Kaki King announces a co-headlining U.S. fall tour with the Mountain Goats, dubbed "The Last Happy Night of Your Life." The 22-date run, which features King playing with her full band, kicks off in Chicago,IL, on October 13th, and wraps on November 9th at New York City’s Webster Hall. Prior to the jaunt, King will headline a handful of Northeast shows, also with her band, from October 8-10.
Chief Mountain Goat John Darnielle and King have shared a longtime mutual respect. The two recently collaborated on a six-song vinyl EP, titled Black Pear Tree, which King and Darnielle are excited to make available for purchase exclusively at every show on the "Last Happy Night of Your Life" tour. In addition, the first 200 copies of Black Pear Tree come specially made on color vinyl.
The unique tour is King’s latest in support of her fourth album, Dreaming of Revenge, released earlier this year on Velour Recordings. Produced by Grammy-winning musician and producer Malcolm Burn (Peter Gabriel), Revenge finds the virtuosic King expanding her freewheeling style to an ever-transgressive wallop of vocal intricacy and melodic dexterity. Entertainment Weekly praised the album for being her "most sophisticated release yet," and declared that "split between swirling instrumentals and contemplative vocal tracks, Dreaming should draw in gearheads with its technical prowess and the rest of us with its quiet loveliness."
The full tracklist for Black Pear Tree:
Black Pear Tree
Mosquito Repellent
Bring Our Curses Home
Supergenesis
Roger Patterson Van
Thank You Mario but Our Princess Is in Another Castle
Kaki King Tour Dates:
10/8/08 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
10/9/08 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
10/10/08 – Boston, MA – The Paradise
With Mountain Goats:
10/13/08 – Chicago, IL – Park West
10/14/08 – Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst
10/15/08 – Omaha, NE – The Slowdown
10/17/08 – Denver, CO – The Bluebird
10/18/08 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
10/20/08 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
10/21/08 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
10/23/08 – San Francisco, CA – Independent
10/24/08 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
10/25/08 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
10/26/08 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
10/28/08 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
10/29/08 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
10/31/08 – Lubbock, TX – Tequila Jungle
11/1/08 – Austin, TX – Antone’s
11/2/08 – Dallas, TX – The Granada
11/3/08 – New Orleans, LA – Republic
11/5/08 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
11/6/08 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
11/7/08 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
11/8/08 – New York, NY – Williamburg Music Hall
11/9/08 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
