Pitchfork

D.C.'s finest art-punk trio, Q and Not U, are embarking on a massive international tour with stops all across North America and Japan. The tour will be the group's second since splitting with bassist and founding member Matt "Two Belts" Borlik in late 2001. Borlik was the backbone of the group's live shows, holding the Q down with his nasty low end and infamous "girly stance." The band's first shows as a trio proved shaky, but they've since adjusted and seem to be performing better than ever, according to Pitchfork spies. The group will play with various artists during their nearly three-month trek, including fellow Dischord acts Black Eyes and El Guapo, as well as Engine Down and Denali. Tour dates:

n 02-07 Haverford, PA - Haverford College
02-08 Charlottesville, VA - University of Virginia Indie Music Fest
02-13 Baltimore, MD - The Talking Head
02-14 Annapolis, MD - Broadneck Community Center
02-15 Newark, DE - The Scrounge
02-16 Fredericksburg, VA - The Underground

n 03-01 Kyoto, Japan
03-02 Osaka, Japan - Fandango
03-04 Nagoya, Japan - Huck Finn
03-06 Sapporo, Japan - Counter Action
03-07 Yokohama, Japan - F.A.D.
03-08 Tokyo, Japan - Shelter
03-09 Tokyo, Japan - ERA

n 03-11 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
03-12 San Diego, CA - Che Café
03-13 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
03-15 Portland, OR - Nocturnal
03-16 Seattle, WA - Graceland
03-17 Vancouver, BC - Mesa Luna
03-30 Baltimore, MD - Charm City Art Space
04-03 Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-06 Newport News, VA - TBA
04-07 Charlotte, NC
04-08 Wilmington, NC - TBA
04-09 Myrtle Beach, SC - Rhythm House
04-10 Atlanta, GA - TBA
04-11 Murfreesboro, TN - Red Rose Café
04-12 Louisville, KY - Aslans How Art Gallery
04-13 Indianapolis, IN - Solidarity Books
04-14 Champaign - Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
04-15 St. Louis, MO - The Gargoyle
04-16 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
04-17 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
04-18 Sioux Falls, SD - TBA
04-19 Minneapolis, MN - TBA
04-20 Chicago, IL - Fireside Bowl
04-21 Milwaukee, WI - The Globe
04-22 Kalamazoo, MI - TBA
04-23 Columbus, OH - TBA
04-24 Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
04-26 Storrs, CT - U Conn. Hillel
04-27 Boston, MA - TBA
04-28 W. Long Branch, NJ - Monmouth College
04-29 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church

n The band also plans to continue whoring themselves through the Summer and Fall of 2003 in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Fans anticipate the group's tour diary to focus on the similarities of guitarist Chris Richards and crocodile hunter Steve Irwin's haircuts.

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