Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid Hit the Road

Though we would never presume to have the answer, we're pretty sure avant-jazz drummer Steve Reid has something to do with it. Domino Records released the duo's debut album, The Exchange Session, Vol. I, on February 27, and now Hebden and Reid are ready to show off their jazztronica chops off in public. Actually, the pair played a few shows together last year, but this time the tour will reach American shores before heading back to the cozy confines of Europe.

Will Four Tet make a guest appearance?:

03-28 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland *
03-29 Los Angeles, CA - Conga Room =
03-30 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall (Noise Pop) ~
04-01 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge #
04-02 Brooklyn, NY - Issue Project Room
04-03 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge +
04-05 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle $
04-13 Brussels, Belgium - AB
04-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands - The Paradiso
04-15 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Motel Mozaique Festival
04-22 Reggio Emilia, Italy - Maffia
04-26 London, England - The Scala %
04-28 Edinburgh, Scotland - The Venue (Triptych festival) @!
04-29 Glasgow, Scotland - The Tramway (Triptych festival) @&
04-30 Aberdeen, Scotland - The Lemon Tree (Triptych festival) ^
05-04 Athens, Greece - House of Art
05-13 Paris, France - Le Café de la Danse

* with Egon
= with J. Rocc
~ with Kid606 & Friends, Mattson 2, Huts
# with Tyondai Braxton
+ with And the Lefthanded
$ with Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake
% with Six Organs of Admittance, The Thing, DJ Dan Snaith (Caribou)
@ with Battles
! with Carl Craig
& with Sun Ra Arkestra, Colditz, Future Pilot aka (DJ set)
^ with Arab Strap, Bill Wells & Tape, My Latest Novel, Aidan John Moffat

To further confuse you, we'll add some more Four Tet news to this story. Yesterday, Hebden made a live show recorded last year in Melbourne, Australia available as free mp3 downloads from the Four Tet website. Get 'em now, because they'll only be there "for a limited time," just like those used car sales.

Also, Hebden contributed a Four Tet remix of former Cure keyboard tickler Roger O'Donnell's solo song "For the Truth in You" to an O'Donnell remix collection due out April 16. Yeah, it's not exactly Madvillainy, but hey, Kieran...er, Four Tet knows what he's doing.

Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid: http://www.kieranhebdenandstevereid.com/
Four Tet: http://www.fourtet.net/
Steve Reid: http://www.steve-reid.com/
Domino: http://www.dominorecordco.us/