Contrary to popular belief, actually seeing Zooey Deschanel will not cause you to spontaneously dissolve into a puddle of mush due to her sheer adorableness. That’s only if you look her in the eye; she’s like a cute Medusa. So, if you think you have the willpower to partially avoid her gaze (test yourself using this video from the Chocolate Grinder), you now have more opportunities to see her and virtuoso guitarsmith M. Ward as they expand their tour under the moniker She & Him in support of their latest album on Merge, Volume Two, including free concert dates in Chicago at Millennium Park and at Governors Island in NYC. I think if you wear sunglasses you’ll be safe from Ms. Deschanel’s gaze, so the outdoor venues may be safest.
05.28.10 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre
05.29.10 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
05.30.10 - Bend, OR - Le Schwab Amphitheatre *
05.31.10 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Festival
06.04.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Verge Festival
06.05.10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06.06.10 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theatre
06.07.10 - Chicago, IL - Millennium Park (Downtown Sound Series)
06.09.10 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
06.10.10 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
06.11.10 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
07.01.10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
07.02.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
07.03.10 - Oxford, ME - Nateva Festival
07.04.10 - New York, NY - The Beach at Governor’s Island
07.06.10 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 *
07.07.10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
07.09.10 - Atlanta, GA - Botanical Gardens
07.10.10 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Furnaces
07.11.10 - Louisville, KY - TBD *
07.18.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl $ *
08.29.10 - St. Louis, MO - LouFest
* Band of Horses, Dawes
$ The Swell Season, The Bird and The Bee
• She & Him: http://www.sheandhim.com
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com
[Photo: Sam Jones]
