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Updated 23/09/23
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Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You - Album Playback and Screening:
25/09/23, Amsterdam, Melkweg (tickets)
Bonnie Prince Billy:
29/09/23 Kingston, NY, Tubby's
Kiingston, Tubby's 5 Year
Anniversary Weekend
01/10/23 Montreal, Théâtre
Rialto (w/ Beyries for POP Montreal International Music Festival)
(check)
02/10/23 Portsmouth, NH, The
Press Room (w/ Bitchin Bajas)
03/10/23 Portland, ME, Arts at
Greenwood Garden (w/ Bitchin Bajas)
07/10/23 Baltimore, MD, Design
Distillery 1414 Key Hwy, Essential Tremors Presents Selector Series
#8: Will Oldham
A live, high-fidelity vinyl listening session and discussion of
one of his favorite records (note that he will not be performing
any music)
17/10/23 Tucson, AZ, 191 Toole
18/10/23 Phoenix, AZ, Musical
Instrument Museum
19/10/23 Flagstaff, AZ, Coconino
Center for the Arts
20/10/23 Albuquerque, NM, Fusion
708
21/10/23 Taos, NM, Taos Center for
the Arts
22/10/23 Santa Fe, NM, San Miguel
Chapel
23/10/23 Santa Fe, NM, San Miguel
Chapel (above dates w/ Laurel Premo)
14/11/23 Pittsburgh, PA, 25 Carrick (disappeared of the previous
list)
15/11/23 New York, NY, Joe's Pub
(Bonnie Prince Billy & Jon Langford - early show)
15/11/23 New York, NY, Joe's Pub
(Bonnie Prince Billy & Jon Langford - late show)
16/11/23 New York, NY, Joe's Pub
(Bonnie Prince Billy & Jon Langford - early show)
16/11/23 New York, NY, Joe's Pub
(Bonnie Prince Billy & Jon Langford - late show)
17/11/23 Philadelphia, PA,
Philadelphia Ethical Society (Bonnie Prince Billy & Jon
Langford)
17/11/23 Philadelphia, PA,
Philadelphia Ethical Society (Bonnie Prince Billy & Jon
Langford - late show)
18/11/23 Washington, DC, Sixth
& I Historic Synagogue (Bonnie Prince Billy & Jon
Langford)
19/11/23 Charlottesville, VA, Jefferson Theatre (cancelled)
Old tourdates:
Keeping
Secrets Will Destroy You - Album Playback and Screening:
18/07/23 Milano, Il Cinemino
03/08/23 London, Close-Up Cinema
08/08/23 Berlin, Wolf Kino
(thanks Lana)
22/08/23 Los Angeles, Braindead Studios
30/08/23 Paris, La Filmotheque
16/09/23
Cambridge, MA, Brattle Theatre
Bonnie
Prince Billy:
07/09/23
Galveston, TX, The Old Quarter
08/09/23 Galveston, TX, The Old
Quarter Galveston
09/09/23 Houston, TX, The Heights
Theater
11/09/23 Elgin, TX, Lightnin' Bar
12/09/23 Austin, TX, Parish
13/09/23 Austin, TX, Parish
14/09/23 Dallas, TX, The Texas
Theatre
15/09/23 San Antonio, TX,
Lonesome Rose
16/09/23 Marfa, TX, The Crowley
Theatre (above dates w/ Myriam Gendron)
11/07/23
Denver, CO, Soiled Dove
12/07/23 Denver, CO, Soiled Dove
13/07/23 Fort Collins, CO, The
Armory
14/07/23 Manitou Springs, CO,
Lulu's Downstairs
15/07/23 Basalt, CO, TACAW (The
Arts Campus at Willits) (above dates w/ Faun Fables)
10/05/23
Victoria, Canada, British Columbia, Capital Ballroom (w/ Patricia
Wolf)
11/05/23 Vancouver, British
Columbia, St. James Community Square (w/ Patricia Wolf)
12/05/23 Bellingham, WA, The Wild
Buffalo (w/ Patricia Wolf)
13/05/23 Seattle, WA, Neptune
Theatre (w/ Patricia Wolf)
14/05/23 Portland, OR, Aladdin
Theater (w/ Patricia Wolf)
15/05/23 Portland, OR, Aladdin
Theater (w/ Michael Hurly)
Bonnie
Prince Billy and Jon Langford: Song For Song
11/03/23 Minneapolis, MN, The
Cedar Cultural Center (6.00 pm) (info)
11/03/23 Minneapolis, MN, The
Cedar Cultural Center (9.00 pm)
Bonnie Prince Billy
19-20/11/22 Chicago, IL,
Constellation, Letters to Santa
05/12/22
Nijmegen, Doornroosje
06/12/22 Amsterdam, Paradiso
07/12/22 Frankfurt, Zoom
08/12/22 Antwerpen, De Roma
09/12/22 London, Hackney Church
19/11/22 Louisville,
KY, Edenside Sanctuary (fundraiser for Story's
Lighthouse)
04/11/22
Urbana, IL, Channing Murray Foundation
05/11/22 Berwyn. IL, Fitzgerald's
(w. Jon Langford)
05/11/22 Berwyn. IL, Fitzgerald's
06/11/22 Indianapolis, IN,
Shelton Auditorium
•Check out the video for Rise and Rule (She Was Born In Honolulu) by Bonnie Prince Billy (thanks John)(23/09/23)
•Neil
Hamburger Presents Seasonal Depression Suite with contributions by among others: Neil Finn, Alan Bishop
and Bonnie
Prince Billy.
