Last week Colm and a bunch of his wonderful musician friends including Joe & Graham played to a full house at The Pavilion in Dun Laoghaire. Andy Gyett at DublinConcerts.ie wrote this glowing review and Owen Humphreys at Golden Plec took these gorgeous photos of the evening.
Glen Autumn European Tour Announced
From his website:
In anticipation of a forthcoming record, Glen Hansard will be hitting the road this autumn for some intimate shows throughout Europe. Tickets on general sale from Friday 22nd May. Pre-sale starts Wednesday 20th May. Please check local venue for details. Tour dates and ticket info can be found on the tour page.
Tue 29-Sep-15 France Paris La Cigale
Wed 30-Sep-15 Belgium Brussels Ancienne Belgique
Fri 02-Oct-15 Sweden Stockholm Nalen
Sat 03-Oct-15 Denmark Aarhus Train
Mon 05-Oct-15 Denmark Copenhagen Amager Bio
Wed 07-Oct-15 Germany Hamburg Docks
Thu 08-Oct-15 Germany Berlin Admiralpalast
Sat 10-Oct-15 Germany Leipzig Taebchenthal
Mon 12-Oct-15 Germany Cologne Live Music Hall
Tue 13-Oct-15 Switzerland Zürich Volkshaus
Wed 14-Oct-15 Italy Milan Alcatraz
Fri 16-Oct-15 Italy Bologna Teatro Antoniano
Sat 17-Oct-15 Austria Vienna Konzerthaus
Mon 19-Oct-15 Germany Munich Kesselhaus
Tue 20-Oct-15 Netherlands Amsterdam Melkweg
Wed 21-Oct-15 United Kingdom London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Colm Updates
There is so much going on with Colm right now! His album And Now The Weather was released last week and found itself entering the Irish charts at #15. He’s been doing interviews, tv and radio, including hosting this wonderful “In Session” program on RTÉ Radio 1 last night. Click the link to listen to this enjoyable hour of songs and chats with Colm and some of his artist friends you might now. You can keep up with Colm news at his website – press & interviews here, radio & tv here. And if you haven’t gotten the record yet, you can buy the CD from his website shop or digital via iTunes as an English version OR an Irish version!
Jason Molina Tribute EP Media
Glen, along with Rob Bochnik, Jeff Panall, Jennie Benford and Dan and Rob Sullivan, have recorded a tribute EP for their late friend Jason Molina of Songs:Ohia. It Was Triumph We Once Proposed…Songs of Jason Molina features 5 tracks and is available now via Glen’s site here. All profits will be donated to a charity in Molina’s honor.
Reviews
Pitchfork
Irish Independent
Consequence of Sound review
Media
17 March – Interview with Indiana Public Radio
17 March – Performance on The Late Show with David Letterman (try this link if you are outside the USA)
15 March – Interview on Sunday Weekend Edition on NPR
11 March – Interview on Ray D’Arcy on RTÉ Radio 1
13 February – Interview & 2 songs with WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana
Radio Radio
Colm & Glen have both done some recent radio interviews for their respective record releases. Listen in:
Colm talked with Philip King at South Wind Blows on RTÉ Radio 1 & they played a couple of tunes from the new record, And Now The Weather due out April 17 (you can pre-order it now here!).
Glen’s been chatting with a few folks about his Jason Molina tribute EP coming out March 17 – it’s called It Was Triumph We Once Proposed…Songs of Jason Molina & it features some of Jason’s old Songs:Ohia bandmates as well as Mr. Rob Bochnik. This group will be on Late Night with David Letterman on March 17.
– At WHFB radio in Bloomington, Indiana (the home of Jason’s record label Secretly Canadian) Glen talked & sang 2 songs.
– An impromptu interview with Ray D’Arcy at RTÉ Radio 1 (just after recording an interview with NPR at the station)
– NPR Weekend Edition Sunday “What Glen Hansard Learned From His Friend Jason Molina”