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Big doings in camp Blitzen Trapper. The Portland band wraps up their tour with the Hold Steady tonight in Columbia, Missouri, and today marks the (self-)release of the band's newest album, Wild Mountain Nation.

On June 23, they'll start things off all over again with a show in Seattle, followed by a full-on tour with David Vandervelde.

Vandervelde has his own new release in the works, the Nothin' No EP, which will come out June 19 on Secretly Canadian.

Dates:

06-12 Columbia, MO - Blue Note *
06-23 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey #
06-28 Portland, OR - Holocene (CD release party) !
07-11 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill $
07-13 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland $
07-14 Tempe, AZ - Stinkweeds $
07-16 Austin, TX - Emo's Lounge $
07-17 Dallas, TX - The Loft $
07-18 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington $
07-19 Hattiesburg, MS - Thirsty Hippo $
07-21 Wilmington, NC - Bella Festa $
07-22 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel $
07-23 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's $
07-25 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge $
07-28 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
07-31 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
08-03 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile Cafe ^

* with the Hold Steady, Illinois
# with Marnie Stern
! with the Shaky Hands, Pseudosix
$ with David Vandervelde
^ with Jennifer Gentle