STATEN ISLAND, NY -- OK indie rock fans of the increasingly not-forgotten borough, we have some potentially big news to drop on you! (thanks to loyal readers David Salvatore and Mary Garrison for the heads up, btw) ...

Hipster rock snog blog Brooklyn Vegan is

that critics' darlings

will play a last-minute date Aug. 6 at Staten Island's historic Music Hall on the grounds of

at 1000 Richmond Terr. in Livingston.

The

is the latest in a

of

for the Island, which often finds itself on the short end of the stick when it comes to high-profile touring acts. The xx's S.I. gig is a followup to tonight's sold-out gig at

in Manhattan. Both shows are in support of the Sept. 11 release of the new recording, "Coexist." (Unfamiliar? Same the sounds

).

Tickets go on sale at noon

! Good luck (the capacity is 686 seats) ... and here's hoping the venerable venue scores another quickie sell-out, a la the recent "

.