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PELICAN SIGN TO NEW LABEL, RECORDING A NEW EP AND ALBUM, TOURING SELECT CITIES THIS SPRING, INCLUDING SXSW! SOUTHERN LORD TO BE THE NEW HOME FOR HEAVY ROCK ICONS PELICAN. SHOWS FROM MARCH-APRIL INCLUDING SPECIAL SXSW SETS. A NEW EP BEING RECORDED NOW IN SEATTLE WITH WORK AN ALBUM TO FOLLOW THIS SPRING

PELICAN SIGN TO NEW LABEL, RECORDING A NEW EP AND ALBUM, TOURING SELECT CITIES THIS SPRING, INCLUDING SXSW! SOUTHERN LORD TO BE THE NEW HOME FOR HEAVY ROCK ICONS PELICAN. SHOWS FROM MARCH-APRIL INCLUDING SPECIAL SXSW SETS. A NEW EP BEING RECORDED NOW IN SEATTLE WITH WORK AN ALBUM TO FOLLOW THIS SPRING.

It is with immense reverence that Southern Lord Recordings announces the signing of Chicago heavy-rock instrumental icons Pelican. Their genre-defying sound and eagerness to explore new musical directions will fit right at home alongside similar bands on the label like Earth, Boris and sunn 0))). Pelican is currently at Red Room studios in Seattle, WA recording an EP that will be their first release on Southern Lord. The new material promises to be heavier, darker and very “riff-oriented” comments guitarist Trevor de Brauw. A very special guest guitarist who has been heavily influential to the band will be making a guest appearance more details to be revealed shortly!

In March Pelican will be touring alongside new label mates: Wolves In The Throne Room including a triumphant return to the South By South West music fest in Austin, Tx. at the Southern Lord showcase. Upon returning home Pelican will focus their sights on their 4th full-length album. For more info on Pelican and Southern Lord

www.myspace.com/Pelican

Pelican- March/April 2009 tour:
*w/ Tombs, Dredg
**w/Tomgs, Wolves In The Throne Room

Sun Mar 15 Iowa City IA @ The Picador *
Mon Mar 16 Kansas City KS @ Riot Room *
Tue Mar 17 Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee *
Wed Mar 18th San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar * plus Tricky
Thu Mar 19 Little Rock, AR @ Vino’s **
Fri Mar 20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s SOUTHERN LORD SXSW SHOWCASE (w/Eagle Twin, Black Cobra, Wolves In The Throne Room etc..)
Sun March 22 Austin, TX Red 7 **
Wed March 25th Tempe, AZ @ The Sets **
Thu March 26th San Diego, CA @ The Casbah **
Fri March 27th West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour **
Sat March 28th San Francisco, CA @Slim’s **
Sun March 29th Portland, OR. @ Hawthorne Theatre **
Mon March 30th Bellingham, WA @ Nightlight **
Tue March 31st Seattle , WA @ Neumo’s **
Thu Apr 2nd Salt Lake City, UT @Club Vegas **
Fri April 3rd Denver , CO @The Marquis Theatre **
Sun April 5th Chicago ,IL @ Empty Bottle **