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Already recording the follow-up to last year's Beat Romantic, Portland duo Talkdemonic will take their electronic-acoustic hybrid act on the road this summer to give audiences a taste of the new material. The tour begins June 2 in Missoula, Montana, and about half of the dates are in support of the National.

Talkdewhositnow? Oh yeah, the band that features Lisa Molinaro, violist/vocalist on the Decemberists' last tour, as well as the co-star of the "O Valencia!" video (both regular and director's cut versions).

Talkdemonic have also signed a UK deal with Tangled Up Recordings to release Beat Romantic there on August 13. The UK version of the album will come expanded with a cover of Brian Eno's "Sombre Reptiles" and the video for "Mountain Cats", directed by Jeremy Johnstone of Rockadee Productions.

Dates:

06-02 Missoula, MT - The Palace
06-06 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
06-07 Chicago, IL - Metro *
06-08 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar *
06-09 Madison, WI - High Noon *
06-11 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill *
06-12 Louisville, KY - Headliners *
06-13 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
06-15 Cincinnati, OH - 20th Century Theater *
06-16 Columbus, OH - The Basement *
06-18 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
06-19 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre *
06-20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
06-21 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
06-22 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge ^
06-23 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall ^
06-25 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
06-29 Dallas, TX - The Cavern Club
06-30 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
07-02 Tucson, AZ - Plush
07-03 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
07-05 San Francisco, CA - Café Du Nord
07-07 Eugene, OR - Sam Bond's
07-13 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater

* with the National
^ with Horse Feathers