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Shugo Tokumaru - tonight w/ all star backing band & updated 2008 Tour Dates (w/ the Magnetic Fields)

Shugo and Bryan

Shugo Tokumaru‘s first-ever NYC show (it was his first US show, but then he added one earlier this month at Chicago) happens tonight (9/23) at Mercury Lounge in NYC. This who you can expect to see on stage with him:

* Jon Natchez (Beirut)
* Bryan Devendorf (The National)
* Perrin Cloutier (Beirut)
* Lawson White (So Percussion)

Twi the Humble Feather open the late show.
(Lenka plays the early show at the same venue)

If you miss him, Shugo is back in the area in exactly a month, but next time as an opener for The Magnetic Fields, and in Jersey City. Tickets for the Loew’s show are still on sale. All tour dates below…

Shugo Tokumaru – 2008 Tour Dates
09/23 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge!
09/30 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland^
10/03 Montréal, QC @ Pop Montréal%
10/23 Jersey City, NJ @ Loews Jersey Theatre*
10/24 Columbus, OH @ The Southern Theatre*
10/25 Philadelphia, PA @ The Merriam Theater*
10/26 Washington, DC @ Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University*

# with Flying Lotus, Lau Nau, Blues Control
! Jon Natchez (Beirut), Bryan Devendorf (The National), Perrin Cloutier (Beirut), Lawson White (So Percussion) w/Twi the Humble Feather
^ Supporting Beach House & Lazarus
% Contrived, Julie Fader, Brian Borcherdt (Holy F*ck), Off the International Radar, DJ Graham (Holy F*ck)
* Supporting Magnetic Fields with Jon Natchez (Beirut)