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Record Store Day is tomorrow!

Tomorrow – Saturday, April 16 – is Record Store Day!

Don’t forget the Merge titles added to the long list of exclusive releases and other fun events happening at your local independent record stores tomorrow! To find a participating store in your area, visit RecordsStoreDay.com!

WILD FLAG – “Future Crimes” b/w “Glass Tambourine” 7-inch
The hotly anticipated debut release from the new musical partnership between Carrie Brownstein, Mary Timony, Janet Weiss, and Rebecca Cole will be released exclusively in 7-inch form on Record Store Day! Produced by Spoon’s Britt Daniel, these tracks have already become viral hits through widely circulated videos taken during the band’s recent tour. Maybe this 7-inch will answer the question posed by WILD FLAG: What do you get when you cross a hamburger with a hot dog? Listen to “Glass Tambourine” now at NPR Music!

Superchunk – Here’s Where the Strings Come In CD/LP reissue
Out of print for years, Here’s Where the Strings Come In has been remastered by Jason Ward at Chicago Mastering Company from the original 1/2” reels and will be available for the first time on 180-gram vinyl (with download coupon) and on CD newly packaged in LP-style cardboard sleeves. The heavy-duty vinyl jackets were reprinted by Stoughton Printing Co., the same plant that produced them for the original 1995 release. Both formats will also come with bonus downloads of The Clambakes Vol. 5, a live Superchunk recording from 2003, and several exclusive demos of songs that appear on the album.

Caribou – Swim Remixes 12-inch
Originally released as a digital-only companion to Swim, Caribou’s acclaimed 2010 release, the Swim Remixes double A-side 12-inch features “Leave House (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)” b/w “Jamelia (Gold Panda Remix),” as well as a code to download the entire 14-track release. Limited to 1,000 and packaged in a European-style black sleeve, this 12-inch is a must for DJs and Caribou fans alike!

Polvo – Celebrate the New Dark Age 12-inch, autographed by original line-up!
Originally released in 2008, this re-issue of Polvo’s guitar-twisting seven-song EP on limited-edition 180-gram vinyl is a Merge hallmark. It comes complete with great sleeve design by Independent Project Press and a free download coupon. A limited number of this 12-inch EP have been autographed by the original 1994 Polvo line-up exclusively for Record Store Day!

Superchunk / Coliseum – “Horror Business” b/w “Bullet” split 7-inch
Merge Records and Temporary Residence Limited have partnered to co-release “Horror Business” b/w “Bullet,” a limited-edition 7-inch of Misfits covers by Superchunk and Coliseum for Record Store Day. Limited to 1,500 copies and available exclusively in record stores, the 7-inch cover was designed by Coliseum singer/guitarist Ryan Patterson, with a nod to the artwork from the Misfits’ Three Hits From Hell single. The 7-inch will be issued on three different colors of vinyl (500 copies of each): yellow w/ black splatter, magenta w/ black splatter, and standard black.

 

Caribou & Arcade Fire win Juno awards!

Caribou and Arcade Fire took home Juno awards at Saturday’s ceremony in Toronto. Caribou’s Swim won “Electronic Album of the Year” in the inaugural year for the category. Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs took home four awards including Album of the Year, Alternative Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Group of the Year.

Caribou’s Swim and Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs are both available now on CD, dbl-LP and digital download in the Merge store.

Congratulations to Caribou & Arcade Fire on their wins!

WILD FLAG premieres “Glass Tambourine” and Merge announces Record Store Day exclusives!

Record Store Day is Saturday, April 16, and we have some special goodies to add to the celebration!

WILD FLAG – “Future Crimes” b/w “Glass Tambourine” 7-inch
The hotly anticipated debut release from the new musical partnership between Carrie Brownstein, Mary Timony, Janet Weiss and Rebecca Cole will be released exclusively in 7-inch form on Record Store Day! Produced by Spoon’s Britt Daniel, these tracks have already become viral hits through widely circulated videos taken during the band’s recent tour dates. Maybe this 7-inch will answer the question posed by WILD FLAG: What do you get when you cross a hamburger with a hot dog?

Listen to “Glass Tambourine” now at NPR Music!

Superchunk – Here’s Where the Strings Come In CD/LP reissue
Out of print for years, Here’s Where the Strings Come In has been remastered by Jason Ward at Chicago Mastering Company from the original 1/2″ reels, and will be available for the first time on 180 gram vinyl (with download coupon), and on CD newly packaged in LP-style cardboard sleeves. The heavy-duty vinyl jackets were re-printed at the original printing plant, Stoughton Printing Co, from the 1995 release. Both formats will also come with a download of exclusive bonus materials from the Superchunk vaults.

Caribou - Swim (Remixes) 12-inch
Originally released as a digital-only companion to Caribou’s acclaimed 2010 release Swim, the Swim (Remixes) double A-side 12-inch features “Leave House (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)” b/w “Jamelia (Gold Panda Remix)” as well as a code to download the entire 14-track release. Limited to 1000 and packaged in a European-style black sleeve, this 12-inch is a must for DJs and Caribou fans alike!

Polvo – Celebrate the New Dark Age 12-inch – Autographed by original line-up!
Originally released in 2008, this re-issue of Polvo’s guitar-twisting seven-song EP on limited-edition 180-gram vinyl is a Merge hallmark. Complete with great sleeve design by Independent Project Press, and a free download coupon. Exclusively for Record Store Day, a limited number of this vinyl EP have been autographed by the original 1994 Polvo line-up!

Superchunk / Coliseum – “Horror Business” b/w “Bullet” split 7-inch
Merge Records and Temporary Residence Limited have partnered to co-release “Horror Business” b/w “Bullet,” a limited-edition 7-inch of Misfits covers from Superchunk and Coliseum for April 16 – Record Store Day. Limited to 1,500 copies and available exclusively in record stores, the 7-inch cover was designed by Coliseum singer/guitarist Ryan Patterson, with a nod to the artwork from the Misfits’ Three Hits From Hell single. The 7-inch will be issued on three different colors of vinyl: Yellow w/ Black Splatter; Magenta w/ Black Splatter; and standard Black (500 copies of each).

New video for Caribou’s “Jamelia” by Video Marsh!

Video Marsh also produced the video for “Odessa” that came out just a year ago!

Swim is available on double-LP, CD, or digital in the Merge Store.

Caribou remix contest winner Altrice presents “Stem”

Last April, Caribou challenged their fans to a remix contest. They shared the parts of “Sun” from their latest release Swim and waited to see what would happen. The winner was an enthusiastic artist named Altrice who gradually remixed the whole album and called his project Stem.

“For me Altrice’s entry stood out quite a distance from all the others. His version of the track was focused and distinctive – dramatically different from the original and the other remixes we received,” Caribou’s Dan Snaith said. “Altrice’s music is beautifully simple – focusing on only a handful of elements but ingeniously reinventing them to make each song very much his own. It’s this confidence that makes Stem so coherent – it doesn’t sound like an album of remixes but an album in it’s own right. The best possible outcome of the remix contest was to discover someone unknown to me whose music moved me. That certainly happened. And then some.”

Listen to Altrice’s Stem on SoundCloud, and if you like it, support Altrice by visiting City Slang to purchase the download. You can also download it in the Merge store until March 21. Caribou’s Swim is available on CD, dbl-LP, and digital download in the Merge store.

Caribou & Arcade Fire nominated for Canadian Juno awards!

Congratulations to Caribou & Arcade Fire on their multiple Juno award nominations! The Juno awards are presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music.

Caribou is nominated for Best New Artist and Electronic Album of the Year. These are the first ever Juno nominations for Caribou!

Arcade Fire is nominated for Album of the Year, Group of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Alternative Album of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Recording Package of the Year. They will also be performing at the Juno Awards Ceremony on March 27.

Good luck to Caribou & Arcade Fire!

Caribou’s Swim and Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs are available now on CD, dbl-LP and digital download in the Merge store.

2010 Year End Lists: Dan Snaith & Brad Weber of Caribou

Dan Snaith, vocals, drums, guitar, etc

1. Charanjit Singh10 Ragas to a Disco Beat (reissue)
2. Art Department - Without You
3. Shangaan ElectroNew Wave Dance Music from South Africa
4. James BlakeKlavierwerke
5. Storm QueenLook Right Through
6. Four TetThere Is Love In You
7. Hounds of HateI Like Triangles
8. Owen PallettHeartland
9. KingdomYou
10. EmeraldsDoes It Look Like I’m Here?

Brad Weber, drummer

I have liked these records/artists this year:
- Ariel Pink
- Balam Acab – “See Birds” EP
- James Blake
- Four TetThere is Love in You
- Bird Show Band – s/t
- Flying Lotus
- Gold Panda
- Hot Chip
- Kingthing – “Mad Hatter” EP
- Luke Abbott – “Holkham Drones”
- Mount Kimbie
- Omar Souleyman
- Pantha du Prince – “Black Noise”
- Robyn – All of the “body talk” records
- Ruby Suns – “Fight Softly”
- Toro y Moi
- Numan – “Race Against Time”
- Ramadanman – “Glut Tempest”

A Guide to 2010 Merge Digital releases

It’s easy to miss out on some of the digital-only releases we throw your way—the Internet is a pretty crowded place these days! Here’s a quick summary of what you may have missed:

The limited-edition Destroyer 12-inch “Archer on the Beach” is out-of-print in the Merge store, but you can now buy the songs via digital download!

