We're excited about...

Islands coming to Chicago! The group is releasing another album on -ANTI on September 22nd, and we couldn't be more elated to hear that they'll be stopping at Subterranean on October 15. Here are the rest of their tour dates:

Islands 2009 Tour Dates:
08/19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
08/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Sunset Junction Street Fair
09/28 - Tampa, FL @ Ritz Ybor ^#
09/30 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues ^#
10/02 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade ^#
10/03 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend ^#
10/04 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa ^#
10/06 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^#
10/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero ^#
10/09 - New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom ^#
10/10 - Cambridge, MA @ House of Blues ^#
10/12 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall ^#
10/13 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo’s ^#
10/14 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus ^#
10/15 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean *
10/18 - Missoula, MT @ Badlander *
10/19 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey *
10/20 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre *
10/21 - Portland, OR @ Hawthrone Theatre *
10/22 - Davis, CA @ Oddfellows Lodge *
10/23 - Berkley, CA @ Lower Sproul Plaza *
10/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill *
10/24 - W. Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour *
10/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room *
10/27 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk *
10/28 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves *
10/29 - Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe *
10/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe *
10/31 - Atlanta, GA @ Lenny’s Bar *
11/01 - Durham, NC @ Duke Coffee House *
11/02 - Baltimore, MD @ G-Spot *
11/03 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *
11/04 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East *
11/05 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *

^ = w/ The Psychedelic Furs
# = w/ Happy Mondays
* = w/ Jemina Pearl

Thanks to Consequence of Sound for the tip!