(photo by Eilidh McMillan)

Did you read that headline? Crazy times for 2012 indeed! To support their upcoming album, Paralytic Stalks, of Montreal will be hitting the road this coming March with 2 Polyvinyl bands as direct support for each half of the tour - DEERHOOF AND LONEY DEAR. And that's not all... of Montreal mult-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi will open the entire tour!

The tour kicks off in Jacksonville, FL on March 7th and wraps up exactly 1 month later on April 7th in Atlanta, GA. Check out the complete list of dates below, then head to SPIN.com for their exclusive story.

of Montreal 2012 Tour Dates

Mar 7, 2012 – Freebird Cafe, Jacksonville, FL *

Mar 8, 2012 – The Plaza Theatre, Orlando, FL *

Mar 9, 2012 – Alabama Music Box, Mobile, AL *

Mar 10, 2012 – Howlin’ Wolf, New Orleans, LA *

Mar 11, 2012 – Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX * %

Mar 12, 2012 – UCO Performance Lab, Oklahoma City, OK *

Mar 13, 2012 – Trees, Dallas, TX *

Mar 14, 2012 – Sofie’s Saloon, McAllen, TX

Mar 18, 2012 – Tricky Falls, El Paso, TX * $

Mar 19, 2012 – Rialto Theater, Tucson, AZ * $

Mar 20, 2012 – The WIltern, Los Angeles, CA * $

Mar 21, 2012 – Slim’s, San Francisco, CA * $

Mar 22, 2012 – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA * $

Mar 23, 2012 – Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR * $

Mar 24, 2012 – The Showbox, Seattle, WA * $

Mar 25, 2012 – Treefort Music Festival , Boise, ID

Mar 27, 2012 – First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN * #

Mar 28, 2012 – The Metro, Chicago, IL * #

Mar 29, 2012 – Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH * #

Mar 31, 2012 – Webster Hall, New York, NY #

Apr 1, 2012 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA * #

Apr 2, 2012 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA * #

Apr 3, 2012 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC * #

Apr 4, 2012 – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC * #

Apr 5, 2012 – The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC * #

Apr 6, 2012 – Track 29, Chatanooga, TN * #

Apr 7, 2012 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA * #

* w/ Kishi Bashi

% w/ Cults

$ w/ Deerhoof

# w/ Loney Dear