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Matt Pond PA photo by Jeremy Balderson

Carbon/Silicon, meet two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen, and a guy named Matt. Yes, Carbon/Silicon-- the ex-punker supergroup spearheaded by Mick Jones of the Clash and Tony James of Generation X-- will be joined by Matt Pond PA on a North American tour this spring.

The two bands will link up in mid-March for about a month of nearly-nightly rock of both the raucous and gentle varieties. Both have terminally-titled 2007 releases to plug: Carbon/Silicon issued The Last Post back in October on Caroline, and Matt Pond's new one Last Light, with special guest Neko Case, dropped in September on Altitude.

Matt Pond PA have a tour of their own to attend to before they meet up with Carbon/Silicon, while the band of vets is mostly supplementing its time around the Pond with festival gigs and the odd club date.

Carbon/Silicon and Matt Pond PA:

03-19 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
03-20 San Francisco, CA - Independent
03-22 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
03-23 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
03-24 Portland, OR - Dante's
03-27 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
03-29 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
03-30 Minneapolis, MN - Variety Theatre
03-31 Chicago, IL - Double Door
04-02 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
04-04 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
04-06 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
04-07 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
04-09 Cincinnati, OH - 20th Century Theatre
04-14 Atlanta, GA - The Loft
04-15 Orlando, FL - The Social

Carbon/Silicon:

02-29 London, England - Carbon Casino
03-13 Austin, TX - Friends (SXSW)
03-15 Austin, TX - Waterloo (SXSW)
04-05 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's Place
04-26 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)

Matt Pond PA:

02-28 Ridgewood, NJ - Blend
02-29 State College, PA - Chronic Town
03-01 Norfolk, VA - NorVa
03-03 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03-04 Charleston, SC - Map Room
03-05 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
03-06 St. Augustine, FL - Café Eleven
03-07 South Florida Everglades, FL - Big Cypress Indian Reservation (Langerado)
03-08 Tampa, FL - New World Brewery
03-09 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
03-12 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
03-13 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
03-14 Norman, OK - The Opolis
03-16 Phoenix, AZ - Brickhouse Theater
03-17 Tucson, AZ - Cub Congress
04-01 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
04-05 Washington, DC - American University