Today La Blogotheque and A.V. Club have graced us with us a superb 15 minutes of A.C. Newman, Neko Case and crafty cohorts performing three songs off of Newman’s latest songcraft masterpiece, Shut Down The Streets (featuring Ms. Case). The video is dubbed The Hudson River Session and was shot at Old Soul Studios in the woods of Catskill, New York (near Newman’s current abode).  While Nick Kinsey, Zach Tonorio-Miller and Geoff Countryman add much to the performances, its the subtly-complex songs and the vocal meshing of Newman and Case that provide the true magic here.  These two were simply born to sing together. Go over to A.V. Club HERE to read Newman’s expliques of the featured songs I’m Not Talking, Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns, and There’s Money In New Wave.  And do yourselves a favor and support this great artist by going HERE to buy this great new recording.  Below the videos are Newman’s current tour dates. We’ll see you at the Echoplex.

Tour:

October

Thursday 25 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
Friday 26 – Washington, DC – Black Cat Backstage
Saturday 27 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
Monday 29 – St Louis, MO – Duck Room
Tuesday 30 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle

November

Thursday 01 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Friday 02 – Winnipef, MB – West End Cultural Center
Saturday 03 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s
Monday 05 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
Tuesday 06 – Calgary, AB – The Republik
Thursday 08 – Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret
Friday 09 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Saturday 10 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Monday 12 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Tuesday 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex
Wednesday 14 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah