Superchunk

Mac: Bands that break up always get back together, and I didn’t want to get on the reunion train in a year. Mainly I just thought, “Why not just take a break?” We also had a show already booked, a benefit for Alejandro Escovedo at a a club in Raleigh. And I didn’t want Superchunk’s last show ever to be at some crappy nightclub in Raleigh.

Jon Wurster: In retrospect, it was a smart thing to do. Becuase we play a couple of times a year, and its not like every time we play again, it’s like, “They’re getting back together again,” you know? Because technically we didn’t break up. And we’ve managed to record a song a year probably. So it all kind of worked out. An I’m glad that Mac sort of pushed for it not to be completely over. [Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records]

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06/12	School of Rock All Stars	Gramercy Theatre	Buy Tickets
06/14	Delphic	Music Hall of Williamsburg	Buy Tickets
06/22	Ryan Leslie	Bowery Ballroom	Buy Tickets
06/23	Ryan Leslie	Bowery Ballroom	Buy Tickets
06/26	Work	Roseland Ballroom	Buy Tickets
07/08	Red Wanting Blue, Amy Lynn & the Gunshow	Mercury Lounge	Buy Tickets
07/19	Joe Pug	Mercury Lounge	Buy Tickets
09/18	Superchunk	Bowery Ballroom	Buy Tickets
09/19	Superchunk	Music Hall of Williamsburg	Buy Tickets

Superchunk’s long-anticipated new album, now has a title: Majesty Shredding. More Superchunk tour dates after the jump.

Superchunk 2010 Tour Dates
5/21 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
5/27 Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound Festival w/Pavement and The Fall
6/19 Denver, CO – Westword Music Festival
6/20 Chicago, IL – Taste of Randolph Street Festival w/The Love Language
7/24 Omaha, NE – MAHA Music Festival
9/17 Washington, DC – 930 Club
9/18 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
9/19 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/21 Boston, MA – Royale
9/22 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero