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In a bit of news both inspired and unexpected, Deerhunter-- still, to us, the little band that could-- will link up with recently replenished post-post-grunge (read: arena rock) juggernauts the Smashing Pumpkins for a pair of dates on Billy and company's lengthy North Carolina residency later this month. No word on whether the Corganator's a Bradford fan, but the two bands do both share a jones for My Bloody Valentine and, if memory serves, frocks.

Those looking to catch the Deer in a more controlled setting can check them out on the new Believer comp, or on tour with a bunch of comparably cool but significantly less gargantuan acts this summer. Including, like, everybody at the Pitchfork Music Festival. Love you Billy, but Dan Deacon you most certainly ain't.

In other Smashing Pumpkins news, their set at Venice, Italy's Heineken Jammin' Festival over the weekend was canceled due to inclement weather. As was Aerosmith's. The lord giveth, and the lord taketh away.

Pumpkins/Deerhunter:

06-29 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
06-30 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel

Deerhunter:

06-25 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
07-07 Atlanta, GA - The Earl %
07-09 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom
07-10 Philadelphia, PA - Starlite Ballroom ~
07-11 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
07-12 Boston, MA - ICA !
07-15 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) &
07-16 Cleveland Heights, OH - The Grog Shop !
07-17 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick !
07-18 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace !
07-19 Montreal, Quebec - Lambi !
07-20 Providence, RI - AS220
07-21 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar @
09-28 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge #

* with Gang Gang Dance
% with Fiery Furnaces
~ with Man Man
^ with Ex Models, Blues Control
$ with Keith Fullerton Whitman
& with the New Pornographers, Stephen Malkmus, De La Soul, Of Montreal, Jamie Lidell, the Sea and Cake, Klaxons, Nomo, the Ponys, Menomena, Craig Taborn's Junk Magic, Fred Lonberg-Holm's Lightbox Orchestra
! with the Ponys, Jay Reatard
@ with Battles, Singer (ex-U.S. Maple)
# with No Age

Pumpkins:

06-19 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
06-23 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
06-24 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
06-26 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
06-27 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
07-02 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
07-03 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
07-05 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
07-07 East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium (Live Earth Festival)
07-15 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-16 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-18 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-22 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-24 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-25 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-28 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-30 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
07-31 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
08-01 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
08-05 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Park (Virgin Festival)
08-16 St. Malo, France - Fort of St. Pere
08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-22 Glasgow, Scotland - Carling Academy
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
09-08 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
09-09 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival