In the theory that two legendary singer-songwriters performing the same night are better than one, Jonathan Richman and Vic Chesnutt have announced plans for a joint tour. The jaunt kicks off in Chesnutt's hometown of Athens, Georgia, on the first of March. Chesnutt will be supporting his album from last year, North Star Deserter, which he made with a bunch of folks from the Canadian avant-garde rock scene. Richman hasn't had an album of new material since 2004's Not So Much to Love as to Love, but he has been touring heavily of late, so it's possible he's working the final kinks out of some new material.

Tour dates:
03.01 Athens, GA: 40 Watt
03.02 Atlanta, GA: The EARL
03.04-05 New York, NY: Williamsburgh Community Center
03.06-07 Cambridge, MA: Middle East
03.08 Baltimore, MD: 8x10
03.09 Blacksburg, VA: Rockitz
03.10 Cleveland, OH: Grog Shop
03.11 St. Louis, MO: Off Broadway
03.12 Chicago, IL: Abbey Pub
03.13 Madison, WI: Orpheum
03.14 Minneapolis, MN: Cedar Cultural Center
03.15 Omaha, NE: Waiting Room
03.16 Lincoln, NE: Knickerbockers