After wowing North American audiences on a four-city tour in the fall, Mojave 3 have just announced plans for a month-long outing, starting February 8 in Athens, Georgia.

After moving from south to north for several East Coast dates, the band makes a Toronto stop before hitting some Midwest clubs to end its February stint; the tour wraps with five West Coast dates, the last one March 7 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

The band will be playing in support of its third album, Excuses for Travellers, a college-rock fave that has sold almost 10,000 copies since its August release, according to SoundScan.

Guitarist/singer Neil Halstead, singer/bassist Rachel Goswell and drummer Ian McCutcheon formed Mojave 3 in 1996 from the remnants of the Reading, England, dream-pop outfit Slowdive — after choosing to jettison that band's penchant for layered guitar effects in favor of a more stripped-down, acoustic sound.

Mojave 3 tour dates:

  • 2/8 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
  • 2/9 - Atlanta, GA @ The Echo Lounge
  • 2/10 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
  • 2/13 - Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
  • 2/14 - Somerville, MA @ Lilli's
  • 2/16 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
  • 2/17 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
  • 2/20 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
  • 2/21 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
  • 2/22 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
  • 2/23 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
  • 2/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
  • 3/1 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café
  • 3/2 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
  • 3/4 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
  • 3/6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
  • 3/7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour