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Woohoo! Welcome to the very first positive Mahogany news story on Pitchforkmedia.com. The last one-- and only other Mahogany story to date-- dealt with gear theft (ick). This one addresses matters significantly more uplifting and exciting and awesome and radical.

Matters such as the fact that little Mahogany have been asked to open a bunch of shows for big, bad Bloc Party in the United Kingdom. Huuuuge shows. It's pure conjecture on our part, but these are probably the biggest gigs Mahogany has booked to date. They'll attempt to cling to their humble roots by playing a few headlining club shows leading up to and surrounding the Bloc Party dates. Before all that they open for Clinic in Philadelphia, tonight.

The band's new UK fans and those fans' penpals over in Europe will get the opportunity to pick up Mahogany's latest, the exquisite Connectivity!, in May via London's Track & Field Organisation. Darla released said LP in the U.S. this past fall.

Then keep your eyes peeled for a Mahogany split with like-minded Resplandor, from Peru (where Mahogany head for a May 26 gig), and a remix 12" as part of Clairecords' Claire's Echo limited vinyl club. That piece of wax features reworkings from Ulrich Schnauss (who'll join Mahogany for a London gig) and Bloc Party remixers Dave P. & Adam Sparkles.

Mahogany hail from Brooklyn and deal in glorious dream pop sounds, by the way. They have two bassists. This reporter probably likes them more than you do, and he's okay with that.

Mahogany:

03-07 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
03-16 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
04-04 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge #
04-14 Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Academy ^
04-16 Plymouth, England - Plymouth Pavilions ^
04-17 London, England - White Heat at Madame Jo-Jo's
04-18 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom ^
04-19 London, England - Brixton Academy ^
04-20 London, England - Brixton Academy ^
04-21 London, England - TBA %
05-26 Lima, Peru - TBA

* with Clinic
# with Land of Talk
^ with Bloc Party
% with Ulrich Schnauss