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With a summer tour already in full swing, M.I.A. co-conspirator Diplo would have earned a month or two of downtime come fall. Yet, like his music, he soldiers on in one long crunky grind, gliding across states and continents as effortlessly as he mixes songs and genres. His new outing is a tour for his label, Mad Decent, titled as such. Joining him in this quest for the freshest beats will be post-punk primas Abe Vigoda who, while not on the Mad Decent label, are nonetheless mad decent themselves.

No, no, dear readers, we are not referring to the aged actor of Godfather fame. Rather, we speak of the L.A. tropicalia-infused punk outfit of same name.

The lovely gentleman of Abe Vigoda the band released their new record, Skeleton, on July 8. The four-man group is on tour to promote the album through August 8, and it'll be with fellow Los Angelinos No Age for many of the dates.