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Photos by Jason Bergman

The trippy green skull-- fresh from its exploits through the backwoods of Indiana-- returned triumphantly into the hands of Dan Deacon just in time for the dance party of the season. At Boston's Avalon on Friday night, mashup king Girl Talk, dance-rockers Simian Mobile Disco, and hot newcomer White Williams, joined Deacon as he filled out the hall.

Girl Talk's Gregg Gillis, meanwhile, was up to his trademark stage-packing, crowd-surfing antics (see if you can spot him in the throng of fans!), while SMD apparently recreated the set of Battles' new video on stage. White Williams opened the show with his Bolan-flavored electronic pop.

More photos of the concert and a pre-show hot dog-eating contest, as well as tour dates, below.

BACKSTAGE FUN

GIRL TALK




DAN DEACON






SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO





GIRL TALK






DAN DEACON






SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO




WHITE WILLIAMS








Girl Talk:

09-17 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom !%
09-18 Baltimore, MD - 2640 Space !%
09-19 Washington, DC - Black Cat !%
09-20 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom !%
09-21 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel !%
09-22 Atlanta, GA - MJQ Concourse !%
09-27 San Diego, CA - Epicentre !%
09-28 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex !%
09-29 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Auditorium !%
10-04 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
10-05 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue !@
10-06 Iowa City, IA - The Picador !^
10-11 Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse <
10-12 Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlite Room <
10-26 São Paolo, Brazil - The Week (TIM Festival)
10-27 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Marina de Gloria (TIM Festival)
11-01 Houston, TX - Engine Room *
11-02 Dallas, TX - Palladium Loft *
11-03 Austin, TX - Waterloo Park (Fun Fun Fun Fest)
11-08 Columbia, MO - Mojo's
11-09 St. Louis, MO - Gargoyle Club
11-10 Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theatre
12-08 Rennes, France - Festival Transmusicales
12-30 Lorne, Australia - Falls Festival
12-31 Marion Bay, Australia - Falls Festival
01-01 Sydney, Australia - Field Day Festival
01-03 Brisbane, Australia - The Troubador
01-05 Busselton, Australia - Southbound Festival
01-10 Sydney, Australia - Oxford Arts Factory
01-11 Melbourne, Australia - Miss Libertine
01-12 Auckland, New Zealand - Rising Sun

! with Dan Deacon
$ with Clipse
% with White Williams
+ with Simian Mobile Disco
@ with Tay Zonday
^ with Raccoo-oo-oon
< with Holy Fuck
* with Busdriver, Daedelus

Dan Deacon:

09-17 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom *#
09-18 Baltimore, MD - 2640 Space *#
09-19 Washington, DC - Black Cat *#
09-20 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom *#
09-21 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *#
09-22 Atlanta, GA - MJQ Concourse *#
09-23 Hattiesburg, MS - Thirsty Hippo #
09-24 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington #
09-25 Austin, TX - The Mohawk #
09-27 San Diego, CA - Epicentre *#
09-28 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *# (two shows)
09-29 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Auditorium *#
10-01 Berkeley, CA - Lower Sproul Plaza *
10-02 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium &
10-04 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Disco
10-05 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *@
10-06 Iowa City, IA - The Picador *#
10-11 St. Louis, MO - The Billiken Club
10-12 Grinnell, IA - Gardner Lounge (Grinnell College)!
10-17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (Windish Agency CMJ showcase) $
10-19 Bennington, VT - Bennington College Student Center
10-20 Alfred, NY - Knight Club (Alfred University)

* with Girl Talk
# with White Williams
^ with Simian Mobile Disco
& with Matt & Kim
@ with Tay Zonday
! with These Are Powers
$ with Deerhunter, No Age

Simian Mobile Disco:

09-17 Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club $
09-18 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle $
09-20 Seattle, WA - Neumos &
09-21 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine $
09-22 Los Angeles, CA - The Standard (dj set)
09-22 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex $%
09-23 San Diego, CA - Street Scene Fest
09-26 Leeds, England - The Cockpit
09-27 London, England - Scala
09-28 Marsailles, France - Marsatac
09-29 Strasbourg, France - Ososphere
10-05 Sheffield, England - The Plug (DJ set)
10-06 London, England - Wang (DJ set)
11-17 Manchester, England - Warehouse Project
11-21 Osaka, Japan - Zepp ^
11-22 Osaka, Japan - Zepp ^
11-24 Tokyo, Japan - Makuhari Centre ^
11-25 Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador *
11-26 Manchester, England - Apollo *
11-27 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange *
11-28 Newcastle, England - Academy *
11-30 Southampton, England - Guildhall *
12-01 Leeds, England - University *
12-02 Cardiff, Wales - University *
12-04 Birmingham, England - Academy *
12-05 London, England - Brixton Academy *
12-06 Mancester, England - Apollo @
12-07 Birmingham, England - NIA @
12-09 Liverpool, England - Aintree Pavillion @
12-11 Brighton, England - Brighton Centre @
12-13 London, England - Brixton Academy @
12-14 London, England - Brixton Academy @
12-15 London, England - Brixton Academy @

! with Girl Talk, Dan Deacon
$ with JDH & Dave P
& with Diplo, Switch
% with Boys Noize
^ with Underworld
* with Klaxons
@ with Chemical Brothers

White Williams:

09-17 Philadelphia, PA - Starlite Ballroom #
09-18 Baltimore, MD - 2640 Space #$
09-19 Washington, DC - Black Cat #$
09-20 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom #$
09-21 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #$
09-22 Atlanta, GA - MJQ Concourse #$
09-23 Hattiesburg, MS - The Thirsty Hippo #
09-24 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington #
09-25 Austin, TX - The Mohawk #
09-27 San Diego, CA - Epicentre #
09-28 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex #
09-29 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Auditorium #
10-02 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10-03 Denver, CO - Meadowlark
10-04 Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre $
10-06 Iowa City, IA - The Picador #$
10-31 New York, NY - The Annex ^
11-07 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe %
11-09 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig %
11-10 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace %
11-11 Montreal, Quebec - Le National %
11-12 Boston, MA - Paradise %

# with Dan Deacon
$ with Girl Talk
* with Simian Mobile Disco
^ with Telepathe
% with Battles