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Gratuitously-lengthy band names shall reign supreme when the glammy grace and thunderous Technicolor riffage of Moonstation House Band-leader David Vandervelde meets Dressed Up for the Letdown fashion-plate Richard Swift and his Sons of National Freedom on a whole mess of dates next month. Both Secretly Canadian artists have still-warm albums and white-hot shortform releases to plug. Let's explore, shall we?

Vandervelde will release Moonstation's leadoff track "Nothin' No" as a single June 19, backed by a take on the twinkly "Feet of a Liar" from his hour in the Daytrotter booth, a new one called "Cute Pretender", and the probably wordless "Dancing Sea Gulls Instrumental". May 22, Swift's "Kisses for the Misses" will find itself trapped inside a seven-inch-wide ring of plastic, surrounded by "Cowboy Song #6" and a cover of Prince's "Paisley Park".

The two men will split amicably after an April 22 stop in Gotham City, as David's tour leads him Spoonward and Richard heads to the land of the crumpet.

Nothin' no is gonna tear them apart:

04-02 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
04-03 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
04-05 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
04-06 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
04-07 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
04-10 Austin, TX - Emo's
04-11 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf
04-12 Norman, OK - Opolis
04-13 St. Louis, MO - St. Louis University Biliken Club *
04-14 Bloomington, IN - Culture Shock Festival
04-15 Newport, KY - Southgate House
04-16 Columbus, OH - The Basement
04-18 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
04-19 Washington DC, - Black Cat &
04-21 Brooklyn, NY - Luna Lounge
04-22 New York, NY - Piano's

* with Bunnygrunt
& with Page France, Headlights

Vande-monium:

04-24 Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony *
04-26 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place *
04-27 Northhampton, MA - Pearl Street *
04-28 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts *

* with Spoon

Swift the fox:

04-23 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04-24 Chicago, IL - Schubas
04-25 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
04-27 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
04-28 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
06-03 London, England - The Conway Hall
06-06 Colchester, England - Arts Theatre
06-07 Bristol, England - Fleece
06-08 Cardiff, England - Point
06-09 Birmingham, England - MAC Arena
06-10 Brighton, England - St. Georges Church
06-12 Reading, England - Town Hall
06-13 Exeter, England - Phoenix