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Looks like Oxford Collapse are going to spend 2007 just like they spent 2006: touring their asses off. Along with co-headliners Thunderbirds Are Now!, they're revving up for a North American trek in late January and early February. In addition to making the rounds with TAN!, the Brooklynites will play a New Year's Eve show with Radio 4 at NYC's Mercury Lounge, as well as a January 26 gig at in Portland, Maine.

And speaking of Thunderbirds Are Now!, the group has undergone some special changes over the course of the last month or so. No, not B.O. and hair in unexpected places-- there's been a member switch. Bassist Howard Chang left the band to "pursue life as a family man," according to a statement on TAN!'s website. Julian Wettlin (Javelins), who began performing live with the band in November, will serve as Chang's replacement. He'll be in tow for the Oxford Collapse jaunt, as well as a newly announced series of European shows this February.

TAN! will also play the fourth annual Detroit Sounds and Spirits benefit concert on December 22. Proceeds assist the Coalition on Temporary Shelter.

Oxford Collapse dates:

12-31 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
01-26 Portland, ME - Space
01-28 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace #
01-29 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick #
01-30 Columbus, OH - Little Brothers #
01-31 Chicago, IL - Subterranean #
02-01 Iowa City, IA - Picador #
02-02 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground #
02-03 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge #
02-05 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon #
02-06 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Cafe #
02-07 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree Lounge #
02-08 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds #
02-09 Orlando, FL - AKA Lounge #
02-10 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn #
02-11 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 #
02-12 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel #

* with Radio 4
# with Thunderbirds Are Now!

Thunderbirds Are Now dates:

12-22 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick (Detroit Sounds and Spirits)
01-21 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
02-14 Brighton, England - Hope
02-15 Birmingham, England - Sunflower Lounge
02-16 Paris, France - Peniche Alternat
02-17 Tilburg, the Netherlands - 013
02-18 Ostende, Belgium - Manuskript
02-19 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Occi
02-20 Leipzig, Germany - Ut Connewitz
02-21 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang Exil
02-22 Nurenburg, Germany - K4
02-23 Offenbach, Germany - Hafen 2
02-24 Berlin, Germany - Bastard
02-25 London, England - Luminaire

* with Sloan