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My Brightest Diamond / Shara Worden has some new collaborations in the hopper…

• “I’m On Fire” is a duet that Shara recorded with Chris James of the band Stateless for their new album, Matilda, due out on February 21, 2011 in Europe on Ninja Tune.

• Colin Stetson’s forthcoming album, New History Warfare Vol.2: Judges, will be released February 22, 2011 on Constellation Records.  Shara is featured on 2 tracks: “Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes” and “Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun” (which also features Laurie Anderson)

• Murat Eyuboglu has produced a multimedia release entitled Letters to Distant Cities, which features poetry recitation and a song by Shara. New Amsterdam Records will be releasing it March 29, 2011.

She’s also has a few dates coming up, too…

My Brightest Diamond 2011 TOUR

• 01/27/11 New York City The Allen Room *
• 01/28/11 Milford, CT Daniel Street ~
• 01/30/11 Ithaca, NY Castaway’s %
• 01/31/11 Rochester, NY Bug Jar %
• 02/01/11 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern %
• 02/03/11 Holland, MI Knickerbocker ~
• 02/04/11 Chicago Lincoln Hall ~
• 02/05/11 Madison, WI Der Rathskeller ~
• 05/04/11 – 05/05/11 Minneapolis, MN Southern Theater +

* Shara, Drums, bass & yMusic
~ Rock Trio formation
% Shara performing solo
+ Shara & yMusic (co-bill with Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope)

I’m soooo tempted to hit the Minneapolis dates… closest they’re getting to me.  I guess I’ll wait / hope they fill in a PacNW date or two in between February & May…

~Dan – np: No-Man – Housewives Hooked on Heroin EP