If you remember the term “college rock,” then this news might interest you. In addition to the Major Organ and the Adding Machine movie, starring Neutral Milk Hotel mastermind Jeff Mangum and Of Montreal mind-master Kevin Barnes, a great many members of the once-essential Elephant 6 Collective are heading out on tour.

From Pitchfork:

Music Tapes frontguy/Neutral Milk Hotel member Julian Koster describes the upcoming “Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour” as something like “a big orchestra, variety show, silly happy thing.” How very fitting.

The tight-knit, loosely-defined Georgia-based psych-rocking collective will assemble its ranks (well, quite a few of ‘em, anyway) for an October jaunt celebrating the music of Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System, the Music Tapes, Elf Power, the Gerbils, Scott Spillane, Nana Grizol, Nesey Gallons, and more. Joining Koster on the trek are Will Cullen Hart of Olivia Tremor Control, Scott Spillane of the Gerbils, Laura Carter of Elf Power, Eric Harris of OTC and Circulatory System, Nesey Gallons, and whoever else they can fit in the van.

As for the Major Organ and the Adding Machine film, I imagine it’s going to make The Magical Mystery Tour look like Oliver Stone’s JFK. I have no idea what that’s supposed to mean.

The 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival lineup is looking pretty damn good:

SATURDAY, JULY 19
Animal Collective
Jarvis Cocker
The Hold Steady
!!!
Vampire Weekend
No Age
Atlas Sound
Dizzee Rascal
Extra Golden
Fleet Foxes
Elf Power
Caribou
Ruby Suns
Fuck Buttons
Jay Reatard
Icy Demons
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Boban Markovic Orkestar
Titus Andronicus

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