Hey cats and birds! Magnetic Fields front person Stephin Merritt has just announced a “rare solo tour” of the United States of America (his favorite country) this spring. At least… I think that’s what he said? I mean, let’s be honest, the dude kind of mumbles a lot when he sings inexplicably popular wedding songs, let alone when he TALKS.
In case you’re worried about his overly fragile disposition though, don’t. He won’t exactly be stepping too far outside his comfort zone or anything. There’s 14 shows in all, and he’ll be accompanied at each of them on cello by Sam Davol… a.k.a. the guy who plays cello… to accompany Merritt… in Magnetic Fields. Easy money, right? Right.
But because he’s Stephin Merritt, though, there’s got to be some kind of conceit, right? Right. And here it is: “Merritt will perform exactly 26 songs with each song title starting with a different letter of the alphabet and running in alphabetical order.” That’ll make things more interesting, right? Right.
Stephin Merritt dates:
05.02.15 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
05.03.15 - Washington, D.C. - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
05.04.15 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
05.06.15 - Austin, TX - Central Presbyterian Church
05.08.15 - Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
05.09.15 - Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
05.10.15 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
05.12.15 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
05.13.15 - Seattle, WA - Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
05.15.15 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
05.16.15 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
06.09.15 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
07.24.15 - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - The Spiegeltent
• Stephin Merrit/Magnetic Fields: http://houseoftomorrow.com
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com
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