Sometimes it's easy to take Spoon for granted. The band does everything with such polish and consistency that each new album arrives as an almost foregone conclusion. Yeah, it's going to contain two or three of the greatest songs released that year, it's going to be eminently listenable and all of the critics will bow down to it. But with so many of the band's contemporaries sputtering from album to album, Spoon's hitting streak seems all the more impressive. These guys are worth treasuring, even if they are masters of the sonic understatement.
So for those out there who slept on the band's first pass over the United States in support of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, set your alarms for the beginning of December. The band returns from some dates in Spain next month to play an assortment of U.S. dates to close out the year. Some highlights include an L.A. extravaganza alongside Modest Mouse, Feist and the Shins (!), a Britt Daniel solo gig in Austin and a New Year's Eve performance in Chicago.
Spoon summons you:
November
21 - Bilbao, Spain @ Sala Santana 27 (w/ Explosions in the Sky)
22 - Valencia, Spain @ Sala Mirror (w/ Explosions in the Sky)
23 - Madrid, Spain @ Sala Joy Eslava (w/ Explosions in the Sky)
24 - Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Razzmatazz 1 (w/ Explosions in the Sky)
December
3 - Columbus, Ohio @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
4 - Boston, Mass. @ Orpheum Theater
5 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Avalon (w/ Pinback, Datarock, Sea Wolf)
6 - Seattle, Wash. @ Comcast Arena (w/ Modest Mouse, Jimmy Eat World)
7 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (w/ Modest Mouse, Jimmy Eat World)
9 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Gibson Amphitheatre (w/ Modest Mouse, The Shins, Feist)
13 - Austin, Texas @ Emo's (Britt Daniel solo)
15 - Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom (w/ the Shaky Hands)
31 - Chicago, Ill. @ Metro
Related links:
SpoonTheBand.com
Paste: Spoon - The Way They Get By
YouTube: Keepon robot boogies to Spoon's "Don't You Evah"
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