Gearing Up
Back from Europe, and we’ve been putting the finishing touches on the album and artwork. We’re also plotting our first major US tour in a while, which will probably start in late March – and more Europe dates as well.
Yellow Bike Benefit May 21st Austin
We’re happy to announce a special all-ages benefit show for Austin’s own Yellow Bike Project on May 21st at Red 7, a cozy and awesome "punk/hardcore/metal" venue downtown. YBP are an all-volunteer outfit that operates a stellar community bike shop, rehabs old bikes, and educates people of all ages about the benefits of human-powered transportation. [...]
East Coast Tour (June)
We’re packing our last bags tonight for our second round of touring in the USA – this time, headlining on the east coast/midwest (dates on the shows page). We’ll have some more details from the road, but in the meantime we’ve been honored to work with many excellent musicians at the showcases and on the tour with Clinic. A special shout-out is due here to our masked brethren – suffice it so say that you haven’t lived until you’ve crammed a bemused and amiable bunch of Liverpudlians into the back of your pickup truck and driven them to the barbecue joint in Austin.
SW Presents Rook Live May 5th (NYC) & May 29th (Austin)
On Monday, May 5th and Thursday, May 29th, Shearwater will premiere Rook in special concerts at the beautiful Florence Gould Concert Hall at Manhattan’s French Institute and The Parish in Austin, Texas. For both shows, we will be joined by a string quartet, woodwinds, trumpets, and a harpist, and will play our new album in its entirety, along with a set of older songs.
Shearwater at SXSW
It’s that time again. Multiple SW appearances this year, in which we’ll be previewing several songs from ‘Rook’. We’re honored to be joined by our longtime friends Scott Brackett (trumpet/etc) and Elaine Barber (harp), both of whom are also featured on the new album.
See you there!
Shows:
Wed 12th:
4pm Mohawk – Austinist/Gothamist day party (free)
1am Club DeVille – Official SXSW Showcase spons. by Brooklyn Vegan
Fri 14th:
6pm French Legation – Other Music day party (free)
Sat 15th:
Free show for UT Austin students at Cactus Cafe this thursday
Just to be clear (unlike the picture above), the upcoming Cactus Cafe show this week is for UT students only. We just found that out, so spread the word amongst the un-enrolled (like us).
This UT event listing says doors are at 7:30 PM; we start at 8:00. Directions at the UT site.
