September 7, 2007 1:57

Ulrich Schnauss maps North American tour

Electro-man takes shoegaze album on the road

Ulrich Schnauss has unveiled a string of US and Canadian dates, including a slot opening for Gruff Rhys.

The UK-by-way-of Germany-based artist is supporting the release of his third album ‘Goodbye’, the follow-up to 2001’s ‘A Strangely Isolated Place’.

The album sees Schnauss venture in a shoegaze direction, with over 100 hundred audio tracks layered into the recording.

The dates are:

Philadelphia, PA World Café (September 20)
New York, NY Bowey Ballroom (21)
New York, NY Joe’s Pub 22
Boston, MA Museum Of Fine Arts w/ Gruff Rhys (23)
La Sala Rossa - Montreal, PQ (25)
Toronto, ON The Rivoli (26)
Chicago, IL Empty Bottle (27)
Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Club (28)
Chicago, IL Av-aerie (29)
Seattle, WA Crocodile Café (October 1)
Portland, OR Holocene (2)
San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord (3)
Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (5)
Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar (7)

--By our New York staff.
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