Pitchfork: Feist Announces North American Tour

Still riding high on the success of her sophomore album, Let it Die, as well as winning plum opening slots on tours with Bright Eyes and her buds Broken Social Scene, Leslie Feist has announced her own North American headlining trek, which will carry her across the U.S. and Canada in January and February.

The thinking man's new Canadian pinup (sorry folks, Neko Case is American!) will take on her snowy homeland through late January, wrapping up with two dates with Broken Social Scene in Toronto. She'll then set her sights on the U.S., playing 14 dates in February before returning in late March for a performance at the California radio station KCRW's Evening Becomes Eclectic concert.

Opening all of the U.S. shows (except the KCRW one) will be Feist's Arts&Crafts; labelmate and fellow Broken Social Scene collaborator Jason Collett, touring in support of his third album, Idols of Exile, which will be released in the States on February 7. Guests on Idols of Exile include Feist, Broken Social Scene members Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, and Justin Peroff, Metric's Emily Haines, and Stars' Amy Millan and Evan Cranley. So basically, it's just like another BSS album.

The gang's all here:

01-13 St. Johns, Newfoundland - Club One
01-14 Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Marquee
01-16 Quebec City, - Cabaret du Capitol
01-17 Montreal, Quebec - Le Spectrum
01-18 Kingston, Ontario - AJ's Hangar
01-19 Ottawa, Ontario - Capital Music Hall
01-20 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus #
01-21 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus #
01-24 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig *
01-25 Indianapolis, IN - Birdy's *
01-27 Chicago, IL - Park West *
01-28 Madison, WI - High Noon *
01-29 Minneapolis, MN - Ascot Room *
01-31 Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop *
02-01 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note *
02-02 Louisville, KY - Headliner's *
02-03 Nashville, TN - Belcourt *
02-04 Atlanta, GA - Variety *
02-06 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
02-07 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom *
02-08 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
02-10 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
02-11 Boston, MA - Paradise *
03-25 Los Angeles, CA - Universal Amphitheater (KCRW Evening Becomes Eclectic)

* with Jason Collett
# with Broken Social Scene

In other Feist news, her song "Mushaboom" was recently remixed by the Postal Service, but there are no plans to release the mix yet. Leslie will host MTV2's "Subterranean" on February 12, and was recently photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for French Elle, in celebration of the 80th anniversary of "the little black dress." Ooh la la!

And those looking to spread a little indie rock holiday cheer can head over to the War Child Canada website, where the charity organization is selling special artist-curated holiday cards-- including a nifty entry by one Leslie Feist. Other contributors to the project include Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Avril Lavigne, the Tragically Hip.