Sharon Van Etten Playing Bowery Ballroom In January

Politely acidic Brooklyn folkie Sharon Van Etten is a burgeoning SOTC obsession -- her intoxicating sophomore album, Epic, is a killer if you're in a particularly emotionally vulnerable mood. (YIMBY'd closing track "Love More" especially.) She hasn't played around here lately, alas, denying us the chance to stand around feeling emotionally vulnerable in public, but that will mercifully change in the new year, with a lengthy U.S. tour (including a mess of dates opening for the National), including a January 8 show at Bowery Ballroom. We will be there. The recent "Tiny Desk Concert" concert she did for NPR (this appears to be a self-explanatory thing) will hopefully convince you to be there, too:

Tour Dates:

Sharon Van Etten Tour Dates:
Dec. 3, 2010 Nara, Japan - Nara Café Sample
Dec. 4, 2010 Kyoto, Japan - Kyoto Urbanguild
Dec. 5, 2010 Fukui, Japan - Turuga Pinon-Pinon
Dec. 7, 2010 Aichi, Japan - Nagoya JD Japon
Dec. 8, 2010 Kanagowa, Japan - Kamakura Café Goatee
Dec. 9, 2010 Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya, 7th Floor
Dec. 11, 2010 Nagano, Japan - Matsumoto Cafe
Dec. 12, 2010 Tokyo, Japan - FoundLand
Jan. 8, 2011 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
Jan. 19, 2011 New Haven, CT - BAR
Jan. 20, 2011 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
Jan. 21, 2011 Columbus, OH - Wexner Performance Space at OSU
Jan. 22, 2011 Nashville, TN - The 5 Spot
Jan. 23, 2011 Asheville, NC - TBD
Feb. 15, 2011 Belgium, Brussels - Forest National w/The National
Feb. 22, 2011 Poland, Krakow - Studio w/The National
Feb. 24, 2011 Poland, Warsaw - Stodola w/The National
Feb. 25, 2011 Germany, Berlin - C-Halle w/The National
Feb. 26, 2011 Denmark, Aarhus - SCC w/The National
Feb. 28, 2011 Sweden, Lund - Färs Frosta w/The National
Mar. 1, 2011 Sweden, Stockholm - Cirkus w/The National
Mar. 3, 2011 Finland, Helsinki - The House of Culture w/The National
Mar. 4, 2011 Finland, Helsinki - The House of Culture w/The National