Hi, how are you, Europe? Daniel Johnston tours with BEAM Orchestra

Hi, how are you, Europe? Daniel Johnston tours with BEAM Orchestra

For years, Daniel Johnston has been recognized as a successful artist in spite of his circumstances: in spite of his bipolar disorder, in spite of never getting Laurie, in spite of being an “outsider artist.” This may no longer be the best appraisal of him, if not downright unfair.

For Daniel Johnston seems to be doing pretty good these days. In fact, this spring, Johnston is going on tour across Europe, accompanied by BEAM, an 11-piece Dutch orchestra. His last album, Is and Always Was (TMT Review), surprised fans with a full sound of a backing band (instruments almost entirely provided by producer Jason Falkner, with occasional percussion from Joey Waronker). For once, the album resounded with an effort to appear whole, (almost) conventionally full in a way that Johnston never quite achieved in his recordings with Jad Fair or Mark Linkous (RIP), to begin the list. So it’s only natural now that he should try performing with a dozen instrumentalists, right?

After his tour with the BEAM Orchestra, Johnston will go on to play at All Tomorrow’s Parties in Minehead, UK, before heading to Italy for a few dates.

04.01.10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso *
04.02.10 - London, UK - Troxy *^
04.03.10 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street *
04.05.10 - Berlin, Germany - Astra Kulturhaus *
04.06.10 - Frankfurt Am Main, Germany - Mousonturm *
04.09.10 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Music Hall *
04.10.10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega *
04.11.10 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall *
04.13.10 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique *
04.15.10 - Paris, France - Le Bataclan *
04.16.10 - Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-Son *
04.17.10 - Bourges, France - Printemps de Bourges *
04.18.10 - Lille, France - Les Paradis Artificiels *
05.07.10-05.09.10 - Minehead, UK - ATP Festival
05.10.10 - Milan, Italy - Teatro Ciak
05.11.10 - Ferrara, Italy - Ferrara Sala Estense
05.12.10 - Rome, Italy - Auditorium

* BEAM Orchestra
^ Jeffrey Lewis

• Daniel Johnston: http://www.hihowareyou.com

[Photo: Tim Broddin]

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