Stream Portastatic’s 9th full-legnth, Be Still Please on the Merge website. Here is what Merge says about the new record (in stores October 10th):
”Be Still Please continues the full-on rock band sound of 2005’s Bright Ideas but with more of an emphasis on the orchestration featured in McCaughan’s recent soundtrack work.”
In related news, Superchunk was asked to play live at The Daily Show Presents: Ten Fucking Years (The Concert) on November 16th in NYC with The Mountain Goats, Clem Snide, and The Upper Crust. Tickets available for $30 at Ticketmaster outlets.
Portastatic Tour Dates:
October 10 – Montreal – La Sala Rossa
October 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Northstar Bar
October 12 – Boston, MA – Great Scott
October 13 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
October 14 – Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s
October 15 – New Haven, CT – BAR
October 17 – Charlottesville, VA – Satellite Ballroom
October 18 – Washington DC – Black Cat
October 19 – Durham, NC – Duke Coffeehouse
October 20 – Mt. Pleasant, SC – Village Tavern
October 21 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl