Newswire Spoon announces North American tour

One week before the release of their seventh album, Transference, Austin rock darlings Spoon have announced dates for a two-month North American tour. Ever fortunate, The A.V. Club got an advance copy of the album and is happy to report that Transference continues Spoon's legacy in the best way imaginable—and these songs will probably pop all the more live. (You can get in on the early action by checking out NPR's early stream of the album here.) Deerhunter joins Spoon on all dates, The Strange Boys will play all March dates except for the Austin tour-opener, and Micachu & The Shapes will step in for the remainder of the tour. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. Here’s the full itinerary:

7-Mar  Stubbs                          Austin, TX

18-Mar  Republic                        New Orleans, LA

19-Mar  Workplay Soundstage     Birmingham, AL

20-Mar  Tabernacle                     Atlanta, GA

22-Mar  9:30 Club                      Washington, DC

23-Mar  9:30 Club                      Washington, DC

24-Mar  The National                  Richmond, VA

26-Mar  Radio City Music Hall    New York, NY

27-Mar  House of Blues               Boston, MA, USA

29-Mar  Sound Academy             Toronto, ON

30-Mar  Royal Oak Music TheatreRoyal Oak, MI

1-Apr    Aragon Ballroom           Chicago, IL

2-Apr    First Avenue                  Minneapolis, MN

3-Apr    First Avenue                  Minneapolis, MN

5-Apr    Ogden Theatre               Denver, CO

6-Apr    Ogden Theatre               Denver, CO

7-Apr    In the Venue                  Salt Lake City, UT

9-Apr    Moore Theatre               Seattle, WA

10-Apr  Moore Theatre               Seattle, WA

11-Apr  Orpheum Theatre           Vancouver, BC

13-Apr  Fox Theater                   Oakland, CA