Thursday, December 20, 2012

Joy to the freeway, Joy to the cars...

Josh Ritter - The Beast In Its Tracksphoto by Laura Wilson

 

Hey everyone!

Tickets to our spring Beast In Its Tracks US shows are now available. Dates and links below. We’re trying something new where every single ticket comes with a digital download of the album (delivered on March 5th).

It’s been awhile since the Royal City Band and I have been to some of these spots and we can’t wait to get back there. Joy to the tour bus!

And, a reminder that the “Joy To You Baby” 7” vinyl is available now at US independent record stores, viajoshritter.com, and at Amazon.com. It’s limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies and includes an exclusive non-album track you can’t get anywhere else.

Best!
Josh

PS: Hey DUBLIN! We are coming back to Iveagh Gardens on July 19th! Tickets are on-sale now.

PPS: London tickets are on sale now, too! Amsterdam goes on sale this Saturday.
 

Warm Up Shows In Cold Climates (do not include the album download):

February 13 – The Egg – Albany, NY - Tickets
February 14 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT - Tickets
February 15 – Le Cabaret du Mile End – Montreal, QC - Tickets
February  16 – The Blacksheep Inn – Wakefield, QC - SOLD OUT
February 17 – Molson Canadian Studio – Hamilton, ON - Tickets
February 18 – Starlight Social Club – Waterloo, ON - Tickets

The Beast In Its Tracks Release Tour
(every ticket includes download of the album):

March 13 – Granada Theatre – Dallas, TX - Tickets
March 14 – SXSW – Austin, TX - Details TBA
March 16 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ - Tickets
March 18 – Belly Up – Solana Beach, CA - Tickets
March 19 – Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA - Tickets
March 20 – The Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA - Tickets
March 21 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR - Tickets
March 22 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC - Tickets
March 23 – The Neptune – Seattle, WA - Tickets
March 24 – Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA - Tickets
March 25 – Wilma Theatre – Missoula, MT - Tickets
March 27 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO - Tickets

April 14 – Taft Theatre – Cincinnati, OH - Tickets
April 15 – Southern Theatre – Columbus, OH - Tickets
April 16 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON - Tickets
April 17 – Royal Oak Theatre – Detroit, MI - Tickets
April 18 – The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN - Tickets
April 19 – Brown Theatre – Louisville, KY - Tickets
April 20 – Plush – St. Louis, MO - Tickets
April 21 – Liberty Hall – Lawrence, KS - Tickets
April 23 – Pabst Theatre – Milwaukee, WI - Tickets
April 24 – Capitol Theatre – Madison, WI - Tickets
April 25 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN - Tickets
April 27 – The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL - Tickets

May 8 – State Theatre – Portland, ME* - Tickets
May 9 – Calvin Theatre – Northampton, MA* - Tickets
May 10 – 9.30 Club – Washington, DC* - Tickets
May 12 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC* - Tickets
May 13 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC* - Tickets
May 14 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA* - Tickets
May 16 – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA* - Tickets
May 17 – House of Blues – Boston, MA* - Tickets
May 18 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY* - Tickets
* – the Felice Brothers support May 8-18 dates

 

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

The Beast in Its Tracks

Josh Ritter - The Beast In Its Tracks


Hey everyone,

I have a new album coming out on March 5, 2013. It’s called The Beast in Its Tracks. You can hear a song from it right now at joshritter.com

I wrote and recorded this record in the 18 months after my marriage had fallen apart. All heartbreak is awful – my broken heart wasn’t unique. But writing these songs was helping me get through the night and I didn’t have the strength to care or question.

It felt like a different record from the start. Far from the grand, sweeping feel of the songs on So Runs the World Away, these new ones felt like rocks in the shoe, hard little nuggets of whatever they were, be it spite, remorse, or happiness. I told all this to Sam Kassirer, my producer and friend. If we recorded these songs, which felt so personal, their starkness needed a corresponding simplicity of production. I hadn’t composed this stuff, I’d scrawled it down, just trying to keep ahead of the heartbreak, and they needed to be recorded like that.

Listening to it now makes me very proud. I can’t wait to share it with all of you.

Love,
Josh

Get the limited-edition Joy To You Baby 7" now on limited-edition vinyl and at iTunes

Watch the album teaser, pre-order the album and view our album packages, and check out our 2013 tour dates here at joshritter.com


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