Pitchfork: Calla to Tour U.S. This Month

Calla are ramping up for a return to the limelight... and we can tell you're excited. The Brooklyn art-rock trio are readying their fourth full-length, Collisions, for a summer release, produced by Chris Zane (he of Calla's last record, 2003's Televised) and showing off the band's new bass player, George Gonzalez. Though a tracklist and other tasty details are officially unattainable at this time, Calla's official Internet hub is offering a free download of the Collision track "It Dawned on Me." By all means, enjoy.

If one song is insufficient, though, the band is also embarking on a pre-release March tour with the French Kicks and sneaking into SXSW with everyone else in the damn world in the process. The dates:

03-04 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
03-05 Bennington, VT - Bennington College
03-06 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
03-07 Quebec City, Quebec - Kashmmir
03-09 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon *
03-10 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern *
03-11 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
03-12 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club *
03-14 Columbia, MO - MOJO (w/ The Natural History) *
03-15 Fayetteville, AR - JR's Lightbulb Club (w/ The Natural History) *
03-16 Dallas, TX - Trees (w/ Ambulance, Ltd.) *
03-17 Austin, TX - Moonshine Bar (SXSW)
03-18 Austin, TX - Red Eyed Fly (SXSW)
03-18 Austin, TX - Blender Bar at The Ritz (SXSW)
03-19 Baton Rouge, LA - The Red Star *
03-20 Tallahassee, FL - Florida State University *
03-22 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum *
03-23 Orlando, FL - The Socia *l
03-24 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
03-25 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
03-26 Washington, D.C. - Black Cat *