As previously reported, the coming months will see two Bright Eyes releases; the full-length Cassadaga on April 10 and the Four Winds EP--featuring the first single and some not-quite-ready-for-full-length leftovers--on March 6. To drum up some excitement for these impending releases, Conor Oberst has announced a brief tour that's set to begin at the end of February. Before you begin cursing the misfortune of Oberst overlooking your hometown on this trek, I'd suggest the following:1) Breathe. Now look into obtaining some desperately needed perspective.
2) Consider the fact that this obviously isn't going to be all the touring that Oberst plans on doing behind the album. We're sure more dates will be announced soon.
You can find the dates after the jump. 02-25 Chicago, IL - Metro
02-27 Toronto, ON - Opera House
02-28 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
03-02 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-03 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-07 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
03-08 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
03-09 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-10 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-11 Seattle, WA - Showbox
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[...] I have to admit, I don’t know why Saddle Creek is choosing to release this song first. Let’s just say it’s easy to see why one of these tracks made it onto the forthcoming Cassadega LP and one didn’t. “Tourist Trap” is, for lack of a better word, kinda dull–all subdued guitar strumming and piano plinking. With Oberst complaining about “the way these strangers stand so close” and the traffic “like a pack of dogs,” it’s clear that he’s already getting a little sick of New York City. Maybe his upcoming tour will do him some good. [...]