To be released November 17, 2023 through Drag City (thanks
ray)(01/09/23)
•Check out the video's for Crazy
Blue Bells and Willow, Pine and Oak (thanks John)(27/08/23)
•Listen here to Jaye Jayle's
When We Are Dogs (feat. Bonnie Prince Billy, Patrick Shiroishi)(thanks John)(29/06/23)
•The new Bonnie Prince Billy album Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You is available for pre-order now, check here, here and here. To be released August 11.
Check the various bundle options and look and listen to Bananas (22/05/23)
•Jaye
Jayle will
release his album Don’t Let Your Love Life Get You Down on July 14 through Pelagic Records. Bonnie Prince Billy sings along on When We
Are Dogs, more here (21/04/23)
•Thee
Conductor will release his
album Ennoia in November 2023. Bonnie Prince Billy sings on the album (21/04/23)
•To be released: a new Bonnie Prince Billy album: Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You. The album will be presented April 20 at
the Speed Art Museum in Louisville.
This is a special evening of recorded music shared with the
public for the first time accompanied by visualizations
conceived, juxtaposed, and assembled by Ryan Daly (thanks
ray)(21/03/23)
•Released on February 3 and already sold out...: Palace Things 12" by Bonnie Prince Billy & Matt Sweeney with Mdou Moctar (read here) (thanks ray)(15/02/23)
•Released January the 1st: Can You Hear Me? The Sing-Along Album by Cheyenne Mize
& Special Guests. One of the guests is Will Oldham singing along on I Love written by Tom T. Hall (thanks Martin)(10/01/23)
•Matt Kivel's album bend reality ~ like a wave is out now, check here for the digital version and for pre-orders the
physical version. Bonnie Prince Billy sings on 3 songs (15/10/22)
•Pre-orders of Shorty's Ark include a download card to access the unreleased
demo version of "Shorty's Ark," as performed by Matt
Sweeney (01/10/22)
The book is coming out April 21, 2023. It is a collaborative
effort between Will Oldham
and graphic artist Lori Damiano.
•Listen to a new song from the upcoming album of Matt Kivel: amagansett (feat. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) (24/09/22)
•Listen to AEWCH #237 Will Oldham
on the life of music and devotion (thanks ray)(23/09/23)
•Jeff Nicols' new movie The Bikeriders has Will Oldham
in it playing the role of a bartender. TBR December 1 in US
theatres (thanks ray)(10/09/23)
Check the trailer and pay close attention around minute 1
•Check out some Will Oldham
favorites on Perfectly Imperfect (10/09/23)
•Check out these pictures of Will Oldham
and Michael
Hurley, by Lance
Bangs (thanks
ray)(10/09/23)
•Dutch OOR magazine has a lengthy interview with Bonnie Prince Billy (in Dutch)(01/09/23)
•The Guardian posted some answers to questions from readers to Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (thanks ray)(27/08/23)
•Listen to You're Doomed by Tim Heidecker
and the Good Band joined by Will Oldham,
played in 17-08-23 in Louisville at The Whirling Tiger (20/08/23)
•The Guardian asks to post your questions for Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (thanks ray)(18/08/23)
•Listen to Episode 300: Kentucky Pocketwolves (feat. Will Oldham) of the Trillbilly Worker's Party
(thanks ray)(06/08/23)
•Check out the trailer for the Bonnie Prince Billy skateboard plus 7" Rose Hornung made for Otherness Skateboards in 2022 (thanks John)(06/08/23)
•Former Essential Tremors guest Will Oldham guest hosts the June 21 episode featuring a
conversation with June Tabor
(25/06/23)
•Read this interview with Sammy Harkham
about he got to do the drawings for I See A Darkness (thanks ray)(25/06/23)
•Listen to Vish Khanna's Ep. #775, with Will Oldham & Lori Damiano
(21/05/23)
•Listen to a new song by Bonnie Prince Billy here
(21/05/23)
•Check the Talkhouse Podcast: Will Oldham
(Bonnie Prince Billy) with David Wax
(thanks ray)(07/05/23)
•February 9 had Will Oldham
talking to Keith
Waits on Louisville ARTxFM. Amongst other things talking about a
brand new album coming up in a few months and playing You May
Want To Stay (15/02/23)
•Night Of The Bastard, a movie by Eric Boccio has a brand new song by Bonnie Prince Billy: You May Want To Stay (15/02/23)
•Listen to Good To My Girls as performed by Bonnie Prince Billy (15/10/22)
•Listen to The Way as performed by Bonnie Prince Billy (09/10/22)
•Emmett
Kelly has produced Seance!
With Zabrecky. The album
comes out on In The Red records (01/10/22)
•Alan
Licht released a CD version
with remastered audio and updated artwork from the original
digital version of Three Chords and a Sword: Solo Cover
Versions 1988-2021
It has a cover of Stable Will (24/09/22)