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You know you're doing something right when you've got an orchestra willing to open your next gig for you. (Though having Radio-freakin'-head play one of your songs on the radio is kinda nice too, I bet.)

That's just the cushy position Grizzly Bear will find themselves in on March 1 at L.A.'s Walt Disney Concert Hall, when the Los Angeles Philharmonic warms up the crowd before their set.

Though there will be no onstage collaboration between the two musical entities, classical music buffs Grizzly Bear have assisted the orchestra in selecting pieces that "reflect the music that inspired Grizzly Bear to pursue their own musical endeavors". So they'll be doing that JoJo song, then?

As you'll recall, this isn't the first time the L.A. Philharmonic has come across a wily Bear: Daniel Rossen performed as part of "Songs of the City" earlier this month, put on by the Philharmonic at the Disney Concert Hall.

I hope Will Oldham plays at Country Bear Hall someday.

Grizzly Bear's only other scheduled appearance at the moment is at April's MusicNOW fest in Cincinnati.

Grizzly Bear:

03-01 Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall *
04-05 Cincinnati, OH - Memorial Hall (MusicNOW Festival) ^

* with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
^ with Andrew Bird