Bobby Bare Jr. rocks Musicfest Northwest

Published at 3:52 PM on September 7, 2007

By Mike Isaac

Boasting his brazen brand of backwoods rock, Bobby Bare Jr. banged out a blistering opening set for Cat Power at Musicfest Northwest on Thursday, recruiting members from Crane Wife crooners The Decemberists to back him up.

And now, Bare Jr. gears up for his supporting spot on the latest Lucero tour.

Dates:

October
10 - Lawrence, Kan. @ The Bottleneck
12 - Englewood, Colo. @ Gothic Theatre
13 - Boulder, Colo. @ Fox Theatre
15 - Salt Lake City, Ut. @ Club Sound
17 - Seattle, Wash. @ Crocodile Cafe
18 - Portland, Ore. @ Hawthorne Theater
19 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Slim's
20 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ El Rey Theatre
21 - San Diego, Calif. @ Brick by Brick
22 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Brickhouse
24 - Austin, Tx. @ Emo's
26 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Mercy Lounge
27 - Atlanta, Ga. @ the Masquerade
28 - Wilmington, N.C. @ The Soapbox Laundrolounge
29 - Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat's Cradle
30 - Richmond, Virg. @ Alley Katz
31 - Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat

November
1 - Philadelphia, Penn. @ The Trocadero
2 - Cambridge, Mass. @ Middle East
3 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom
6 - Cleveland, Oh. @ Grog Shop
7 - Detroit, Mich. @ Magic Stick
8 - Louisville, Kent. @ Headliners
9 - Chicago, Ill. @ Metro
10 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Fine Line Music Cafe
11 - Milwaukee, Wis. @ Turner Hall