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New Orleans blippity bloopers Quintron and Miss Pussycat are naturally still in the throes of Mardi Gras at the moment, but in February, they leave all that hedonism behind for the hedonism of an opening slot on a Black Lips tour.

And those prolific Lips aren't Quintron's only cool music pals. Through Mr. Quintron's creation of a run of 10 Drum Buddies, the Dan Deacon-esque custom-made drum machine he plays, he recently jammed with Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed after Anderson purchased one of the machines. Wilco's Nels Cline also snatched one up, and you can too, if you're the winning bidder in an eBay auction for the final Drum Buddy.

Presented by Brooklyn shop Fresh Kills, the auction begins January 26 and ends February 5. More details at the Quintron site.

Quintron and Miss Pussycat:

01-19 New Orleans, LA - Krewe du Vieux Ball
02-01 New Orleans, LA - Spellcaster Lodge
02-02 Baton Rouge, LA - The Spanish Moon
02-04 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
02-24 Dallas, TX - The Loft *
02-25 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck *
02-26 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room *
02-28 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry *
02-29 Madison, WI - Memorial Union (University of Wisconsin) *
03-01 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium *
03-02 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall *
03-04 Columbus, OH - The Basement *
03-05 Oberlin, OH - Club Dionysus *
03-06 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
03-07 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's *
03-08 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place *
03-10 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
03-11 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
03-13 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
03-14 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
03-15 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
03-16 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
03-20 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *
03-21 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone *
03-22 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *

* with Black Lips