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Starting now, February becomes a loud month, as noise-hoppers Dälek and headbanging Chicago now-duo Russian Circles join up for a U.S. tour that will take them from Chicago to Rockford, Illinois (with, admittedly, quite a few stops in between). The jaunt kicks off tonight at the Windy City's Subterranean.

Both groups have plenty of shows following the tour. For Dälek, those shows include a run with RJD2 and a bunch of gigs in Europe (including pretty much every nook and cranny of France). For Russian Circles, who release their new album Station May 6 on new label Suicide Squeeze, the shows are at SXSW and with Red Sparowes beyond.

Jade Tree UPDATE: THEY JUST SIGNED TO TEMPORARY RESIDENCE post-punkers Young Widows will join Dälek and Russian Circles for all dates of the joint tour. And speaking of Jade Tree, the label released Paint It Black's New Lexicon today, which features production by Dälek's Oktopus.

Dälek/Russian Circles/Young Widows:

02-19 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
02-20 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
02-21 Columbus, OH - The Ravari Room
02-22 Pittsburgh, PA - The School
02-23 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
02-24 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
02-25 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
02-26 Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary
02-27 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
02-28 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *
02-29 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
03-01 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
03-02 Rockford, IL - The Rock Box

* with Dub Trio, Beans

Dälek:

03-03 Toledo, OH - Frankie's
03-14 Austin, TX - Hydrahead party (SXSW)
03-14 Austin, TX - Ernest Jennings Record Co. party (SXSW)
04-01 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel ^
04-02 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^
04-04 Austin, TX - Emo's ^
04-05 Dallas, TX - Palladium Loft ^
04-07 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse ^
04-08 San Diego, CA - Casbah ^
04-09 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater ^
04-10 San Francisco, CA - The Independent ^
04-12 Seattle, WA - Neumos ^
04-14 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge ^
04-15 Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom ^
04-16 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar ^
04-24 Paris, France - Glaz'art
04-25 Mâcon, France - La Cave
04-26 Bourgoin-Jallieu, France - Electrochoc Festival
04-28 Tourcoing, France - Le Grand Mix
04-29 Nancy, France - L'Autre Canal
04-30 Belfort, France - La Poudrière
05-02 Amiens, France - La Lune des Pirates
05-03 Le Havre, France - Le Cabaret Electrique
05-05 Nantes, France - L'Olympic
05-06 Annecy, France - Le Brise Glace
05-07 Poligny, France - Le Moulin de Brainans
05-08 Lyon, France - Nuits Sonores Festival
05-10 Marseilles, France - Cabaret Aléatoire (Noise Festival)
05-11 Moers, Germany - Moers Festival

^ with RJD2

Russian Circles:

03-15 Austin, Texas - Sargent House (SXSW)
03-16 Austin, Texas - Red 7
03-20 Seattle, WA - Neumos #
03-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards #
03-22 Portland, OR - Berbati's #
03-26 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill #
03-27 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex #
03-28 San Diego, CA - Casbah #
03-29 Phoenix, AZ - Brickhouse #

# with Red Sparowes