Released earlier this month, Okkervil River’s The Stage Names has already garnered an impressive amount of critical attention; on National Public Radio’s “All Songs Considered,” producer Robin Hilton called the record “one of the most anticipated albums of the year” and concluded, “it’s the band’s best album yet.” Pitchfork’s Stephen Deusner went further and called it “without doubt one of the year’s best.” “Over the course of nine tracks that play like an indie-noir updating of “The Day of the Locust”, [Will] Sheff creates cinematic miniworlds populated by tragically faded actresses [and] liquored-up barflies,” raved Mike Usinger in No Depression, while Scott Mervis agreed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the band’s “majestic fourth album is a near-cinematic experience.”

“Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe” is the first single off of “The Stage Names” as well as the first song on the album; the band played it on NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” yesterday before embarking on a their North American and European tours which will take them through the end of the year.

Conan O’Brien performance

North American Tour Dates:
08/30/07 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
08/31/07 Phoenix, AZ - The Brickhouse
09/01/07 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
09/03/07 San Diego, CA - Casbah w/ Damien Jurado
09/04/07 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour w/ Damien Jurado
09/05/07 San Francisco, CA - Independent w/ Damien Jurado
09/07/07 Eugene, OR - Wow Hall w/ Damien Jurado
09/08/07 Portland, OR - Berbati’s Pan (MusicFest NW) w/ Damien Jurado
09/09/07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard’s on Richards w/ Damien Jurado
09/10/07 Seattle, WA - Neumos w/ Damien Jurado
09/12/07 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court w/ Damien Jurado
09/13/07 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre w/ Damien Jurado
09/14/07 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room w/ Damien Jurado
09/15/07 Iowa City, IA - Picador w/ Damien Jurado
09/17/07 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater w/ Damien Jurado
09/18/07 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium w/ Damien Jurado
09/19/07 Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club (Pygmalion Festival) w/ Damien Jurado
09/21/07 Toronto, Ontario - Lee’s Palace w/ Damien Jurado
09/22/07 Hamilton, Ontario - Pepper Jack’s Cafe w/ Damien Jurado
09/23/07 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa w/ Damien Jurado
09/24/07 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground w/ Damien Jurado
09/25/07 Boston, MA - Middle East w/ Damien Jurado
09/26/07 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse w/ Damien Jurado
09/28/07 New York, NY - Webster Hall w/ Damien Jurado
09/29/07 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s w/ Damien Jurado
09/30/07 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Damien Jurado
10/02/07 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle w/ Damien Jurado
10/03/07 Athens, GA - 40 Watt w/ Damien Jurado
10/04/07 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder @ FSU w/ Damien Jurado
10/05/07 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues w/ Damien Jurado
10/06/07 Houston, TX - Walter’s on Washington w/ Damien Jurado

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