Folks get freaky in Banhart video

Hippies and the internet — they go together like peas and ferrets. In the run-up to the release of his newest album, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon, due September 25, Devendra Banhart has been leaking small bits of the album for fans via his new website. First, the website started streaming two tracks from Smokey every Friday. And now we have a further glimpse into the life of Banhart and Co.: A new behind-the-scenes video of the writing and recording sessions for Smokey. The clip is set to "Seahorse," an eight-minute epic off the new album.

The website is careful to mention that this is not a music video, but that doesn’t mean that there’s no shortage of trippy footage. (Case in point: About four minutes in, Devendra dances around in his boxers with a gun.) Gael García Bernal — star of Y Tú Mama También, Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries, and a whole bunch more great Spanish-language films — shows up with about 5:28 left on the video. Rumors have been circulating that the actor performs a duet with Banhart on the new record, and though it’s hard to tell, it almost sounds like the actor on “Rosa.” You can judge for yourself here.

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Banhart's upcoming tour dates:
August :
10 - Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival
11 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out Festival
13 - Hambury, Germany @ Knust
15 - Cologne, Germany @ Gebaude 9
16 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop
17 - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands @ Lowlands Festival
18 - Brecon Beacons, Wales @ Green Man Festival
21 - Paris, France @ L'European
23 - Glasgow, Scotland @ The Arches
24 - Leeds, England @ Carling Festival
26 - Reading, England @ Carling Festival

September
1 - Vancouver, Canada @ Commodore Ballroom
2 - Seattle, Wis @ Bumbershoot Festival
4 - Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom
6 - Santa Cruz, Calif. @ Rio Theater
7 - Berkeley, Calif. @ Zellerbach Hall
10 - Denver, Colo. @ Ogden Theater
12 - Omaha, Neb. @ Sokol Auditorium
13 - Lawrence, Kan. @ Liberty Hall Theater
15 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
16 - Milwaukee, Wis. @ Pabst Theater
18 - Chicago, Ill. @ Portage Theater
19 - Detroit, Mich. @ Majestic Theater
21 - Toronto, Canada @ Danforth Music Hall
22 - Montreal, Canada @ Theatre National
23 - Burlington, Vt. @ U of VT Davis Center Grand Ballroom
25 - Boston, Mass. @ Roxy Ballroom
27 - New York, N.Y. @ Grand Ballroom
29 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Theater of the Living Arts

October
1 - Washington, DC @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
4 - Nashville, Tenn. @ City Hall
6 - Dallas, Texas @ Granada Theater
7 - Austin, Texas @ La Zona Rosa
09 - Albuquerque, N.M. @ Sunshine Theater
10 - Tuscon, Ariz. @ Rialto Theater
12 - Phoenix, Ariz @ Marquee Theater
12 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Orpheum Theater

Related links:
DevendraBanhart.com
Devendra Banhart Video
Devendra Banhart on MySpace

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