to Spades) where the Jack and Jick-Jack are worth one point each. And you thought it was something crass and tasteless. Jaded you!

10-19 Los Angeles, CA - All Tomorrow's Parties
10-20 Sacramento, CA - Colonial Theatre
10-21 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
10-23 Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joe's
10-25 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
10-26 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
10-27 Omaha, NE - Sokol Hall
10-29 Columbia, MO - Blue Note
10-30 St. Louis, MO - Mississippi Nights
10-31 Champaign, IL - High Dive
11-02 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
11-03 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
11-04 Louisville, KY - Headliners
11-06 Nashville, TN - 328 Performance Hall
11-07 Athens, GA - 40 Watt
11-09 Columbia, SC - Uncle Doctors
11-10 Charleston, SC - Music Farm
11-11 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
11-13 Charlottesville, VA - Starr Hill Music Hall
11-14 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-15 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
11-16 New York, NY - The Roxy
11-17 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
11-19 Montreal, QC - Club Soda
11-20 Toronto, ON - The Guverment