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The friendly men of Menomena are all set to become intimately acquainted with the citizens of the Old World now that they have finally signed to a European label. Their deal with the Berlin-based City Slang is the first label or distribution deal the band have had overseas, and they are prepared to celebrate properly with the imminent release of the "Wet and Rusting" 7" followed by the release of Friend and Foe in late summer or fall.

Menomena will even make their way to land of Euro Disney for the very first time to play a handful of dates toward the end of their previously reported summer tour. That tour, which kicks off June 1 in Seattle, also includes an appearance at the Pitchfork Music Festival on Sunday, July 15 (click here for tickets).

The band have a couple of rockin' posters for the tour, both of which were designed by Tyler Stout and prominently feature drummer Danny Seim's pug/Menomena's manager, Ms. Geddy Lee, as the ghost from the Ghostbusters logo and as Luck Dragon Falkor from The Neverending Story. A third and final installment in the series will be available this fall.

In addition to the posters, Menomena hope to have the vinyl version of Friend and Foe in tow for the tour. They are preparing it now and trying to make sure its artwork rivals the mix-and-match creativity of the CD's artwork.

Finally, the band recently finished the video for "Rotten Hell", and they plan to unveil it soon.

Dates:

06-01 Seattle, WA - Neumos *#
06-01 Seattle, WA - KEXP (live on-air appearance )
06-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Red Room
06-06 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall *
06-08 San Francisco, CA - Independent *
06-09 Sacramento, CA - Harlow's *
06-10 Visalia, CA - Cellar Door *
06-12 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
06-13 Pomona, CA - Glass House *
06-14 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
06-15 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture *
06-16 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse *
06-19 Austin, TX - Parish *
06-20 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington *
06-21 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater *
06-22 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck *
06-23 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room *
06-27 London, England - Barfly
06-29 Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
07-01 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Metropolis Festival
07-02 Dortmund, Germany - FZW
07-04 Berlin, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg
07-06 Paris, France - La Fleche D'or
07-07 Evreux, France - Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats Festival
07-13 New York, NY - Seaport Music Festival
07-15 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) ^
07-22 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield Amphitheater $

* with All Smiles
# with Grand Archives
^ with the New Pornographers, Stephen Malkmus, De La Soul, Of Montreal, Jamie Lidell, the Sea and Cake, Klaxons, Nomo, Deerhunter, the Ponys, Craig Taborn's Junk Magic, Fred Lonberg-Holm's Lightbox Orchestra
$ with the Decemberists