The Black Lips may have one of the best albums of 2011 – and it’s not even out yet.  The band recently finished recording their sixth studio album with top 40 provocateur Mark Ronson and are ready to unleash their new garage pop tunes onto audiences this spring.  The Black Lips announced new dates for a spring tour today, with New Yorkers the Vivian Girls joining them on the road.  To get a preview of what’s to come on the band’s new album, check out Rolling Stones’ interview with the boys and Mark Ronson while they were in the studio.

The Black Lips’ and Vivian Girls’ new albums are slated to be released this spring on Vice and Polyvinyl, respectively.  All dates are with the Vivian Girls unless otherwise noted.

2/24/11 Miami, FL                       Grand Central *
2/25-2/28/11   Miami, FL           Bruise Cruise  +
3/7/11 New Orleans, LA              One Eyed Jacks $
4/6/11 Carrboro, NC                    Cat’s Cradle
4/7/11 Baltimore, MD                  Ottobar
4/8/11 Washington, DC               Black Cat
4/9/11 Philadelphia, PA               The Trocadero
4/12/11 New York, NY                   Webster Hall
4/13/11 Pawtucket, RI                   The Met
4/14/11 Boston, MA                       Paradise Rock Club
4/15/11 Montreal, QC                     Le National
4/16/11 Toronto, ON                       Phoenix Concert Theatre
4/17/11 Detroit, MI                          Magic Stick
4/19/11 Columbus, OH                   Outland Live
4/20/11 Newport, KY                      Southgate House
4/21/11 St. Louis, MO                    The Firebird
4/22/11 Chicago, IL                         Logan Square Auditorium
4/23/11 Minneapolis, MN                Varsity Theater
4/25/11 Omaha, NE                         The Waiting Room
4/26/11 Kansas City, MO                 The Beaumont Club
4/27/11 Dallas, TX                            The Loft
4/28/11 Austin, TX                           Emo’s
4/29/11 Houston, TX                         Fitzgerald’s
4/30/11 Baton Rouge, LA                Spanish Moon
* with Surfer Blood, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees
+ with Thee Oh Sees, Surfer Blood The Strange Boys, Ty Segall
$ with Quintron and Miss Pussycat