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HEALTH photo by Kathryn Yu / Crystal Castles photo by Daniel Cantó

Mind those ears! Los Angeles squall-makers HEALTH and Toronto's madcap Crystal Castles are forging an international alliance of sonic assault on a long-promised North American tour, which kicks off February 21 at a "secret location" in the Ontarian capital. Perplexing!

The tour makes its way over a good chunk of the continent before landing back where it started at the end of the month. The following night, another gig in a city unbeknownst to us at yet another "secret location" will, again, take place. Now they're just messing with our heads.

Both bands have dates aplenty independent of the other, with HEALTH sticking to North American shores (with the likes of White Williams and Dan Deacon) and Crystal Castles sneaking over to Europe. Crystal Castles have promised UK dates for early February, but those have yet to be firmed up. And HEALTH plan to hit Europe once their North American plans wrap, though, again, that's a ways off.

Set in shiny stone (pun intended): Crystal Castles' forthcoming self-titled debut LP, which hits February 19 March 18 thanks to Last Gang Records .

HEALTH/Crystal Castles:

02-21 Toronto, Ontario - TBA
02-22 Hamilton, Ontario - The Casbah
02-23 London, Ontario - Call the Office
02-26 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
02-27 Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub
02-28 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
02-29 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret
03-01 Regina, Saskatchewan - The Exchange
03-02 Calgary, Albert - The Warehouse
03-03 Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlite
03-05 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
03-06 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
03-07 Portland, OR - Backspace
03-08 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
03-09 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy Theatre
03-10 San Diego, CA - Casbah
03-11 Phoenix, AZ - Brickhouse Theatre
03-12 Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
03-16 Denton, TX - Hailey's
03-17 Springfield, MO - Randy Bacon Studio & Gallery
03-19 DeKalb, IL - House Café
03-21 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
03-22 Philadelphia, PA - Transit
03-23 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
03-25 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
03-26 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
03-27 Montreal, Quebec - Musee Juste Pour Rire
03-28 Toronto, Ontario - Circa

HEALTH:

01-15 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey *
01-17 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
01-18 Oakland, CA - 21 Grand
01-19 Davis, CA - Delta of Venus
01-20 Reno, NV - The Studio on 4th
01-21 Chico, CA - Crux Arts Collection
01-22 Olympia, WA - Voyeur
01-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club ^
01-24 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey ^
01-25 Portland, OR - Holocene ^
01-26 Eureka, CA - The Vista
01-27 Santa Cruz, CA - Blue Lagoon
01-28 San Luis Obispo, CA - Tridosha Healing Center
01-29 San Diego, CA - Casbah ^
01-30 Goleta, CA - Biko Co-Op
02-01 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey #
02-02 Bakersfield, CA - Narducci's Café
02-14 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
02-15 Santa Fe, New Mexico - High Mayhem
02-16 Denver, CO - Rhinocerpolis
02-17 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
02-18 St. Louis, MO - Shooting Spires
02-19 East Moline, IL - Mixtapes
02-20 Milwaukee, WI - Bord Ward %
03-29 Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
03-30 Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase
04-02 Providence, RI - AS220
04-03 Philadelphia, PA - Danger Danger Gallery $
04-04 Washington, DC - Velvet Lounge
04-05 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head Club &
04-06 Richmond, VA - The Camel
04-07 Raleigh, NC - Downtown Events Center
04-08 Columbia, SC - 112 Huger St.
04-09 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
04-10 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
04-12 Houston, TX - The Mink
04-13 Austin, TX - Emos
04-15 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
04-16 Lubbock, TX - Bash Riprocks
04-18 Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space @
04-20 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell !

* with Dan Deacon's Ultimate Reality
^ with White Williams
# with Autolux
% with Juiceboxxx
$ with Pony Pants
& with Ponytail, Videohippos, Ecstatic Sunshine
@ with Treasure Mammal
! with Pre

Crystal Castles:

02-07 Birmingham, England - Custard Factory
02-08 Paris, France - Le Triptyque
02-09 Tourcoing, France - Le Grand Mix
02-10 Le Havre, France - Cabaret Electric
02-12 Newcastle, England - Digital
02-13 Manchester, England - Club Academy
02-14 Birmingham, England - Bar Academy
02-15 Brighton, England - Audio
02-16 London, England - Astoria