Both acts are on Kill Rock Stars Records. Both have new albums out January 29. And now Xiu Xiu and Thao Nguyen will add another similarity when the two acts head out on a North American tour together starting in March. Xiu Xiu will be supporting its fleshed-out Women as Lovers, Thao (with her backing band the Get Down Stay Down in tow) her debut album, We Brave Bee Stings and All.

Tour dates:

03.07 Portland, OR: Someday Lounge
03.08 Seattle, WA: Chop Suey
03.10 Salt Lake City, UT: Urban Lounge
03.11 Denver, CO: Hi Dive
03.13 Ames, IA: Maintenance Shop
03.14 Minneapolis, MN: Triple Rock
03.15 Chicago, IL: Reggie's
03.16 Mt. Pleasant, MI: Rubble's Bar
03.17 Toronto, ON: Sneaky Dee's
03.18 Ottawa, ON: Babylon
03.19 Montreal, QC: La Sala Rossa
03.20 Bennington, VT: Bennington College
03.21 Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts
03.22 Annandale, NY: Smog
03.23 New York, NY: Music Hall of Williamsburg
03.24 Purchase, NY: Student Center
03.25 New York, NY: Fordham University
03.26 Philadelphia, PA: First Unitarian Church
03.27 Washington, DC: Black Cat
03.28 Columbus, OH: Skully's Music Diner
03.29 Newport, KY: Southgate House
03.31 St. Louis, MO: Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
04.01 Springfield, MO: Randy Bacon Gallery
04.02 Oklahoma City, OK: Conservatory
04.03 Ft. Worth, TX: Lola's
04.04 Houston, TX: Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
04.05 Austin, TX: Mohawk
04.07 Santa Fe, NM: College of Santa Fe
04.08 Phoenix, AZ: Rhythm Room
04.11 Los Angeles, CA: Echo
04.12 San Francisco, CA: Bottom of the Hill