My Brightest Diamond strips down on the road

My Brightest Diamond founder Shara Worden is taking a simplified approach to her upcoming tour with alternative string trio Rasputina. The rest of her band will get a vacation as she takes the stage with nothing but a Gibson 335 hollow body guitar (and some clothes - it’s not like a sketchy, Jenny-from-Forrest-Gump thing). The stripped-down songs from her debut album, Bring Me the Workhorse are sure to be interesting, and hopefully recorded.

Here are the dates:

July:
19 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall
21 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ El Rey Theatre
22 - Solana Beach, Calif. @ Belly Up Tavern
23 - Tempe, Ariz. @ The Clubhouse
24 - Tucson, Ariz. @ Club Congress
27 - San Antonio, Texas @ White Rabbit
28 - Austin, Texas @ The Parish
29 - New Orleans, La. @ House of Blues
31 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Workplay Theatre

August:
1 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Vinyl
2 - Asheville, N.C. @ The Grey Eagle
3 - Knoxville, Tenn.@ Blue Cat’s
4 - Lexington, Ky. @ The Dame
5 - Newport, Ky. @ Southgate House
7 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Grog Shop
8 - Baltimore, Md. @ Ottobar

Related links:
MyBrightestDiamond.com
My Brightest Diamond MySpace
Rasputina.com

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