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Yarrgh, Ships ahoy! That's right, ye matey, Danielson and his seaworthy five-piece set sail for four months of touring, starting tonight in Philadelphia. Shiver me timbers.

The new Danielson album just scored an enthusiastic 9.1 review from our own Ryan Schreiber, but now the unenviable task falls upon Daniel Smith et al to condense the massively orchestrated sounds of the album into an arrangement suited for live performance. There are still a few latter dates that don't have finalized locations just yet, but expect all that to be tidied up nice and pretty by the time the acutely happy Danielson hits town.

Tourdateship:

05-12 Philadelphia, PA - Kensington South Forum *
05-13 Brooklyn, NY - Northsix ^
05-24 Louisville, KY - Uncle Pleasant's
05-25 Chicago, IL - Lakeshore Theater &
05-26 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
05-27 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
05-30 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
05-31 Portland, OR - K Street Theater @
06-02 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill %
06-03 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
06-04 San Diego, CA - Casbah ?
06-05 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
06-06 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
06-08 Salt Lake City, UT - Kayo
06-09 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive #
06-10 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
06-11 Indianapolis, IN - Harrison Center for the Arts
06-17 Silver Spring, MD - Silverdocs Film Festival
07-03 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
07-04 Athens, GA - TBA
07-05 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
07-06 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington
07-07 Austin, TX - Emo's
07-08 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
07-09 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
07-10 Springfield, MO - Randy Bacon Gallery =
07-11 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone +
07-12 Nashville, TN - The End +
07-13 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle +
07-14 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom +
07-19 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
07-20 Portland, ME - Space Gallery
07-21 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
07-22 Providence, RI - AS220
07-23 Lancaster, PA - TBA
07-24 Washington, DC - TBA
07-25 Baltimore, MD - TBA
07-26 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
07-27 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
07-28 Newport, KY - Southgate House
07-29 Bloomington, IN - The Hospital $
08-01 Grand Rapids, MI - TBA
08-02 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
08-03 Toronto, Ontario - TBA
08-04 Kitchener, Ontario - Nidus Festival
08-05 Montreal, Quebec - La Salla Rossa !
08-06 New Haven, CT - TBA

* with Windsor for the Derby, King of Siam, Leopulde
^ with Saturday Looks Good to Me, Jeffrey Lewis Band, Cheyenne
& with Detholz
@ with Faun Fables
% with Young People
? with Goblin Cock
# with Wovenhand
= with The Billy Nayer Show
+ with Neil Hamburger
$ with Horns of Happiness
! with Oneida

While Danielson is out touring the serene seas of summer, the documentary film Danielson: A Family Movie is screening sporadically at festivals, as well. The film's website says the film tracks the ups and downs of the Danielson family band as each member drifts towards their own interests, as well as founder Daniel Smith's mentoring of a l'il newcomer named Sufjan Stevens. Here's hoping for endless Osmond Family allusions.