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The Blow's Poor Aim: Love Songs EP is, as previously reported, due for the expanded reissue treatment on April 24 via K Records, and the Portland duo behind the music won't let it go un-re-heard live.

Khaela Maricich and Jona Bechtolt (aka YACHT) have announced a bi-continental spring tour, and it's set to kick off at the end of this month.

The pair will spend Leg One visiting East Coast colleges (and a couple of clubs) with K labelmate Mirah. The Blow will trek through Europe in late March and April, and return to North America for a short previously reported stint with Electrelane and Tender Forever in May. In addition, they will play a one-off gig on February 16 in their hometown of Portland, Oregon.

YACHT has a few solo dates on the agenda as well, including-- surprise, surprise-- several SXSW appearances.

The Blow dates:

02-16 Portland, OR - Holocene *
02-27 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place #
02-28 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall #
03-01 Waltham, MA - Chums Coffeehouse at Brandeis University #
03-02 Bronxville, NY - Sarah Lawrence College #
03-03 New York, NY - Fordham University #
03-05 Williamstown, MA - Williams College #
03-06 Wellesley, MA - Ruth Nagel Jones Theater at Wellesley College #
03-07 New York, NY - Shorin Auditorium at New York University #
03-08 Haverford, PA - Lunt Basement at Haverford College #
03-09 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church #
03-24 Vienna, Austria - Gravity Festival
03-25 Prague, Czech Republic - Klub 007 Strahov
03-26 Leipzig, Germany - Früh Auf
03-29 Mallorca, Spain - Teatre Lloseta
03-30 Malaga, Spain - Sala Gades
03-31 Barcelona, Spain - [2]
04-07 Copenhagen, Denmark - LAB
04-12 Malmö, Sweden - Debaser
04-13 Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren
04-14 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
04-15 Berlin, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg
04-16 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
04-18 Paris, France - Point Ephémère
04-19 Poitiers, France - Conforte Moderne
04-20 Évreux, France - Abordage
04-23 Berlin, Germany - Maria
04-24 Hamburg, Germany - Fundbureau
04-25 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
04-30 London, England - Luminaire
05-14 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Bard College ^
05-15 New York, NY - Irving Plaza ^
05-16 Boston, PA - Paradise Lounge ^
05-17 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa ^
05-18 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace ^
05-19 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick ^
05-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards ^
05-28 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge ^
06-08 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum ^

* with YACHT, Tara Jane O'Neil
# with Mirah
^ with Electrelane, Tender Forever

YACHT dates:

02-25 Seattle, WA - Vera Project *
03-03 Portland, OR - Rotture #
03-16 Austin, TX - Scoot Inn (SXSW; do512/Sweet Leaf Tea party)
03-16 Austin, TX - Lucky Lounge (SXSW; Free Agency/Terrorbird Media showcase) ^
03-18 Austin, TX - Emo's (SXSW)
04-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom %

* with Mt. Eerie, Holy Ghost Revival, Tiny Vipers, Ghost to Falco
# with Yip Yip
^ with Castanets, Marnie Stern, Panther, Ecstatic Sunshine, Mae Shi
% with Claire L. Evans