It seems as if Dan Bejar has put some of his many other projects (The New Pornographers, Swan Lake and Hello, Blue Roses) on the temporary back burner in order to take his flagship, the HMCS Destroyer (not actually a ship in the Canadian Navy's fleet, just go with me on the wordplay) out on tour. The two month jaunt—which is preceeded by an appearance at the Merge Records showcase at SXSW—is in support of the new Destroyer album Trouble in Dreams, out March 18th on the aforementioned Merge. The tour ping-pongs across the country and up into Bejar's native Canada, finally coming to rest in Vancouver, just after a stoppover at Washington's Sasquatch! Music Festival. Full dates are below.
DESTROYER TOUR DATES
03.14.2008 Austin TX – The Parish [Merge SXSW Showcase]
04.16.2008 Minneapolis MN – 400 Bar
04.17.2008 Chicago IL – Logan Square Auditorium
04.18.2008 Detroit MI – Pike Room
04.19.2008 Toronto – Lee's Palace
04.20.2008 Montreal – Club Lambi
04.21.2008 Cambridge MA – Middle East Downstairs
04.22.2008 Brooklyn NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
04.23.2008 New York NY – Bowery Ballroom
04.24.2008 Philadelphia PA – North Star Bar
04.25.2008 Washington – Black Cat
04.26.2008 Asheville NC – Grey Eagle
04.27.2008 Carrboro NC – Cat's Cradle
04.28.2008 Atlanta GA – The Earl
04.29.2008 Nashville TN – Mercy Lounge
04.30.2008 St. Louis MO – Blueberry Hill
05.01.2008 Kansas City MO – Record Bar
05.02.2008 Omaha NE – Waiting Room
05.03.2008 Denver CO – Walnut Room
05.13.2008 Edmonton – Starlite Room
05.14.2008 Calgary AB – # 1 Royal Canadian Legion Hall
05.16.2008 Salt Lake City UT – Urban Lounge
05.18.2008 Phoenix AZ – Rhythm Room
05.19.2008 Los Angeles CA – Troubadour
05.20.2008 San Diego CA – Casbah
05.21.2008 San Francisco CA – The Independent
05.23.2008 Portland OR – Aladdin Theater
05.24.2008 George WA – The Gorge [Sasquatch! Music Festival]
05.31.2008 Vancouver BC – Commodore Ballroom
For more information visit mergerecords.com or myspace.com/destroyer
