Pitchfork

The Besnard Lakes' to-do list:

1) Release totally awesome album on Jagjaguwar.

2) Make Pitchfork's Recommended section.

3) Own the Forkcast with the total music-to-burn-barns-to jam "Devastation".

4) Strong-arm North America and Europe into submission with a lengthy tour.

Having already accomplished the first three, the Lakes will start on the fourth tonight in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Hide your women, children, and flammable black stallions.

Dates:

02-23 Sherbrooke, Quebec - Granada Theatre
03-06 Montreal, Quebec - Club Lambi
03-09 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
03-11 Bloomington, IN - Landlocked Music *
03-14 Austin, TX - TBA (SXSW)
03-15 Austin, TX - Mohawk Patio (Jagjaguwar SXSW showcase)
03-16 Denton, TX - Hailey's
03-19 Phoenix, AZ - The Paper Heart #
03-20 Los Angeles, CA - Echo #^
03-22 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar #^
03-23 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop #^
03-25 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court #
03-26 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive #
03-27 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot #
03-28 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room #
03-29 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern #
05-16 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
05-19 Nottingham, England - The Social
05-20 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
05-21 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut's
05-22 Liverpool, England - Barfly
05-23 Manchester, England - Night and Day
05-24 Bristol, England - Thekla
05-25 London, England - Water Rats
05-27 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
05-28 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso

* with Impossible Shapes, Madeline
# with Dirty on Purpose
^ with Helio Sequence