A punk! Vampire Weekend tour to bite the Bay Area

Afro-poppers Vampire Weekend announced this week it will launch a California tour in November rolling through such off-the-beaten-path cities as Visalia, Lomita and Pioneertown., hitting the Bay Area on Nov. 7 at the Lafayette Town Hall Theatre and on Nov. 8 at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz. Tickets go onsale Friday, Oct. 9, at noon. The New York four-piece’s second album, Contra, hits stores Jan. 12, but lord knows it’ll get leaked before by damn impatient Internet scum, I mean, eager fans. In the meantime, this week the band unveiled its first single from the impending album. Imbibe “Horchata”: November Cali tour: 11/2 Long Beach - The Art Theater 11/5 Pioneertown - Pappy and Harriet's 11/7 Lafayette - Town Hall Theatre 11/8 Santa Cruz - Catalyst 11/09 Visalia - The Cellar Door 11/10 San Luis Obispo - Downtown Brew 11/12 Bakersfield - Chencho's 11/14 Lomita, CA - VFW Hall