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The typical "record, release, tour, repeat" schedule has never played too well with the dudes in Shellac, but if their willingness to busy up their schedules for the first half of 2008 holds through the second half, Steve, Bob and Todd are gonna have an uncharacteristically productive year.

Shellac's next move is to South America, where they'll head later this month for a weeklong tour. The infrequent travelers must've grown some sealegs over the winter holiday, as they'll follow a month-long break after the South American dates with a trip to Europe in May and a lone French date in June.

After that, who knows? Another record, perhaps-- a follow-up to 2007's excellent Excellent Italian Greyhound? Holding one's breath is inadvisable in this matter.

Also, this is so awesome (Via Chicagoist / The Rich Girls Are Weeping):

Shellac:

03-25 Rio de Janiero, Brazil - Teatro Odisseia
03-26 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Niceto Club
03-27 Santiago, Chile - Galpôn Victor Jara
03-28 Porto Alagre, Brazil - Garagem hermetica
03-29 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Clash Club
04-01 Bauru, Brazil - SESC
04-02 Sorocaba, Brazil - SESC
05-02 Berlin, Germany - Maria um Ufer *
05-03 Dresden, Germany - Scheune *
05-04 Wroclaw, Poland - W-Z *
05-05 Prague, Czech Republic - Palace Akropolis *
05-06 Weis, Austria - Alter Schlachthof *
05-07 Vienna, Austria - Szene Wien *
05-08 Ljubljana, Slovenia - Gala Hala *
05-09 Zagreb, Croatia - Zedno Uho *
05-13 Skopje, Macedonia - Club Castro *
05-16 Istanbul, Turkey - Garaj *
06-07 Paris, France - Villette Sonique

* with Allroh