Pitchfork

The Roots' first Def Jam offering, Game Theory, is rapidly approaching its August 29 release (scope out the countdown on ?uestlove's MySpace page). That means it's time to tour. Oh wait, this is the Roots we're talking about. When is it not time to tour for them?

Much of their current North American trek will be spent with Talib Kweli on the undercard, and rumor has it that we'll be seeing more of this pair in the future.

Let's just hope that these shows go a hell of a lot more smoothly than that Radio City Music Hall disaster last weekend.

Things fall apart:

05-27 Nashville, TN - City Hall #
05-29 Memphis, TN - Premier #
06-01 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room #^
06-02 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ #%
06-03 Houston, TX - Hush *#
06-05 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
06-08 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues *#
06-09 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
06-10 San Francisco, CA - The Grand *
07-05 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus &
07-13 Washington, DC - Fur Nightclub *
07-15 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live *@
07-17 Pittsburgh, PA - Margarita Mamas
07-27 St. Louis, MO - The Paegant *
07-29 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave *@
08-03 Detroit, MI - State Theatre *
08-07 Boston, MA - Avalon *

* with Talib Kweli
# with Blackalicious
^ with Miri Ben-Ari
% with the Incredibles
& with Aloe Blacc
@ with the Pharcyde