Pitchfork

It's no secret that the Secret Machines are best experienced in the live setting. But even haters of their retro-psych might be tempted to check the band out on their newly-announced fall tour.

"Intending to create an extraordinary and memorable concert event for their fans, the band have done away with the common end stage set-up, and will instead appear on an elevated circular platform in the center of each venue, allowing the audience to gather around them just a few feet away," a press release says. "Playing provides a truly communal live experience for the audience, who will be standing close enough to brothers Brandon and Benjamin Curtis and Josh Garza to feel their sweat."

Lightning Bolt--call your lawyers!

Dates:

08-12 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
08-13 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10-02 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
10-04 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
10-06 South Burlington, Vermont - Higher Ground
10-07 Philadelphia, PA - Theater of the Living Arts
10-08 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
10-09 Chicago, IL - Park West
10-11 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club
10-12 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10-13 Iowa City, IA - University of Iowa Ballroom
10-14 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
10-17 Seattle, WA - Showbox
10-19 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
10-20 San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom
10-21 San Diego, CA - Soma
10-23 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
10-27 Dallas, TX - Lizard Lounge
10-29 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience
10-30 Nashville, TN - City Hall
10-31 Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
11-01 Charleston, SC - Music Farm
11-03 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw