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Peel-endorsed NY-antifolk singer/songwriter/comic-book-artist extraordinaire Jeffrey Lewis returns to the UK for a series of shows in February, including a support slot on The Cribs tour.
Having already supported The Cribs in August 2005, Jeffrey and his brother Jack will join perv-rockers Giant Drag as support for nine dates on the tour as well as headlining some smaller shows of their own. As if that's not enough, you can also catch them in Oxford and Norwich supporting the delectable Regina Spektor.
Those dates in full:
February
Fri 10 London Brixton Windmill
Sat 11 Norwich Arts Centre (w/Regina Spektor)
Sun 12 Bath Moles Club
Mon 13 Birmingham Irish Centre*
Tues 14 Edinburgh Queen’s Hall*
Wed 15 Newcastle Northumbria Uni*
Thu 16 Oxford Zodiac (w/Regina Spektor)
Fri 17 Manchester Academy 2*
Sat 18 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms*
Sun 19 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Mon 20 London Luminaire (w/My Latest Novel)
Tues 21 Brighton Concorde*
Wed 22 Norwich Waterfront*
Thu 23 London Brixton Windmill
Fri 24 Coventry Tin Angel (w/Honeytrap)
Sat 25 Leeds University Refectory*
Sun 26 Liverpool Academy*
Mon 27 Cork UCC Old College
Tue 28 Dublin Crawdaddy
March
Wed 1 Belfast McHughs
Thu 2 Galway Roisin Dubh
*with The Cribs and Giant Drag.
Jeff & Jack's latest album City & Eastern Songs is out now on Rough Trade, and you can read the lovely DiS review by clicking here.
