Bob Weir and RatDog | RatDog.Org

RatDog's fall tour is quickly closing in on its halfway point, with just one more show up north before the band works its way southward. The band—in its third and final MKless run—has already invited Mike Gordon, Rob Barraco, and Dred Scott to sit in, not to mention the appearance of Elvis for Halloween's "Werewolves" encore. (See photo above and many more here.) New to RatDog's playbook this tour: Dire Wolf (video), Dark Hollow, Slow Train, Catfish John, Green Green Grass of Home, Been All Around this World, and Days Between.

Following Tuesday night's Reading PA show, The Dog visits The NorVa and plays a trio of shows in the Carolinas, the second of which will be a part of MySpace's Rock for Darfur effort (November 10 in Myrtle). The Dog then closes the tour with its now-traditional mid-November Florida run.

If you don't have the opportunity to get out to a show to check out the shirts n stuff at the band's merch booth, .Org's got you covered. Pick up a shirt or two featuring a sharp-lookin design by Christine McCullough. It's cheaper if you preorder and helps keep .Org healthy.