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It's that time of year again! No, not that magical interval wherein dogs bark holiday hits and everyone sits around blitzed on various nogs (though that time, rest assured, is also nigh). It's that time of year when radio stations wrangle up the mirth-makers from their playlists, set up a stage for them to rock on, and spend a few seconds on a silly yuletide pun to name the thing.

From "Bands in Toyland" to "It's a Very Indie Blog X-Mas" (what a merry Christmas that will be), Rob Crow and his Pinback are making appearances at a number of Christmassy radio events, alongside many other jolly good fellows. And, also, Coheed and Cambria.

These gigs appear to cap what's been quite a year for the band, with new discs from both Crow and Pinback proper and a mess of touring in support of each. Rest up while you can, fellas: the season of "Spring Flings" and "Summer Jams" isn't far off now.

Crow on the Radio:

12-05 Los Angeles, CA – The Avalon (Indie 103.1) *
12-13 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater (96.5 The Buzz) ^
12-15 San Diego, CA – Rimac Arena at UCSD (FM 94.9) &$
12-16 Sacramento, CA – The Empire (KWOD 106.5) $

* with Spoon, Datarock, Sea Wolf
^ with Jimmy Eat World, Coheed and Cambria
& with Queens of the Stone Age, the Kooks, Mute Math
$ with Rogue Wave, Louis XIV