Challengers, beware! The New Pornographers are taking it to the road to defend their title as the best power pop band around right now. Although technically if you went on the road, you would be the challengers, not the home team. How about I just drop the sports metaphor, tell you that Matador labelmates Lavender Diamond will be supporting on all dates, remind you that Challengers is slated for an August 21 release, and direct you on after the jump for the New Pornos' new North American dates...9/13 Victoria, BC - McPherson Ballroom
9/14-15 Seattle, WA - Showbox
9/16 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
9/17 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
9/18 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
9/19-20 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
9/21 Tucson, AZ - Rialto
9/22 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
9/24 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
9/25 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
9/26 Boise, ID - Egyptian
9/28 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
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[...] had behind their new album, Challengers, due out August 21 on Matador. You can reference this past post for the Pornos’ tour dates through September. And read on after the jump for the band’s [...]