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Photo by Yerin Mok

L.A. quartet the Mae Shi kick off their first tour in two years tonight (July 30) in their hometown.

The tour comes in pre-emptive support of their next full-length, HLLLYH, which will see a CD and digital release in November via Moshi Moshi Records. However, the Mae Shi are giving fans a little extra incentive to attend the upcoming shows, as they will have cassette copies of the record available for purchase on the tour. Remember cassettes?

Opening for the Mae Shi on all but the first and last dates are Chicago hip-hop duo Yea Big + Kid Static.

HLLLYH:

01 Lamb & Lion
02 PWND
03 Boys in the Attic
04 7 X X 7
05 The Melody
06 Leech & Locust
07 Run to Your Grave
08 Kingdom Come
09 I Get (Almost) Everything I Want
10 Young Marks
11 Party Politics
12 Book of Numbers
13 HLLLYH
14 Divine Harvest

Dates:

07-30 Los Angeles, CA - Pehr Space
07-31 Dayton, OH - Nite Owl #
08-01 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel #*
08-02 Brooklyn, NY - Silent Barn #*
08-03 Mystic, CT - Mystic German Club #
08-04 Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool #
08-05 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's #
08-06 Boston, MA - Great Scott #
08-07 Yarmouthport, MA - Pat's house #
08-09 Muncie, IN - Village Green Records #
08-10 Chicago, IL - AV-aerie #
08-11 Bloomington, IN - house party #
08-12 Columbus, OH - house party #
08-19 Los Angeles, CA - Fur Hair Gallery

* with XBXRX
# with Yea Big + Kid Static