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The Autumn Defense announce US dates

Wilco man's side project will hit the road next month

The Autumn Defense have announced a 32-date tour of North America, starting February 8.

A side-project of Wilco bassist John Stirratt, the tour will coincide with the release of the bands third album ‘Circles’, due out on January 16.


The dates are:


St. Louis, MO The Duck Room (February 8)
Columbia, MO Mojo's (9)
Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room (11)
Austin, TX The Parish (12)
Tucson, AZ Plush (14)
Phoenix, AZ Modified (15)
Los Angeles, CA Spaceland (16)
San Francisco, CA Swedish American Hall (17)
Eugene, OR Sam Bond's (19)
Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern (20)
Portland, OR Doug Fir (21)
Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge (23)
Denver, CO Soiled Dove (24)
Kansas City, MO Record Bar (26)
Champaign, IL Canopy Club (27)
Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater (28)
Madison, WI Cafe Monmartre (March 1)
Chicago, IL Park West (3)
Nashville, TN Slow Bar (9)
Oxford, MS Proud Larry's (10)
Meridian, MS The Opera House (11)
Atlanta, GA The Earl (13)
Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 (14)
Vienna, VA Jammin' Java (15)
Philadelphia, PA Northstar (16)
Baltimore, MD Fletcher's (17)
New York, NY Mercury Lounge (19)
Cambridge, MA Middle East (20)
Northampton, MA Iron Horse (21)
Burlington, VT Higher Ground (22)
Montreal, Quebec Main Hall (23)
Toronto, Ontario Horseshoe (24)

--By our New York staff.
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