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Sharon Van Etten to be joined by many special guests at Town Hall, releasing 'Tramp' deluxe edition (listen to a demo)

Sharon Van Etten at Bowery Ballroom in February (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Sharon Van Etten

Sharon Van Etten is on tour now and as discussed, that tour hits NYC on November 15 at Town Hall. At that show, Sharon will be joined on stage by a number of guests, including Thurston Moore, John Maloney, and a handful of her usual friends/collaborators Aaron Dessner (The National), Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak), Peter Silberman (The Antlers), and Brad Cook (Megafaun). Tickets for that show are still available.

In other news, Sharon is releasing a deluxe edition of her 2012 album, Tramp, on November 13 via Jagjaguwar with demo versions of every song on the album, a bonus demo of “Tell Me,” a self portrait, and liner notes from Sharon’s journal. Regarding the demos, Sharon just told RedEye, “I’m kind of excited about [the demos] because I’m always interested in hearing where people came from and how they progressed. I believe my songs are strong enough to stand on their own–even way back then when they were recorded badly and minimally.”

A stream of the “Tell Me” demo and an updated list of dates are below…

Sharon Van Etten – “Tell Me” (Demo)

Sharon Van Etten — 2012/2013 Tour Dates
November 5, 2012 : Firebird : St. Louis, Missouri – United States %
November 7, 2012 : Metro. : Chicago, Illinois – United States %
November 8, 2012 : Taft Theatre : Cincinnati, Ohio – United States %
November 9, 2012 : Town Ballroom : Buffalo, New York – United States %
November 10, 2012 : Higher Ground : South Burlington, Vermont – United States %
November 11, 2012 : Paradise : Boston, Massachusetts – United States %
November 15, 2012 : Town Hall : New York, New York – United States
November 30, 2012 : Centro Cultural Vila Flor Auditorio : Guimarães, – Portugal
December 2, 2012 : Tivoli de Helling : Utrecht, – Netherlands
December 3, 2012 : Sheperds Bush Empire : London, – United Kingdom
December 5, 2012 : Vera : Groningen, – Netherlands
December 6, 2012 : De Kreun Kortrijk : Kortrijk, – Belgium
December 9, 2012 : Glee Club. : Cardiff, – United Kingdom
December 29, 2012 : Falls Festival (Lorne) : Lorne, – Australia
December 30, 2012 : The Corner : Melbourne, – Australia
December 31, 2012 : Fall Festival (Marion Bay) : Marion Bay, – Australia
January 2, 2013 : The Zoo : Brisbane, – Australia
January 4, 2013 : Southbound Festival : Busselton, – Australia
January 6, 2013 : The Famous Spiegeltent : Sydney, – Australia
January 8, 2013 : The Famous Spiegeltent : Sydney, – Australia
January 9, 2013 : The Famous Spiegeltent : Sydney, – Australia
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