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Newly formed Bay Area trio the Mighty Underdogs-- aka Blackalicious' Gift of Gab, Lateef the Truth Speaker, and Crown City Rockers' Headnodic-- have scheduled their first headlining tour. The dates are in support of their debut album, Droppin' Science Fiction, which comes out via Def Jux on October 14.

The tour starts in L.A. the night before Halloween and includes support from Zion-I. Before then, the 'dogs have some Down Under dates with Blackalicious shaping up and a final show opening for Aesop Rock tonight (September 19) in San Luis Obispo, California.

The Mighty Underdogs:

09-19 San Luis Obispo, CA - The Brewery $
09-28 Melbourne, Australia - TBA #
10-02 Brisbane, Australia - TBA #
10-05 Sydney, Australia - TBA #
10-06 Adelaide, Australia - TBA #
10-09 Auckland, New Zealand - TBA #
10-10 Wellington, New Zealand - TBA #
10-11 Christchurch, New Zealand - TBA #
10-30 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory *
10-31 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse *
11-01 Flagstaff, AZ - Green Room *
11-02 Albuquerque, NM - TBA *
11-05 Austin, TX - Mohawk *
11-06 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
11-07 Columbia, MO - Mojo's *
11-08 Chicago, IL - The Abbey *
11-09 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall *
11-11 Denver, CO - Marquis *
11-12 Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep *
11-13 Durango, CO - Abbey *
11-14 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
11-15 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory *
11-17 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
11-18 Portland, OR - Satyricon *
11-19 Bend, OR - Domino Room *
11-21 Reno, NV - Underground *
11-22 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom *

$ with Aesop Rock
# with Blackalicious
* with Zion-I