P A S T  S H O W S

29 April - Luminaire - London, UK
28 April - The Slaughtered Lamb - London, UK
25 April - Lava - Stockholm, Sweden
24 April - Stuk - Leuven, Belgium
22 April - Point Ephémère - Paris, France
19 April - House Concert - Milan, Italy
17 April - Privatclub - Berlin, Germany
16 April - Hasenschaukel - Hamburg, Germany

2 April - Joe's Pub - NYC *
* Happy Ending Music and Reading Series
featuring Alec Bemis, Daphne Carr, Rob Sheffield & MBD

14 March - Central Presbyterian Church (SXSW) - Austin, TX *
* Asthmatic Kitty Showcase
Diamond takes string quartet formation!

13 March - Volume (P.A.S.T.E. / Stereogum Lounge) - Austin, TX
Shara solo

12 March - Granada Theater - Dallas, TX *
Shara solo with special guest... her dad on accordion!
* with Cloud Cult & Kid Dakota

9 March - Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY *
* songwriters in the round with Shara (solo), Dayna Kurtz, Mamie Minch & special guest!

23 February - BAM Howard Gilman Opera House - Brooklyn, NY ^
22 February - BAM Howard Gilman Opera House - Brooklyn, NY ^
^ Opening for The National

22 January - Club Quattro - Tokyo, Japan
21 January - Club Quattro - Osaka, Japan

15 January - The Toff - Melbourne, Australia
w/ St. Vincent

14 January - Sydney Festival (State Theatre) - Sydney, Australia
13 January - Sydney Festival (State Theatre) - Sydney, Australia
12 January - Sydney Festival (State Theatre) - Sydney, Australia

19 November - The Space - Hamden, CT
18 November - Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA*
17 November - Blender Theater at Gramercy - NYC (w/ string quartet and band)*
16 November - Iota - Arlington, VA*
15 November - North Star Bar - Philadelphia, PA*
14 November - Andy Warhol Museum - Pittsburgh, PA*
13 November - Wexner Center, Ohio State University - Columbus, OH*
12 November - The 930 Listening Room - Louisville, KY*
11 November - Lakeshore Theater - Chicago, IL*
10 November - Ladies Literary Club - Grand Rapids, MI*
09 November - The Drake - Toronto, ON*
08 November - La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QB*
* supported by the fantabulous Tim Fite

05 October - Tivoli De Helling - Utrecht, Holland
04 October - Rotown - Rotterdam, Holland
03 October - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Holland
02 October - La Maroquinerie - Paris, France
01 October - Manufaktur - Schorndorf, Germany
30 September - Lido - Berlin, Germany
29 September - Reeperbahn Festival - Hamburg, Germany
28 September - Trix - Antwerpen, Belgium
27 September - Alhambra - Geneva, Switzerland
26 September - Hafenkneipe - Zurich, Switzerland
24 September - Luminaire - London, UK
23 September - Cavern Club - Exeter, UK
22 September - Moles - Bath, UK
21 September - The Roadhouse - Manchester, UK
20 September - Fibbers - York, UK
19 September - Glee Club - Birmingham, UK
18 September - Nice n Sleazy - Glasgow, Scotland
17 September - Sugar Club - Dublin, Ireland
15 September - End of the Road Festival - Larmer Tree Gardens, North Dorset UK

03 September - Bumbershoot - Seattle, Washington

01 September - Electric Picnic - IRELAND

19 August - The Green Man Festival - Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons National Park, WALES
17 August - Lowlands Festival - Biddinghuizen, HOLLAND
16 August - Pukkelpop - Hasselt, BELGIUM

