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Highly praised young singer-songwriter Andy Shauf recently released The Party via Arts & Crafts to widespread international acclaim. Now, the album has found its way onto the long list for The 2016 Polaris Music Prize while the artist himself is currently vying for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize.
After putting the wraps on a string of European tour dates with The Lumineers, Andy Shauf has now returned to North America for performances with case/lang/veirs that include stops in Victoria and Vancouver and will also appear at The Winnipeg Folk Festival and Hillside Festival in July. Today the Regina-based artist announces a Canadian headline tour in support of The Party that kicks off on October 7 in Saskatoon and makes its way to Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and more. All tour dates can be found below.
The Regina-based songwriter gained international attention with his previous album, The Bearer of Bad News. NPR called that record one of “2015's most breathtaking albums” and “an appropriately titled collection of mostly grim tales about small town drug addicts, murderous lovers and other weary underachievers.” The song “Wendell Walker” from the record was recently nominated for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize.
The Party is not exactly a concept record, but it was a way for the singer-songwriter to get out of his own head. An after-party record, more like it. Or for the hangover the next day, when only Shauf’s songs can make any sense of the emotionally-charged scenarios that played out the night before. When The Party was over, Shauf had no regrets—even if its characters have more than a few. You’re invited to The Party. It’s one you’ll never forget.
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ANDY SHAUF ON TOUR
Jun 22 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey’s *
Jun 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
Jun 25 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery *
Jun 28 - Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre *
June 29 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
Jun 30 - Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Amphitheatre *
Jul 02 - Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre *
Jul 05 - Bend, OR - Athletic Club of Bend *
Jul 09 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
Jul 22-24 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Festival
Jul 23 – Lowell, MA - Boarding House Park*
Jul 26 - Brooklyn, NY - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! *
Jul 27 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre *
Jul 29 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Botanical Garden *
Jul 31 – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theatre *
Aug 02 - San Antonio, TX - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts *
Aug 03 - Austin, TX - Long Center for the Performing Arts *
Aug 04 – Dallas, TX - Winspear Opera House *
Aug 05 – Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *
Aug 07 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre *
Aug 09 - Bayfield, WI - Big Top Chautauqua *
Aug 10 – Apple Valley, MN - Weesner Amphitheater *
Oct 6 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
Oct 7 – Saskatoon, SK – Broadway Theatre ^
Oct 8 – Regina, SK – The Exchange ^
Oct 11 – Edmonton, AB – The Needle ^
Oct 12 – Calgary, AB- The Commonwealth ^
Oct 14 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret ^
Nov 23 – Hamilton, ON – Mill’s Hardware %
Nov 25 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club %
Nov 26 – Peterborough, ON – Gordon Best Theatre %
Dec 7 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
Dec 8 – Ottawa, ON – National Arts Centre %
Dec 9 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz %
Dec 10 – Quebec City, QC – L’Anti %
* w/ case/lang/veirs
^ w/ Scattered Clouds
% w/ Chris Cohen
MORE PRAISE FOR THE PARTY
“He wrote and recorded it in his parents' basement, and he came up with what I think will definitely be a top-10 record for me this year.” - Robin Hilton, NPR Music
"the perfect balance of artistic uncertainty and absolute spirituality. Think of him as Canada's modern answer to Nick Drake." - Marah Eakin, The AV Club
“One of the most outstanding talents we’ve heard in quite some time.” - Paul Bridgewater, The Line Of Best Fit
"Andy's Shauf's acoustic songs made me think of the late Elliott Smith's beautiful music in that they sound intricate and ghostly." - Huw Stephens, NME / BBC1 Radio Host
“The Canadian songwriter’s hazy harmonies and easy keys belie the intricate concept of his fourth album. Using sharp snapshots and strange characters, Shauf paints an endearing sketch of his house’s many moods” - MOJO
“one of the year’s most vivid and relatable albums.” – Quick Before It Melts
“...one of the single most promising voices to emerge from Canada in recent memory.” - Flood Magazine
“thematically centered, beautiful, and as always, extremely charming.” - Beatroute
“★★★★...nods to the 70s soft rock of Harry Nilsson or Josh Rouse’s homage to that era....a real talent.” - Daily Express (UK)
“as though Shauf made a feature film, providing settings, characters and colour to fill out a full motion picture with just 10 songs.” - CBC Music
“An exceptionally fine record.” – Sunday Express
