John Ringhofer (aka Half-handed Cloud), man of many hats, has performed with wind-up sheep, coke-bottle glasses, felted panoramas, and as a cheerleader and militia man (for Sufjan Stevens), to name a few. He plays guitar, banjo, trombone, trumpet, and melodion, sometimes while chewing an apple! Is there anything he can’t do? This month, Mr. Ringhofer tries on a new outfit (military musketeers style, hearts on sleeve) playing bass guitar in the grand and spirited Danielson with the strange and visionary Daniel Smith in the driver’s seat. They are playing all throughout Europe! This will be a tour to remember! Please come out and sing, clap, and dance in support of our road-weary friends as they travel the world bringing you the fruits of rock and roll.

Thur. Nov. 23rd  Brussels, Belgium – AB-Box  w/ Woven Hand
Fri. Nov. 24th  Antwerp, Belgium – Trix  w/ The Long Winters
Sat. Nov. 25th  Liège, Belgium  – L’Escalier
Sun. Nov. 26th  Lille, France – La Malterie
Mon. Nov. 27th  Brighton, England – Komedia
Tue. Nov. 28th  Bristol, England – Thekla
Wed. Nov. 29th Manchester, England – Klondyke Club
Thu. Nov. 30th Glasgow, Scotland – King Tuts   w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Fri. Dec. 1st Hull, UK – The Adelphi Club   w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Sat. Dec. 2nd Nottingham England – The Social w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Sun. Dec. 3rd  London England – The Luminaire w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Mon. Dec. 4th Rouen, France – L’Emporium w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Tue. Dec. 5th  Paris, France – La Maroquinerie   w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Wed. Dec. 6th Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
Thu. Dec. 7th  Utrecht, Netherlands – Theater Kikker w/ JL
Fri. Dec. 8th Darmstadt Germany-Oetinger Villa w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Sat. Dec. 9th  St. Gallen, Switzerland – Palace   w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Sun. Dec. 10th Dudingen Switzerland  Bad Bonn w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Mon. Dec. 11th Lyon, France  Grrrnd Zero w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Tue. Dec. 12th  Barcelona, Spain – La 2   w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Wed. Dec. 13th  Bilbao, Spain – Azkena   w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Thu. Dec. 14th  Bordeaux, France Son’art w/ Jeffrey Lewis
Fri. Dec. 15th Den Haag Netherlands – State X New Forms w/ Sonic Youth

John Ringhofer, the brains and brawn behind Half-Handed Cloud, has released a new single on Sanitary Records. But instead of employing unreliable digital technology like iPods or mp3s, which you might accidentally forget to backup, or which you may or may not own, or may or may not be sued for owning, John has instead opted to provide this single on quality Chromium2 Tape (aka CASSETTE) as part of Sanitary Records retro-revolutionary Cassingle series.  Anyone ever hear of the RIAA while listening to that $90 yellow Sport-Walkman?  Exactly. Maybe Older is the New Newer.

Of course, while you’re checking out Half-Handed Cloud’s Cassingle, make sure you order #5, which features our very own The Curtains.And not only is John shunning Digitalia with music, but also with speech. Sure, he has a new-fangled web-log with which he uses to communicate with the Intertubes. But he talks to people too, using his vocal chords, as demonstrated by two witty and informative pieces. In one discussion with the sfist, John reveals that he’s reading a book by a Swissman that loves his knickers, and at The Other Journal, interviewers Josh Golden and Chris Keller manage to tease out John’s long repressed summer camp memories.

Of course, if you don’t want to mosey off the AK-Ranch just quite yet but feel a hankering for some HHC-action, check out John’s newest sidebar post, which includes 103% more waffles than a cassette or an interview.