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Centro-Matic = Denton vets Centro-Matic; South San Gabriel = Centro-Matic + a rotating cast of others. Both are led by songwriter of note Will Johnson. As is often the case with side projects and the like, it can get confusing just which music belongs to which act, but bless Will and company for throwing us a bone with their latest release.

On June 3, Misra will release Dual Hawks, a split double-LP from Centro-Matic and South San Gabriel that pairs the two similar acts in an effort to help the listener discover the distinctions between them. Consider this your crash course on the crowded musical orbit of Will Johnson.

And get some additional lessons at a venue near you. Centro-Matic are touring hard this spring, with their current run of European dates preceding a North American trek in late May and June. The European dates feature both Centro-Matic and South San Gabriel, whereas the North American trek is primarily all Centro-Matic. We think.

Dual Hawks:

Disc one (Centro-Matic):

01 The Rat Patrol and DJ's
02 Two Seats Gold Reserved
03 Quality Strange
04 Remind Us Alive
05 Every Single Switch
06 I, the Kite
07 Strychnine, Breathless Ways
08 All Your Farewells
09 Counting the Scars
10 Twenty-Four
11 A Critical Display of Snakes

Disc two (South San Gabriel):

01 Emma Jane
02 Kept on the Sly
03 When the Angels Will Put Out Their Lights
04 Of Evil/For Evil
05 My Goodbyes
06 Senselessly
07 Corner Cross
08 Trust to Lose
09 The Arc and the Cusp
10 Alabama Crusade
11 Jornada Del Muerto #20
12 From This I Will Awake

Centro-Matic:

05-01 Madrid, Spain - El Sol #
05-03 Valencia, Spain - Greenspace #
05-04 Barcelona, Spain - La Villarroel #
05-30 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf #
05-31 Austin, TX - The Parish #
06-04 St. Louis, MO - Schlafly Tap Room
06-05 Rock Island, IL - Huckleberry's Tap Room
06-06 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar *
06-07 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
06-08 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
06-10 Buffalo, NY- Mohawk *
06-11 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern *
06-12 Montreal, Quebec - Le Divan Orange *
06-13 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *^
06-14 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
06-17 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *%
06-18 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
06-19 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
06-20 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle *
06-21 Athens, GA - 40 Watt
06-23 Atlanta, GA - TBA
06-24 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
06-28 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater $

# with South San Gabriel
* with the M's
^ with Grand Archives
% with Shearwater
$ with the Kadane Brothers (The New Year, Bedhead)