Pitchfork

Like a fine sommelier matching a choice cut of tofu with a dry, well-aged white, whoever books these Deerhunter shows knows a little something about good pairs. On a handful of recently announced North American dates, the pulsating Georgia peaches will share stages with acts as caterwauling, caustic, and compelling as they. Fiery Furnaces, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Battles, Jay Reatard, and the Ponys will stand alongside (albeit somewhat underneath-- Bradford sure is tall) the foal-finders on the new dates.

Of course, they'll be in the best company of all July 15, when they shred at the Pitchfork Music Festival alongside some of the finest musical acts of this early century. And those lucky enough to share nothing more than an area code with Deerhunter can still get in on the action should they happen upon the Whirlyball single the band recently released at Atlanta's Criminal Records. For those outside the ATL, the next Deerhunter album, Microcastle, is currently being brewed.

Deerhunter: family recreation at its finest.

Datehunter:

06-01 Roswell, GA - Whirlyball #
07-07 Atlanta, GA - The Earl %
07-11 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
07-12 Boston, MA - ICA *
07-15 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) &
07-18 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace $
07-21 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar @

# with the Carbonas, Selmanaires, the Coathangers
% with Fiery Furnaces
^ with Ex Models, Blues Control
* with Keith Fullerton Whitman
& with the New Pornographers, Stephen Malkmus, De La Soul, Of Montreal, Jamie Lidell, the Sea and Cake, Klaxons, Nomo, the Ponys, Menomena, Craig Taborn's Junk Magic, Fred Lonberg-Holm's Lightbox Orchestra
$ with the Ponys, Jay Reatard
@ with Battles