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Photos by Nilina Mason-Campbell

Pandapple's #1 fans Xiu Xiu kicked off their latest continent-spanning quest at Portland's Someday Lounge over the weekend, treating Xiu-philes to a newish four-member lineup and selections off sixth full-length Women as Lovers.

Thao and her trusty if clumsily-named Get Down Stay Down opened, sharing the wisdom of We Brave Bee Stings and All with those in attendance. Xiu Xiu and Thao's tour travels together continue through mid-April, with the former shipping off to Europe come May.

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THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN





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THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN




Xiu Xiu:

03-10 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
03-11 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive *
03-13 Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop *
03-14 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club *
03-15 Chicago, IL - Reggie's *
03-16 Mount Pleasant, MI - Rubble's Bar *
03-17 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's *
03-18 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon Nightclub *
03-19 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
03-20 Bennington, VT - Bennington College *
03-21 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts Boston *
03-22 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Smog (Bard College) *
03-23 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
03-24 Purchase, NY - Student Center (SUNY Purchase) *
03-25 New York, NY - Fordham University *
03-26 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *
03-27 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
03-28 Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner *
03-29 Newport, KY - Southgate House *
03-31 St. Louis, MO - Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center *
04-01 Springfield, MO - Randy Bacon Gallery *
04-02 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory *
04-03 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's *
04-04 Houston, TX - Orange Show Center for Visionary Art *
04-05 Austin, TX - Mohawk *
04-07 Santa Fe, NM - College of Santa Fe *
04-08 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
04-09 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
04-11 Los Angeles, CA - Echo *
04-12 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
05-01 Krems, Austria - Donau Festival
05-02 Berlin, Germany - Magnet Club
05-03 Aarhus, Denmark - Pop Revo Festival
05-05 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow
05-07 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-08 Brussels, Belgium - Les Nuits de Botanique Festival
05-09 Nancy, France - L'Autre Canal
05-10 Paris, France - Point Ephemere
05-12 Düdingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn
05-14 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
05-15 Milan, Italy - Magnolia
05-16 Florence, Italy - Viper
05-17 Turin, Italy - Spazio211
05-19 London, England - ULU
05-20 Manchester, England - Roadhouse
05-21 Glasgow, Scotland - Nice N Sleazy
05-22 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
05-23 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
05-24 Madrid, Spain - Neu!

* with Thao With the Get Down Stay Down