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The Pitchfork Newswire's got news for you, bitch: if you haven't heard Calla yet, you'd better have a damn good excuse (and nope, that mere 7.5 we doled out last month to the band's latest, Televise, ain't good enough), 'cause they're coming your way and we're taking roll call. Calla's presently calling Brooklyn their home, their shows are reportedly among the most anticipated in New York.

n Effective immediately, the band is taking their achingly beautiful music to "old Europe." As posted on the Arena Rock website, this nearly non-stop jaunt through France, Italy and Britain will be briefly interrupted by two dates in New York, then it's back across the pond for more dates in Germany, Ireland, Holland, and Austria. Finally, some lucky locales in the U.S. will host Calla for the remainder of May. There are rumors of more U.S. dates, as yet unconfirmed. When they're announced we'll be sure to let you know.

n 03-25 Amiens, France - La Dodane
03-26 Rennes, France - Mondo Bizzaro w/Callahans Bullitt
03-27 Limoges, France - Le Café des Anciennes Majorettes de la Baule
03-28 Nancy, France - Le Blitz Café
03-29 Milano, Italy - Cox 18
03-30 Terni, Italy - Nexus w/TV Lumiere
03-31 Napoli, Italy - Marabu Club
04-01 Catania, Italy - Taxi Driver
04-02 Lecce, Italy - Calimera
04-03 Ancona, Italy - Thermos
04-04 Mestre, Italy - Jam Club
04-05 Giais di Aviano, Italy - Velvet Rock Club
04-06 Milano, Italy - Loco Squad
04-07 Rome, Italy - Init
04-08 Cagliari, Italy - Abbey Road Village
04-09 Marina Di Massa, Italy - Tago Masso
04-10 Ravenna, Italy - Clan Destino
04-11 Ponderano, Italy - Babylonia
04-12 Brescia, Italy - Donne Motori
04-13 Genova, Italy - Milk
04-16 London, UK - Barfly - Rough Trade Night
04-17 London, UK - Mixing It/BBC Radio 3
04-18 London, UK - Waterats
04-19 Brighton, UK - Prince Albert w/Alaska
04-26 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge w/Denali, On Air Library
04-27 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04-29 Dublin, Ireland - The Sugar Club
04-30 Cork, Ireland - Triskel Arts Centre
05-01 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
05-02 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow w/ Fireside
05-03 Aarhus, Denmark - Recession Festival
05-04 Cologne, Germany - MTC
05-05 Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur
05-06 Munich, Germany - Orangehouse
05-07 Dresden, Germany - Star Club
05-08 Berlin, Germany - Magnet Club
05-09 Leipzig, Germany - Pop Up Music Fair
05-10 Nurnberg, Germany - K4
05-11 Vienna, Austria - TBA
05-12 London, UK - Waterats
05-15 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
05-16 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
05-17 Milwaukee, WI - The Cactus Club
05-21 Seattle, WA - Graceland
05-22 Portland, OR - The Blackbird
05-24 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
05-25 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
05-26 San Diego, CA - Casbah
05-27 Phoenix, AZ - Modified

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