08 August - Ottobar - Baltimore, Maryland ^
07 August - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, Ohio ^
05 August - Southgate House - Newport, Kentucky ^
04 August - The Dame - Lexington, Kentucky ^
03 August - Blue Cat's - Knoxville, Tennessee ^
02 August - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, North Carolina ^
01 August - Vinyl - Atlanta, Georgia ^
31 July - Workplay Theatre - Birmingham, Alabama ^
29 July - House of Blues - New Orleans, Louisiana ^
28 July - The Parish - Austin, Texas ^
27 July - White Rabbit - San Antonio, Texas ^
25 July - El Rey Theater - Albuquerque, New Mexico ^
24 July - Club Congress - Tucson, Arizona ^
23 July - The Clubhouse - Tempe, Arizona ^
22 July - Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, California ^
21 July - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, California ^ (rock trio formation)
19 July - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, California ^

14 July - Summercase - Barcelona, SPAIN
13 July - Summercase - Madrid, SPAIN

30 May - The Bowery Ballroom - New York City *

19 May - Resfest - São Paulo, BRASIL
18 May - Resfest - São Paulo, BRASIL

05-05 Bellingham, WA - Western Washington University #
05-04 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater #
05-03 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater #

04-30 - 89.9 KCRW presents My Brightest Diamond
at the Troubadour in Los Angeles (with Pedestrian)

04-27 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues #
04-26 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater #
04-25 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater #
04-22 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium #
04-21 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater #
04-20 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater #
04-19 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater #
04-18 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater #
04-16 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater #
04-15 Champaign, IL - Foellinger Auditorium (University of Illinois) #
04-14 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant #
04-13 Louisville, KY - Brown Theater #
04-11 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theater #
04-10 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theater #
04-09 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon #
04-08 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live #

04-07 Cincinnati, OH - Music Now Festival Shara performs with Sufjan
04-06 Cincinnati, OH - Music Now Festival MBD performs concert in string quartet formation
04-05 Cincinnati, OH - Music Now Festival Shara performs with Clogs

04-04 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theater #
04-03 Raleigh, NC - Meymendi Concert Hall #
04-01 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa #
03-31 Grantham, PA - Messiah College #
03-30 Buffalo, NY - Center for the Arts #
03-29 Wellesley, MA - Wellesley College (students only) #
03-28 Northampton, MA - The Iron Horse
03-27 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater #
03-26 North Bethesda, MD - Strathmore Music Center #
03-24 Boston, MA - Avalon #
03-23 Boston, MA - Avalon #
03-22 Jersey City, NJ - Landmark Loews Theatre #
03-21 Jersey City, NJ - Landmark Loews Theatre #
# with The Decemberists

03-16 Austin, TX - SXSW Showcase - Antone's - 10pm

28 February – Bush Hall – London, England
27 February – Le Grd Mix – Tourcoing, France
26 February - Point Éphémère - Paris, France
25 February – Le Ciel – Grenoble, France
22 February – Fri-Son – Fribourg, Switzerland
21 February – Salzhaus – Winterthur, Switzerland
20 February – Spazio 211 – Turin, Italy
19 February – La Casa – Milan, Italy
17 February – Mudd Club – Berlin, Germany
16 February – Brotfabrik – Frankfurt, Germany
15 February – Manufaktur – Schorndorf, Germany
14 February – Gebäude 9 – Köln, Germany
13 February – Paradiso (upstairs) – Amsterdam, Holland
12 February – AB Club – Brussels
11 February – Life Café / Late Room – Manchester, England
8 February – ABC2 – Glasgow, Scotland
7 February – Auntie Annie's – Belfast, N Ireland
6 February – Whelan's – Dublin, Ireland

1 February – Oosterpoort – Groningen NL *
31 January – Mezz Concert and Dance – Breda NL *
28 January – Patronaat – Haarlem NL *
27 January – Harmonie – Leeuwarden NL *
26 January – Lux – Nijmegen NL *
25 January – Schouwburg – Deventer NL *
* Opening for Dayna Kurtz!

