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Riding high on "the first great indie rock record of the new year" (as we put it), Menomena will take their fantastic new album (and Barsuk debut) Friend and Foe on the road this spring.

Following an album release party this Sunday in their hometown of Portland, and a couple of Pacific Northwest shows in February, Menomena will criss-cross North America throughout March and early April, bringing along Field Music and Land of Talk for many of the shows.

For an awesome peek into the Menomena live experience, watch the boys practice the Friend and Foe tracks "Rotten Hell" and "The Pelican" with the "Portland chapter of the Menomena Choir" in a video shot by Menomena man Danny Seim. The choir will be on hand to celebrate at the record release show this Sunday.

Dates:

01-28 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
02-02 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe #
02-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pat's Pub
03-09 San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
03-10 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
03-20 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^%
03-21 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom ^%
03-23 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo ^%
03-24 Ottawa, Ontario - Zaphod Beeblebrox ^%
03-25 Montreal, Quebec - Main Hall ^%
03-27 Allston, MA - Great Scott ^%
03-28 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^%
03-29 Princeton, NJ - Princeton University %
03-30 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's ^%
03-31 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel ^%
04-01 Carrboro, NC - Local 506
04-03 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
04-07 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive

* Binary Dolls, Coyote
# with S, Siberian
^ with Field Music
% with Land of Talk

[photo by Alicia J. Rose]