Don’t miss out on Swim RemixesCaribou’s answer to what happens when you put one of the year’s hottest dance records in the hands of some of the world’s best DJs! With reworks of some of Swim’s hottest cuts by Junior Boys, Fuck Buttons, Nite Jewel, DJ Koze, Walls, Gold Panda, Gavin Russom, and more, Swim Remixes contains over an hour-and-a-half of new, fresh takes on Caribou’s latest opus.

Let’s Wrestle bring us a tasty piece of next year’s sophomore record with the “Getting Rest”/“When I Was In Hospital” digital single. Be warned: these young Londoners are not to be missed.

Shout Out LoudsFall Hard EP expands upon Work’s catchy first single with non-album cuts “Fall Hard Pt. 2” and “Can’t Explain.”

Lou Barlow + the missingmen’s = Sentridoh III is Lou’s first recorded output with new backing band the missingmen. Described by the band as “an almost live representation of the Lou Barlow + the missingmen live show,” this mini-album breathes new, rocking life into Sebadoh and Sentridoh classics, Lou’s solo material, and even a haunting cover of the timeless Skip James song “I’m So Glad.”

Tracey Thorn followed up this year’s gorgeous Love and Its Opposite with a pair of digital EPs, Why Does the Wind? and Opposites, that offer up wildly creative remixes of some of the album’s most-loved songs. Why Does the Wind? pairs the album track of the same name with remixes by Morgan Geist, Michel Clies, and André Lodemann, along with a radio edit and dub version. As for the Opposites EP, Tracey herself probably says it best: “If the remixes for the last single ‘Why Does the Wind?’ were aimed at the dancefloor, these are perhaps aimed more at the head.” Visionquest (“Swimming”), Walls (“Kentish Town”), and Blue Daisy (“Late in the Afternoon”) provide penetrating new takes presented alongside the originals.

Let’s also revisit Lambchop’s magnetic Live at XX Merge performance; Portastatic’s Make It Sound In Tune EP; digital reissues of Richard Buckner’s landmark albums Impasse, The Hill, and Bloomed; and The Ladybug Transistor’s fantastic Here Comes the Rain covers EP.

Our Holiday Coupon applies to digital releases, too, so download away!



Caribou go swimming & “Swim” remix album is available now

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You can find “Sun (Hest’s screw remix)” on the new Swim Remix album available now in the Merge store! And be sure to follow Caribou on Facebook and twitter for more fun photos & videos from the road.

Caribou announces “Swim” remix album, and appears on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic

Caribou will perform live today on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. Beginning at 11:15 PST / 2:15 EDT, the full band Caribou will play songs from their new album, Swim, and chat with host Jason Bentley. Listen live at KCRW.com.

To finish off an exceptional year for Caribou, Merge and City Slang will be releasing Swim Remixes digitally on October 26th in the UK, November 1st in the rest of Europe, and November 2nd in North America.

Download a free MP3 of “Leave House (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)” now!

The digital tracklisting is as follows:
1. Odessa (Junior Boys Mix)
2. Leave House (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)
3. Sun (Altrice’s ‘Only What You Gave Me’ Remix)
4. Jamelia (Gold Panda Remix)
5. Bowls (Holden Remix)
6. Kaili (Fuck Buttons Remix)
7. Leave House (Ikonika Remix)
8. Found Out (DJ Koze Remix)
9. Jamelia (DJ Koze’s Alarmclock)
10. Bowls (Gavin Russom’s Rework)
11. Sun (patten Remix)
12. Odessa (David Wrench’s Drumapella)
13. Odessa (Nite Jewel Remix)
14. Kaili (Walls Remix)

The iTunes version will include an additional remix by DJ Koze: “Odessa (DJ Koze’s Campfire).” Swim Remixes will be available for pre-order on iTunes on Oct 19th everywhere.

