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Ray Davies-- you know, from the Kinks-- has lined up a handful of North American tour dates in support of his second-ever solo LP, Working Man's Café, out now on V2 in the UK and New West Records in the U.S.

And, not to sound like those Beatles jokers over in Forkcast, but that's big news. I mean, Ray Davies! You know, from the Kinks! Live and in person! He might even play "Waterloo Sunset" or something! See? Pretty exciting, this one. The dates kick off tonight (March 28) in San Francisco, with a pair of UK gigs to follow in June.

Oh, and the Kooks recently laid down their forthcoming Konk in Davies' studio of the same name.

Davies:

03-28 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
03-29 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre
04-01 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
04-03 Toronto, Ontario - Music Hall Theatre
04-05 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
04-06 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
04-08 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
06-19 London, England - Hampton Court
06-20 London, England - Hampton Court