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These Are Powers & Marnie Stern - new music, a show together, other tour dates (some w/ Gang Gang Dance)

By Andrew Frisicano

DOWNLOAD: These Are Powers – “Cockles” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Marnie Stern – “Transformer” (new MP3)

Marnie Stern’s new album
Marnie Stern

These Are Powers will kick off a two-month-long tour with a pair of NYC dates this weekend. On Saturday (9/27), the band (which must be mentioned includes ex-Liars Pat Noecker) plays the Silent Barn with Marnie Stern, Neptune, and Screaming Females, 7PM, all ages, $7.

Then Sunday (9/28) TAP plays the Knitting Factory with Neptune, Arrington de Dionyso with MGM Grand, Dinowalrus, and Marty McSorely (DJ set/WFMU) at 8PM. Tickets are only $5.00.

These Are Powers recently signed to Dead Oceans who will be re-releasing the band’s Taro Tarot and Terrific Seasons. I’d especially recommend a look at Taro Tarot, which takes TAP’s avant-nosie-rock to a cleaner, more streamlined place. Check out TAP’s tour blog at Other Music.

Marnie Stern, the headliner for Saturday’s show, will be, according to Todd P, “debuting her new band!” She’s also set to play another NYC show at the Cake Shop on Wed, Oct 22 (during CMJ), before heading out west for a 10-date tour with Gang Gang Dance.

Marnie Stern’s newest, This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That (art above), the follow-up to her great 2007 debut, is available for pre-order at Kill Rock Stars. Pre-orders ship with a limited edition coloring book by BK artist Bella Foster.

All tour dates for everyone below…

These Are Powers – 2008 Tour Dates
Sep 26 – Bard Annandale-on-Hudson, New York @
Sep 27 – Early Show! Silent Barn Ridgewood, New York #
Sep 28 – Knitting Factory New York, New York @
Sep 29 – People’s Center New Haven, Connecticut @
Sep 30 – Space Gallery Portland, Maine
Oct 2 – Pop Montreal – Divan Orange Montreal, Quebec %
Oct 3 – Sneaky Dee’s Toronto, Ontario ^
Oct 4 – The Pike Room Detroit, Michigan
Oct 5 – AV-Aerie Chicago, Illinois &
Oct 16 – Café Central Weinheim Germany
Oct 17 – Galerie Loyal Kassel Germany
Oct 18 – Kino La Bim Halle Germany
Oct 19 – Hafenklang Hamburg Germany
Oct 20 – Kulturbunker Koeln Germany
Oct 21 – Arena Wein Austria
Oct 22 – West Germany Berlin Germany
Oct 23 – Meet Factory Prague Czech Republic
Oct 25 – Stellwerk Innsbruck Austria
Oct 27 – For Sale Club Milan Italy
Oct 28 – Sinister Noise Rome Italy
Oct 31 – Grabenhalle St Gallen Switzerland
Nov 2 – Alternat Boat Paris France
Nov 3 – Paradiso Amsterdam Netherlands
Nov 4 – De Kreun Kortrijk Belgium
Nov 6 – O13 Tilburg Netherlands
Nov 7 – Utrecht Ekko Netherlands
Nov 8 – Worm Rotterdam Netherlands
Nov 13 – Bardens Boudoir (upset the rhythm) London UK
Nov 17 – Brudenell Social Rooms Leeds UK
Nov 18 – Upper Space Manchester UK
Nov 19 – Korova Liverpool UK
Nov 21 – Cargo London UK
Nov 22 – Whelans Dublin Ireland
Nov 23 – TBC Cork Ireland
Nov 24 – The End London UK

@ w/Neptune
# w/Marnie Stern, Neptune, Screaming Females
% w/Chinese Stars, dd/mm/yyyy
^ w/The Creeping Nobodies, dd/mm/yyyy
& w/Love of Everything, Golden Birthday, Magic is Kuntmaster

Marnie Stern – 2008 Tour Dates
Sep 27 – Queens, New York @ The Silent Barn
Oct 22 – New York, New York @ Cakeshop
Nov 3 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
Nov 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
Nov 5 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall *
Nov 7 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *
Nov 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
Nov 10 – Seattle, WA @ Triple Door *
Nov 11 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Biltmore Theater *
Nov 12 – Portland, OR @ Berbati’s Pan *
Nov 14 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbos *
Nov 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater *
* w/ Gang Gang Dance