In preparation for tonight’s show at Hi-Dive in Denver (tickets available here), Colorado Springs Independent is featuring a scandalously-titled interview with Pearl and the Beard. Read the interview and article here, and if you’re not a Coloradan, never fear - the band is in the midst of a 5-week tour that’s taking them all over the US of A (and even some of Canada). Check out the full list of dates below!
Pearl and the Beard’s Spring Tour:
03.08 High Dive, 10:30pm (Denver, CO) [ TIX ]
03.09 Everyday Joe’s, 7:15pm (Ft.Collins, CO)
03.10 Steve’s Guitars, 8:30pm (Carbondale, CO) [ TIX ]
03.11 The Loft, 8pm (Colorado Springs, CO) [ TIX ]
03.13 Rock Island Live, 8pm (Wichita, KS)
03.15 Stickyz Rock-n-Roll Chicken Shack, 9pm (Little Rock, AR) [ TIX ]
03.16 12th & Porter, 7pm (Nashville, TN) [ TIX ]
03.17 Preservation Pub, 8:30pm (Knoxville, TN) [ TIX ]
03.18 The Five Spot, 7:30pm (Atlanta, GA) [ TIX ]
03.20 New Earth Music Hall, 11:30pm (Athens, GA) [ TIX ]
03.22 The Grey Eagle, 9:30pm (Asheville, NC) [ TIX ]
03.23 The Blind Tiger, 10pm (Greensboro, NC) [ TIX ]
03.24 The Pinhook, 11:30pm (Durham, NC) [ TIX ]
03.25 Spazzfest at The Tipsy Teapot , 10pm (Greenville, NC) [ TIX ]
03.28 Blue Moon Cafe, 10pm (Shepherdstown, WV) [ TIX ]
03.29 The Night Cat, 8pm (Easton, MD)
04.09 Corona Theater w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Montreal, QC) [ TIX ]
04.10 *SOLD OUT* Phoenix Concert Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Toronto, ON)
04.11 Royal Oak Music Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Royal Oak, MI) [ TIX ]
04.12 *SOLD OUT* Vic Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 6:30pm (Chicago, IL)
04.14 *SOLD OUT* Capitol Theater w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Madison, WI)
04.19 The Egg w/Ani Difranco, 8pm (Albany, NY) [ TIX ]
04.21 Winter Garden Theatre w/Ani Difranco, 8pm (Toronto, ON) [ TIX ]
04.22 Asbury Hall at Babeville w/Ani Difranco, 8pm (Buffalo, NY) [ TIX ]
For more news and info, go to pearlandthebeard.com
“It always comes back to – we just pooed this morning.”
With possibly the best Pearl and the Beardquote of all time, Knox Road is featuring this recounting of their time with the band.
Pearl and the Beard play TONIGHT at the Riot Room in Kansas City, MO. You can get tickets here, and check out the rest of the band’s spring tour dates here.
Today, our friends at Mixbridge are featuring an interview with everyone’s favorite troubador, Casey Shea. The answers to all of your burning questions can be found within this video! Of course, if there’s still something you’re dying to know about Casey (like “how does he get his hair to do that thing?!”) then you can email your questions to emma[at]thefamilyrecords[dot]com for inclusion in the FR newsletter’s artist Q&A. Sign up for the newsletter here.
Photo by Cameron Sterling
Pearl and the Beard is interviewed by The Reverb Signal. Check it out!
For your Tuesday noon-time enjoyment, an interview with Rosi Golan from berlinbeat.
-Emma
From the archives: a great feature from Interview Magazine on Rosi Golan, from just before the release of Lead Balloon. Read, enjoy, and if you’re so inclined, check out the album here at the Family Records Store.
Pearl and the Beard’s sessions with Slow Records Studios are being featured on the SRS homepage this week. Check out the interview and videos for “Reverend” and “The Lament of Coronado Brown” here!
Mike Grubbs of Wakey!Wakey! is interviewed by 917xfm, Hamburg’s music channel. Check out the video above. Enjoy!
-Emma
Our friends over at Lógica Aplastante are currently featuring a great interview with Mike of Wakey!Wakey! in their latest issue. Learn the mystery behind the Wakey!Wakey! name, Mike’s thoughts on fame, and how to make a kitten smoothie…errr, I mean, the recipe for a Wakey!Wakey! song.
-Emma
PS - Yes, this interview would appear to be in Spanish…but just scroll down a bit for the English translation!

![In preparation for tonight’s show at Hi-Dive in Denver (tickets available here), Colorado Springs Independent is featuring a scandalously-titled interview with Pearl and the Beard. Read the interview and article here, and if you’re not a Coloradan, never fear - the band is in the midst of a 5-week tour that’s taking them all over the US of A (and even some of Canada). Check out the full list of dates below!
Pearl and the Beard’s Spring Tour:
03.08 High Dive, 10:30pm (Denver, CO) [ TIX ]
03.09 Everyday Joe’s, 7:15pm (Ft.Collins, CO)
03.10 Steve’s Guitars, 8:30pm (Carbondale, CO) [ TIX ]
03.11 The Loft, 8pm (Colorado Springs, CO) [ TIX ]
03.13 Rock Island Live, 8pm (Wichita, KS)
03.15 Stickyz Rock-n-Roll Chicken Shack, 9pm (Little Rock, AR) [ TIX ]
03.16 12th & Porter, 7pm (Nashville, TN) [ TIX ]
03.17 Preservation Pub, 8:30pm (Knoxville, TN) [ TIX ]
03.18 The Five Spot, 7:30pm (Atlanta, GA) [ TIX ]
03.20 New Earth Music Hall, 11:30pm (Athens, GA) [ TIX ]
03.22 The Grey Eagle, 9:30pm (Asheville, NC) [ TIX ]
03.23 The Blind Tiger, 10pm (Greensboro, NC) [ TIX ]
03.24 The Pinhook, 11:30pm (Durham, NC) [ TIX ]
03.25 Spazzfest at The Tipsy Teapot , 10pm (Greenville, NC) [ TIX ]
03.28 Blue Moon Cafe, 10pm (Shepherdstown, WV) [ TIX ]
03.29 The Night Cat, 8pm (Easton, MD)
04.09 Corona Theater w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Montreal, QC) [ TIX ]
04.10 *SOLD OUT* Phoenix Concert Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Toronto, ON)
04.11 Royal Oak Music Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Royal Oak, MI) [ TIX ]
04.12 *SOLD OUT* Vic Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 6:30pm (Chicago, IL)
04.14 *SOLD OUT* Capitol Theater w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Madison, WI)
04.19 The Egg w/Ani Difranco, 8pm (Albany, NY) [ TIX ]
04.21 Winter Garden Theatre w/Ani Difranco, 8pm (Toronto, ON) [ TIX ]
04.22 Asbury Hall at Babeville w/Ani Difranco, 8pm (Buffalo, NY) [ TIX ]
For more news and info, go to pearlandthebeard.com](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0kup9vwXx1qabu0jo1_r1_1280.jpg)

