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With the way they've been acting, you'd never know that the B-52's are almost two decades down the road from the "Love Shack". This week, Astralwerks released Funplex, the Athens icons' first album in 16 years, and the B-52s' show no signs of slowing up any time soon.

First up is a trio of remixes of Funplex's title track from the likes of CSS, Peaches and the Scissor Sisters, available right this instant through iTunes. Then there's the band's club tour, which kicks off in Boston in late April following a few scattered gigs beforehand (including one tonight in British Columbia).

And then there's their co-headlining spot on this year's True Colors Tour, where they'll join Cyndi Lauper, Tegan and Sara, Regina Spektor, Joan Jett, Andy Bell of Erasure, and others on a lineup that changes as often as Fred Schneider switches suits.

Welcome back, B-52's! Yours is a much more welcome re-emergence than that of those planes you're named after.

B-52s:

03-28 Richmond, British Columbia - River Rock Casino Resort
03-29 Spokane, WA - Northern Quest Casino
04-11 Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase Concert Hall
04-23 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *
04-25 Philadelphia, PA - TLA *
04-26 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
04-27 Richmond, VA - The National *
04-28 Detroit, MI - Clutch Cargo's
04-29 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *
05-01 Chicago, IL - House of Blues *
05-02 Louisville, KY - Kentucky Derby
05-04 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *
05-06 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
05-07 Portland, OR - Roseland *
05-08 Dixon, CA - Dixon May Fair
05-09 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
05-11 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues *
05-31 Boston, MA - Bank of American Pavilion (True Colors)
06-01 Wantagh, New York - Jones Beach Theater (True Colors)
06-03 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall (True Colors)
06-04 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre (True Colors)
06-06 Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino (True Colors)
06-07 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall (True Colors)
06-09 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center (True Colors)
06-10 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater (True Colors)
06-13 Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Resort Spa and Casino (True Colors)
06-14 Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (True Colors)
06-16 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre (True Colors)
06-17 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre (True Colors)
06-18 Clearwater, FL - Ruth Echerd Hall (True Colors)
06-19 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center (True Colors)
06-21 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (True Colors)
06-25 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater (True Colors)
06-27 Alpine, CA - Viejas Casino (True Colors)
06-28 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater (True Colors)
06-29 Berkley, CA - Greek Theater (True Colors)
07-01 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater (True Colors)
07-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Deer Lake Park (True Colors)
07-04 Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre (True Colors)
07-05 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (True Colors)

* with Eagle*Seagull