The Eels announce U.S. tour dates

Yesterday, the Eels announced via both their Myspace blog and their website that their winter/spring tour has been extended to include dates on the shores of the continental United States.

Now Eels fans in the U.S. no longer have to be jealous of people in Europe. (Well, at least not for their ability to see the Eels in concert. Depending on what happens come November, we may have plenty of other reasons to be jealous of them, outside of music. Sigh.)

This announcement comes on the tail of not one, but two releases, put out by the band on January 15, Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, which was their first greatest hits compilation, and Useless Trinkets, a DVD/CD collection complete with essays, photos, and lead singer Mark Oliver Everett's track notes, as well as his commentary on each of the Eels videos.

Get ready for the upcoming tour with the following video. The production quality is truly astounding! (OK, so maybe it's not.) However, it does feature Bobby Jr., Everett's awesome singing dog!

Three cheers for the red, white, and blue:

March
28 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ First Unitarian Church
29 - Washington, D.C. @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
31 - Boston, Mass. @ Somerville Theatre

April
1 - New York, N.Y. @ Highline Ballroom
2 - New York, N.Y. @ Highline Ballroom
4 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Mod
5 - Detroit, Mich. @ Majestic Theatre
6 - Chicago, Ill. @ Park West
7 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Pantages Theatre
9 - Boulder, Colo. @ Fox Theatre
11 - Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox Theatre
13 - Portland, Ore. @ Wonder Ballroom
14 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Palace Of Fine Arts
16 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ El Rey Theater

Related links:
Bobby, Jr., the talented singing dog, on MySpace
EelsTheBand.com
Eels on Myspace

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