Ratatat maps spring headlining trek
Indie electronic-pop duo Ratatat will mount a run of headlining dates this spring as the band continues to support it's third studio album, last year's "LP3."
The pair--multi-instrumentalist/programmer Evan Mast and guitarist Mike Stroud--will kick off the trek March 21 in Cincinnati, OH, and the month-long outing will hit 23 cities from coast to coast, culminating in an April 21 appearance in New York City. Dates are below.
The duo holed up in a recording studio in upstate New York to record and self-produce "LP3," which follows 2006's "Classics" and their 2004 self-titled debut.
A track from the new set, "Mirando," is streaming at the group's MySpace page. The song was recently released as a single on 12" vinyl, with the flip side including a remix of the tune by indie-popsters Animal Collective.
Aside from his day job with Ratatat, Mast releases records as laptop-pop outfit E*Vax and is a co-founder of indie-electronic label Audio Dregs Records. Stroud plays in the studio and on tour with artists including Dashboard Confessional and Ben Kweller.
March 2009
21 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
22 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot
23 - Chicago, IL - Metro
24 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
25 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
27 - Aspen, CO - Aspen Gondola Plaza
28 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Boise
29 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
30 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
April 2009
1, 2 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
3 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
4 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
7 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
8 - Houston, TX - Meridian
9 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
10 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz
11 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
12 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
14 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
16 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
18 - Burlington, VT - Davis Center Green @ UVM
20 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
21 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
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