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The Legendary Pink Dots - "Hauptbahnhof" (PopMatters Premiere)

Monday, Oct 4, 2010
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The British/Dutch Legendary Pink Dots are veterans of psychedelic rock, plying their trade since 1980. The band has a new album, Seconds Late for the Brighton Line, coming from ROIR tomorrow (5 October).

The British/Dutch Legendary Pink Dots are veterans of psychedelic rock, plying their trade since 1980. The band has a new album, Seconds Late for the Brighton Line, coming from ROIR tomorrow,  5 October.The Dots also have a lengthy North American tour scheduled (dates below the jump) to promote the new record as well as to celebrate their 30 years of musical expression. New Yorkers can catch the group with the Dresden Dolls at Irving Plaza in NYC on Halloween. Today, we bring you the video premiere of the moody “Hauptbahnhof”, which highlights the dark, Krautrock, classical influence in the Dot’s work.


<a href="http://legendarypinkdots.bandcamp.com/album/seconds-late-for-the-brighton-line">Russian Roulette by Legendary Pink Dots</a>


  
TOUR DATES
Fri Oct 15 - Biltmore, Vancouver, BC
Sat Oct 16 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
Mon Oct 18 - Club Sound, Salt Lake City, UT
Tue Oct 19 - Gothic Theater, Englewood, CO
Thur Oct 21 - Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
Fri Oct 22 - Double Door, Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 23 - Rumba Café, Columbus, OH
Sun Oct 24 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
Mon Oct 25 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
Tue Oct 26 - The Mod Club, Toronto, ON
Thur Oct 28 - Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
Fri Oct 29 - Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
Sat Oct 30 - DC9, Washington, DC
Mon Nov 1 - M Room, Philadelphia, PA
Tue Nov 2 - Thunderbird Café, Pittsburgh, PA
Wed Nov 3 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
Thur Nov 4 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
Fri Nov 5 - The Plaza Theatre, Orlando, FL
Sat Nov 6 - Orpheum, Tampa, FL
Tue Nov 9 - House of Blues Dallas, Dallas, TX
Wed Nov 10 - Elyslum, Austin, TX
Sun Nov 14 - The Rhythm Room, Scottsdale, AZ
Mon Nov 15 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA
Tue Nov 16 - Echoplex, Echo Park, CA
Wed Nov 17 - Sainte Rocke, Hermosa Beach, CA
Thur Nov 18 - The Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA
Fri Nov 19 - Café Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
Sat Nov 20 - Café Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
Mon Nov 22 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR

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