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KEXP On-air Performance 7/24 1:30PM

shearwater — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:22:09 -0700

Attention nor'westers: If you're in Seattle (or on the internet anywhere), you can hear us play a scaled-down set live on on KEXP 90.3 at 1:30 PM tomorrow. And then come on down to the show at Nectar Lounge in the evening for the whole shebang.

Update from Johnny Rook

msonnabaum — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:42:07 -0700

photo by coldengrey

I'm writing from cool, foggy San Francisco, where we're in the midst of our west coast dates with the lovely and gracious men and women of team Coldplay.

East Coast Tour (June)

shearwater — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:22:16 -0700

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)

shearwater — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:01:48 -0700

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.

R.I.P. Zoe

shearwater — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:26:51 -0700

Last year, Soundcheck magazine lured me into an interview by promising that I could meet writer Emily Strong’s pet Eclectus parrot, Zoe. Eclectus parrots are bright and beautiful, and males and females are so different in appearance that they were once thought to be different species. They are also increasingly uncommon on their home turf in and around Irian Jaya (New Guinea), where they live in (alas) mature tropical forests. Like most large parrots, they can live a really long time, 40-50 years or more.

Bill C tour w/ JM and Thor Ends, Sort Of

shearwater — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:11:51 -0700

Bill Callahan’s “Mouth of the South” tour of the southeastern and southwestern US finally came to an end - after a two-week sabbatical - last Saturday with a spur-of-the-moment show at the Mohawk in Austin. As on the rest of the tour, Jonathan opened the evening solo and then, along with Thor, backed Bill for his set. It was a lovely tour - great crowds, interesting drives, warm weather, and a dialogue with a pair of ravens over pita bread in Arizona.

Shearwater at SXSW

shearwater — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:52:37 -0700

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:

Coming June 3 - ‘Rook’

msonnabaum — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:36:33 -0800

From Matablog:

Rook Recording

jonathan — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:56:28 -0800

It's all over but the shouting for Shearwater's new album, Rook. We recorded it in November at the Echo Lab in Argyle, Texas, among barred owls, pet donkeys, coyotes, and the ominous sounds of gas wells being drilled across the railroad tracks; rural north Texas retreats as Dallas approaches.

Free show for UT Austin students at Cactus Cafe this thursday

shearwater — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:48:22 -0800

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.