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Black Kids are an indie-pop band that put an album out last year called Partie Traumatic that got (let's say) mixed reviews. No matter, the Florida five-piece is soldiering on, bringing their Cure-lite tunes to girls and boys who may or may not want to dance with each other. Their upcoming North American tour should be even more chirpy than usual since they're heading out with perpetually upbeat husband-wife duo Mates of State, who continue to support 2008's Re-Arrange Us.

As if all that wasn't cute enough, Mates of State were recently featured on Good Morning America in a segment all about how they manage to keep trekking while raising two young daughters on tour. The piece was called "Band on the Diaper Run" which is clever because there once was this album called Band on the Run and MOS have to change their kid's diapers on the road. Just wanted to make sure you're keeping up there.

Black Kids and Mates of State:

04-02 Richmond, VA - The National
04-04 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
04-05 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
04-06 New York, NY - Webster Hall
04-07 Boston, MA - House of Blues
04-09 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Musee Juste Pour Rire
04-10 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Theatre
04-11 Chicago, IL - Metro
04-12 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
04-13 Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
04-15 Denver, CO - Oriental Theater
04-17 Seattle, WA - Neumos
04-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
04-19 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
04-20 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
04-21 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
04-23 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
04-24 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
04-25 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
04-27 Dallas, TX - Granada
04-28 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
04-29 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live

Black Kids without Mates of State:

01-16 Auckland, New Zealand - Big Day Out Festival
01-18 Gold Coast, Australia - Big Day Out Festival
01-23 Sydney, Australia - Big Day Out Festival
01-26 Melbourne, Australia - Big Day Out Festival
01-30 Adelaide, Australia - Big Day Out Festival
02-01 Perth, Australia - Big Day Out Festival
02-18 London, England - KOKO (NME Awards)
02-19 Dublin, Ireland - O2 !
02-20 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odyssey !
02-22 Nottingham, England - Trent FM Arena !
02-23 Sheffield, England - Sheffield Arena !
02-24 Birmingham, England - NIA !
02-26 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange !
02-27 Aberdeen, Scotland - AECC !
02-28 Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena !
03-02 Manchester, England - MEN Arena !
03-03 Liverpool, England - Echo Arena !
03-04 Cardiff, Wales - CIA !
03-06 London, England - Wembley Arena !
03-08 Miami, FL - Langerado Music Festival 2009
05-01 Atlanta, GA - The Loft

! with Kaiser Chiefs