Local band Shearwater are following up the critically acclaimed Palo Santo release with the upcoming recording Rook, set to become legal June 3rd on Matador. The band has scheduled a string of dates in May, with two of the dates scheduled to feature the band performing Rook in it’s entirety accompanied by a string quartet. The two “special” shows will take place in both New York and Austin. Aside from the NY and Austin shows many of the other dates have the band in support of Clinic.

You can pre-order Rook thru Matador

MP3> Shearwater ‘Rooks’

Shearwater tour:

MAY

Monday 5 New York, NY Florence Gould Hall/ French Institute with 8-piece orchestra/ Michael Gira opens*

Wednesday 7 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall w/Jennifer O’Connor

Friday 9 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club w/Clinic

Saturday 10 Montreal, QC La Sala Rosa w/Clinic

Sunday 11 Toronto, ON Lee’s w/Clinic

Monday 12 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle w/Clinic

Tuesday 13 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry w/Clinic

Friday 16 Seattle, WA Neumo’s

Saturday 17 Vancouver, BV Richards on Richards w/Clinic

Monday 19 San Francisco, CA The Independent w/Clinic

Tuesday 20 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour w/Clinic

Thursday 29 Austin TX The Parish with 8-piece orchestra*

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 3:12 pm and is filed under Releases, austin bands, mp3's.