The Faint : “The Geeks Were Right”

Check out the first single from The Faint’s upcoming album, Fasciinatiion (Label: blank.wav), out August 5th here.

As one of only five bands for which I get tour alert e-mails from Pollstar, I CANNOT BELIEVE the Omaha band known for their energetic, multimedia live shows are skipping Minneapolis on their huge tour:

July

• 27 Des Moines, IA – People’s Court
• 28 Sioux Falls, SD – Ramkota Annex
• 29 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
• 30 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
• 31 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory

August

• 1 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
• 2 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
• 3 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
• 4 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
• 5 San Francisco, CA – The Grand Ballroom
• 7 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre
• 8 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre
• 9 San Diego, CA – SOMA
• 11 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
• 12 Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
• 14 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
• 15 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
• 16 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
• 17 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
• 18 New York City, NY – Terminal 5
• 20 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
• 21 Toronto, ONT – Opera House
• 22 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
• 23 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium

Their last Minneapolis show was a jumping happy fest at First Avenue. What’s so wrong with Minnesota, guys?