Who? Montreal's Broken Social Scene-affiliated, five-piece indie-popsters Stars, whose songs concern make-outs, break-ups, and all the drama in between. The band's last record, In Our Bedroom After the War, dropped in 2007.

What? A 14-date tour kicking off Sept. 16 in Boston, MA. From there, the quintet will stop into Philadelphia, New York City, and Chicago before cutting across the Midwest, including a stop at the Austin City Limits Sept. 28. After a jaunt up the West Coast, the band's tour will cap in Seattle Oct. 9

Should I Go? Yes. From their charmingly low-rent stage designs (including various living room furniture pieces and lighting fixtures) to the dynamic live chemistry between co-singers Amy Milan and Torquil Campbell, Stars are bona fide live performers, first and foremost. Their tales of heartbreak make for an excellent show to take a date to, and, if you're single, go anyway and wallow gloriously in your own misery.

Stars tour dates:

9/16, Boston, MA (Wilbur)
9/17, Northampton, MA (Pearl Street)
9/19, Philadelphia, PA (Trocadero)
9/20, New York, NY (Terminal 5)
9/24, Chicago, IL (The Riviera)
9/25, St. Louis, MO (The Pagaent)
9/26, Lawrence, KS (The Granada)
9/28, Austin, TX (Austin City Limits)
10/1, Los Angeles, CA (Avalon)
10/2, Anaheim, CA (House of Blues)
10/4, Santa Cruz, CA (The Rio Theatre)
10/6, San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore)
10/8, Portland, OR (Wonder Ballroom)
10/9, Seattle, WA (The Showbox)

By Larry Fitzmaurice