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BLACK LIPS EXTEND US TOUR… AGAIN

The Black Lips are reaffirming themselves as the perennial flower-punk road warriors once again by extending their US tour deep into the summer. In addition to previously announced dates with Cerebral Ballzy set for June, the Lips will be hitting the East Coast with a string of club dates and festival appearances at Lollapalooza and the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh. These dates will be the first to follow the release of their new full length, Arabia Mountain, which drops June 7 on Vice Music. Not to toot our own horn, but with tracks produced by prolific Englishman Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Busta Rhyme), Lockett Pundt (Deerhunter), and the Black Lips themselves, the record has garnered a lot of early love from Pitchfork, NME, Spin, and Rolling Stone, who today premiered the new single “New Direction” on their website. Oh, and while you're in a listening/watching stuff mode, check out their mind-melting video for ''Modern Art" here.

And in case you want a little treat to take for the road, here's an mp3 of "New Direction."
[audio:http://www.vicerecords.com/vicerecords/download/black_lips-new_direction.mp3]

New Dates:
7/27/11 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
7/28/11 Baltimore, MD Ottobar .
7/29/11 NewYork, NY Bowery Ballroom
7/30/11 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's .
8/01/11 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
8/02/11 Lexington, KY Buster's Billiards & Backroom
8/04/11 St. Louis, MO The Firebird
8/5 - 8/7/11 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
9/08/11 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Festival

Previously Announced Dates:
(all June dates w/ Cerebal Ballzy)
6/9/11 San Diego, CA The Casbah
6/10/11 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones
6/11 & 12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
6/14/11 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
6/15/11 Vancouver,BC Commodore Ballroom
6/16/11 Seattle, WA Neumos
6/17/11 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House
6/18/11 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
6/19/11 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
6/21/11 Tucson, AZ Plush
6/22/11 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
6/23/11 Costa Mesa, CA The Detroit Bar
6/24/11 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box
6/25/11 Pomona, CA The Glass House