The Books Book Big U.S. Tour

Indie-pop duo The Books have laid plans for a three-month North American tour starting the first day of March, with more than 40 dates currently on the itinerary.

The New Yorkers will set things in motion with a March 1 show in Northampton, MA, before tackling the rest of the extensive club and campus tour, which crisscrosses the continent more than once before landing the band back in its hometown at the end of May.

Support acts for the tour have been announced so far for only a handful of shows. Death Vessel will open for the first batch of March dates, and Jose Gonzalez will also join in later in that month. The Books will share a bill with Califone (tickets | music) for a March 17 concert at Los Angeles's Getty Museum.

The Books--comprised of Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong--are still touring in support of their 2005 album, "Lost and Safe," and don't appear to currently have any new studio recordings in the pipeline. The duo has been keeping busy of late with a European tour, full details of which can be gleaned from the band's website.

The band released its debut album, "Thought For Food," in 2002, and followed it up a year later with "The Lemon of Pink."

Death Vessel released its debut album, "Stay Close," last year. Singer Jose Gonzalez has released several albums in his native land of Sweden; his American debut, "Veneer," hit stores last August.

March 2006

1 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall

5 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Andy Warhol Museum

6 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts

7 - Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Disco

8 - Urbana, IL - Courtyard Cafe

9 - Minneapolis, MN - The Whole Music Club

10 - Des Moines, IA The Vaudeville Mews

13, 14 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern

15 - Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan Museum of Art

17 - Los Angeles, CA - J. Paul Getty Museum

23 - Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts

24 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

25 - Philadelphia, PA - International House

29 - Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom

30 - Raleigh, NC - TSC Ballroom

31 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl

April 2006

1 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds

2 - Orlando, FL - The Social

3 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder

6 - Austin, TX - The Parish

7 - Denton, TX - Hailey's

10 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge

12 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue

14 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah

15 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory

17 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall

19 - Eugene, OR - W.O.W. Hall

20 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

21 - Seattle, WA - U.W. Husky Union Building Auditorium

22 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards

26 - Milwaukee, WI - Onopa Brewing Co.

27 - Cincinnati, OH - N.O.W. Festival Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center

28 - Grand Rapids, MI - Ladies Literary Club

29 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop

April 2006

1 - Buffalo, NY - Soundlab

2 - Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace

3 - Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa

5 - Brooklyn, NY - Northsix

6 - North Adams, MA - The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art

12 - Middlebury, VT - Coltrane

13 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground

24 - New York, NY - World Financial Center

Source livedaily.com.

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