Mountain Goats Touring For Heretic Pride

The Mountain Goats will kicki off headlining tour early next year behind their new studio album, "Heretic Pride," which hits stores in February.

The duo--ever-present singer/guitarist John Darnielle and bassist Peter Hughes--kicks off the brief run Feb. 19 in Anchorage, AK, with a total of 11 shows in seven cities confirmed through the first week of March. Dates are shown below.

February 2008

19 - Anchorage, AK - Wendy Williamson Auditorium
22 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
23 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's
25, 26 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
27 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
29 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club

March 2008
1 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
2 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
4, 5 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour

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