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According to their website, ex-Elephant 6'ers Beulah are preparing a tour in support of their upcoming record, The Coast is Never Clear, which is due to hit record store shelves September 11th. The tour commences in Europe three weeks prior, then continues on an extended U.S. trek. Joining Beulah on most American dates are organ-drums tandem and fellow San Franciscans Mates of State.

The follow-up to 1999's praised When Your Heartstrings Break was set back due to the previously reported demise of Capricorn Records. The Coast is Never Clear will now be issued on Velocette, an independent label founded by former Capricorn personnel. The album features the help of renowned indie knob-twiddlers John Croslin (Guided by Voices, John Vanderslice, Mates of State) and Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, Sleater-Kinney). Dates:

08-25 Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-26 Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-27 Paris, France - La Guinguette Pirate
08-29 Wiltshire Co, UK - Stonehenge Druid Music Festival
08-31 Resolven, Wales - Miner's Welfare Hall
09-25 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
09-26 Tempe, AZ - Nita's Hideaway
09-28 Denton, TX- Rubber Gloves
09-29 Austin, TX - Stubb's
10-01 Atlanta, GA - Echo Lounge
10-02 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
10-03 Carrboro, NC - Go Studios Room 4
10-04 Washington, DC - TBA
10-05 Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber
10-06 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10-07 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
10-09 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
10-10 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
10-11 Chicago, IL - Abbey
10-12 Madison, WI - Club 770
10-13 Minneapolis - 400 Bar
10-15 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
10-20 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall