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Indiana's The Impossible Shapes are heading out on a 12-date midwestern tour, and they're bringing their jangly, kaleidoscopic psych-pop along for the ride. (It would kinda suck if they weren't.) The tour kicks off this coming Sunday with a hometown appearance at the aforementioned Bloomingtonfest. After that, the group will stay fairly close to home, heading only as far west as Lawrence and as far south as Knoxville. Additionally, the apparently homesick quartet will treat Bloomington fans to another pair of appearances within the month, too-- although that one will see the band sharing the stage with Magnolia Electric Co. Maybe we should go check out this Bloomington place...

The Shapes have been busy this year, sharing personnel with the touring John Wilkes Booze (who released their debut album, Five Pillars of Soul, back in April on Kill Rock Stars) and pushing off for a bunch of European shows in May with Magnolia Electric Co. frontman Jason Molina. In addition, Secretly Canadian released two Impossible Shapes-related discs within the last month: one from Aaron Deer's side project The Horns of Happiness, and another by Chris Barth's Normanoak. So we'll officially announce it, then: It's the summer of the Impossible Shapes! Someone buy these guys a drug:

08-29 Bloomington, IN - John Waldron Arts Center (Bloomingtonfest)
09-01 Lexington, KY - High on Rose *
09-02 Cincinnati, OH - The Comet *
09-03 Indianapolis, IN - Melody Inn (w/Friends Like These) *
09-04 Pittsburgh, PA - Quiet Storm *
09-05 Kalamazoo, MI - Kraftbrau *
09-07 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird *
09-09 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light *
09-11 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge *
09-13 Chicago, IL - Schubas
09-30 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird (w/Magnolia Electric Co.)

* with Drakkar Sauna