Caribou on tour:

Fall North/South American Tour:
10-8 Los Angeles, CA – Music Box & %
10-9 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse &
10-11 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge &
10-12 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre &
10-14 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa !
10-15 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon !
10-16 Tallahassee, FL – Engine Room !
10-17 Tampa, FL – Crowbar !
10-18 Orlando, FL – Backbooth !
10-19 Miami, FL – Grand Central !
10-20 Mexico City, Mexico – Lunario [LIVE & DJ SET]
10-21 Guanajuanto, Mexico – Mutek/Cervantino Festival
10-23 Santiago, Chile – Festival Fauna Primavera
10-27 Sao Paulo, Brazil – Fourfest
10-28 Bogota, Colombia – Downtown
10-30 Asheville, NC – Moog Festival
10-31 Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle

Fall Europe Tour:
11-03 Geneva, Switzerland – L’Usine {}
11-04 Montpellier, France – 34 Tours Festival
11-05 Torino, Italy – Club to Club *
11-06 Bologna, Italy – Link *
11-07 Lubiana, Slovenia – Kino Siska
11-08 Munich, Germany – Feierwerk +
11-09 Zurich, Switzerland – Abart
11-11 Lorient, France – Les Indisciplines
11-12 Amiens, France – La Lune Des Pirates
11-13 Luxemborg, Luxemborg – Exit 07
11-14 Leipzig, Germany – Central Theater +
11-15 Hamburg, Germany – Ubel & Gefaehrlich + #
11-16 Heidelberg, – Enjoy Jazz Festival + #
11-17 Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie #
11-18 Reims, France – La Cartonnerie #
11-19 London, England – Coronet @
11-20 Manchester, England – Warehouse Project @
11-21 Glasgow, Scotland – ABC @
11-22 Leeds, England – Social Brudenell
11-23 Bristol, England – Thekla
11-24 Brighton, England – Coalition
11-25 Bucharest, Romania – MNAC
11-26 Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who Festival ~
11-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Trouw [DJ SET]
11-27 Brussels, Belgium – Autumn Falls Festival AB ~ =
11-27 Brussels, Belgium – Foals Afterparty @ Magasin 4 [DJ SET]
11-28 Paris, France – Cabaret Sauvage =
11-29 Cologne, Germany – Gloria + #
12-01 Prague, Czech Republic – Electronic Beats Festival @ Lucerna Music Bar ||
12-02 Budapest, Hungary – Godor +
12-03 Zagreb, Croatia – Teater ITD +
12-04 Vienna, Austria – Fluc
12-05 Frankfurt, Germany – Mouseoturm +
12-07 Minehead, England – ATP In Between Days
12-08 Liverpool, England – Kazimier
12-09 Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory
12-10 Bilbao, Spain – Santana 27
12-11 Madrid, Spain – Costello Club
12-12 Barcelona, Spain – Sala Razzmatazz 2

^ with Russian Futurists
& with Emeralds
$ with Holy Fuck
% with Nite Jewel
* with Four Tet
@ with Four Tet, James Holden, Nathan Fake, Rocketnumernine
! with Arp
# with Mount Kimbie
+ with Barbara Panther
~ with Beach House
= with Junip
{} with Shy Child
|| with Matt Didemus (Junior Boys)

Caribou talks Math + Music with NPR’s Science Friday

NPR’s Science Friday Arts blog went to Caribou’s Webster Hall show to talk about the connection between math & science. Watch the video here and be sure to see the full Caribou band on tour now!

Swim is available on CD, dbl-LP and digital download now in the Merge store.

Caribou on tour:
Oct 05 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom*
Oct 06 San Francisco, CA – Regency*
Oct 07 Los Angeles, CA – Dance Right @ La Cita
Oct 08 Los Angeles, CA – Music Box*
Oct 09 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouseb Oct 11 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Oct 12 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre*
Oct 14 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
Oct 15 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
Oct 16 Tallahassee, FL – Engine RoomB Oct 17 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
Oct 18 Orlando, FL – Backbooth
Oct 19 Miami, FL – Grand Central
Oct 21 Guanajuanto, Mexico – Mutek/Cervantino Festival
Oct 23 Santiago, Chile – Festival Fauna Primavera
Oct 27 Sao Paulo, Brasil – Clash Club
Oct 28 Bogota, Colombia – Downtown
Oct 30 Asheville, NC – Moog Festival
Oct 31 Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle

New Caribou session today at Daytrotter

Caribou kick off the North American leg of their mega-tour tonight in Montreal at Le National. Today, Daytrotter posted a session recorded during the first tour in support of Swim. Listen to the session now, and order Swim on CD, dbl-LP or digital download in the Merge store.

Don’t miss the full band Caribou experience in your town this fall!

