It’s been a banner good news day for my girlfriend: in addition to my test results coming back clean, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals have announced more dates for their late summer/fall tour.

Ryan and the Cardinals will be up in Canada with Oasis, and if you play your cards right you WILL hear them both cover Summer of ‘69. Just keep on yelling it, right up in teh front row. Tell us how that works out for you.

08-23 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
08-26 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater *
08-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place *
08-29 Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place *
08-30 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome *
09-01 Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre *
09-04 Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place *
09-05 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre *
09-07 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
09-09 London, Ontario - John LaBatt Center *
09-25 Schenectady, NY - Proctor’s Theater
09-26 Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theater
09-27 Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theater
09-29 Columbus, OH - Palace Theater
09-30 Cleveland, OH - Playhouse Square
10-02 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
10-03 Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theater
10-04 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater
10-05 Madison, WI - Overture Hall
10-07 Ames, IA - Stephens Auditorium
10-09 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
10-10 Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater
10-11 Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theater
10-13 Austin, TX - Paramount
10-14 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
10-16 Tuscaloosa, AL - Bama Theatre
10-17 Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

* with Oasis

(oh, and that pencil illustration of Adams up at the top was also done by my girl Jodie.)

If you don’t think I’m gonna at the fucking Fillmore in SF August 23rd drunk on booze and musical delight you better recognize. On a related note, the Follow the Lights EP: great Ryan Adams release or greatest Ryan Adams release?

In anticipation of the tentative fall release of their new album, Cardinals have announced an additional run of headline dates kicking off September 25 in Schenectady NY. On-sale information will be posted on www.ryan-adams.com as it becomes available.

The new dates expand on the current Cardinals itinerary, which commences August 23 at the Fillmore in San Francisco and includes a run of Canadian shows supporting Oasis as well as an additional headline date at Boston’s Bank of America Pavilion.

Cardinals are Ryan Adams (vocals, guitar, keys), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Chris Feinstein (bass), Jon Graboff (pedal steel) and Brad Pemberton (drums).

CARDINALS U.S. 2008 (NEW DATES IN BOLD)

August 23 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
August 26 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater *
August 27 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place *
August 29 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place *
August 30 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome *
September 1 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Center *
September 4 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Palace *
September 5 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre *
September 7 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
September 9 - London, ONT - John LaBatt Center *
September 25 - Schenectady, NY - Proctor’s Theater
September 26 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theater
September 27 - Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theater
September 29 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theater
September 30 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theater
October 2 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
October 3 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater
October 5 - Madison, WI - Overture Hall

Just in case downloading it for free was a little too much trouble, Nine Inch Nails will be releasing The Slip as an actual CD later this month. Here’s the release, complete with tourdates and everythang:

Nine Inch Nails’ The Slip, currently available only as a free download at NIN.com, will be issued July 22 as a limited edition physical CD/DVD through the band’s own Null Corporation label.

The CD version of The Slip will be limited to 250,000 copies worldwide, each in an individually numbered six-panel digipak that includes a bonus DVD of performances filmed during rehearsals for NIN’s upcoming Lights In The Sky tour, as well as a 24-page booklet and exclusive sticker pack.

The gatefold vinyl contains one 180-gram vinyl LP and a 24-page booklet, and is neither limited nor numbered.

The Slip is 10 new songs written and performed by Trent Reznor with Josh Freese, Robin Finck and Alessandro Cortini. Justin Meldal-Johnsen will round out this NIN lineup for the upcoming tour, dates of which are as follows:

07/25/08 - Pemberton, BC - Pemberton Festival
07/26/08 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena at Seattle Center
07/28/08 - Edmonton, ALB - Rexall Place
07/29/08 - Calgary, ALB - Pengrowth Saddledome
07/31/08 - Winnipeg, MAN - MTS Centre
08/02/08 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
08/05/08 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre
08/07/08 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
08/08/08 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
08/12/08 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Coliseum
08/13/08 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena
08/15/08 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
08/16/08 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
08/18/08 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
08/20/08 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
08/22/08 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
08/23/08 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
08/25/08 - Toledo, OH - Seagate Convention Center
08/27/08 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
08/29/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
08/31/08 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
09/02/08 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
09/03/08 - Salt Lake City, UT - The E Center of West Valley
09/05/08 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
09/06/08 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum