Filmmaker Matthew Day did a great documentary about Nick Zammuto (of Zammuto, The Books, etc.) and his unique life (he and his family live on a farm, grow their own food, do all their own renovations, etc) and working methods. It’s beautiful and inspirational and just debuted online in advance of making the rounds on the festival circuit:

Zammuto are presently on the first full-fledged US tour and have dates in Europe planned for the Fall (all dates posted below). In the film Nick demonstrates an idiosyncratic method for “programming” a beat by carving it into the center of an LP (check it out at minute 3) – the band are presently selling a tour-only edition of their debut LP with a screenprinted poster and a “beat” hand carved into the center of the record by Nick Zammuto.

9/14/12 – Richard Berkley Riverfront Park – Kansas City, MO*

9/15/12 – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN

9/16/12 – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH*

9/17/12 – LC Pavilion – Columbus, OH*

9/18/12 – Fox Theatre – Detroit, MI*

9/19/12 – Casbah Lounge – Hamilton, ON

9/20/12 – Molson Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON *

9/21/12 – Jacques Cartier Pier – Montreal, PQ *

9/22/12 – Signal Kitchen – Burlington, VT

9/26/12 – U Street Music Hall – Washington, DC

9/27/12 – Williamsburg Park – Brooklyn, NY *

9/28/12 – Museum of Fine Arts – Boston, MA

9/29/12 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA

10/1/12 – The Basement – Nashville, TN

10/2/12 – Stickyz Rock’n’Roll Chicken Shack – Little Rock, AR

10/3/12 – Dan’s Silverleaf – Denton, TX

10/4/12 – The Mohawk – Austin, TX

10/5/12 – Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX

10/6/12 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA

10/8/12 – Luminary Center for the Arts – St Louis, MO

10/9/12 – Schubas – Chicago, IL

10/10/12 – MOTR Pub – Cincinnati, OH

10/11/12 – Andy Warhol Museum – Pittsburgh, PA

10/12/12 – The Haunt – Ithaca, NY

10/13/12 – Iron Horse – Northampton, MA

10/29/12 – The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ

10/30/12 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA

10/31/12 – Muddy Waters – Santa Barbara, CA

11/1/12 – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA

11/2/12 – The Crepe Place – Santa Cruz, CA

11/3/12 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA

11/5/12 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR

11/6/12 – Barboza – Seattle, WA

11/7/12 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC

11/10/12 – Walker Art Center – Minneapolis, MN

11/30/12 – Birthdays – London, UK.

12/1/12 – Le Guess Who Festival – Utrecht, NL

12/2/12 – Autumn Falls Festival, Le Botanique – Brussels, BE

12/3/12 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL

12/4/12 – Kantine am Berghain – Berlin, DE

12/5/12 – Feinkostlampe – Hannover, DE

12/6/12 – Manufaktur – Schorndorf, DE

12/7/12 – Palace – St. Gallen, CH

12/8/12 – Transmusicales Festival – Rennes, FR