Mogwai gears up for more US, Canada 'Howling'

Mostly-instrumental Scottish rockers Mogwai have lined up a new slate of North American shows as the band continues to support its latest studio release.

The group, joined on all dates by indie-rockers The Twilight Sad , will launch the spring outing April 20 in Houston. The 21-city trek runs through mid-May, and includes a three-night engagement (4/27-29) in Brooklyn, NY. Dates are below.

"The Hawk is Howling," which surfaced last September, is the group's follow-up to 2006's "Mr. Beast." The album reunites Mogwai with producer Andy Miller (Arab Strap, The Delgados), who worked with the band on many of its early records, including the group's highly regarded 1997 debut, "Young Team."

"It's got it all, dreamy ballads about forbidden love gone awry, one minute pointless instrumentals and even some spoken word about the future of the music industry in India," multi-instrumentalist Barry Burns wrote about the new album last month at the band's website.

Viedo and audio samples of the group's material, as well as a Mogwai podcast, can be accessed at the band's website.

TOUR DATES
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April 2009
20 - Houston, TX - Numbers
21 - New Orleans, LA - Republic
22 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theatre
23 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
24 - Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle
25 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
27-29 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

May 2009
1 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
2 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
3 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
4 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix
5 - Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
6 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
8 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
9 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
12 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
13 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
15 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern
16 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre

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