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David Matysiak has assembled quite a crew of friends and fellow Omaha scene fixtures to contribute to the debut album from his Coyote Bones incarnation, Gentleman on the Rocks.

Coyote Bones is constructed around a core of musicians from bands like the Anniversary, Tilly and the Wall, Neva Dinova, Jet by Day, Art in Manila, Flowers Forever, and Little Brazil. However, the full list of performers who contributed to Gentleman includes members of Bright Eyes (no, not Conor), the Faint, Azure Ray, Desaparecidos (again, not Conor), the Good Life, and Now It's Overhead.

Matysiak will inaugurate his own CoCo Art label with the May 5 release of the album, and the second release for the label will be a Coyote Bones/Flowers Forever split 7".

Adding to the collective love-in, Dev Haynes of Test Icicles/Lightspeed Champion appears in the video for "Living Breathing Demons" (along with about a dozen other people), which director Nik Fackler (Bright Eyes, the Faint, the Elected, Azure Ray) shot in one take in Matysiak's basement.

Coyote Bones will hit the road in support of Gentleman starting tonight in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Tracklist:

01 Expire in Style
02 Lightweights Drinking
03 Grand Eclipse
04 39 Forever
05 Buzzing Below
06 Let the Burden Be Mine
07 Arlington Curse
08 Don't Lose Your Cool
09 Living Breathing Demons
10 Paint on Your Jeans
11 Fated to Fail
12 Your War

Dates:

04-11 Lincoln, NE - Duffy's Tavern
04-12 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
04-14 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
04-15 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
04-16 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
04-17 Madison, WI - Café Montmarte
04-18 DeKalb, IL - Otto's *
04-19 Chicago, IL - Schubas
04-20 Minneapolis, MN - The Hexagon Bar
04-21 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
05-05 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room (CD release show)
05-12 Chicago, IL - The Note *
05-14 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
05-15 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk
05-16 Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs #
05-17 New York, NY - Pianos #
05-18 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's #
05-19 Baltimore, MD - Sonar #
05-21 Cleveland, OH - TBA #

* with Arwin
# with Hail Social