This Is For Real

I guess today's got an emo theme going on. And for once I have news about a Minneapolis-based band that isn't the Hold Steady. Today Motion City Soundtrack announced the first leg of their fall tour. You gotta respect a band that plays as much as these guys do. Unfortunately, there are no NYC dates listed just yet, but I'm sure this will change. MCS will be supported by Dear and The Headlights and Margot and the Nuclear So-So's. Here are the confirmed dates:

THU 9/4 East Lansing @ MSU Auditorium ^
SAT 9/6 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
SUN 9/7 Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
MON 9/8 Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
WED 9/10 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
THU 9/11 Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm
FRI 9/12 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
SAT 9/13 Gainesville, FL @ Alachua County Fairgrounds *
MON 9/15 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
WED 9/17 Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
THU 9/18 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
FRI 9/19 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall

^Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, The Hard Lessons, and The Silent Years
*The Real Big Deal Festival