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Photos by Francis Chung

2009's first big indie rock American tour launched last night, with Welsh indie-poppers Los Campesinos! and New Jersey punks Titus Andronicus bringing their boundless energy to the Ottobar in Baltimore. According to photographer Francis Chung, Harriet Campesinos! was missing in action due to illness, prompting frontman Gareth Campesinos! to remark that this was the first time the band had ever played as a six-piece. Naturally, a "Los Campesixnos!" joke followed.

The tour continues tonight in Carrboro, North Carolina, and across the States through mid-February. Titus Andronicus have a few shows on their own sprinkled throughout the trek, and they head to Europe for a February-March jaunt when it's over. More photos and dates below.

Los Campesinos!:

Titus Andronicus:

Los Campesinos! + Titus Andronicus:

01-16 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
01-17 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
01-19 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
01-21 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
01-24 Nashville, TN - Exit-In
01-25 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
01-27 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's
01-29 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington
01-30 Austin, TX - The Parish
01-31 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
02-03 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
02-04 St. Louis, MO - The Gargoyle
02-06 Madison, WI - Der Rathskeller
02-07 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
02-10 Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College Ladies Literary Club
02-11 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
02-12 Swarthmore, PA - Swarthmore College Olde Club
02-13 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
02-14 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
02-15 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

Titus Andronicus:

01-26 Hattiesburg, MS - The Belafonte
02-02 Tulsa, OK - The Monolith
02-05 Beloit, WS - Coughy Haus
02-08 Iowa City, IA - The Mill
02-18 Montbeliard, France - Generiq Festival
02-19 Evreux, France - Abordage
02-20 Saint Malo, France - Route Du Rock Festival
02-22 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
02-23 London, England - Hoxton Bar and Grill
02-24 Manchester, England - Night and Day
02-25 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
02-26 Leeds, England - The Cockpit
02-28 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
03-01 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
03-02 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Merleyn
03-04 Berlin, Germany - Bang Bang Club
03-05 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow
03-06 Dresden, Germany - Beatpol
03-08 Frankfurt, Germany - Elfer
03-09 Cologne, Germany - Tsunami
03-10 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique