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[Posted Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 04:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

The last time we sat down together and talked Dulli, we reminisced about the Afghan Whigs days, and we shared our excitement over the long-awaited second release from the Twilight Singers. And I promised you an update. Well, here we are, up to our asses in Blackberry Belle, with so much to tell. Turns out the album, out this week on Birdman in the U.S. and One Little Indian in the UK, is just the beginning.

First off, there's a couple of limited-edition EP's ya'll should probably know about: you have a decent chance of getting your hands on Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair via the Birdman Records website (but hurry, as the release is limited to 2,500 copies). The EP features Greg Dulli's arrangement of the traditonal piece made famous by Nina Simone, as well as two other tracks that can easily be summed up as trademark Dulli, none of which appear on Blackberry Belle. My advice: get it now. You won't be disappointed. Tracklist:

01 Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair
02 Domani
03 Son of the Morning Star

The other EP, Killer Teenage Wristband, might be a little harder to track down. The radio-only promo CD features three songs-- two of which appear on the album, but the third is an outtake. Tracklist:

01 Teenage Wristband
02 The Killer
03 So Tight

And finally, the tour! The first crop of dates, kicking off in none other than Denver on November 4th (where showgoers have vowed to shut the fuck up and groove this time around), will take us through the end of November and beginning of December. Residents of the following cities, your attendance is required-- the rest of you, wait patiently for further instructions:

11-04 Denver, CO - Bluebird
11-06 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
11-07 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
11-08 Chicago, IL - Double Door
11-09 Chicago, IL - Double Door
11-10 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
11-11 Newport, KY - Southgate House
11-12 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
11-14 Washington, D.C. - Black Cat
11-15 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber
11-16 Cambridge, MA - TT the Bears
11-17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11-19 Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
11-20 New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's
11-21 Houston, TX - Rhythm Room
11-22 Austin, TX - The Parish
11-23 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
11-25 Tempe, AZ - Nita's Hideaway
11-26 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
11-28 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
11-30 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
12-01 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey