“People used to compare him to Jesus,” says a backstage manager as David Bazan walks offstage, guitar in hand. “But not so much anymore.” It’s Thursday, July 2, and Bazan has just finished his set at Cornerstone, the annual Christian music festival held on a farm near Bushnell, Illinois. He hasn’t betrayed his crowd the way Dylan did when he went electric—this is something very different. The kids filling the 1,500-capacity tent know their Jesus from their Judas. There was a time when Bazan’s fans believed he was speaking, or rather singing, the Word. Not so much anymore. [ READ ARTICLE ]
UPDATE: Both shows are now sold out. Thank you!
David’s first performances with a band in four years!
Edmonds, WA - August 7 & 8
Only 35 tickets will be available for each show. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 21 at 1pm (pacific time).
We’ve restocked a few of the old Pedro The Lion and Headphones shirts that have been out of print for a while. They are all printed on American Apparel brand shirts now.
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Release date: September 1, 2009
Record Label: (Barsuk)
Format: CD / LP / MP3
Liner Notes + Lyrics
Mixing and Mastering Notes
1. Hard To Be
2. Bless This Mess
3. Please, Baby, Please
4. Curse Your Branches
5. Harmless Sparks
6. When We Fell
7. Lost My Shape
8. Bearing Witness
9. Heavy Breath
10. In Stitches
David stopped by the Daytrotter studio on July 3rd to record a few songs.
Mike behind the board.
David listening to playback.
Tower of analog goodness!
Dave, Sean and Jessica.
