Via: Tiny Mix Tapes Now would be a good time to invest in earplugs, since next week Hartford noise rockers Magik Markers will be kicking off their U.S. tour in Brooklyn. The trek will see the group (pared down to a duo since the departure of Leah Quimby last year) on the road for the majority of March, including a performance at SXSW. Dates are as follows: 03-08 Brooklyn, NY - Silent Barn 03-09 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda'''s 03-10 Washington, DC - Warehouse Next Door 03-11 Chapel Hill, NC - Night Light 03-12 Greenville, SC - Horizon Records 03-13 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn 03-14 New Orleans, LA - Hi Ho Lounge 03-16 Austin, TX - The Mohawk (Ecstatic Peace SXSW showcase) 03-18 Houston, TX - Proletariat 03-19 Shreveport, LA '' Lil''' Joe'''s 03-21 Nashville, TN - Ruby Green 03-22 Louisville, KY - The Butcher Block 03-23 Newport, KY - Southgate House 03-24 Detroit, MI - Bohemian National Home 03-25 Cleveland, OH - Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland 03-26 Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks