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Iron & Wine and Calexico will jump back in the saddle to perform In the Reins on their tour of Japan, which begins tonight in Fukuoka. Sam and Sarah Beam of Iron & Wine will open the shows as a duo before Calexico gradually joins them. On the Calexico website, frontman Joey Burns writes, "As on tours before in North America and Europe, I am sure there will be a lot of improvising together and coming up with interesting new original and cover songs."

Though the Beams are more tight-lipped about their future plans, Burns hints at them: "Last year, Paul Niehaus and myself recorded with Sam at his home studio to contribute to the new Iron & Wine album, due to come out later this year."

Iron & Wine and Calexico have separate dates as well, including a sizable tour of Australia for the latter in late February/early March.

Dates:

01-19 Fukuoka, Japan - Soul Bird
01-20 Okayama, Japan - John Bull Hall
01-22 Tokyo, Japan - Liquid Room
01-23 Kanazawa, Japan - Art Village
01-24 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
01-25 Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro
01-26 Tokyo, Japan - TBA
01-27 Tokyo, Japan - Club Quattro

Iron & Wine dates:

02-08 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
02-10 Grantham, PA - Brubaker Auditorium (Messiah College)

Calexico dates:

02-08 New York, NY - The Allen Room @ Lincoln Center
02-24 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli Theatre
02-25 Sydney, Australia - Basement
02-26 Sydney, Australia - Basement
02-28 Adelaide, Australia - The Gov
03-01 Fremantle, Australia - Fremantle Arts Centre
03-03 Melbourne, Australia - Corner
03-04 Melbourne, Australia - Corner