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Will Oldham was here (he read), Ed Askew plays a show tonight (Saturday), touring w/ Bill Callahan (dates)

Ed Askew

How were the Will Oldham audiobook readings that book place in NYC yesterday?

Will’s Drag City labelmate Ed Askew is performing at the Suffolk tonight (4/30). It’s his only scheduled date (at the moment) before he hits the road in July with his Drag City labelmate Bill Callahan. Ed opens for Bill at both Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets for both shows are still on sale. All tour dates are listed below…


Ed Askew — 2011 Tour Dates
4/30/11 The Suffolk New York NY
7/10/11 Brighton Music Hall Boston MA *
7/11/11 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn NY *
7/12/11 Bowery Ballroom New York NY *
7/13/11 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC *
7/15/11 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro NC *
* w/ Bill Callahan


Bill Callahan — 2011 Tour Dates
5/2/11 Mohawk Austin TX +
5/5/11 Academy Dublin Ireland +
5/6/11 Central Methodist Hall Manchester United Kingdom +
5/7/11 School of Art Glasgow United Kingdom +
5/9/11 Barbican London United Kingdom +
5/10/11 Bristol Trinity Bristol United Kingdom +
5/12/11 Stadt Garten Cologne Germany +
5/13/11 Brotfabrik Frankfurt Germany +
5/14/11 Café Keese Hamburg Germany +
5/15/11 Astra Kulturhaus Berlin Germany +
5/17/11 Theatre 140 Brussels Belgium +
5/18/11 De Duif Amsterdam Netherlands +
5/19/11 Aéronef Lille France +
5/20/11 Le Café de la Danse Paris France +
5/21/11 Teatro Principal San Sebastian Spain +
5/23/11 Bikini Barcelona Barcelona Spain +
5/24/11 Sala Heineken Madrid Spain +
5/25/11 Sala Cosmos Seville Spain +
6/14/11 Launchpad Albuquerque NM
6/15/11 Rhythm Room Phoenix AZ
6/16/11 Troubadour Los Angeles CA
6/17/11 SoHo Santa Barbara CA
6/18/11 The Independent San Francisco CA
6/19/11 Henry Miller Library Big Sur CA
6/20/11 Don Quixote’s International Music Hall Felton CA
6/22/11 Neumo’s Seattle WA
6/24/11 Neurolux Boise ID
6/27/11 Hi Dive Denver CO
6/29/11 Record Bar Kansas City MO
6/30/11 Blue Moose Iowa City IA
7/1/11 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis MN
7/2/11 University of Wisconsin Madison WI
7/3/11 Lincoln Hall Chicago IL
7/5/11 White Rabbit Cabaret Indianapolis IN
7/7/11 Wexner Center for the Arts Columbus OH
7/8/11 Andy Warhol Museum Pittsburgh PA
7/9/11 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia PA
7/10/11 Brighton Music Hall Boston MA *
7/11/11 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn NY *
7/12/11 Bowery Ballroom New York NY *
7/13/11 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC *
7/15/11 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro NC *
7/16/11 Smith’s Olde Bar Atlanta GA
7/19/11 The Loft Dallas TX
8/5/11 Pickathon Happy Valley OR Woods Stage
8/6/11 Pickathon Happy Valley OR Mainstage
* w/ Ed Askew
+ w/ Sophia Knapp


Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang — 2011 Tour Dates
5/23/11 Jay Pritzker Pavilion Chicago IL 6:30 PM
5/25/11 Revolver Records Penascola FL Free In-Store
5/26/11 Hear Again Music & Movies Gainesville FL Free In-Store
5/27/11 Budget Records Saint Augustine FL Free In-Store
5/28/11 Park Ave CDs Orlando FL Free In-Store
5/29/11 Mojo Books & Music Tampa FL Free In-Store
5/30/11 Radio-Active Records Fort Lauderdale FL Free In-Store
5/31/11 Sweat Records Miami FL Free In-Store