Posted on Monday, January 19, 2009 8:16 AM

photo: Ben McCormick
Lo-fi songwriter Vic Chestnutt from Athens, GA, commences two months of USA and European shows with Elf Power, the sextet that backed him up on his last album Dark Developments.
USA tour:
- 01/21 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
- 01/22 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
- 01/23 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
- 01/24 Boston, MA @ Middle East
- 01/25 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star
- 01/26 State College, PA @ Chronic Town
- 01/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
- 01/28 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room at Crofoot
- 01/29 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
- 01/30 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
- 01/31 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
- 02/01 Rock Island, IL @ Huckleberry's Pizza Parlor
- 02/02 Indianapolis, IN @ Local's Only
- 02/03 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
- 02/04 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
- 02/05 Columbia, SC @ Art Bar
- 02/06 Charleston, SC @ Pourhouse
- 02/07 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
- 03/11 New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall REM Tribute Show
European tour:
- 03/14 Dag In De Branding Festival - Den Haag, The Netherlands
- 03/15 Arenbergschouwburg Club - Antwerp, Belgium
- 03/16 Café De La Danse - Paris, France
- 03/17 La Poudrière - Belfort, France
- 03/18 L'Autre Canal - Nancy, France
- 03/19 FriSon - Fribourg, Switzerland
- 03/20 Spazio - Turin, Italy
- 03/21 Bronson - Ravenna, Italy
- 03/22 Circolo Degli Artisti - Rome, Italy
- 03/23 Magnolia - Milan, Italy
- 03/24 Grabenhalle - St Gallen, Switzerland
- 03/25 De Kreun - Kortrijk, Belgium
- 03/26 Engine Room - Brighton, UK
- 03/27 Cluny – Newcastle, UK
- 03/28 Arts Depot – London, UK
- 03/29 Cube – Bristol, UK
- 03/30 Tavastia – Helsinki, Finland
- 03/31 Klubi – Tampere, Finland
MP3: Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power, and the Amorphous Strums - And How
» vicchesnutt.com
» myspace.com/vicchesnutt
HCTF review of Dark Developments.