Wed January 17th 10pm
Tonic
107 Norfolk Street
New York, NY
My Brightest Diamond takes string quartet formation and will be performing songs from their album "Bring Me The Workhorse" in a classical remix, songs from their upcoming album "A Thousand Shark's Teeth", as well as tunes by Kurt Weill and Ravel.

% - Tour opening for DeVotchKa
December 11, 2006 Vancouver - Canada - St. James Hall %
December 10, 2006 Seattle, WA - Showbox %
December 09, 2006 Bellingham, WA - Nightlight Lounge %
December 08, 2006 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan %
December 07, 2006 Boise, ID - Neurolux %
December 06, 2006 Park City, UT - Suede %
December 04, 2006 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck %
December 03, 2006 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill Duck Room %
December 02, 2006 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium %
December 01, 2006 Madison, WI - Annex %
November 30, 2006 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue %

^ Tour with Pedestrian
November 20, 2006 - NorthSix - BROOKLYN, NY ^
November 18, 2006 - Indiana Memorial Union Gallery - BLOOMINGTON, IN ^
November 17, 2006 - Cowboy Monkey - CHAMPAIGN, IL ^
November 16, 2006 - Vaudeville Mews - DES MOINES, IA ^
November 15, 2006 - 7th Street Entry (at First Ave) - MINNEAPOLIS, MN ^
November 14, 2006 - High Noon Saloon - MADISON, WI ^
November 13, 2006 - Stonefly Brewery - MILWAUKEE, WI ^
November 11, 2006 - Schuba's - CHICAGO, IL^
November 10, 2006 - East Quad Music Co-op (at Univ. of MI) - ANN ARBOR, MI ^
November 9, 2006 - The Drake Hotel Underground - TORONTO, ON ^
November 8, 2006 - Casbah - HAMILTON, ON ^
November 7, 2006 - La Sala Rossa - MONTREAL, QC ^
November 3, 2006 - Rebel - CMJ Billions Showcase - NYC
Buy pre-sale tickets HERE

November 2, 2006 - The Space - Hamden, CT *
* Jonny Rodgers opens.

Tour opening for Sufjan Stevens:
October 15, 2006 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater *
October 14, 2006 - Vancouver - Canada - St. Andrew's-Wesley Church *
October 13, 2006 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
October 12, 2006 - Berkeley, CA - Zellerbach Auditorium *
October 11, 2006 - Berkeley, CA - Zellerbach Auditorium *
October 09, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *
October 01, 2006 - New York City, NY - Town Hall *
September 30, 2006 - New York City, NY - Town Hall *
September 29, 2006 - New York City, NY - Town Hall *
September 28, 2006 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater *
September 26, 2006 - Chicago, IL - The Riveria *
September 25, 2006 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater *
September 24, 2006 - St. Louis, MO - The Pagent *
September 23, 2006 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Theater *
September 21, 2006 - Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Hall *
September 20, 2006 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theater (PASTE Fest) *
September 19, 2006 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
September 16, 2006 - Austin, TX - Paramount *
September 15, 2006 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theater *
September 13, 2006 - Dallas, TX - Lakewood Theater *
September 11, 2006 - Nashville, TN - Ryman *

Thur August 24th 10pm
Spiegeltent
19 Fulton Street
New York, NY
CD RELEASE PARTY in a circus tent!

Thur August 3rd 10:15pm
The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
MBDiamond in full force with string quartet, bass, drums and guitars galore!

Fri July 14th 9:30pm
Joes Pub
425 Lafayette
New York City
(at Astor Place 6 train)
MBDiamond in full force!

Wed June 14th 11pm
La Fleche d'Or
Paris, France!

Wed June 7th 8pm
M (Shanghai Bistro)
129 Havemeyer Street
between Grand and 1st
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Shara sings three operatic duets with mezzo soprano Laura Dobbins!

Fri May 26th 8pm
Crocodile Cafe
2200 Second Ave.
Seattle, WA
Shara opens for The Constantines!

