the selmanaires first show was in 2003 at a house party in atlanta. after a few years of building a local following, they began touring the country in 2006. in 2007, the selmanaires embarked on a national tour with hometown friends the black lips. on a national tour with broadcast and atlas sound in october/november 2009, they pulled double duty, performing both as the selmanaires and also as backing band for bradford cox as atlas sound. they have also performed shows with wire, pylon, and deerhunter.