Photo: Sound Proof Magazine

Shawn and I were sitting at a table in Brooklyn’s Littlefield (site of this weekend’s After The Jump Fest!) the other day when the topic of album of the year came up. I told him it was hands down the Rural Alberta Advantage. He said no. He said he hadn’t even listened to them yet. After my heart finished breaking and my anger subsided (this took quite some time…), I calmly informed him that I was already planning on hijacking the Radio Exile end of the year best album poll. Holly is already on my side and we are a coalition of the willing (willing….to ROCK!). I’m actively recruiting other Radio Exile writers to join in voting Hometowns as album of the year (hey Dan….join the coalition…all the cool kids are doing it). Shawn of course says this is all irrelevant as he controls the poll and will rig it so whoever he wants to win will win. F-him, I say. Us Rural Alberta Advantage fans will prevail!

So that’s it for Rural Alberta Advantage/Radio Exile news. Now for just the Rural Alberta Advantage news! New tour dates! Woot! Check them out! They’ll be at the Bowery Ballroom on October 7th. How do you say “I’ll be there!” in Canadian??? I’m also sort of tempted to drive out to Ithaca to see them on 9/6. RAA + Deer Tick + Hold Steady?? Holy road trip moses! Who’s with me!?

Tour Dates

08/26 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
08/27 Mount Pleasant, MI Rubble’s Bar
08/29 Oro-Medonte, ON Virgin Festival Ontario / Burl’s Creek #
09/06 Ithaca, NY The Positive Jam / Stewart Park $
09/22 Columbia, MO Mojo’s *
09/23 Urbana, IL The Canopy Club (Void Room) *
09/24 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews *
09/25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry *
09/26 Chicago, IL Schuba’s *
09/27 Columbus, OH Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State
09/29 Athens, GA Tasty World %
09/30 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder (at FSU) %
10/03 Durham, NC The Duke Coffeehouse (at Duke University) %
10/04 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
10/06 Pittsburgh, PA Garfield Artworks %
10/07 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
10/08 Cambridge, MA Middle East Cafe Upstairs %

Now only that but the Rural Alberta Advantage just did a Luxury Wafers Session. Honestly, I’m not really sure what that is or means (SMS Note: It’s another site, Tom!), but if it means new live mp3s for me to obsess over then I’m for it! You can check them out (with videos!) here.

And because we love you, below is an mp3. Don’t tell you’re mother or she’ll yell at us and say that we spoil you.

[mp3] Rural Alberta Advantage – “In the Summertime”

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