Okkervil River - new album, Lolla pics, 2008 tour dates

August 7, 2008

On the heels of last year’s “The Stage Names,” its best seller to date, Austin-based rock act Okkervil River returns Sept. 9 with another Jagjaguwar album, “The Stand Ins.”

The 11 tracks here were mostly culled from material written and recorded during “The Stage Name” sessions, with the exception of one “Singer Songwriter,” which was recorded during a recent tour with the New Pornographers.

Frontman Will Sheff says the band opted not release a double album combining “The Stage Names” in “The Stand Ins” primarily because “I don’t like double albums and I really wanted to make a short record. Everybody in the band felt the same way. It was just the case of making a short record and feeling attachment to the songs — and putting out a part two.” [Billboard]

Okkervil River announced a lot more tour dates since the last time I posted dates. Tickets are still on sale for the two shows at Webster Hall. All dates and more pictures from Lollapalooza below…

Okkervil River – 2008 Tour Dates
08/07 – Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
08/08 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08/09 – Haldern, Germany – Haldern Pop Festival (SOLD OUT)
09/12 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
09/13 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
09/14 – Madison, WI – Barrymore Theater
09/15 – Fargo, ND – Aquarium
09/17 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
09/18 – Vancouver, BC – Richards on Richards
09/19 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
09/20 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater w/ Sea Wolf + Zykos
09/21 – San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Music Festival
09/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre
09/24 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
09/25 – Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse w/ Sea Wolf + Zykos
09/26 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress w/ Sea Wolf + Zykos
09/28 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
09/30 – New Orleans, LA – The Republic
10/01 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay Theater
10/02 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
10/03 – Athens, GA – The Soapbox Laundro Lounge
10/04 – Richmond, VA – The National
10/06 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
10/07 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
10/08 – Northampton, MA – Pearl Street Nightclub
10/09 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
10/10 – Buffalo, NY – Tralf Music Hall
10/11 – Montreal, QC – Les Saints
10/12 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix
10/27 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen
11/01 – Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall
11/03 – Paris, France – L’Alhambra
11/04 – Brugge, Belgium – Cactus
11/05 – Norwich, UK – Waterfront
11/06 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
11/07 – Dublin, Ireland – Dublin Academy
11/09 – Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor
11/10 – Wolverhampton, UK – Wulfrun
11/11 – London, UK – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
11/12 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
11/14 – Amsterdam, Netherland – Melkweg
11/15 – Hamburg, Germany – Knust
11/17 – Berlin, Germany – Postbahnhof
11/18 – Munich, Germany – Registratur
11/19 – Milan, Italy – Musicdrome
11/20 – Rome, Italy – Circolo Degli Artisti
11/21 – Bologna, Italy – Estragon
11/22 – Vienna, Austria – Blue Bird Festival @ Porgy & Bess