The Dears To Play Canada. Lots.

Those of you who got a taste of The Dears when they opened up for Matthew Good earlier this spring (or those of you who didn't want to pony up the money to sit through a Good concert) are in luck.

The Montreal pop noir band/ChartAttack favourites have added more dates to their increasingly humungo tour. If you live anywhere in Canada (save for the far Northern reaches), you have no excuse not to go see The Dears this spring. The band already played their CD release party in Toronto last weekend, but they'll be playing another T.O. gig next week at Club 279, above the Hard Rock Cafe. It's a free show presented by 102.1 The Edge, but the catch is, you've got to win to get in. Tune into The Edge or swing by the station's website for more info.

Speaking of big shows, The Dears will also be playing something called Summer Stage in New York City's Central Park. The band will be joined by a bunch of other boss Canadian acts like Sarah Slean, Daniel Lanois and fellow Montreal pop darling Rufus Wainwright. That show will happen on June 29 at 4 p.m. For more deets, check out the Summer Stage website.

Here's the latest list of Dears tour dates. Consult their website for updates.
May 28 Toronto, ON @ Club 279 (must win tickets)
May 30 Quebec City, QC @ Club Kashmir (w/ Marlowe)
May 31 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda (all ages w/ Moufette)
June 3 Laval, QC @ COCA (conference badges only)
June 4 Trois Rivieres, QC @ Pub En Ville (w/ Loom)
June 6 Halifax, NS @ The Marquee (w/ Wintersleep)
June 7 Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba Lounge
June 8 Moncton, NB @ Oxygen (w/ Test Tone Channel)
June 10 Sherbrooke, QC @ Cafe Du Palais (w/ Loom)
June 13 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon (w/ Craig Cardiff)
June 14 Sudbury, ON @ The Townhouse (w/ Craig Cardiff)
June 16 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid (w/ Telepathic Butterflies)
June 17 Regina, SK @ The State (w/ Telepathic Butterflies)
June 19 Saskatoon, SK @ Louis' Pub
June 20 Edmonton, AB @ Power Plant
June 21 Calgary, AB @ The Night Gallery (w/ Reverie Sound Revue)
June 23 Whistler, BC @ The Boot
June 24 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar (w/ Jets Overhead)
June 25 Nanaimo, BC @ Queen's (w/ Jets Overhead)
June 26 Vancouver, BC @ The Royal (w/ Brundlefly)
June 29 New York, NY @ Central Park Summer Stage
July 5 Hamilton, ON @ The Underground (w/ Erik Alcock)
July 6 Toronto, ON @ Dundas Square (free)
July 7 St. Catharines, ON @ Hideaway
July 24 Barrie, ON @ The Foundation
July 25 Peterborough, ON @ Trasheteria
July 26 Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival