The Mouse That Roared...

Spring has sprung and times are good for Modest Mouse fans the world over. The new album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, is out now and all is right with the world. And still more exciting is the fact that the band has announced a bunch of tour dates...so you can get down in person with these "humble rodents."

Here are some North American tourdates:
April 2007
15 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater
16 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ PNE Coliseum
17 - Boise, ID @ Big Easy Concert Hall
20-21 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Orpheum
22 - Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theater
24 - Toronto, Ontario @ Hummingbird Centre
25 - Montreal, Quebec @ Metropolis
26 - Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory
27 - Boston, MA @ The Orpheum Theater
29-30 - New York, NY @ United Palace

May 2007
2 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's at The Strand
3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
4 - Greensboro, NC @ Special Events Center
5 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
6 - Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Arena Concert Hall
8 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
9 - Austin, TX @ The Backyard
10 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Live
12 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheater
13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
14 - San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
16 - San Jose, CA @ San Jose State University

...Check out this video for Dashboard, the first single off the new album...quite a "Fish Story." (Take it easy, cheesy)