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Mills, Sobule, Riley Join 'Truth' Tour
10/30/2003 9:14 PM, Reuters
Jonathan Cohen
R.E.M .'s Mike Mills,
singer/songwriter Jill Sobule and Boots Riley of rap act the
Coup will join select dates on the Tell Us the Truth tour,
which kicks off Nov. 7 in Madison, Wis.
The trek will also feature performances by Steve Earle ,
Billy Bragg , Lester Chambers and Audioslave guitarist Tom
Morello (performing as the Nightwatchman).
Mills will be on board from Nov. 10 in Chicago through Nov.
16 in Atlanta, while Sobule will play at the last four shows.
Riley will be on the bill from the opening show through Nov. 14
in Nashville. All of the artists at a given show will play a
solo acoustic set in addition to collaborating with one
another. Actress Janeane Garofalo will host the final four
dates.
The tour is pushing for greater honesty and accountability
from the mass media in their coverage of fair trade and the
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq , as well as the disputed 2000
presidential election.
Here are the Tell Us the Truth tour dates:
Nov. 7-8: Madison, Wis. (National Conference on Media
Reform; Bragg, Morello, Chambers, Riley)
Nov. 10: Chicago (Park West; Bragg, Morello, Chambers,
Mills, Riley)
Nov. 11: Royal Oak, Mich. (Royal Oak Music Theater; Bragg,
Earle, Morello, Chambers, Mills, Riley)
Nov. 12: Indianapolis (the Vogue; Bragg, Earle, Morello,
Chambers, Mills, Riley)
Nov. 14: Nashville (Belcourt Theater; Bragg, Morello,
Chambers, Mills, Riley)
Nov. 15: Asheville, N.C. (Orange Peel; Bragg, Morello,
Chambers, Mills)
Nov. 16: Atlanta (Variety Playhouse; Bragg, Earle, Morello,
Chambers, Mills)
Nov. 17: Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Theater; Bragg, Earle, Morello,
Chambers)
Nov. 19: Miami (People's Gala for Global Justice; Bragg,
Earle, Morello, Chambers)
Nov. 21: Philadelphia (Keswick Theater; Bragg, Earle,
Morello, Chambers, Sobule)
Nov. 22: New York (Webster Hall; Bragg, Earle, Morello,
Chambers, Sobule)
Nov. 23: Boston (Berklee Performance Center; Bragg, Earle,
Morello, Chambers, Sobule)
Nov. 24: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club; Bragg, Earle,
Morello, Chambers, Sobule)
Reuters/Billboard
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