Lit-Punk posterboys Harry and the Potters are hopping back on the broomstick for a smattering of November shows as well as a special December treat.

True Harry Potter fans (If you like the movies, read the books) know that the latest movie features a ‘Yule Ball’ that hosts the foreign students visiting for the Triwizard Tournament, and the band Harry and the Potters are taking it a step further by hosting their own ‘Yule Ball’ December 18 in Cambridge, MA at The Middle East. They promise it “will be an extravagant affair.” Bring your finest dress robes (Really) or check them out on their November tour: From their latest bulletin:

Wizard Rock All Over the Place! Body: Hello friends! Wizard Rock once again ventures out across the nation in a ceasless battle against evil! Corporate America watch out! Voldemort watch out! The Potters are jumping in the minivan! Here’s a quick list of the dates! Oct 31- Oswego, NY Nov 1- Marion, OH Nov 3 - Fayetteville, AR Nov 4 - Norman, OK Nov 5 - Denton, TX Nov 7 - Austin, TX Nov 9 - Austin, TX Nov 10 - College Station, TX Nov 11 - Houston, TX Nov 12 - Dallas, TX Nov 14 - St. Louis, MO Nov 15 - Cincinnati, OH Nov 16 - Philadelphia, PA Nov 18/19 - Rotterdam, HOLLAND Nov 21 - Amsterdam, HOLLAND Dec 18 - Cambridge, MA Party details: October 31th, Monday Oswego, NY SUNY Oswego 7pm, all ages, $3 for students in costumes/$5 for students w/o costume $7 for non-students in the OZone located in the basement of Hewitt Union State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126 Celebrate Nearly Headless Nick’s 512th Death Day in style! November 1th, Tuesday Marion, OH Marion Public Library 7:00pm, free! 445 East Church St., Marion, OH 43302 November 3rd, Thursday Fayetteville, AR Fayetteville Public Library 7:00pm, free - but bring money to support the Fayetteville High Literacy League 401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, AR 72701 Library rock show with Reed Indeed November 4th, Friday Norman, OK Moore Public Library 7:00pm, free! 225 South Howard, Moore, OK 73160 November 5th, Saturday Denton, TX Emily Fowler Central Library 4:00pm, free! outdoors if the weather is nice 502 Oakland Street, Denton, Texas 76201 November 5th, Saturday Denton, TX Rubber Gloves Rehersal Studios doors at 10:00pm, $6, ALL AGES 411 East Sycamore, Denton, TX 76205 with Fishboy and Cordelane - this sucka is late, so if you’ve got a curfew, see us rock the library earlier in the day! November 7th, Monday Austin, TX BookPeople 6:00pm, FREE! 603 N. Lamar (6th & Lamar), Austin, TX 78703 November 9th, Wednesday Austin, TX Austin Public Library - St. John Branch 7:00pm, FREE! 7500 Blessing Ave. Austin, Texas 78752 November 10th, Thursday College Station, TX Texas A & M - Lunchbox Concert Series 12:00pm, free!, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Outside the Stark Art Gallery/Memorial Student Center, College Station, TX Everyone should skip school and come to the rock show! We will give you notes to give to your teachers. Also, later in the evening, we are going to take part in a lecture on wizard rock as part of MUSE’s lecture series. More details on that soon. November 11th, Friday Houston, TX Blue Willow Bookshop 6:00pm, free! 14532 Memorial Drive at Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079 This will probably be our only Houston show - unless anyone wants to hook us up with something later in the evening. Otherwise, this is all you get! November 12th, Saturday Dallas, TX Dallas Public Library - J. Erik Jonsson Central Library- Children’s Center 1:00pm, FREE! (this is is not just for kids!) 1515 Young St. (second floor), Dallas, TX 75201 November 14th, Monday St. Louis, MO Sunnen Lounge - University Center - Webster University 8pm, $5 for non-Webster students, all ages and open to the public Webster University, 470 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63119 November 15th, Tuesday Cincinnati, OH Top Cats nighttime TBA, $5 2820 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219 with Mint 6 Ten and others November 16th, Wednesday Philadelphia, PA the Rotunda - UPenn 6:00pm, $5 suggested donation, ALL AGES 4014 Walnut Street (off 40th), Philadelphia PA 19104 (university city) with Soltero (one of our favourites EVER!) November 18/19, Friday Rotterdam, the Netherlands! Donner Books Wow! This is exciting. We are playing as part of Donner Books celebration for the Dutch release of the Half-Blood Prince. I’m pretty sure that we will be performing right at midnight. I’ll put up more details as soon as I get them. Midnight! Free! Party! Donner Books, Rotterdam, Holland November 21, Monday Amsterdam, the Netherlands! the Melkweg We plan to rule the school at one of Holland’s most rocking rock clubs. Everyone should read Book 6 over the weekend and then come see us rock out on Monday! doors 19:15, €8 the Melkweg, Amsterdam, the Netherlands with Politics! December 18th, Sunday YULE BALL! - please note date and location change! Cambridge, MA the Middle East - Downstairs This will be a total holiday party with all sorts of special guests and friends! We expect you to come in your best dress robes! It will be an extravagant affair. More details to come, but I expect that Draco and the Malfoys may be making an uninvited appearance, those jerks. Also, Jason Anderson will be playing with us! 5 :00pm doors, $10, ALL AGES 472 Mass Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA

I’m excited, and I live on the left coast!