Junior Boys announce big tour, play Cradle

Electro-pop duo Junior Boys are gearing up to release a new album titled Begone Dull Care on April 7 in the US and March 24 in their home-country Canada. The band will launch a huge tour at the end of March to support the record which will include a stop in Carrboro. The band will play the Cat's Cradle on May 3. Tickets for the show will go on sale on Wednesday, February 18 for $12 via etix.com.

UK musician/singer Ben Jacobs who goes by Max Tundra from will open the entire tour except the Coachella Festival date. Max Tundra's latest album Parallax Error Beheads You was released in October. Check out a track from that album below.

Max Tundra - "Which Song" (mp3)

Junior Boys North American dates:
03.28.09 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club Theatre
03.29.09 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club Theatre
03.31.09 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
04.01.09 - Pontiac, MI - Pike Room
04.02.09 - Chicago, IL - Metro / Smart Bar
04.03.09 - Minneapolis, MN - TBA
04.04.09 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret
04.06.09 - Saskatoon, SK - TBA
04.07.09 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
04.09.09 - Calgary, AB - The Warehouse
04.11.09 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
04.12.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's
04.14.09 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
04.16.09 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
04.18.09 - Indio, CA - Coachella Festival (Empire Polo Field)
04.19.09 - Phoenix, AZ - The Rhythm Room
04.20.09 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
04.24.09 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
04.25.09 - St. Louis, MO - The Billiken Club
04.28.09 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
04.29.09 - Columbus, OH - TBA
04.30.09 - Lexington, KY - The Dame
05.01.09 - Nashville, TN - The Mercy Lounge
05.02.09 - Atlanta, GA - The EARL
05.03.09 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
05.05.09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
05.06.09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
05.07.09 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
05.08.09 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
05.09.09 - Montreal, QC - TBA
05.10.09 - Ottawa, ON - TBA