Jonathan Richman and Vic Chesnutt Team Up For North American Dates

Heart-on-sleeve troubadours Jonathan Richman and Vic Chesnutt have announced they're joining forces for a joint North American tour. Starting in June, the pair will play several co-headlining shows, making several stops in the U.S. and playing Montreal on June 23, Hamilton on June 24 and Toronto on June 25.

For Richman, he will be showing off his latest full-length, Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild, and Chesnutt his 2008 effort with Elf Power, Dark Developments. There's no word if the two will be collaborating onstage or perhaps in the studio but seriously, that would be pretty freakin' cool, now wouldn't it?

Here are Richman's upcoming North American dates with Chesnutt, as well as a few solo shows:

6/5 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress Lemon Drop Gang
6/8 Norman, OK - Da Opolis
6/10 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
6/11 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
6/12 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
6/14 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
6/16 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
6/17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
6/18 Hamden, CT - The Space *
6/19 Fall River, MA - Narrows Center for the Arts *
6/23 Montreal, QC - Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire *
6/24 Hamilton, ON - This Ain't Hollywood *
6/25 Toronto, ON - The Great Hall *
6/26 Rochester, NY - The Bug Jar *
6/29 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
7/1 Denver, CO - Lion's Lair
7/2 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court

* with Vic Chesnutt