Eef Barzelay Finally Releasing CD, Touring

Great news... Eef Barzelay, formerly the lead singer of the astoundingly underrated Clem Snide, is due to release his new album, Lose Big, on June 15th via the Savoy label. You can hear a couple tracks from the album at Eef's MySpace page.

I'm thrilled that the album is finally getting released. Unless anything has been re-recorded or changed, the album has been done for close to a year. (Edited to add: Looks like two more songs were added - "Me No" and "I Love The Unknown" from last year's Rocket Science soundtrack.) If memory serves, it leaked sometime last August or September, and I couldn't stop listening to it for most of the Fall. Anyway, it's a fantastic disc, and I urge you to join me in pre-ordering it.

And if the album weren't enough, Eef is also going out for a three-week tour at the end of June, including a show here in the DC area at Iota. I'll definitely be there.

Eef Barzelay Tour Dates

6/16: Nashville (The Basement - CD Release Show)
6/18: Austin (Mohawk)
6/19: Denton, TX (Dan's Silverleaf)
6/20: Memphis (Hi Tone)
6/21: Norman, OK (Opolis)
6/22: St. Louis (Off Broadway)
6/24: Chicago (Schuba's)
6/25: Pontiac, MI (Pike Room)
6/26: Cleveland (Beachland Ballroom)
6/27: Toronto (El Macambo)
6/28: Cambridge, MA (TT the Bear's)
6/30: New York (Mercury Lounge)
7/1: Philadelphia (World Cafe Live)
7/3: Arlington, VA (Iota)