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Oakland experimental punkers XBXRX are holding a video contest in conjunction with the release of their new album, Wars, on Polyvinyl on April 10. Hey, that's today!

They're asking fans to create a video for the album's first track, "Center Where Sight", and they've recruited Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart, Matmos, and Erase Errata's Jenny Hoyston to judge the contest.

The first-prize winner of the contest will receive the guitar used on the Wars tour ("though they can't guarantee its condition"), a poster, and a sticker. The second-and-third-prize winners will each receive a copy of Wars and a spot on the guest list when XBXRX play their cities.

The contest runs until May 22, and XBXRX will announce the winners on June 10. Contestants can submit videos via email at xbxrxvideo@yahoo.com or post office at the following address (DVD-Rs are preferred):

XBXRX
"Center Where Sight" Video Contest
P.O. Box 3648
Oakland, CA 94609

The Wars tour begins April 13 in Sacramento. The full dates of the tour are listed below.

Dates:

04-13 Sacramento, CA - Fool's Foundation
04-14 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern
04-17 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
04-18 Milwaukee, WI - 2719 N. Pierce St. Basement
04-19 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
04-20 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's
04-21 Ottawa, Ontario - End Hits
04-22 Montreal, Ontario - Zoo Bazaar
04-23 Amherst, MA - Mercy House
04-24 Medford, MA - Tufts University
04-25 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - SMOG (Bard College)
04-26 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B *
04-27 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
04-28 Bloomington, IN - Art Hospital
04-29 Chicago, IL - Schubas
05-20 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
05-21 Flagstaff, AZ - Basement
05-22 Mesa, AZ - Hollywood Alley #
05-23 Albuquerque, NM - The Launch Pad #
05-24 Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory #
05-25 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves #
05-26 Austin, TX - Emo's #
05-27 Houston, TX - Numbers #
05-28 Mobile, AL - The Cell Block
05-29 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues Parrish Room #

* with Lightning Bolt
# with Melt Banana