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WRENS SINGER GOES SOLO: Before No Rock regular Becky Bamboo panics too much, although Charles Bissell is planning to do a tour of the US of his own, he's not lightening up on his work with the Wrens - indeed, they've just expanded their North American tour dates as well.

for those of you on the correct side of the Atlantic, these are the Wrens dates:

August 20 Denton, TX - Hailey's
21 Austin, TX - Emo's
31 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (w/Travis Morrison and the Hold Steady)
September 04 Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs
10 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
11 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
01 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
02 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
13 New York, NY - Knitting Factory *
06 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Halifax Pop Explosion

... while Bissell solo can be seen here:

August 19 Chicago, IL - Schubas
24 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head
25 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
26 Atlanta, GA - Earl
27 Athens, GA - Caledonia
28 Winston Salem, NC - The Warehouse
September 21 Rochester, NY - Bugjar
22 Buffalo, NY - Nietzsche's
23 Pittsburgh, PA - Modern Formations (w/Fiery Furnaces and White Magic)
26 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
04 Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis
05 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry

They might get to play Britain some day. If Becky lets them have their passports back.