05.10 The Drake Hotel, 8pm (Toronto, ON) [ TIX ]

05.11 The Winchester Tavern, 8pm (Cleveland, OH)

05.12 Schubas Tavern, 7:45pm (Chicago, IL) [ TIX ]

05.13 The Ark, 7:30pm (Ann Arbor, MI) [ TIX ]

05.14 The Frequency, 7pm (Madison, WI) [ TIX ]

05.15 St. Olaf College, 8pm (Northfield, MN)

05.16 Brown Baer, 7pm (Elkhart Lake, WI) [ TIX ]

05.17 Acorn Theater, 8pm (Three Oaks, MI) [ TIX ]

05.18 The Ninth Ward, 8pm (Buffalo, NY) [ TIX ]

A picture perfect ending to an incredible tour. Thanks again to Ani DiFranco and all of her amazing crew and fans for making us feel so intensely overwhelmed with love and support. This tour was so beautiful… a double complete rainbow all the way!

Thanks so much to Ingrid, her band, her crew, and all of her wonderful fans for making us feel so… great.

We’ve just added some new shows to our calendar, and we are particularly looking forward to playing the beautiful Acorn Theater (pictured above) with rollicking folksters Hoots & Hellmouth on May 17th (tickets available soon).  As always, you can find a full list of our upcoming shows on the show page.

Recently Added:

04.18 Thunderbird Cafe, 8pm (Pittsburgh, PA) [ TIX ]

05.17 Acorn Theater (Three Oaks, MI) [ Ticket link coming soon ]

08.02 Oval Lounge @ Stuyvesant Town (New York, NY) [ FREE ]

08.17 Lancaster Square (Lancaster, PA) [ FREE ]

09.14 Frederick County Library, 11:30am (Frederick, MD) [ FREE ]

We stopped by Audiotree for a session a couple of weeks ago, and performed our brand new song “James.” Enjoy, and check out the full session here.

We’re pleased to announce we’ll be returning to play Knoxville’s own Blue Plate Special morning program. Tune into WDVX 102.9 at noon on Saturday 3/17 to hear us play a few tunes, or stop by the studio and watch us in person. Four Leaf Peat joins us at BPS, and later that evening we’ll play a full set at 6pm at the Preservation Pub Speakeasy, upstairs.

Pearl and the Beard are proud and honored to return the True/False Film Festival in Columbia, MO.  As each documentary is seated, movie-goers are treated to performances by busking musicians from all over the country.  Here’s the list of the ticketed films we’ll be busking, as well some evening performances that are open to all.  See you in COMO!  Tickets are still available right here.

Friday, March 2

Friday Night Showcase @ Cafe Berlin w/Malone and Toughcats, 9pm

Saturday, March 3

Only the Young, The Picturehouse, 11am

Gypsy Davy, The Picturehouse, 1:30pm

The Queen of Versailles, Jesse, 6:30pm

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, Jesse, 9:30pm

Sunday, March 4

The Imposter, The Blue Note, 8pm

Buskers Last Stand Showcase @ Missouri Theatre w/Toughcats, Bramble, and Why Are We Building Such A Big Ship?, 9pm

Double Rainbow? Oh my goodness, DOUBLE RAINBOW!!  Ani DiFranco has invited us out to open for her for the second time.  We can’t wait to join her in visiting you northern folks.  Dates below!

04.19 The Egg w/Ani DiFranco (Albany, NY) [ TIX ]

04.21 Winter Garden Theatre w/Ani DiFranco (Toronto, ON) [ TIX ]

04.22 Asbury Hall at Babeville w/Ani DiFranco (Buffalo, NY) [ TIX ]

We also have lots of other show dates listed on the aptly titled Shows page.

After a great run of UK shows back in November (see: above photo), we are so excited to announce some UK  dates for this summer including a headlining return to Barfly and several festivals.  Full lineup below, hope to see you there!

Headline Show at Barfly London:

06.08 Barfly London, 7pm (London, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

Festivals:

06.02 Dot to Dot Festival, 1pm (Bristol, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

06.03 Dot to Dot Festival, 1pm (Nottingham, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

06.04 Dot to Dot Festival, 1pm (Manchester, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

06.09 Stowmarket Festival, 8pm (Stowmarket, United Kingdom)

07.20 Secret Garden Party Festival, 6pm (Huntington, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

07.27 Camp Bestival, 8pm (Dorset, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

Keep an eye out for more details here and on the tour page.

We’re more pumped than a WNBA basketball to be playing the opening dates of Ingrid Michaelson‘s tour promoting her effervescent and emotionally stirring new album Human Again. Come sweat up a storm with us as we traipse around our fine country and neighbors to the north in April. Dates below.

04.10 *SOLD OUT* Phoenix Concert Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Toronto, ON)

04.11 Royal Oak Music Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Royal Oak, MI) [ TIX ]

04.12 *SOLD OUT* Vic Theatre w/Ingrid Michaelson, 6:30pm (Chicago, IL)

04.13 Lion’s Pause @ St. Olaf’s w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Northfield, MN)

04.14 *SOLD OUT* Capitol Theater w/Ingrid Michaelson, 7pm (Madison, WI)

Due to this exciting turn of events, April 13th’s show at The Rat in Ewing, NJ will be rescheduled for this fall. The new date will be posted as soon as it’s finalized. See the tour page for a full list of dates!