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Way back in October, we reported that Craig Minowa and his twinkly Twin Cities sect Cloud Cult would issue their sixth album, The Meaning of 8, sometime this spring. If the chirping of blue birds and all that melted snow lining your trouser-bottoms weren't enough of a tip off, spring has sprung. That means Meaning of 8 will finally reveal itself April 10, this coming Tuesday.

The band will reach out to their cult following for a month on the road, starting on release day in Columbus, Ohio. Then in June, they'll perform in a tent during a marathon in Duluth, Minnesota. A marathon!

Everywhere all at one time:

04-10 Columbus, OH - The Basement
04-11 Washington, DC - The Black Cat
04-12 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
04-13 Boston, MA - Middle East *
04-14 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge !
04-15 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge !
04-16 Rochester, NY - University of Rochester - Community Living Center
04-18 Chicago, IL - Schubas
04-19 Madison, WA - Orpheum Stage Door
04-20 Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
04-21 St. Paul, MN - Macalaster College
04-22 Fargo, ND - Dempsey's: The Aquarium
04-24 Bozeman, MT - The Filling Station
04-25 Missoula, MT - The Badlander ^
04-26 Portland, OR - Fez Ballroom
04-27 Seattle, WA - Neumos
04-28 Salem, OR - Brown Field at Willamette University
04-29 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
05-02 Sacramento, CA - Old Ironsides
05-03 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
05-04 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
05-05 San Diego, CA - TBA
05-08 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Company
05-09 Tucson, AZ - TBA
05-10 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
05-11 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
05-12 Kansas City, MO - Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club
06-16 Duluth, MN - Grandma's Marathon - Canal Park Big Top Tent

* with Calla
! with Young Galaxy
^ with Elf Power