Hold Steady, it's the Truckers!

The Drive-By Truckers have just announced a co-tour with the Hold Steady. Which is great, as I'm a fan of both acts and they're playing Atlanta. They'll alternate which band goes first.

But most interestingly, this means we've got the next-gen self-aware Lynyrd Skynyrd touring the country with the next-gen ’70s-style Springsteen. Which seems like a weird pairing. Except that it's not.

Whatever. Here's the tour schedule:

Rock and Roll Means Well Tour Fall 2008
•Oct 30 Louisville, Ky. — Coyote's (HS closes)
•Oct 31 Nashville — Ryman Auditorium (DBT closes)
•Nov 01 Atlanta — Tabernacle (DBT closes)
•Nov 02 Tallahassee, Fla. — The Moon (HS closes)
•Nov 03 Raleigh, N.C. — Lincoln Theatre (DBT)
•Nov 05 State College, Penn. — State Theatre (HS)
•Nov 06 New York City — Terminal 5 (closer TBA)
•Nov 07 New York City — Terminal 5 (closer TBA)
•Nov 08 Philadelphia — Electric Factory (DBT)
•Nov 09 Boston — Orpheum Theatre (HS closes)
•Nov 11 Toronto — Phoenix Theatre (DBT closes)
•Nov 12 Pittsburgh — Carnegie Music Hall (HS)
•Nov 13 Bloomington, Ind. — Bluebird (DBT closes)
•Nov 14 Chicago — Riviera (HS closes)
•Nov 15 Minneapolis — First Avenue Mainroom (DBT)
•Nov 16 Minneapolis — First Avenue Mainroom (HS)
•Nov 19 Boise, Idaho — Big Easy (DBT closes)
•Nov 20 Seattle — Showbox (HS closes)
•Nov 21 Seattle — Showbox (DBT closes)
•Nov 22 Portland, Ore. — Creystal Ballroom (HS)
•Nov 23 San Francisco — Fillmore (DBT closes)
•Nov 24 San Francisco — Fillmore (HS closes)
•Nov 25 Los Angeles — The Wiltern (DBT closes)