Sam Beam, better known by his stage name of Iron & Wine, is a man of many talents; a multi-instrumentalist, exceptional songwriter and a talented film maker as well, being responsible for the making of all of his music videos. His third studio effort, The Shepherd’s Dog, is a marvelous indie folk arrangement, that provides a more extended palette, compared with his other previous two records, with better percussion and fleshed-out arrangements.
His also a renowned excellent live performer, those of you who are accustomed with his shows know what I mean; recently Sam and his touring band (a eight piece band so far) announced their 2008 European gig dates, in addition to the Nov/December US shows. Dates after the jump.
October 31: London, England – Shepherds Bush Empire
November 1: Cardiff, Wales – The Point
November 2: Bristol, England – St. George’s
November 3: Nottingham, England – Rescue Rooms
November 4: Reading, England – Reading Arts Concert Hall
November 26: Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre
November 27: San Diego, CA – 4th & B
November 28: Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
November 30: Oakland, CA – The Paramount Theater
December 2: Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
December 3: Seattle, WA – Moore Theater
December 4: Bellingham, WA – Mt. Baker Theatre
December 6: Boise, ID – Egyptian Theatre
December 7: Magna, UT – The Great Saltair
December 8: Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
December 9: Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
December 10: Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
December 11: Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
December 14: Barcelona, Spain – Apolo
December 15: Milan, Italy – MusicDrome
December 16: Vienna, Austria – Szene
December 17: Dachau, Germany – St. Jakob-Kirche
December 18: Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
December 19: Paris, France – Divan du Monde
December 20: Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik
December 21: Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall
December 22: Stockholm, Sweden – Södra Teatern
January 23: Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
January 24: Lund, Sweden – Mejeriet
January 25: Copenhagen, Denmark – Lille Vega
January 26: Cologne, Germany – KultureKirche
January 27: Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
January 28: Frankfurt, Germany – Mousonturm
January 29: Bielefeld, Germany – Forum
January 30: Berlin, Germany – Passionskirche