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Shh... don't tell anybody: Cursive are going on tour. But they only want the true heads to show up, so they only told their fanclub. Well, some loyal fan sold 'em out, 'cause the dates are all over the internet. Whoops. The Omaha emo institution will be performing under such head-slappingly stupid/awesome fake names as Flippy and Hambone, T Lite & the Heavies, Jazz Hessian, Cursifix, Stuffy Dumbfuck, and Sgt. Snippy in a bunch of random small towns like Wilkes Barre, PA, North Manchester, IN and New York, NY (as the "surprise guest" at the Saddle Creek CMJ showcase). Tonight, they're at the Beat Kitchen here in our little burg of Chicago. The band promises "a rockin' set of old, new and new new songs," adding, "Should be fun, if you are into fun." And if there's anything we're into here at Pitchfork, it's fun.

Art is hard

: 09-12 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen *#
09-13 Columbus, OH - Bernie *
09-14 Wilkes Barre, PA - Cafe Metropolis *
09-15 New London, CT - Hygenic Art Park *#
09-16 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (Saddle Creek CMJ Showcase) $
09-19 North Manchester, IN - The Firehouse *
09-20 Lansing, MI - Mac's *%

* with Ladyfinger
# with Criteria
$ with Orenda Fink, Two Gallants, Criteria, Maria Taylor, Son, Ambulance
% with La Salle

As previously reported, Cursive are soldiering on without cellist Gretta Cohn, who departed last month to work on solo ventures. The band is currently working on a new album, tentatively slated for a mid-2006 release. Cursifix!!!

* Pitchfork Review: Cursive: The Difference Between Houses and Homes
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