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A death in the family has forced cherub-faced Canucks Tokyo Police Club to cancel a pair of dates this week, with their Indianapolis gig tomorrow night (March 19) and Lawrence, Kansas the next night (March 20) now off the docket. Tonight's performance in London, Ontario is still on, as are all the rest of the dates. In a MySpace blog post, the band promised to "work on making the shows up as soon as we can." Hope all is well, guys.

The bad news out of the way, let me remind ya'll once again of the good news: Elephant Shell, TPC's forthcoming debut LP, sees release in North America from Saddle Creek April 22 and Memphis Industries in Europe May 5. According to their website, they'll release a remix EP right along with the record.

A May-June UK tour has also been tacked on to the band's itinerary.

TPC:

03-18 London, Ontario - Call the Office
03-19 Indianapolis, IN - Birdy's Bar and Grill *
03-20 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon *
03-22 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
03-24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
03-25 Pomona, CA - Glass House *
03-26 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
03-27 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
03-28 San Diego, CA - Soma *
03-29 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse *
03-31 Houston, TX - Meridian Red Room *
04-01 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
04-03 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder *
04-04 Miami, FL - Studio A *
04-05 Orlando, FL - Backbooth *
04-07 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *
04-08 Nashville, TN - Exit/In *
04-09 Cleveland, OH - The Spot @ Case Western University
04-10 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
04-18 Ottawa, Ontario - Barrymore's Music Hall #
04-19 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret de Musee Juste Pour Rire #
04-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom !
04-21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg !
04-22 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom !
04-24 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
04-26 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Night Club !
04-28 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church !
04-29 Washington, DC - Black Cat !
04-30 Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit's Soundlab !
05-02 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House #
05-04 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick !
05-05 Chicago, IL - Metro !
05-06 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre !
05-08 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Garrick Theatre !
05-09 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis' Pub !
05-10 Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse !
05-11 Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse !
05-12 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room
05-14 Kelowna, British Columbia - The Habitat !
05-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Plaza Club !
05-17 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar Nightclub !
05-18 Seattle, WA - Neumos !
05-19 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre !
05-22 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
05-23 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
05-29 Cambridge, England - Barfly
05-30 Nottingham, England - Bodega
05-31 Leeds, England - Cockpit
06-01 Manchester, England - Night & Day
06-03 Birmingham, England - Barfly
06-10 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tuts
06-11 Newcastle, England - Other Rooms
06-12 Oxford, England - Academy
06-13 Hertford, England - Marquee
06-13 Brighton, England - Digital
06-17 Bristol, England - Thekla
06-18 London, England - Garage

* with Eagle Seagull
! with Smoosh
# with Winter Gloves