Author: Pedro the Lion

Tune in to Sirius XMU on September 23 at 9pm (ET) to hear David talk about his new album with and perform a few songs in the studio.

Replays:
Thursday @ 4pm ET
Friday @ 9am ET
Sunday @ 12pm ET

http://www.sirius.com/siriusxmu

David played a house show in Brooklyn last week. Enjoy!

David and his band played their first show together at a venue in NYC on September 1st. Someone captured a clip of Bless This Mess.

On August 31st, BrooklynVegan will present a performance to the entire world in Bazan’res first and only Online House Show, with a live audio and video feed of the event. To watch, fans can direct their browsers to http://www.brooklynvegan.com/bazan, where they’rell also be able to participate in the event with a live chat and Twitter feed, from which Bazan will take a handful of questions for his customary live question and answer session.

Go Here Monday, August 31st @ 8:00pm EST To Watch And Participate

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/bazan

UPDATE: These shows are all sold out. Thank you!!!

Thu Aug 27 – Sanbornton, NH – sold out
Fri Aug 28 – Beverly, MA – sold out
Sat Aug 29 – Long Island, NY – sold out
Sun Aug 30 – Philadelphia, PA – sold out
Mon Aug 31 – Brooklyn, NY – sold out
Wed Sep 2 – Philadelphia, PA – sold out
Fri Sep 4 – Baltimore, MD – sold out

Joining Bazan on tour will be: Eric Elbogen: guitar (Say Hi), Andy Fitts: keyboards + guitar (Aqueduct), Casey Foubert: drums (Richard Swift, Sufjan Stevens), Blake Wescott: guitar (long-time Bazan collaborator)

10/01  – San Francisco  CA –  Independent
10/02  – Costa Mesa  CA  – Detroit Bar
10/03  – San Diego  CA  – Casbah
10/04  – Los Angeles  CA  – Troubadour
10/05  – Tucson  AZ –  Solar Culture
10/07  – Austin  TX  – Mohawk
10/08  – Denton  TX  – Dan’s Silverleaf
10/09  – Memphis  TN  – Hi-Tone Café
10/10  – Murray  KY  – Lovett Auditorium / Murray State
10/11  – Birmingham  AL  – Bottletree
10/13  – Orlando  FL  – The Social
10/14  – Atlanta  GA  – Drunken Unicorn
10/15  – Chapel Hill  NC  – Local 506
10/16  – Washington  DC  – Black Cat
10/17  – Philadelphia  PA  – Kung Fu Necktie
10/18  – New York  NY  – Bowery Ballroom
10/20  – Cambridge  MA  – TT the Bear’s
10/21  – Montreal  QC  – Il Motore
10/22  – Toronto  ON  – Lee’s Palace
10/23  – Pontiac  MI  – Pike Room
10/24  – Chicago  IL  – Schuba’s
10/25  – Champaign  IL  – Highdive
10/27  – Madison  WI  High – Noon Saloon
10/28  – Minneapolis  MN  – Turf Club
10/29  – Iowa City  IA  – The Picador
10/30  – Lawrence  KS –  Jackpot Saloon
10/31  – Omaha  NE  – Slowdown
11/01  – Denver  CO  – Hi Dive
11/02  – Salt Lake City  UT  – Kilby Court
11/05  – Vancouver  BC  – Media Club
11/06  – Portland  OR –  Mississippi Studios
11/07  – Seattle  WA  – Neumos

all dates with Say Hi
+ The Soft Drugs in Boston
+ The Sea Navy in Seattle

David Bazan’s Curse Your Branches (9/1, Barsuk) is the Pedro The Lion/Headphones main man’s first full-length under his own name. We spoke with him about its “Bless This Mess,” which debuts in this week’s ‘Gum Drop.

“Bless This Mess” covers a lot of territory — dysfunctional families, alcoholism, mirrors, forgiveness, history. What inspired it?
The song is largely autobiographical. So any narrative in the song reflects actual events. Though I may have embellished a bit. But the main lyrical gimmick is sort of a self-conscious and hopeful interpretation of the Beatitudes, which I have an uneasy relationship with as the narrative tends to illustrate.

[READ MORE + DOWNLOAD SONG]

A lot of people have asked about the CD package. It was designed by the super talented folks at Decoder Ring. There is an outer sleeve that goes around the jewel case. Once the sleeve is removed there is a die-cut circle in the booklet that reveals the album title printed on the CD. The booklet is tri-fold and includes all the lyrics and album credits. The outer sleeve and booklet are printed on good quality matte paper stock. We’ll post photos and details about the LP package as soon as we have them in stock.

“People used to compare him to Jesus,” says a backstage manager as David Bazan walks offstage, guitar in hand. “But not so much anymore.” It’s Thursday, July 2, and Bazan has just finished his set at Cornerstone, the annual Christian music festival held on a farm near Bushnell, Illinois. He hasn’t betrayed his crowd the way Dylan did when he went electric—this is something very different. The kids filling the 1,500-capacity tent know their Jesus from their Judas. There was a time when Bazan’s fans believed he was speaking, or rather singing, the Word. Not so much anymore. [ READ ARTICLE ]