The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will hit the road with Modest Mouse this

June. The New Orleans ensemble first collaborated with Modest Mouse on
the group’s crossover album, _ Good News For People Who Love Bad
News_. The New Orleans icons will support and likely collaborate
with Modest Mouse for a handful of shows, beginning with a June 23
appearance at Miami, FL’s Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason
Theatre. The Dozen will remain the road with Modest Mouse for the rest
of their headlining tour, which is scheduled to conclude at Rothbury,
MI’s Rothbury Festival on July 4. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will
appear at Tipitina’s French Quarter this Friday, while Modest Mouse
will begin a tour with R.E.M. and The National at Burnaby, BC’s Deer
Lake Park on May 23. For more on Modest Mouse’s tour with R.E.M. and
The National, please read our recent site interview.