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Chartattack.com / Jon Bruhm

It's been a couple of years since dance rockers The Maynards released their acclaimed Stole Your Lunch Money album, so it's about damn time that they release its heavily anticipated follow-up, Break Out The Make Out. Recorded with Charles Austin and Kevin Lewis at Ultramagnetic Studios in Halifax and mastered by former Orange Glasser Ron Bates, the disc is the perfect to prelude the band's first formal (and whirlwind) tour, which will see them performing sporadic dates from Winnipeg to Halifax.

"When we booked this tour, we wanted to go as far as possible in the little bit of time we have," says bassist Kristina Parlee. "We all have full time 'other gigs,' so touring hasn't been something we've been able to accomplish in the last couple of years. It also doesn't hurt us that one of our band members' other gigs is working for an airline — we're hoping to hit Vancouver for a single night in January, too."

Following their two-night stand in Winnipeg, the band will team up with Cougar Party and Les Allumettes for a mini Ladyfest tour.

October 28 Winnipeg, MB @ Dylan O'Connor's Pub (w/Paper Moon)
October 29 Winnipeg, MB @ Dylan O'Connor's Pub (w/Paper Moon)
November 4 Montreal, QC @ The Green Room
November 5 Ottawa, ON @ Irene's
November 6 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's