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Meanwhile, the band has enjoyed the tonic of swelling crowds, fueled in part by a dance trend none of them could have seen coming when they got started. "We came from a generation where you didn't go to a show to dance," Roe says. "Bringing back older styles of music in general and partner dancing in particular is really just a great excuse to touch somebody. I would have killed to do that in high school, to partner dance to Fugazi."

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Accident Clearinghouse will perform onNewsNight Minnesota Thursday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. on KTCA (Channel 2). The show repeats at 9:00 p.m. on KTCI (Channel 17). They'll also perform for their CD-release party on Saturday, April 10 at the Turf Club in St. Paul; call (651) 647-0486 or the band's hotline, (612) 425-5174. The Mez-Cal Brothers open.