We’ve all had those days where we stay late at work or do a little extra homework in the library or overstay our welcome at a friend’s house, all in the hopes of avoiding time with our overbearing mothers who wait for us at home to ruin our lives with their aggressive coddling. But now, Wye Oak have admitted to the nation that they just aren’t ready to return home to their overbearing mothers yet by announcing that they will be extending their tour to play some dates with The Mountain Goats and David Bazan, pimping last year’s The Knot (TMT Review) on Merge.
“We know that Wye Oak are good guys and we love their company, but sometimes they just want to hang out longer than we want to,” said an anonymous member of The Mountain Goats. “I know it’s because they want to avoid their overbearing mothers, but sometimes you just gotta go home and deal with it, overbearing mother or not.”
The tour will also feature Lou Barlow + The Missingmen, who agreed to the extra dates so that they could spend a little more time away from their smothering, live-in girlfriends.
Wye Oak tourdates:
08.17.10 - Milford, CT - Daniel Street Club *
08.18.10 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel *
08.19.10 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle *
08.20.10 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle *
08.21.10 - Nashville, TN - The Basement *
08.23.10 - Madison, WI - The Frequency *
08.25.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar *
08.26.10 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern *
08.27.10 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
08.28.10 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern *
08.29.10 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore *
08.31.10 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse *
09.01.10 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
09.02.10 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
09.03.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *
09.04.10 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell’s *
10.04.10 - Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck %
10.05.10 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note %
10.11.10 - Lubbock, TX - The Foundation #
10.12.10 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad #
10.13.10 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress #
10.15.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland #
10.16.10 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah #
10.17.10 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brewing Co. #
10.18.10 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
* Lou Barlow
% The Mountain Goats
# David Bazan
• Wye Oak: http://www.myspace.com/wyeoak
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com
