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According to Ipecac, the label headed by Mr. Bungle/Faith No More frontman Mike Patton and Greg Werckman, contemporary IDM glitch-hop hero Kid606 will inexplicably be hitting the road with has-been zeroes the Butthole Surfers for a sprawling tour across North America. Ipecac, which is a drug used to induce vomiting, released Kid606's Down with the Scene LP to massive critical acclaim. The intensity of acts should make for an interesting spectacle.

n Ipecac, actually a rather fine label, describes themselves as an "honest, artist-friendly label run on a shoe string with no outrageous promotional or production costs." They are honorably releasing music they want to hear, as well as being a vehicle for Mike Patton's musical explorations with Mr. Bungle and Fantômas. Besides Patton himself, the label's roster is home to a wide variety of artists, from dark hip-hop guru Sensational to rocking maniacs the Melvins.

n Of course, Kid606 has his own label, the excellent Tigerbeat6, which has been heralded as bringing the Next Wave of IDM-- especially in our review of the Tigerbeat6, Inc. compilation. We are not shitting you; it is godly.

n 10-16 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
10-17 Boston, MA - Paradise
10-18 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
10-19 New York, NY - The World
10-21 Atlanta, GA - Cotton Club
10-23 Houston, TX - Numbers
10-24 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom
10-27 Phoenix, AZ - Bash on Ash
10-28 San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick\t
10-30 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
10-31 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11-02 Seattle, WA - TBA
11-03 Portland, OR - Roseland Ballroom
11-05 Salt Lake City, UT - TBA
11-06 Denver, CO - Ogden
11-08 Chicago, IL - Metro
11-09 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
11-10 Toronto, ON - Opera House
11-11 Cleveland, OH - Odeon
11-13 St. Louis, MO - Galaxy
11-15 Austin, TX - TBA
11-16 Austin, TX - TBA