LA-based duo Giant Drag - Annie Hardy and Micah Calabrese (Annie's pictured with a plastic bird) - release the single 'Kevin Is Gay' on October 31st. It's their first material since last year's well-received Lemona EP on Wichita.

The single, taken from the album Hearts & Unicorns (due in early 2006 through Loog), is backed by the tracks 'Swan Song' and 'Stuff To Live For'. The pair play a headline London show on October 14th at the Barfly before hitting the road with retro-grunge chancers Nine Black Alps. Dates below, tickets are about seven quid. Worringly, a lot of these have already sold out.

October
17 Leeds Met Uni (tel: 0113 244 4600)
18 Edinburgh The Venue (tel: 0870 169 0100)
19 Glasgow Garage (tel: 0870 169 0100)
20 Newcastle Academy 2 (sold out)
22 Liverpool Academy 2 (sold out)
23 Manchester Academy 2 (sold out)
24 Birmingham Academy (tel: 0870 771 2000)
26 Sheffield Leadmill (tel: 0870 010 4555)
27 Brighton Concorde 2 (sold out)
28 Bristol Academy (sold out)
30 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (sold out)
31 Norwich Waterfront (tel: 01603 508050)

November
1 London Electric Ballroom (sold out)