March 29, 30, April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
M-F 8:30pm, S-S 4pm & 8:30
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
A Dream Music Puppetry Program
tickets at www.here.org
Here Arts Center
145 Sixth Avenue
(Between Spring and Broome Streets)
...........Shara will be singing music with John Dyer and the puppets will be dancing

Mon April 3rd 8pm
Houghton College
Houghton, NY
..........shara performs with string quartet

Friday March 31 8pm
The Kitchen
New York City
.........shara will be performing a set with Clogs

Wednesday March 15 10pm
SouthbySouthwest
Emo's Annex (Red River & 6th St.)
Austin, Texas
..........MBD takes rock trio formation!

Fri February 3rd 7pm!!! EARLY SHOW!
Bloomingdale School of Music
323 West 108th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 663–6021
A Recital with String Quartet, Piano & Voice.
My Brightest Diamond will be performing songs by Purcell, Debussy and Weill
as well as original compositions that were inspired by these classical works.

Thur-Sat January 26,27,28 8pm
Shara will be performing songs in an operetta by Chris Rael.
ARABY: Inspired by James Joyce's Dubliners.
Dixon Place
258 Bowery, 3rd floor
(south of Houston & Bowery, near Broadway-Lafayette subway)
Sliding scale tix $10-$15, advance tix $12 at www.theatermania.com
Reservations 212-219-0736 x111,

Tues January 10th 8pm
The Knitting Factory
Main Performance Space
74 Leonard Street
New York City, NY 10013
212-219-3132
........this will be a solo performance

Tues November 29th 8pm
The Living Room
on Ludlow just south of Stanton
New York City

Tues November 15th 8pm
The Living Room
on Ludlow just south of Stanton
New York City

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND OPENS FOR SUFJAN STEVENS IN EUROPE:

Wed Oct 12, 2005 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
Thu Oct 13, 2005 Belfast, Ireland - Spring & Airbrake
Fri Oct 14, 2005 Dublin, Ireland - The Village
Mon Oct 17, 2005 London, England - Shepherds Bush
Wed Oct 19, 2005 Berlin, Germany - Passionskirche
Thu Oct 20, 2005 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
Sat Oct 22, 2005 Manufaktur, Germany - Schorndorf (nr Stuttgart)
Sun Oct 23, 2005 Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
Mon Oct 24, 2005 Geneva, Switzerland - Kab de L'Usine
Tue Oct 25, 2005 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
Wed Oct 26, 2005 Paris, France - TBA
Thu Oct 27, 2005 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso (main hall)
Tue Nov 01, 2005 London, England - Kings College
Wed Nov 02, 2005 London, England - The Luminaire (solo show with Paul Frith)
Sat Nov 05, 2005 Paris, France - La Cigalle

Thurs August 25 11pm
The Living Room
on Ludlow just south of Stanton
New York City

Sun June 19 7:30pm
The Living Room
on Ludlow just south of Stanton
New York City
MBD takes the String Trio Formation. Players Unite! Umph!

My Brightest Diamond performs Kurt Weill's "Youkali" on Tuesday, May 17th at 9 pm on Manhattan television or you may stream the performance on the web. This performance was taken from a concert at the Living Room last August that was a part of the HOWL festival, hosted by Chris Rael. Watch it on Time-Warner Cable channel 34, RCN 110, Digital 107, or streamed live at www.mnn.org!

Fri April 8 8pm
Living Room
on Ludlow just south of Stanton
New York City
Shara plays some songs with the String Trio (Rob, Marla & the lovely Maria Bella).

Tues Mar 22 8pm
Apocalypse Lounge
189 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
Shara sings solo mostly, but some songs will be a collaboration with the most wonderful Dave Deporis.

Sun Mar 6 8pm
Mercury Lounge
217 E. Houston St. (corner Ave A & Houston)
New York City
shara sings solo
opening for Over The Rhine

To see more past shows, go to Awry.