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In a bulletin posted yesterday on their MySpace page, indie-folk-rock foragers Grizzly Bear announced that they will be missing a few shows over the weekend due to the death of a relative. The bulletin reads:

"There has been a passing in the family

Apologies to Wesleyan, Sarah Lawrence and Bennington for the last minute cancellation.

all our love"

Our best wishes go out to the fellas of Grizzly Bear.

For those looking to hunt down the Grizz, they're still on for next weekend at Coachella, a spin around western Europe, and a few of the bigger U.S. festivals, including the Pitchfork Music Festival, July 13-15 at Chicago’s Union Park. You’re coming, right? Oh, good; then this is just a friendly reminder.

Also, did you hear Born Ruffians' cover of "Knife"?

Bear tracks:

04-19 Middletown, CT - Eclectic House (Wesleyan University)
04-20 Yonkers, NY - Sarah Lawrence College
04-21 Bennington, VT - Bennington College Student Center
04-29 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-11 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
05-12 Hamburg, Germany - Prinzenbar
05-13 Brussels, Belgium - Cactus Club
05-14 Paris, France - La Boule Noire
05-16 Leicester, England - Sumo
05-17 Glasgow, Scotland - Nice 'n' Sleazy
05-18 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
05-20 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP vs the Fans)
05-21 London, England - Scala
05-26 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival)
07-02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
07-14 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) *
07-16 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage #

* with Cat Power, Clipse, Iron and Wine, Girl Talk, Battles, Fujiya & Miyagi, Oxford Collapse, Dan Deacon, Beach House, Professor Murder, Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound
# with the Decemberists