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John Grant talked with Neko Case on "All Songs Considered" podcast (listen) ++ pics from LPR with Villagers

photos by P Squared

John Grant / Villagers @ Le Poisson Rouge 10/16/2015
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John Grant: I really do feel like music is the only thing that I can do. You know, I don’t cook. I sort of — did you ever read The Tin Drum? It’s a great story about this little boy who decides to stop growing because he doesn’t want to be a part of this world. And I sort of feel like I did that as well. And so now that I’m, you know, 47, I’m sort of awake now and really sort of looking at the world and I’m trying to learn to do things. Which is a lot of fun. I roasted a chicken, for example, recently for the first time ever.

Neko Case: It’s wild when you realize your basic skills, isn’t it?

JG: Well, that you have none, yeah. – [NPR]

John Grant wraps up his North American tour this week (Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Budgie is on drums) with a few dates on the West Coast. (He plays LA tonight.) His East Coast dates, which were with Irish act Villagers, hit NYC during CMJ where he headlined Le Poisson Rouge. Pictures from that night are in this post.

In other news, John Grant recently talked to Neko Case for a special edition of NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast. The 45-minute conversation, that features occasional prodding by NPR’s Bob Boilen, is fun, funny and insightful to listen to, and you can do so while checking out more John Grant and Villagers pics from LPR and updated tour dates, below…


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John Grant – 2015/2016 Tour Dates
Oct 27 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
Oct 29 The Independent San Francisco, CA
Oct 30 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
Nov 04 Iceland Airwaves 2015 Reykjavik, Iceland
Nov 09 Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland
Nov 10 Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland
Nov 12 Eventim Apollo London, United Kingdom
Nov 13 Brighton Dome Brighton, United Kingdom
Nov 15 La Cigale Paris, France
Nov 17 BOTANIQUE Brussels, Belgium
Nov 18 Melkweg Oude Zaal Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 20 L’ATELIER Luxembourg Ville, Luxembourg
Nov 21 Kaufleuten Klubsaal Zürich, Switzerland
Nov 22 Fabrique Milan, Italy
Nov 24 Bürgerhaus Stollwerck Cologne, Germany
Nov 25 Uebel & Gefährlich Hamburg, Germany
Nov 29 Lille Vega København V, Denmark
Dec 01 Pustervik Masthugget, Sweden
Dec 02 Södra Teaterns Stora Scen Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 04 Cosmopolite Oslo, Norway
Dec 05 Logen Teater Bergen, Norway
Jan 26 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Glasgow, United Kingdom
Jan 27 Mandela Hall Belfast, United Kingdom
Jan 28 Opera House, Cork Cork, Ireland
Jan 30 Seapoint Ballroom Galway, Ireland
Feb 01 Warwick Arts Centre Coventry, United Kingdom
Feb 03 Cambridge Corn Exchange Cambridge, United Kingdom
Feb 04 O2 Guildhall Southampton Southampton, United Kingdom
Feb 05 Leeds Town Hall Leeds, United Kingdom
Feb 07 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, United Kingdom
Feb 08 Albert Hall Manchester, United Kingdom
Feb 10 Sage Gateshead Gateshead, United Kingdom
Feb 11 The Plug Sheffield Sheffield, United Kingdom
Mar 12 Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre Meredith, Australia
Mar 16 Metro Theatre Sydney, Australia
Jun 15 Royal Albert Hall London, United Kingdom