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The last time Junior Boys made it to Austin, the Boys' leader Jeremy Greenspan had caught some stomach virus, and he seemed a little road-weary for it. Not that the music suffered, but this time around Greenspan and co. brought both a kinetic, bubbly performance and their haranguing sense of humor.

Amongst the many quips, when his laptop crashed and booted back up with Limewire, Greenspan laughed and said, "I wonder if the new Junior Boys is on there." Greenspan's partner on the beats, Matt Didemus, didn't seem to care, and, indeed, barely seemed awake. But with a live drummer providing mostly cymbals and percussive accents, the trio was far from sleepwalking. It helped that the So This Is Goodbye songs catch on like wildfire, but they still need Greenspan to sing and dance to them. And in case you were wondering, the live rendition of "Under the Sun" still kills.

More photos, as well as the Junior Boys' current tour itinerary, below.

09-22 Tucson, AZ - Plush #
09-23 San Diego, CA - Casbah #
09-25 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour #
09-26 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill #
09-28 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge #
09-29 Seattle, WA - Neumos #
09-30 Vancouver, British Columbia - Plaza Club #
10-02 Calgary, Alberta - Broken City #
10-03 Edmonton, Alberta - Sidetrack Cafe #
10-04 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Amigo's #
10-06 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret #
10-07 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
10-08 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
10-11 London, England - Astoria ^
10-12 Norwich, England - Waterfront ^
10-13 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms ^
10-14 Manchester, England - Academy 2 ^
10-16 Glasgow, Scotland - Arches ^
10-17 Aberdeen, Scotland - Moshulu ^
10-19 Leeds, England - Leeds University ^
10-20 Newcastle, England - Northumbria University ^
10-21 Sheffield, England - Leadmill ^
10-22 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
10-23 Paris, France - La Fleche D'or
10-24 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
10-25 Stuttgart, Germany - Schocken
10-26 Munich, Germany - Rote Sonne
10-27 Freiburg, Germany - Swamp Club
10-28 Turin, Italy - Spazio 211
10-29 Milan, Italy - La Casa 139
11-01 Vienna, Austria - B72
11-02 Regensburg, Germany - Suite 15
11-03 Berlin, Germany - White Trash
11-05 Oslo, Norway - Bla
11-06 Goteborg, Sweden - Pustervik
11-07 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
11-08 Malmo, Sweden - Pink Flag
11-09 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
11-10 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
11-11 Istanbul, Turkey - Phonem Festival
11-16 London, England - Cargo

# with Ensemble
^ with Hot Chip