In The Den
Today I talk about & play music from Sharon Van Etten and Plaid
(“Are We There” art)
Sharon Van Etten
live:
05-25 Brussels, Belgium – Le Botanique
05-28 Paris, France – Café de la Danse
05-30 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival
06-01 Cologne, Germany – Studio 672
06-02 Berlin, Germany – Privatclub
06-03 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
06-05 London, England – KOKO
06-11 Boston, MA – Sinclair
06-12 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (Northside Festival)
06-13-14 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
06-17 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
06-18 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
06-19 Millvale, PA – Mr. Small’s
06-20 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
06-21 Nashville, TN – Exit In
06-24 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
06-25 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
06-28 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
06-29-30 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
07-02-03 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
07-05 George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
07-06 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rickshaw Theatre
07-08 Calgary, Alberta – Republik
07-09 Edmonton, Alberta – Starlite Room
07-14 Fargo, ND – Aquarium
07-16 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
07-17 Madison, WI – University of Wisconsin
07-18 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
08-14-17 Wales, England – Green Man Festival
(“Reachy Prints” art)
Plaid
live:
5/22 at The Soup Kitchen in Manchester, UK
5/23 at the Village Underground in London, UK
5/25 at Chill Out Festival in Istanbul, Turkey
5/29 at Conne Island in Leipzig, Germany
5/30 at Gretchen in Berlin, Germany
6/1 at Tohuls in Amsterdam, Netherlands
6/2 at AB Club in Brussels, Belgium
6/8 at Excell in Zurich, Switzerland
6/13 at Gaite Lyrique in Paris, France
7/23 at 10 Days Off Festival in Gent, Belgium
8/3 at Dekmantel Festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands
(“Blk Love Frequency (b)” art)
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live:
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