Pitchfork

If you're gonna be the next Yngwie Malmsteen, you've gotta keep your chops in check. So Marnie Stern-- out to prove not all indie rockers are afraid of their instruments-- will set off (and hammer on!) for an epic intercontinental trek, shredding audiences with her mighty axe.

The fleet-fingered femme will peddle copies of this year's killer In Advance of the Broken Arm (Kill Rock Stars) quicker than you can say "Eddie Van Who?"

Ask her nicely, and she might just unlock Guitar Hero songs you had no idea even existed.

Don't mess with the Marn:

06-21 Portland, OR - Holocene
06-22 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pat's
06-23 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
06-25 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
06-26 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
06-27 Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
06-28 Lubbock, TX - Jake's
06-29 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
06-30 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
07-01 Omaha, NE - Sokol Hall
07-02 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
07-03 Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub
07-05 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
07-06 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo
07-07 Montreal, Quebec - La Salla Rossa
07-08 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
07-09 Boston, MA - T.T. the Bear's
07-11 London, England - The Coronet *
07-12 London, England - Barden's
07-13 Brighton, England - Audio
07-14 Nottingham, England - Liars Club
07-15 Newcastle, England - TBA
07-16 Leeds, England - Royal Park Cellars
07-17 Liverpool, England - Korova
07-18 Manchester, England - Star & Garter
07-19 Bristol, England - Thekla
07-22 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
07-23 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
07-24 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
07-25 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
07-26 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
07-27 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
07-28 Austin, TX - Emo's
07-30 Tucson, AZ - Plush
07-31 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
08-01 San Diego, CA - Casbah
08-02 Los Angeles, CA - EchoPlex
08-03 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill

* with Animal Collective