Neither of which are as prestigious as the newly bestowed Tripwire award for “least bland band that NPR has gotten behind since Wilco”. With that glittering praise in mind, we highly recommend checking out NPR’s just-posted live set from The Antlers at The Black Cat in D.C.  If that 20 minute video doesn’t sate, you can also check out a stream of The Antler’s new album, Hospice that Spinner is hosting for this week.  And if neither of those sate, you can catch one of the Antler’s tour dates, reposted after the jump.

The Antlers Tour Dates:
06-26 New York, NY – Soundfix Presents @ Rooftop Films
07-15 Indiapolis, IN @ My Old Kentucky Blog Presents at The Vollrath
07-16 Iowa, City, IW – The Mill
07-17 Madison, WI – Madfork @ The Terrace #
07-17 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Festival
07-21 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick *
07-22 Toronto, CAN – Horseshoe Tavern *
07-23 Montreal, CAN – Petit Campus *
07-24 Providence, RI – Jerky’s *
07-25 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse *
08-21 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge  (Physical Release Party)
09-12 Morrison, CO – Monolith Festival
09-13 Morrison, CO – Monolith Festival
# w/ Yeasayer, Ponytail, Dutchess @ the Duke, Cymbals Eat Guitars
* w/ Frightened Rabbit

1. Antlers Sign To Frenchkiss, To Remaster & Re-Release Hospice + Tour
2. Concept & Catharsis: Antlers’ Peter Silberman On Hospice
3. SxSW 2009 Photos – Crystal Antlers @ Club 1808
4. Everyone’s a Critic, and The Antlers Peter Silberman Used To Be a (Trip-Hop) DJ?
5. Touch and Go Adds the Crystal Antlers to Their Roster