Scout Niblett: I Am Touring U.S., Europe
Show-goers to wear Secretly Canadian merit badges on their messenger bags

[Posted Wednesday, October 1st, 2003 02:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

She wowed you with minimalism on Sweet Heart Fever, lulled you with the drum-and-vocal approach of I Conjure Series, and now Emma Louise Niblett, the ever-so-adorable Scout, brings more of her brand of boney, sober rock on her latest Secretly Canadian release, I Am. This album was recorded with a full band, featuring Chris Saligoe of Race Bannon on second guitar and Pete Schreiner of Panoply Academy and Songs: Ohia (nay-- Magnolia Electric Company!) on drums, at Steve Albini's appropriately austere Electrical Audio Studio.

Coinciding with the release of her new record, Scout has begun a rather extensive touring schedule. The two-month affair will manage to mingle with the better part of the U.S., while Scout peddles her new album to fans and shares the stage with an ever-changing grabbag of openers and openees, including the indie rock likes of Ted Leo, Alasdair Roberts, Ex-Models and Califone. Then, it's off to Europe for a furious round of touring with John Guilt. The dates:

10-01 Portland, OR - Jackpot Records (in-store)
10-01 Portland, OR - Blackbird *
10-03 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern *
10-04 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo (w/ Ted Leo)
10-05 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
10-06 Phoenix, AZ - Modified (w/ Ex-Models)
10-07 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture Gallery *
10-09 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves *
10-11 Austin, TX - Rubber Gloves *
10-12 Austin, TX- Emo's (w/ Clem Snide, Califone)
10-13 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe
10-17 Athens, GA - Tasty World
10-18 Atlanta, GA - Village Lounge (IMG Music Festival)
10-19 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
10-21 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
10-22 Washington, D.C. - Velvet Lounge
11-01 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique +
11-02 Haarlem, Holland - Patronaat +
11-03 Gent, Belgium - Krawietelke +
11-04 Amsterdam, Holland - Studio Desmet (radio session) +
11-06 Zichem, Belgium - Den Hemel +
11-07 Dordrecht, Holland - Mystery Gig +
11-20 Dudingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn +
11-21 Paris, France - La Guinguette Pirate +
11-24 Zurich, Switzerland - El Lokal +

* with Alasdair Roberts
+ with John Guilt

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