Mike Booher Recruits Turkeyz for Tour with Okkervil River

While one of Austin's favorite indie rock outlets takes what seems to be a limitless hiatus, frontman Mike Booher adapts, forming a new group to live up to the tour plans already scheduled with Okkervil River. His Turkeyz, comprised of members of Zookeeper and Frank Smith, will kick off the tour in Seattle at the Showbox, a place Booher describes as " ... a massive and terrifying place for a first show, unless you're Pearl Jam. We're not really that much like Pearl Jam."

To warm up for the opportunity, the band has decided to play here at home with Hollywood Gossip at Emo's. The show is a mere six bucks, and since the money goes to help a local band head up to Seattle for a tour, it's well worth the cash. We know you can expect a healthy dose of Booher's Westerbergian charm, and chances are you'll hear the Turkeyz do a rendition of the new Okkervil tune, "On Tour With Zykos," a song that Booher has covered for the YouTube covers project in combination with the Stand Ins release.

As for the Turkeyz? Booher explains that the added 'z' is in honor of the band that won't be on the road with Sheff & Co. "I also hate it when people throw needless z's on the end of a word (i.e. that rulez), and I then figured I might as well try to become one of those people. I feel pretty ok with it so far."