I have opted to go and see Girl Talk this summer/fall on his huge whirlwind tour in support of Feed the Animals — released digitally June 19 and expected physically September 23 via Illegal Art — because:

Viva La Vida wasn’t as awesome as I thought it’d be, so I need a new favorite band of ’08
I didn’t pay for Feed the Animals and need to make up for it somehow
I am trying to annoy my overly-religious parents who hate this kind of music and already think that I might be gay
I am trying to convince a girl that I actually do know how to dance
I didn’t pay for Feed the Animals OR In Rainbows, and I REALLY need to make up for it somehow
I work at one of these clubs and have to show up either way. Who the fuck’s Girl Talk?
I didn’t pay for Feed the Animals (TMT Review), In Rainbows (TMT Review), OR Ghosts I-IV (TMT Review), and REALLY REALLY need to make up for it somehow
I need to feel like I do "black" things sometimes

07.11.08 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre 07.12.08 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up 07.23.08 - Victoria, BC - Sugar 07.24.08 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom* 07.25.08 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party 07.26.08 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater** 08.03.08 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza 2008 08.08.08 - Jersey City, NJ - All Points West Festival 10.09.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom*** 10.10.08 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*** 10.11.08 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar*** 10.13.08 - Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle*** 10.14.08 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel*** 10.15.08 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium*** 10.16.08 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse*** 10.17.08 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues New Orleans*** 10.18.08 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live*** 10.20.08 - Austin, TX - Emos*** 10.21.08 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom*** 10.23.08 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater*** 10.24.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater*** 10.25.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater**** 10.27.08 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Auditorium*** 10.28.08 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Auditorium**** 10.30.08 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue**** 10.31.08 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater**** 11.01.08 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre**** 11.03.08 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 11.04.08 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom**** 11.05.08 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club**** 11.06.08 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom**** 11.07.08 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall**** 11.09.08 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts**** 11.10.08 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom**** 11.11.08 - Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theatre**** 11.12.08 - Toronto, ON - Koolhaus**** 11.13.08 - Montreal, PQ - Club Soda**** 11.14.08 - Foxborough, MA - Showcase Live****

* Twin Crystals ** Panther, Monkey Trick *** Hearts of Darkness, Grand Buffet **** CX KiDTRONiK, The Death Set