Akron/Family, as a holiday gift to you, have just curated a small (albeit effective) tour, braving some of the coldest parts of the country in winter, in an effort to warm your heart (dawww). The tour is split across the month, presumably so the/Family can spend time with their real/ones, starting out in Chicago and finishing up with a grand New Year’s Eve performance at New York’s Knitting Factory. No support announced as of yet, so go see about/them here for the updates.

The/collective has also been in the studio this fall working on a follow-up to last year’s excellent Love is Simple (TMT Review), so hopefully, they’re gonna bring us a first/glimpse at what they’ve been doing on their Christmas Vacation.

12.02.08 - Chicago, IL - AV-aerie 12.03.08 - Bloomington, IN - Waldron Arts Center Firebay 12.28.08 - Cambridge, MA - T.T. The Bear’s Place 12.29.08 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom 12.31.08 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory