Brooklyn-based indie darlings The Antlers are fixing to have themselves a marquee summer. For starters, their little-album-that-could, Hospice (which sold out of its initial, self-released pressing) will be receiving a proper, remastered, indie-label release from Frenchkiss Records, which happened to recently sign the rockers. In fact, it’ll be two kinds of proper: the digital release comes June 16th, while an actual CD will be made available starting August 18th. Bonus third kind of proper: it’ll be issued on vinyl as well.

To build buzz for the re-release, the band has recently announced a month-long, coast-to-coast club tour. Dates are as follows:

The Antlers 2009 Tour Dates:
05/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/30 – Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel
05/31 -Cincinnati, OH @ Southgate House
06/01 – Nashville, TN @ The End
06/02 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone
06/03 – New Orleans, LA @ Allways Lounge
06/04 – Dallas, TX @ The Cavern
06/05 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s On Washington
06/06 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
06/09 – Tuscon, AZ @ Plush
06/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
06/12 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
06/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbos
06/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
06/16 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
06/17 – Charlottesville, VA @ Outback Lodge
06/18 – Arlington, VA @ Iota
06/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ M Room
06/21 – Boston, MA @ Middle East