June 25, 2012 | 1:43 PM | By Bruce Warren
Just announced: Old 97′s (playing Too Far To Care in its entirety) and Calexico playing Union Transfer in October

This just in: Old 97′s are playing Union Transfer on Thursday, October 2th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 29th at Noon here. Old 97′s are on tour in the Fall celebrating the 15th anniversary release of its album, Too Far To Care. Each show will feature the band playing the album in its entirety plus a second set of “fan favorites.” Also on sale this Friday are tickets for Calexico with Dodos on Friday, October 12th. More info for both shows here. Old 97′s front man Rhett Miller is also performing at the XPoNential Music Festival on July 21st. Weekend passes for the festival are available here.
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