There are just two weeks to go before the release of A Dotted Line, the new album from Grammy Award–winning, multi-platinum selling trio Nickel Creek—Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals), Sara Watkins (fiddle/vocals), and Sean Watkins (guitar/vocals)—on April 1 (with vinyl to follow on April 29). The band, which officially reunites for the first time since its 2007 self-described "indefinite hiatus," previously unveiled two tracks from the album, "Destination" and "Love of Mine," and has now revealed a third track, "21st of May," which you can hear below. (Sean Watkins wrote the song on May 20, 2011, the day before the supposed rapture as predicted and advertised by Bay Area pastor Harold Camping, whose point of view he sings it from.) All three tracks are included with pre-orders of the album in the Nonesuch Store, at nickelcreek.com, and on iTunes. All Nonesuch and Nickel Creek pre-orders are also automatically entered to win weekly prize drawings.
Nickel Creek tours the US in support of the Eric Valentine–produced new album this spring and summer, with shows in New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Nashville, and Los Angeles, as well as at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Newport Folk Festival. See below for all of the currently announced dates; for additional details and ticket links, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
NICKEL CREEK ON TOUR
Apr 5 |
A Prairie Home Companion |
New York, NY |
Apr 16 |
Alabama Theater |
Birmingham, AL |
Apr 17 |
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium |
Asheville, NC |
Apr 18&19 |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville, TN |
Apr 21 |
Track 29 |
Chattanooga, TN |
Apr 22 |
Johnny Mercer Theater |
Savannah, GA |
Apr 24 |
North Charleston Performing Arts Center |
North Charleston, SC |
Apr 25 |
Tabernacle |
Atlanta, GA |
Apr 26 |
nTelos Wireless Pavilion |
Charlottesville, VA |
Apr 27 |
Tennessee Theatre |
Knoxville, TN |
Apr 29 |
Beacon Theatre |
New York, NY |
May 1 |
House of Blues |
Boston, MA |
May 2 |
Tower Theater |
Upper Darby, PA |
May 3&4 |
9:30 Club |
Washington, DC |
May 6 |
Taft Theatre |
Cincinnati, OH |
May 7 |
Murat Theatre |
Indianapolis, IN |
May 9 |
Riviera Theater |
Chicago, IL |
May 10 |
Riverside Theater |
Milwaukee, WI |
May 11 |
State Theatre |
Minneapolis, MN |
May 13 |
1STBANK Center |
Broomfield, CO |
May 14 |
Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah |
Salt Lake city, UT |
May 16 |
Crystal Ballroom |
Portland, OR |
May 17 |
Moore Theatre |
Seattle, WA |
May 19 |
Fox Theater |
Oakland, CA |
May 20 |
Balboa Theatre |
San Diego, CA |
May 21 |
The Wiltern |
Los Angeles, CA |
Jun 19–22 |
Telluride Bluegrass Festival |
Telluride, CO |
Jul 18–20 |
Forecastle Festival |
Louisville, KY |
Jul 26 |
Newport Folk Festival |
Newport, RI |
Aug 1–3 |
Pickathon |
Happy Valley, OR |
All dates except festivals with special guest The Secret Sisters