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Dear Friends, Matthew Dear is coming to LA - and he is going to be busy. Today, in preparation for tonights show at the Echo, Matthew Dear's Big Hands will play an intimate acoustic set on Indie 103 FM. Then, tomorrow he and his band, Matthew Dear's Big Hands, can be seen performing a special in-store set at Amoeba in Hollywood. The set will be slightly different from the live show. All this, just one week before the release of EP Don and Sherri, featuring remixes by M.A.N.D.Y., DJ Koze and Hot Chip. We hope to see some friendly faces there! Full details below. Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Matthew Dear's Big Hands @ Indie 103 FM The band will be doing a stripped down acoustic set with the fine folks at Indie 103. Thanks, Chuck P. www.indie1031.fm Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Matthew Dear's Big Hands w/Mobius Band @ Echo in LA 8:30pm / $10 adv, $12 dos / 18+ presented by Woxy.com 1822 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026 www.attheecho.com Wednesday, October 17 , 2007 Matthew Dear's Big Hands @ Amoeba in Hollywood / 7:00pm 6400 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA www.amoeba.com Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Don and Sherri release Featuring a jaw-dropping remix by Hot Chip, so accomplished is the re-working, it is better described as a cover version due to Joe Goddard singing Dear's lyrics, with his trademark wistful melancholy. Electro duo M.A.N.D.Y. provides an additional mix of the title track, while veteran German techno producer DJ Koze (Kompakt) shows a new side of 'Elementary Lover', another Asa Breed hit that paired Dear with Ghostly label mates Mobius Band.