Pitchfork

Having devoted the last few years of his life to romping around movie sets, recording and playing his samba-based strum-alongs, and helping the Portuguese-speaking world appreciate David Bowie, Seu Jorge is hitting the road.Jorge kicks off a string of spring and summer dates tonight in New York City, opening for Cesaria Evora.

Everyone seems to fall for the oft-proclaimed "coolest man on earth"; if his Life Aquatic director, Wes Anderson, is calling him that, then it's probably true.

Knockouts:

03-30 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre *
03-31 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre *
04-01 Washington, DC - Lisner Auditorium *
04-27 New York, NY - Irving Plaza #
04-28 Miami, FL - North Beach Bandshell
04-30 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
06-16 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-18 San Francisco, CA - Sigmund Stern Grove $
06-20 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
06-22 Seattle, WA - Neumos
06-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Centre for the Performing Arts (Vancouver International Jazz Festival) %
06-24 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret
06-26 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
06-27 Madison, WI - Union Theater
06-28 Chicago, IL - Metro
06-30 Toronto, Ontario - Harbourfront Centre
07-01 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
07-02 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
07-05 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts
07-06 Quebec City, Quebec - Quebec City International Summer Festival

* with Cesaria Evora
# with Chris Berry and Panjea
$ with Aimee Mann
% with Esbjorn Svensson Trio

Jorge recently lent his songwriting, singing and guitar and flute playing talents (flute!? What can't this guy do?) to a track on fellow Brazilian compatriot Cibelle's new album, The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves, which will be released in Europe on April 10 on Crammed Discs and in North America on May 9 via Six Degrees Records.

The album was recorded over an 18-month span in London, São Paolo, and Paris, and was co-produced by Cibelle, Apollo Nove and Mike Lindsay of Tunng. It also features the ubiquitous Devendra Banhart (duetting on a version of Caetano Veloso's "London, London"), frequent CocoRosie collaborator Spleen (voicing a couple of songs, including the Tom Waits-penned "Green Grass") and Lindsay on "weird piano, spaceships and virtual instruments."

Spaceships!

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