You Am I Return to Bring the Rock

Australia's You Am I, one of the best rock bands going, is coming back to the U.S. in August for a string of shows.

Edited to add: Thanks to Sal C for the full set of dates:

07/18/07 San Francisco, CA Slim's
07/20/07 Seattle, WA The Showbox
07/21/07 Portland, OR Dante's
07/24/07 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
07/26/07 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar
07/27/07 Chicago, IL Double Door
07/28/07 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
07/29/07 Detroit, MI The Magic Stick
07/31/07 Cambridge, MA Middle East
08/01/07 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
08/02/07 Washington, DC The Black Cat
08/03/07 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's
08/04/07 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Tickets for Philly and NJ are on sale now, and Bowery tickets go on sale this Friday at noon.

If you haven't heard them before, take a couple minutes to check them out. They're one of the true "rock and roll" bands going these days, if by "rock and roll" you mean loud guitar, driving rhythm, and snotty drunkenness. (That's right, kids - Animal Collective ain't rock and roll. Think Replacements.) They also put on one of my favorite sets at South By Southwest this year. Who knows when they'll be stateside again, so be sure to check them out.

You Am I, "Gunslingers" (from 2007's Convicts) [BUY]

You Am I at MySpace.