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Friday, August 15, 2008

Tours: Shaky Hands, The Acorn

(Shaky Hands)

Download: The Shaky Hands - "We Are Young"

October
16 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir - w/ The Acorn
17 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor - w/ The Acorn
19 - Eugene, OR @ Sam Bonds Garage - w/ The Acorn
21 - San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock - w/ The Acorn
22 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place - w/ The Acorn
24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland - w/ The Acorn
25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Modified - w/ The Acorn
28 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive - w/ The Acorn
29 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown - w/ The Acorn
30 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry - w/ The Acorn
November
31 - Madison, WI @ Cafe Montmarte - w/ The Acorn
1 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's - w/ The Acorn

(via Kill Rock Stars)

Shaky Hands MySpace Page
The Acorn MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)

Labels: The Acorn, The Shaky Hands, Tour

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Brooklyn Vegan Showcase at the Bowery Ballroom

Before I headed over to the Bowery Ballroom to catch arguably the best all-around show apart of the CMJ week of craziness, I hung out with Bon Iver in their swanky Holiday Inn hotel room in SoHo. We ate some pasta and watched television, and I caught this great moment here.

I made my way to the Bowery later that night to catch Bon Iver, Shaky Hands, the Rosebuds and Voxtrot. All the bands were as great as I expected, but Bon Iver really stole the show. I was completely floored by how beautiful the music was live. On the record, there is a haunting loneliness that trails every track, but when they were in front of me, that loneliness just turned into to stark honesty and overwhelming passion.

Here is a downloadable summary of the evening with pictures and everything.

Bon Iver