A.A. Bondy to Launch Fall Tour in September

A.A. Bondy's dusty, lonesome folk rock is the perfect soundtrack to long drives (preferably at night with, of course, a heavy heart), so it's only fitting that the Louisiana-born singer will head out on tour for most of the fall.

With Bondy's second album, the slow-paced country waltzing When the Devil's Loose, to drop Sept. 1 on Fat Possum, he'll take to the roads of America and Europe with The Felice Brothers and Elvis Perkins in Dearland. The 10 tracks of Loose, only a few of which Bondy's debuted live this summer, will likely sound as fresh to fans as they will to Bondy himself.

"It's getting to the point with making records that I don't really listen to them when I'm done," Bondy told Paste recently. "The best versions of songs take place down the road after they're recorded. It's like the songs on the record are just a commercial for something that happens later."

Bondy said he's thankful for his Oct. dates in Europe being with familiar faces The Felice Brothers. "The last few times [touring overseas] have been by myself; that’s pretty disorienting," he said. "You’ll land in Sweden for a festival and be around strangers. Fortunately, the rest of the world feels like it’s a good idea to learn other languages. We don’t seem to think so."

Solo dates:

September
8 - Boston, Mass. @ Great Scott
9 - New York, N.Y. @ Mercury Lounge
10 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
11- Philadelphia, Penn. @ Kung Fu Necktie
12 - Pittsburgh, Penn. @ Brillobox
14 - Knoxville, Tenn. @ Pilot Light
15 - Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Local 506
16 - Athens, Ga. @ Tasty World

Dates w/ The Felice Brothers:            

October
12 - Berlin, Germany @ Lido
13 - Hamburg, Germany @ Ubel und Gefahrlich
14 - Koln, Germany @ Kulturkirche
15 - Munich, Germany @ Atomic
17 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
18 - Dublin, Ireland @ Whelans
19 - Birmingham, UK @ Glee Club
20 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 3 
21 - London, UK @ The Social*
22 - London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
26 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli
27 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Batschkapp
* Solo date

Dates w/ Perkins:

November
3 - Charlottesville, Va. @ The Southern
4 - Asheville, N.C. @ Grey Eagle
5 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The EARL
6 - St. Augustine, Fla. @ Cafe 11
7 - Orlando, Fla. @ The Social
9 - Tallahassee, Fla. @ Club Downunder
10 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Bottletree
11 - New Orleans, La. @ The Parish
12 - Houston, Texas @ Walters on Washington
13 - Austin, Texas @ The Parish
14 - Dallas, Texas @ Cambridge Room
16 - Little Rock, Ark. @ Sticky Fingerz
18 - Louisville, Ky. @ Zanzabar
20 - St. Louis, Mo. @ Gargoyle Club
21 - Chicago, Ill. @ TBA

Related links:
Emergent: A.A. Bondy
Download: A.A. Bondy's "When the Devil's Loose"
A.A. Bondy to play F Yeah Fest