Posted on: October 11, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

AFTER TOURING ALL OF EUROPE WITH ASTHMATIC KITTY’S MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND, THE TWO BANDS HEAD OUT FOR CLARE & THE REASONS’ FIRST US TOUR

“With help from Gregoire Maret, Van Dyke Parks and Sufjan Stevens, the seven-piece Brooklyn band packs all the high drama of a full orchestra: sharp, urbane and deliciously unstuck in time.” Magnet Magazine

“The jazz-inflected arrangements are beautiful: with their water-colour wash of violins, bird-like flutes and swooning celeste they have the heady fragrance of an expensive perfume.” The Guardian

“Clare Muldaur Manchon is seemingly destined for stardom.” Q magazine

“…this Brooklyn septet’s debut is often delightful, a blend of orchestral chamber pop strings with a good dose of noir atmosphere. Precious and pretentious? Certainly, but the band’s ambitions never exceed its reach.” Under the Radar

LISTEN to Clare & the Reasons

Clare & the Reasons, Brooklyn’s orchestral pop prodigies, are currently wrapping up their European tour with My Brightest Diamond, celebrating their European issue of The Movie out on Fargo records now. Once they return state-side the two bands will continue their travels together, with Clare & the Reasons opening 31 shows and counting, in 7 weeks, ending with a very special New York show at Le Poisson Rouge on December 13th, the first NYC show for Clare & the Reasons since Joe’s Pub in late June. Stay tuned for added dates.

10/27- HAMDEN, CT- The Space
10/28- NORTHAMPTON, MA- Iron Horse Music Hall
10/30- PORTLAND, ME- Space
10/31- FALL RIVER, MA- Narrows Center for the arts
11/02- BUFFALO, NY- Big Orbit’s Soundlab
11/03- OBERLIN, OH- Oberlin College
11/05- GRAND RAPIDS, MI- The Ladies Literary Club
11/06- DANVILLE, IN- Royal Theater
11/07- CHICAGO, IL- Schubas
11/08- MADISON, WI- Orpheum Theatre- Stage Door
11/11- ST. LOUIS, MO- Cicero’s
11/13- DENVER, CO- Larimer Lounge
11/14- PAONIA, CO- Paradise Theater
11/15- SALT LAKE CITY, UT- Urban Lounge
11/16- BOISE, ID- Neurolux
11/17- KENNEWICK, WA- The Red Room
11/19- SEATTLE, WA- Triple Door
11/20- PORTLAND, OR- Doug Fir Lounge
11/21- EUGENE, OR- WOW Hall
11/22- SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Swedish American Hall
11/24- SANTA CRUZ, CA- Rio Theatre
11/25- SAN DIEGO, CA- Casbah
11/26- LOS ANGELES, CA- Hotel Café
11/30- ALBEQUERQUE, NM- The Cooperage
12/03- DALLAS, TX- Granada Theater
12/05- BIRMINGHAM, AL- The Bottletree
12/09- ASHEVILLE, NC- Orange Peel
12/10- CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Gravity Lounge
12/11- WASHINGTON, DC- Rock and Roll Hotel
12/12- PHILADELPHIA, PA- First Unitarian Church
12/13- NEW YORK, NY- Le Poisson Rouge

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