Joanna Newsom Plans 22-Date World Tour

Joanna Newsom's breakthrough recording, The Milk-Eyed Mender, was one of but a few brilliant albums released this year that seemed to materialize out of nothingness, both credentially and stylistically. In drawing points of reference for hopeful Newsom convertees, we almost need to circumvent musical precedents entirely; the mystical whimsy of Joanna Newsom seems most sturdily rooted in the realm of children's literature, in emerald fields of mushroom huts and sparkling seas of reflected comet trails. That an artist in the modern day is even capable of evoking such airs of imaginative fancy is praiseable in and of itself, but Newsom couples her storytelling splendor with inventive and gently unraveling melodies, and the most distinctive voice you're likely to encounter anytime this epoch. For those of you wishing to experience Ms. Newsom in a concert setting, here's her latest (albeit primarily European) live itinerary:

10-11 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan #
10-12 Seattle, WA - The Triple Door #
10-17 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge #
10-18 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note #
10-19 Bloomington, OH - Bluebird #
10-20 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium #
10-30 Dublin, Ireland - Sugar Club
11-01 Manchester, England - Matt & Phred's
11-02 Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo
11-04 London, England - ICA 11-05 Lille, France - Aeronef
11-06 Paris, France - La Cigale
11-07 Nantes, France - Olympic
11-09 Bordeaux, France - Barbey
11-12 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border
11-13 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
11-15 Hamburg, Germany - Westwerk
11-16 Berlin, Germany - Cafe Zapata
11-19 Bristol, England - Cube
11-20 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
11-21 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
11-22 Birmingham, England - Glee Club