Pearl and the Beard is hitting the road in February, March, and April for a sprinkling of dates across the Northeast, Midwest, and Eastern Seaboard! The tour kicks off with a very special hometown show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 16th, celebrating the extended single release of “Prodigal Daughter.” The single release fun continues in Philly and DC. More dates below, and keep checking the tour page for additional dates, up to date info, and ticket links.

02.16 Music Hall of Williamsburg Single Release Show, 9pm (Brooklyn, NY) [ TIX ]

02.23 Kung Fu Necktie Single Release Show, 9:30pm (Philadelphia, PA) [ TIX ]

02.24 Rock N Roll Hotel Single Release Show, 8pm (Washington, DC) [ TIX ]

02.28 S.P.A.C.E., 8pm (Evanston, IL)

02.29 The Gramophone, 8pm (Saint Louis, MO)

03.01 True/False Film Festival, 8pm (Columbia, MO)

03.06 O’Leaver’s Pub, 8pm (Omaha, NE)

03.23 The Blind Tiger, 8pm (Greensboro, NC)

03.25 Spazzfest, 8pm (Greenville, NC)

03.28 Blue Moon Cafe, 8pm (Shepherdstown, WV)

03.29 The Night Cat, 8pm (Easton, MD)

04.13 College of New Jersey, 8pm (Ewing, NJ)

In a thrilling start to 2012, Pearl and the Beard is opening for the prolific and gorgeous songstress Ani Difranco! We’re thrilled to announce that the band is opening for three dates of her upcoming tour in Asheville, Atlanta, and Nashville. Get your tickets now!

02.02 The Orange Peel w/Ani DiFranco, 7pm (Asheville, NC) [ TIX ]

02.03 Variety Playhouse w/Ani DiFranco, 7:30pm (Atlanta, GA) [ TIX ]

02.04 Mercy Lounge / Cannery Ballroom w/Ani DiFranco, 9pm (Nashville, TN) [ TIX ]

The band also has single release shows coming up in Philly (2/23 at Kung Fu Necktie) and Washington, DC (2/24 at Rock N Roll Hotel)!

If you’re wondering what “extended single” means, here’s the deal: the single and video are for “Prodigal Daughter,” and the package will include three bonus tracks, a special brand new solo track by each of band member. We’re very excited to share these with you!

Now, as a reward for reading all of that, we give you Pearl and the Beard’s session with Dog + Pony, in which they sing “Black Hole of Calcutta”:

“Prodigal Daughter” Extended Single Release Shows:

02.16 Music Hall of Williamsburg w/North Highlands and Lacrymosa, 9pm (Brooklyn, NY) [ TIX ]

02.23 Kung Fu Necktie w/The Dig, Man Like Machine and Cranes Are Flying, 8pm (Philadelphia, PA) [ TIX ]

02.24 Rock N Roll Hotel, 8pm (Washington, DC) [ TIX ]

In case you were too busy celebrating MLK Day yesterday to notice, we’re happy to let you know that the second release from the One Track Mind singles series, “Lost Communication” by Anothers Blood was featured as WXPN’s Morning Download! Enjoy!

To all newsletter subscribers (and if you haven’t signed up for the newsletter yet, why not?! Sign up here):

If you read this month’s newsletter without putting on your super-sight-night-vision-decoding spy goggles, you may have missed the top secret note we added in invisible ink. In exciting news, our very own Lacrymosa will be opening Pearl and the Beard’s show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 16th (full bill will be announced Tuesday). She is amazingly talented and not to be missed, so be sure to get there early!

02.16 Music Hall of Williamsburg w/Pearl and the Beard, 9pm (Brooklyn, NY) [ TIX ]

This is the artwork designed by Jose and Edwin of ILoveMisery, based on a lovely photo by Spanish photographer Ana Cabaleiro.

See and hear it in the Family Records Store! Enjoy!

Big news! One of Family Records’ favorite media outlets, NPR, has debuted Pearl and the Beard’s brand new music video! The song is “The Lament of Coronado Brown” from their latest album, Killing the Darlings. All Music Considered is featuring a wonderful review and interview with guitarist/vocalist Jeremy Styles and director Micah Van Hoeve.

Pearl and the Beard are currently in the midst of their Very First UK Tour! They’re not to be missed! All upcoming dates listed below.

UK Dates:

11.05 The Castle, 7:30pm (Manchester, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

11.07 The Lexington, 8pm (London, United Kingdom) [ TIX ]

Northeastern Tour (US):

11.11 The Spot Nightclub, 9pm (Lafayette College, Easton, PA)

11.19 Concerts at the Crossing, 8pm (Pennington, NJ) [ TIX ]

11.30 Radio, 8pm (Somerville, MA) [Buy tickets at the door]

12.01 Mayo Street Art Center, 8pm (Portland, ME) [Buy tickets at the door]

12.03 World Cafe Live at the Queen, 7pm (Wilmington, DE) [ TIX ]

12.04 Kung Fu Necktie, 8pm (Philadelphia, PA) [ TIX ]

The Family Records Holiday Extravaganza!:

12.15 Bowery Ballroom, 7pm (New York, NY) [ TIX ]

It’s here! It’s here! The long-awaited, highly anticipated, brand new Casey Shea album, In Your Head is now available for the first time ever at the Family Records Store. You wanna download it straight to your computer as a WAV or MP3? You got it. You wanna take the physical route and order a CD? You got it. You wanna prove your musical superiority with a badass clear vinyl? (That’s right, I said CLEAR VINYL). You got it! We have it all, and we think you should have it too.

If you like what you hear (and I know you will), you can catch Casey on tour opening for Wakey!Wakey! in the UK, or at his album release show at Rockwood Music Hall on November 5th.

Inspired by our most loyal, supportive, and lovely fans and friends, we’ve started the Secret Customer Delight Program, which you can learn all about here. We are blown away by the level of support and encouragement we receive from fans and friends of the Family, and this new program marks the beginning of a brand new way to show you our gratitude.

Folks who spend time in our store, get music and merch from multiple bands on the Family Records do not go unnoticed by us. Once a month, we will pick two people to send swag, music, and a note directly from our office. Read all about our first recipient and learn what to expect for being awesome.

Whether you’ve bought a single song off of a single album or own every tote and t-shirt imaginable, we love you and appreciate you. Thank you!
-Colin at the Family

We wanted to set up something a little extra special this time around for all you Nottingham Wakey!Wakey! fans to celebrate their first ever Nottingham show.

On June 15th before their show at the Rescue Rooms, you are invited to attend sound check with the band and attend a meet & greet after wards, leaving with a shiny signed limited edition tour poster in your hands.

This will be limited to 20 tickets to keep it special and intimate, so grab them while you can and get a first look behind the scenes at sound check.

You can purchase tickets at The Family Records Store. We’ll see you then!

*Meet and Greet purchases do not include entry to the show later on, you can buy tickets to the show HERE.