Chorus.fm — Download (http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/cloudyshoes.mp3) the track "Cloudy Shoes" by* Damien Jurado (http://www.myspace.com/damienjurado)*'s upcoming album Saint Bartlett. Make sure to also check the replies for his summer tour dates. more info

Stereogum — The first thing I thought of when I heard “Cloudy Shoes” was Band Of Horses’s “Factory.” “Cloudy Shoes” feels more spiritual though. Maybe it’s the echoing hand claps, or maybe the way he repeats each line back to himself. Richard Swi... more info

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Pitchfork — -- The cooler-than-you husband/wife team of Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson are curating the Vivid Live Festival, which comes to the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia May 27 - June 21. The program includes Reed's Metal Machine Trio and Anderson's ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-29 Seattle, WA - Triple Door06-02 Boise, ID - Neurolux06-03 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge06-04 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive06-05 Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theater06-06 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews06-07 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club06-08 Milwaukee, WI - Mad... more info

Altsounds — In order to create a live reproduction of the grandiose recordings of his upcoming record, Saint Bartlett, Damien Jurado enlisted eight musicians from Seattle band Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground to join him on tour as The Saint Bartlett Ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Damien Jurado - Arkansas (MP3) "i am still awaiting the release of saint bartlett. soon. may 25th. i am excited and also anxious. it's wanting both, to go out and promote it and also stay at home. it's not... more info

Chorus.fm — *Damien Jurado* (http://www.myspace.com/damienjurado)'s upcoming album Saint Bartlett will be released on May 25th via Secretly Canadian (http://www.secretlycanadian.com). You can now preview the record with a free download (http://www.scjag.com/mp3/... more info

Said the Gramophone — Damien Jurado - "Arkansas". Barclay sat staring at his computer screen. He held a bottle of water. The window said: GarageBand. There was the little picture of an electric guitar. Barclay said this: "Okay GarageBand. Okay. Here we go.... more info

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