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Bonnie Prince Billy & The Cairo Gang releasing an album, playing shows (including 3 @ Monster Island)

DOWNLOAD: Bonnie Prince Billy – Play, Guitar, Play (MP3)

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Bonnie Prince Billy & the Cairo Gang will be in NYC to play three shows over two nights at Monster Island Basement. They play early and late shows on Thursday, April 1st, and one show on Friday, April 2nd. Lichens open all three.

Tickets for the shows won’t be available online – only in person at Record Grouch Records/Old Made Vintage (open 11am-7pm daily; 441 Metropolitan Ave @ Meeker St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 908-246-1512) starting Tuesday, March 9th at 5pm.

Bonnie Prince Billy And The Cairo Gang are releasing a new record, The Wonder Show of the World, on March 23rd on Drag City (Mar. 22nd on Domino in the UK). The song “Play, Guitar, Play,” above, a Conway Twitty cover, is a free preview that won’t be on the ten-song album.

In related new, Will Oldham is a guest on the new Coliseum record.

BPB & The Cairo Gang put out a NFSW teaser for the record. That, all tour dates and venue info are below…

A Valentine for You (NSFW)

| MONSTER ISLAND BASEMENT |

128 River St @ Metropolitan Ave | Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L-Bedford, G-Metropolitan, JM-Marcy

Bonnie Prince Billy – 2010 Tour Dates
Thu Apr 01 Brooklyn, NY Monster Island Basement #
Thu Apr 01 Brooklyn, NY Monster Island Basement #
Fri Apr 02 Brooklyn, NY Monster Island Basement #
Sat Apr 03 Rehoboth Beach, DE Dogfish Head Brewing and Eats
Tue Apr 06 New Orleans, LA Preservation Hall
Wed Apr 07 Scott, LA Bourques’ Social Club
Fri Apr 09 Oakland, CA The New Parish $
Fri Apr 09 Oakland, CA The New Parish $
Sat Apr 10 Oakland, CA The New Parish *
Sat Aug 07 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon
Sun Aug 08 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon
# w/ Lichens
$ w/ J. Tillman
* w/ Mariee Sioux