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Frank Black announces new LP, stages US + UK tour
1 December 2000

Former Pixies front man Frank Black (aka Black Francis, born Charles Michael Kitteridge Thompson IV), who has label hopped among 4AD, Elektra, Virgin, American, SpinArt, and ArtistDirect over the past seven years, has landed on Boulder, Colorado indie What Are Records? who are now selling the remaining pressings of his current Frank Black And The Catholics rarities collection Oddballs. The album, released 24 May 2000, has never been and won’t be available in stores or through popular online channels such as Amazon.
    Black wrote in September that his band had completed the third Frank Black And The Catholics album, working with drummer/ producer Nick Vincent (Sparklehorse, Phil Collins, The Donny & Marie Osmond Show). Titled Dog In The Sand, WAR? plans to release the new LP early next year.
    Like the first two Catholics albums, Black recorded Dog direct to two track, completely bypassing the normal mixing process. But unlike them, the new LP contains not even a single razor blade edit. Black said “I foresee a time when we will record to wax cylinder, or perhaps a release only on sheet music. Further and further back in time.” The first single will be Robert Onion.
    Last night Black began a 17 date east coast/ west coast North American tour, playing the first of three nights at the Los Angeles Knitting Factory. Just added are several east coast dates including one in Montréal. The tour continues in February with shows in Scotland and England. Here are the dates

November
30 - Los Angeles (Knitting Factory)

December
  1 - Los Angeles (Knitting Factory)
  2 - Los Angeles (Knitting Factory)
  6 - San Francisco (Cellar @ Johnny Foley's)
  7 - San Francisco (Cellar @ Johnny Foley's)
  8 - Palo Alto (Cubberley Community Center)
14 - Santa Barbara (Rocks)
15 - Santa Monica (McCabe's)
16 - San Diego (The Casbah)

January
12 - Providence (Met Cafe)
13 - Northampton, MA (Iron Horse Music Hall)
14 - Syracuse (Armory High)
16 - Rochester (Bug Jar)
19 - Albany (Valentine's)
20 - New Haven (Tune Inn)
21 - Winooski, VT (Higher Ground)
22 - Montréal (Cabaret Music Hall)

February
10 - Glasgow (King Tut's Wah Wah Hut)
14 - Manchester (Manchester University)
15 - Liverpool (Liverpool University)
21 - London (The Astoria)
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