Iron & Wine Announces Tour

By China Reevers at 1:00 PM on January 24, 2011

Iron & Wine will be taking off on a worldwide tour to promote new album Kiss Each Other Clean. The tour begins at The Wiltern in Los Angeles tomorrow, which also happens to be when said new album will be released. Below is the complete list of dates, but visit IronAndWine.com for sales information....  read more

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Iron & Wine: Kiss Each Other Clean

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 10:00 AM on January 24, 2011

Purists might believe that saxophones and funky basslines have no place on an Iron & Wine album. Well, hold onto your beards and get ready for a rude awakening, diehard folkies, because with Kiss Each Other Clean, Sam Beam has delivered his finest album to date.  read more

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Iron & Wine to Perform New Album in its Entirety Tonight

By Max Blau at 4:31 PM on January 5, 2011

Last-minute newsflash, Iron & Wine fans: Earlier today, Sam Beam and his new band announced they will be performing their forthcoming album, Kiss Each Other Clean, in its entirety tonight at New York City’s The Greene Space. While tickets are few and far between, those who are interested can visit the websites of either NPR or The Greene Space at 8 p.m. ET for a live webcast of the show. NPR will also make the audio recording available for on-demand listening sometime tomorrow....  read more

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Ten January Albums Worth Checking Out

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 7:00 AM on January 3, 2011

Now that 2011 is here, it’s time to shake off that New Year’s hangover and get down to the business of those pesky resolutions. If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably already broken a few (although, in our defense, those leftover Christmas cookies were starting to get stale)....  read more

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Download Iron & Wine's "Tree By the River"

By Beca Grimm at 10:42 AM on December 17, 2010

Download Iron & Wine’s “Tree By the River,” from the forthcoming Kiss Each Other Clean, here. Kiss drops Jan. 25 on Warner Bros....  read more

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11 Reasons to Go Buy Vinyl at Your Local Record Store Today

By Josh Jackson at 10:39 AM on November 26, 2010

Record Store Day in November is like Christmas in July—a bonus holiday that makes for good shopping. While your aunts and uncles go bust the doors of every big-box chain, sneak out to that indie record store downtown and get your hands on some great exclusive vinyl releases. You can find the full list here and list of participating stores here, but we picked out 11 of our favorites below:...  read more

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The Low Anthem Performs With Iron & Wine, Emmylou Harris

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 8:30 AM on November 9, 2010

Also, Carolina Chocolate Drops...  read more

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Iron & Wine Announces November Tour

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 10:42 AM on October 11, 2010

Last month, we told you about Iron & Wine’s upcoming album, which will be released via Warner Brothers/4AD as opposed to Sub Pop, and now we bring you the news that everyone’s favorite bearded songbird named Sam is hitting the road....  read more

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Iron & Wine to Release New Album Next Year

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 12:44 PM on September 10, 2010

Folkies and beard aficionados rejoice: a new Iron & Wine album is headed your way early next year....  read more

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Wilco, Feist, Iron & Wine, More to Perform at 2010 Olympics

By Anna Swindle at 1:00 PM on February 5, 2010

As if the gravity defying feats of the Flying Tomato weren’t enough to make this year’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver memorable, the Canadian city will also be home to a slew of quality musical performances. Although several headliners are Canadians themselves (including Feist and Martha Wainwright), several American artists like Iron & Wine and Wilco also got an invite....  read more

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