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Nothing quite says indie rock like, um, little airplanes chasing each other around over San Diego Bay. In this spirit, the 2008 Red Bull Air Race has invited a couple indie rock aces to provide a little pre-party pep-up for the pilots and plane geeks at this weekend's big event.

Red Bull Air Races take over metropolises around the world this year, and the next one hits San Diego May 3 and 4. To get the masses even more pumped following last night's Cut Copy gig, they're hosting a "Red Bull Air Race Terminal Party" at the "Red Bull Terminal" in the city's downtown on May 3. Entertainment of the musical variety will be provided by Sub Pop's very own Grand Archives and the Helio Sequence, among others.

And hey, while we're on the subject of Sub Pop's very own Grand Archives and the Helio Sequence, we'd be remiss not to mention that both acts also have loads of their own tour dates. Said dates find these guys supporting their respective 2008 offerings, The Grand Archives and Keep Your Eyes Ahead, and playing a bunch of the same venues, though not together. A third Sub Popper, Sera Cahoone, joins old pals Grand Archives at most of their gigs.

Grand Archives:

05-03 San Diego, CA - Red Bull Terminal (Red Bull Air Race Terminal Party) *
05-24 George, WA - The Gorge (Sasquatch! Festival)
05-29 Boise, ID - Neurolux #
05-31 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive #
06-03 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity #
06-04 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle #
06-05 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop #
06-06 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo
06-07 Montreal, Quebec - Petit Campus
06-08 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground #
06-09 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall #
06-11 Allston, MA - Great Scott #
06-12 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's #
06-13 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #
06-15 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel #
06-17 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 #
06-18 Atlanta, GA - The Earl #
06-19 Nashville, TN - Exit/In #
06-20 Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz #
06-21 Austin, TX - Stubb's Bar-B-Q #
06-22 Dallas, TX - Cavern #
06-25 Tucson, AZ - Plush #
06-26 San Diego, CA - Casbah #
06-27 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo #
06-28 San Francisco, CA - Slim's #

* with the Helio Sequence
# with Sera Cahoone

The Helio Sequence:

05-03 San Diego, CA - Red Bull Terminal (Red Bull Air Race Terminal Party) *
05-14 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
05-15 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
05-17 Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Book Festival
05-18 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
05-20 Washington, DC - Black Cat !
05-21 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's !
05-22 Allston, MA - Great Scott !
05-23 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall !
05-24 Montreal, Quebec - Zoobizarre
05-25 Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit's Soundlab
05-26 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
05-27 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
05-29 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
05-30 Mount Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern
05-31 Orlando, FL - The Social
06-01 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
06-02 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
06-04 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
06-05 Norman, OK - The Opolis
06-06 Dallas, TX - The Loft
06-07 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
06-10 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
06-11 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
06-12 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
06-13 Santa Barbara, CA - SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
06-14 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
06-17 San Francisco, CA - Slim's

* with Grand Archives
! with Pattern Is Movement