Listen, I talked to Arthur and he said... Yu hadn’t even heard about the tour? Were Yu kidding when Yu told him that? He said he assumed Yu were at first, but that Yu kept saying weird stuff, like "Listen, I’m not Yu... I mean I like your music, the music you and Yu make, I’ve listened to this year’s In Camera (TMT Review) quite a bit, but that doesn’t make me part of the band. Please stop calling me." Are Yu reading the transcript of what Yu said to Arthur? Are Yu embarrassed? Because Yu’re making almost no sense. Like, I get it. I get that the pressure of being in a band, combined with the pressure of opening for Iron and Wine, is making Yu look for an escape, an easy way out. But I’m telling Yu, just as my grandparents told me: if Yu don’t try something new every once in a while, Yu’ll never discover how much Yu’re capable of.

And I’m being honest when I tell Yu that Yu have an incredible amount of talent, so it makes me sad to see Yu acting like this. I’ve heard In Camera just like the others, and with an album like that behind Yu, all these doubts and evasions are ridiculous. Look me in the eye: Yu are a singular musician. Now get Yur gear packed, stop throwing Yur hands up and shaking Yur head like Yu can’t believe that I would be sincere or something, and show the world all Yu’ve learned throughout Yur rigorous musical training.

Arthur & Yu & Iron & Wine & Audience:

12.06.07 - Boise, ID - Egyptian Theater 12.07.07 - Magna, UT - The Great Saltair 12.08.07 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theater 12.09.07 - Albuquerque, NM - El Rey 12.10.07 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom 12.11.07 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa

Lonesome Iron and Wine:

11.30.07 – Oakland, CA – Paramount Theatre* 12.02.07 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom* 12.03.07 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theater* 12.04.07 – Bellingham, WA – Mt. Baker Theatre 12.06.07 – Boise, ID – Egyptian Theater 12.07.07 – Magna, UT – Great Saltair 12.08.07 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theater 12.09.07 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater 12.10.07 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom 12.11.07 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa 01.14.08 – Barcelona, Spain – Apolo 01.15.08 – Milan, Italy – MusicDrome 01.16.08 – Vienna, Austria – Szene 01.17.08 – Dachau, Germany – St. Jakob Kirche 01.18.08 – Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique 01.19.08 – Paris, France - Divan Du Monde 01.20.08 – Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik 01.21.08 – Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall 01.22.08 – Stockholm, Sweden - Södra Teatern 01.23.08 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller 01.24.08 – Lund, Sweden – Mejeriet 01.25.08 – Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega 01.26.08 – Koln, Germany – KultureKirche 01.27.08 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Paradiso 01.28.08 – Frankfurt, Germany – Mousonturm 01.29.08 – Bielefeld, Germany – Forum 01.30.08 – Berlin, Germany – Passionskirche

* Califone