Man Man and Yeasayer join forces for (best) tour (ever)

Ferocious live bands pair up all the time to conquer a few lucky cities. In fact, one of the subjects of this very news item, Yeasayer, hasn't quite finished doing just that with MGMT, two bands Paste writer Jeremy Goldmeier predicted will be "a pretty big deal over the next few years, if they aren't already dominating your eardrums." But sometimes, just sometimes, two bands that are so wildly awesome live get together and pandemonium breaks out.

You can imagine our delight, then, when we discovered earlier today that Yeasayer and the constantly gigging Philly boys of Man Man will hit the road together in April. The excitement was palpable. One staffer slapped his desk, causing fearful alarm to a nearby co-worker. Instantly, many silly headlines were brainstormed, including, but certainly not limited to, the following:

Yea! Oh Man! Man Man and Yeasayer Tour Together

Indie Man Men Vote Yea On Tour Proposition 503

This Tour Would Make Any Man Man In His Right Mind Go Yea

Clap Your Man Man Say Yea!

Naturally, they were all abandoned, and not just because we were horrified at the thought of some hapless reader injuring himself while attempting to clap his man man. No, they were tossed out because, around these parts, we pride ourselves on reporting the honest story every time. "Truth," as Merriam-Webster defines it, is—

What's that you say? Tour dates? Right, sorry.

The trek comes right on the heels of Man Man's current set of dates as well as the release of the band's latest, Rabbit Habits, which hits shelves on April 8 via Anti-. Look forward to a review of the album in the April issue of Paste, and an interview with the head man man himself, Honus Honus, on PasteMagazine.com soon.

Oh, and that "ferocious live bands" bit that led off this story? We kid about a lot of things, but those three words are profoundly apt. Do not miss these groups together.

Best. Dates. Ever:

April
12 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club
15 - Columbus, Ohio @ Wexner Center for the Arts
16 - Chicago, Ill. @ Logan Square Auditorium
17 - Madison, Wis. @ The Annex
18 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Varsity Theater
19 - Omaha, Neb. @ Slowdown
20 - Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird Theater
21 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ In the Venue
23 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall
24 - Santa Barbara, Calif. @ SOhO Restaurant and Music
27 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Brickhouse
29 - Dallas, Texas @ The Loft at the Palladium
30 - Austin, Texas @ Emo's - Outside