Fujiya & Miyagi Join Peter Bjorn & John On Tour

Call it Ampersand Fest 2007: Fujiya & Miyagi are slated to join Peter Bjorn & John as the buzzy Swedish trio cris-crosses the United States from the end of April through much of May.

Unlike their eponymous tour mates, Fujiya & Miyaji are actually three young men from Brighton, U.K.—David Best, Steve Lewis, and Matt Hainsby, to be exact—not a duo of Japanese girls. Their Transparent Things was released on Deaf Dumb & Blind Recordings in 2006, and earned spots on a number of “best of” year-end lists, including Pitchfork’s Top 50 of 2006.

Stops on the PB&J&F&M tour currently include:

April:
30 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club

May:
1 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
2 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
3 - Philadelphia, Penn. @ Theater of Living Arts
4 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise
5 - Montreal, Quebec @ Theatre National
6 - Toronto, Ontario @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
7 - Columbus, Ohio @ Wexner Center
8 - Chicago, Ill. @ Empty Bottle
9 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
12 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Commodore
13 - Seattle, Wash. @ Neumos
14 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir
15 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Bimbo's
16 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Bimbo's