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Dan Deacon, Naeem "MC Spank Rock" Juwan, and Gregg "Girl Talk" Gillis, all together? Sounds like a fine notion for a Feed the Animals bonus jam to me. But, much like how last year's Pitchfork Music Festival brought Girl Talk's Clipse-laden remix of Grizzly Bear's "Knife" to life, the stuff mash-ups were made of will get very very real at the Whartscape Festival in Baltimore July 17-20. That's right: Dan Deacon, Naeem Juwan, and Gregg Gillis are forming a supergroup! And it's going to debut at Whartscape.

Promising "all new material jams eternal" in a MySpace bulletin, the illustrious Mr. Deacon notes that "gregg and i have been talking about doing a band together for some time and i'm really excited naeem is going to be a part of it for this rad first birth. hopefully our sick jams turn out sick." How could they not?

As you know, in addition to this set, Dan will be doing one of his very own, plus a take on Ultimate Reality, his collaborative celebration of all things Arnold, with Jimmy Joe Roche. Gregg Gillis will be performing not as Girl Talk, but as Trey Told 'Em, his own collaborative venture with Frank Musarra. And Naeem sure is a trooper, as he's not only due in Baltimore next weekend, but also at Los Angeles' Hard Festival. Tour dates for all three are down below.

And as if all that wasn't enough excitement, Whartscape 2008 will also feature a reunion of beloved Baltimore pranksters Oxes.

Gregg Gillis (all shows as Girl Talk unless otherwise indicated):

07-11 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
07-12 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
07-17-20 Baltimore, MD - Whartscape Festival (as Trey Told 'Em, and with supergroup)
07-23 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
07-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
07-25 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07-26 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater *
08-03 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-06 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-07 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival)
10-09 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom #^
10-10 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #^
10-11 Baltimore, MD - Sonar #^
10-13 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #^
10-14 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #^
10-15 Knoxville, TN - Valarium #^
10-16 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #^
10-17 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues #^
10-18 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live! #^
10-20 Austin, TX - Emo's #^
10-21 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom #^
10-23 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater #^
10-24 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater #^
10-25 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater %$
10-27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore %$
10-28 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore %$
10-30 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue %$
10-31 Denver, CO - Odgen Theater %$
11-01 Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre %$
11-03 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue %$
11-04 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom %$
11-05 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club %$
11-06 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom %$
11-07 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall %$
11-09 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's %$
11-10 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom %$
11-11 Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theatre %$
11-12 Toronto, Ontario - Koolhaus %$
11-13 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda %$
11-14 Foxborough, MA - Showcase Live %$

* with Panther
# with Hearts of Darkness
^ with Grand Buffet
% with CX Kidtronik
$ with the Death Set

Dan Deacon:

07-11 Los Angeles, CA - J Paul Getty Museum
07-17-20 Baltimore, MD - Whartscape (solo, Ultimate Reality, and supergroup)
08-16 Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-30-09-01 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
09-01 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
09-18 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
09-19 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre (Forward Music Festival)
09-27 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge

Spank Rock:

07-17-20 Baltimore, MD - Whartscape (supergroup)
07-19 Los Angeles, CA - The Shrine Expo Center (HARD L.A. Festival)
07-26 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (Rock the Bells Festival)
07-27 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Rock the Bells Festival)
08-02 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-03 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheatre (Rock the Bells Festival)
08-16 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre (Rock the Bells Festival)
08-23 Denver, CO - Coors Amphitheatre (Rock the Bells Festival)
09-06 George, WA - The Gorge (Rock the Bells Festival)