Pitchfork: Iron & Wine to Tour U.S. With Califone

Iron & Wine to Tour U.S. With Califone
Add Australian, New Zealand dates as well

Following a one-off gig in Wheaton, Illinois this month (a solo set) and a brief trek Down Under in March, Sam Beam's Iron & Wine will hit the road across the U.S. for a spell. He'll be joined for the second time in a while by his chums in Califone, making this truly the most beards and vests you're likely to see on a single stage this spring. Man, is that a funny line.

After hanging up with Califone, Sam and whoever he can smuggle over the pond in those flowing locks will hit the Explosions in the Sky-curated ATP Festival.

Califone, meanwhile, have a couple more music and film engagements to attend to before heading out on tour.

Iron & Wine:

02-15 Wheaton, IL - Edman Memorial Chapel (Sam Beam solo)
03-07 Melbourne, Australia - Athenaeum Theatre
03-08 Meredith, Australia - Golden Plains Festival
03-09 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo
03-11 Sydney, Australia - Manning Bar
03-12 Melbourne, Australia - Corner Hotel
03-14 Auckland, New Zealand - Kings Arm Tavern
03-15 Wellington, New Zealand - San Francisco Bath House
04-09 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
04-10 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon *
04-11 Orlando, FL - The Plaza Theatre *
04-12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live *
04-13 Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live *
04-14 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
04-15 Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Hall *
04-16 Richmond, VA - The National *
04-18 Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater *
04-19 Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College Fine Arts Center *
04-20 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall *
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlin's Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP)

* with Califone

Califone:

02-08 Saratoga, CA - Montalvo Artspace
Showing: all of Brent Green's films, a couple of Tim Rutili's (Califone) films
Performance: live narrations and soundtracks
Band members: Tim Rutili, Brent Green

02-13 New York, NY - The Kitchen
Showing: Brent Green's new and related recent films
Performance: live narrations and soundtracks
Band members: Jim Becker (Califone), Fred Lonberg-Holm (Lightbox Orchestra), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Brent Green