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If you're a disaffected teen cooped up in some Podunk town that Emily Haines is not visiting on her winter tour, take heart: the Metric frontwoman and Broken Social Scenester has just announced her intentions to play your bedroom-- less than 55 hours from now!

Best of all, you don't even have to worry about what to wear. Hell, you can wear nothing at all, you creep. Haines and her band the Soft Skeleton perform at Washington, DC's 9:30 Club on January 10, and that very same concert will be simulcast live on your local NPR affiliate (which could very well be www.npr.org, depending on just how Podunk your small town is).

The NPR broadcast begins at, yes, approximately 9:30 p.m. (Eastern) and is the latest in an onslaught of live shows disseminated via the left-leaning radio institution in recent years. All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen will host the Haines event.

Emily and her Soft Skeleton then continue on their merry way across the U.S. and Canada, rocking you in support of their 2006 gem Knives Don't Have Your Back. Ecstatic Peace trio Tall Firs open all dates, having been hand-selected by Emily as part of a contest.

Haines her way:

01-08 Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge *
01-09 New York, NY - Hiro Ballroom *
01-10 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
01-11 Detroit, MI - Magic Bag *
01-12 Chicago, IL - Lakeshore Theater *
01-13 Minneapolis, MN - The Varsity *
01-14 Winnipeg, Manitoba - The Garrick Theatre *
01-15 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Broadway Theatre *
01-16 Calgary, Alberta - Grand Theatre *
01-17 Edmonton, Alberta - Citadel Theatre *
01-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore *
01-19 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
01-20 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe *
01-22 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
01-23 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater *

* with Tall Firs