Pitchfork

What do you call a band in love with the road? Death From Above 1979, that's what! The unflappable Vice Records noise-rockers are hitting the road once again for a rigorous March/April/May tour throughout the U.S. and Canada. Some notable stops include (surprise!) an appearance at the annual South by Southwest music festival, and then an appearance pretty much everywhere else in North America. If you don't see them live, it's not for a lack of effort on their part:

03-08 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
03-10 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-12 Columbus, OH - Little Brothers
03-13 St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl
03-14 Oklahoma City, OK - Green Door
03-15 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
03-16 Houston, TX - Fat Cat's
03-17 Austin, TX - Blender Bar (Vice showcase, SXSW)
03-18 Austin, TX - Club DeVille (Insound show, SXSW)
03-19 Austin, TX - Emos (Take Action show, SXSW)
03-21 Tucson, AZ - Solar Gallery
03-23 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
03-25 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
03-26 Long Beach, CA - Koo's
03-28 San Francisco, CA - Independent
03-30 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
03-31 Seattle, WA - Neumo's
04-01 Vancouver, British Columbia - Red Room
04-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Mesa
04-03 Nanaimo, British Columbia - Town Hall
04-04 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
04-06 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite
04-07 Calgary, Alberta - Warehouse
04-08 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis
04-09 Regina, Saskatchewan - Riddel
04-11 Winnipeg, Manitoba - West End Cultural Center
04-12 Minneapolis, MN - Club 400
04-13 Madison, WI - Club 770
04-14 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
04-15 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (Early Show)
04-15 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04-16 Detroit, MI - Lager House (Early Show)
04-16 Detroit, MI - Lager House
04-21 Hamilton, Ontario - Underground
04-22 St. Catherine's, Ontario - Level 3
04-23 London, Ontario - Call the Office
04-26 Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-27 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
04-28 Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-29 Philadelphia, PA - Transit
04-30 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
05-01 New York, NY - Mercury
05-02 Boston, MA - Middle East
05-03 St. Johns, New Brunswick - Tapps
05-04 Moncton, New Brunswick - Manhattan's
05-05 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Attic
05-06 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Papillion
05-07 Fredericton, New Brunswick - TBA
05-08 Montreal, Quebec - TBA
05-09 Ottawa, Ontario - TBA
05-18 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
05-19 Bristol, England - Fleece
05-20 Leicester, England - Charlotte
05-21 Liverpool, England - Academy 2
05-22 Manchester, England - Academy 3
05-23 Edinburgh, Scotland - The Venue
05-24 Newcastle, England - University Union
05-25 Leeds, England - Cockpit
05-26 London, England - Scala

Of course, all that touring makes it difficult to record a new album (unless you're U2 or something), but a January post on the band's official website does contain the vague statement, "[The] next album will probably be out this time next year or earlier." Well, OK then. In the meantime, the post promises that other DFA 1979 projects are in the works, including remixes for the Panthers, Futurehead, and Bloc Party, new music videos, and an eventual DVD.