After striking himself a pile of critical paydirt with his affectionate debut
Ash Wednesday (
XL Recordings), LA troubadour
Elvis Perkins is celebrating part of the summer of 07 by hitting the twisted, broken roads winding wildly across America. Beginning June 11th on the muddy banks of the Potomic River, Perkins will take his Nick Drake/Leonard Cohen/Jeff Mangum evoking brand of literate folk music on a mighty cross-country romp.
For those interested in hearing Perkins stripped down to glorious acoustic simplicity, Baeble recommends you catch the first leg of the tour; a solo route charted with
Joan Armatrading in support.
Prefer the more full bodied, accompanied version of
Ash Wednesday? Perkins band
Dearland will join him for the tail end of the trip
including stops at
Lollapalooza, The Newport Folk Festival, and
The Siren Festival. Full tour schedule below:
Tour Dates For Elvis Perkins:06/11 - Alexandira, VA - Birchmere*
06/17 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival**
06/22 - Santa Fe, NM - Paolo Soleri*
06/23 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre*
06/25 - Boulder, CO - Chautauqua Auditorium*
06/26 - Aspen, CO - Belly UP*
06/28 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery*
07/01 - Los Angeles, CA - Jon Anson Ford Amphitheater*
07/02 - San Diego, CA - 4th and B*
07/03 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall*
07/21 - New York, NY - Siren Music Festival**
08/03 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza Festival**
08/05 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival**
08/18 - Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival**
* with Joan Armatrading
** with full band
Listen to Elvis Perkins
HERE and Joan Armatrading
HERE.
