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Like a million and one other bands, Best New Music-makers Black Kids are set to slay CMJ this week with a handful of shows that are sure to be packed, sweaty, and spread out all over town (NYC, that is). Their plan for total domination relies heavily on their self-released Wizard of Ahhhs EP, but now it seems they'll have some extra ammunition in the form of a management company-- but not, contrary to some reports, a label.

A previous Billboard.com report (now updated and corrected) indicated that the band had signed to Almost Gold Recordings, home of Peter Bjorn and John. The band's management cleared up the confusion in an email to press outlets, however: "Black Kids have not signed to Almost Gold Recordings...The confusion may stem from the fact that Almost Gold Recordings is part of Quest Management. Quest Management handles Björk and Arcade Fire and we just recently picked up Black Kids for management as well. A number of labels have expressed interest but nothing has been decided yet." So, there you have it.

After their CMJ shows, Black Kids have two Georgia dates in mid-November.

Dates:

10-18 New York, NY - The Cake Shop (CMJ)
10-18 New York, NY - The Annex (CMJ)
10-19 New York, NY - R-Bar (CMJ)
10-20 Brooklyn, NY - Galapagos Back Room (CMJ)
11-15 Atlanta, GA - Star Bar
11-16 Athens, GA - Flicker Theatre