Okkervil River tours a lot

Sometimes we presents you with a news headline so succinct, concise, and utterly elegant that to add anything else would seem like overkill. But you know, the word “overkill” sort of looks like the word “Okkervil,” as in “Okkervil River,” as in the Austin-based band whose new album The Stage Names will be released on August 7 on Jagjaguwar Records.

Did you see what we just did there?

A long list of tour dates:

August:
30 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
31 - Phoenix, AZ - The Brickhouse

September:
3 - San Diego, N.M. @ Casbah
4 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Troubadour
5 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Independent
8 - Portland, Ore. @ Berbati's Pan (MusicFest NW)
9 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
10 - Seattle, Wash. @ Neumos
13 - Denver, Colo. @ Marquee Theater
14 - Omaha, Neb. @ Waiting Room
15 - Iowa City, Iowa @ Picador
17 - Milwaukee, Wis. @ Pabst Theatre
18 - Chicago, Ill. @ Logan Square Auditorium
19 - Urbana, Ill. @ The Canopy Club (Pygmalion Festival)
21 - Toronto, Ontario @ Lee's Palace
22 - Hamilton, Ontario @ Pepper Jack's Café
23 - Montreal, Quebec @ La Sala Rossa
24 - Burlington, Vt. @ Higher Ground
25 - Boston, Mass. @ Middle East
26 - Northampton, Mass. @ Pearl Street
28 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
29 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Johnny Brenda's
30 - Washington, D.C. @ Rock and Roll Hotel

October:
2 - Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat's Cradle
3 - Athens, Ga. @ 40 Watt
4 - Tallahassee, Fla. @ Club Downunder
6 - Houston, Texas @ Walter's on Washington

November:
6 - Colchester, England @ Arts Centre
7 - Nottingham, England @ The Social
8 - Newcastle, England @ Newcastle University
9 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Nice N Sleazy
10 - Manchester, England @ Roadhouse

December:
4 - Brighton, England @ Pressure Point
5 - Liverpool, England @ Academy
6 - Dublin, Ireland @ Whelans
7 - Leeds, England @ Brudenell Social Club
8 - Cardiff, England @ Barfly
9 - London, England @ Luminaire