Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys will put in a string of solo shows in North America later this year. They'll come after plenty of festival appearances in Europe. Rhys arrives on these shores in September. He'll be supporting his solo album from earlier this year, Candylion. And hopefully making some headway on that Neon Neon project with Boom Bip we told you about a while ago. Because the one song that duo has up on their project's MySpace sounds promising.Read on after the jump for Gruff Rhys' North American live dates...
9/19 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
9/20 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
9/21 New York, NY - Hiro Ballroom
9/22 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
9/23 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts
9/25 Toronto, ON - Rivoli
9/27 Chicago, IL - Schuba's
9/29 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
9/30 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
10/2 San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall
10/3 Los Angeles, CA - Jensen Center Studios
10/5 Mexico City, MEX - Lunario


When are the Super Furries returning stateside? They're one of those bands I've got on my "Gotta see 'em before I croak" list. Gruff would be fun by himself I'm sure but I wasn't so keen on his first solo album so I've felt discouraged about goin' out and showing my stripes.