Caribou on tour:
^ w/ Russian Futurists
* w/ Emeralds
Sep 14 Guelph, ON – Ebar^
Sep 15 Ottawa, ON – Babylon ^
Sep 16 Montreal, PQ – National^
Sep 17 Toronto, ON – Phoenix ^
Sep 18 London, ON – Lolafest @ Victorias Park
Sep 19 Boston, MA – Paradise*
Sep 22 New York, NY – Webster Hall*
Sep 23 Washington, DC – Black Cat*
Sep 24 Cincinnati, OH – Midpoint Music Festival
Sep 25 Champaign, IL – Pygmalion Music Festival
Sep 26 Chicago, IL – Metro*
Sep 27 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue*
Sep 28 Winnipeg, MB – West End Cultural Center*
Sep 29 Saskatoon, SK – Amigos*
Sep 30 Edmonton, AB – Starlite*
Oct 01 Calgary, AB – Republik*
Oct 03 Vancouver, BC – Vogue*
Oct 04 Seattle, WA – Showbox*
Oct 05 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom*
Oct 06 San Francisco, CA – Regency*
Oct 07 Los Angeles, CA – Dance Right @ La Cita
Oct 08 Los Angeles, CA – Music Box*
Oct 09 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouseb Oct 11 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Oct 12 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre*
Oct 14 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
Oct 15 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
Oct 16 Tallahassee, FL – Engine RoomB Oct 17 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
Oct 18 Orlando, FL – Backbooth
Oct 19 Miami, FL – Grand Central
Oct 21 Guanajuanto, Mexico – Mutek/Cervantino Festival
Oct 23 Santiago, Chile – Festival Fauna Primavera
Oct 27 Sao Paulo, Brasil – Clash Club
Oct 28 Bogota, Colombia – Downtown
Oct 30 Asheville, NC – Moog Festival
Oct 31 Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle*

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Archers of Loaf [+]

February
25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
26 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
April
26 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
27 Cambridge, MA Middle East - Downstairs
28 Cambridge, MA Middle East - Downstairs
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Richard Buckner [+]

February
22 New Haven, CT BAR
24 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlie's
25 Atlanta, GA Highland Inn Ballroom
27 Easton, MD The NightCat
March
02 Bayport, NY The Grey Horse Tavern
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Caribou [+]

April
17 Mexico City Foro Sol
18 Mexico City Foro Sol

Crooked Fingers [+]

February
29 Los Angeles, CA Hotel Cafe

Destroyer [+]

April
14 Indio, CA Coachella
21 Indio, CA Coachella

Eleanor Friedberger [+]

February
04 San Francisco, CA The Independent
07 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
09 Seattle, WA The Crocodile

Hospitality [+]

February
25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
26 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
29 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
March
02 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
03 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
[see all]

Imperial Teen [+]

February
24 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
25 San Francisco, CA Amoeba Records

Lambchop [+]

February
23 Berlin Babylon
24 Berlin Babylon
25 Dresden Beatpol
26 Leipzig Werk II
27 Vienna Konzerthaus
[see all]

The Love Language [+]

March
09 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
10 Savannah, GA Savannah Stopover at Ships of the Sea Museum
11 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
12 Baton Rouge, LA Red Star Bar
20 Birmingham, AL The Bottletree
[see all]

The Magnetic Fields [+]

March
06 Hudson, NY Helsinki Hudson
07 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10 Minehead All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Jeff Mangum
18 Vancouver The Vogue
19 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
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Jeff Mangum [+]

February
04 Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre
06 Chicago, IL Athenaeum Theater
07 Chicago, IL Athenaeum Theater
08 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
10 Athens, GA 40 Watt
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the Mountain Goats [+]

February
04 Saxapahaw, NC The Haw River Ballroom
March
09 Denton, TX 35 Denton
13 New York, NY Carnegie Hall
24 New York, NY Merkin Hall

Portastatic [+]

February
11 Chapel Hill, NC The Cave
18 Durham, NC Duke Coffeehouse
23 San Francisco, CA Swedish American Hall

Superchunk [+]

February
11 Chapel Hill, NC The Cave
18 Durham, NC Duke Coffeehouse
23 San Francisco, CA Swedish American Hall

Versus [+]

March
09 London The Lexington
April
10 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House

M. Ward [+]

March
20 London Leicester Square Theatre
21 Paris Le Zenith
22 Lyon Transbordeur
23 Lille Theatre Sebastopol
25 London Royal Albert Hall
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Wild Flag [+]

February
04 Paris La Fleche D'Or
05 Koln Gebaude 9
06 Amsterdam Melkweg
07 Hamburg Uebel and Gefahrlich
08 Berlin Lido
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Wye Oak [+]

February
23 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
24 San Francisco, CA The Independent
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