Ticket Alternative sent out this message a couple hours ago…

We’re sorry to announce The Civil Wars shows, originally scheduled for October 9th and 10th at Presser Hall at Agnes Scott, have been postponed.

The band hopes to reschedule the dates for early December, but have not confirmed this at time of writing.

We will update you as soon as we have more information about the new dates, and let you know about a refund if you are unable to attend the rescheduled shows.

The band’s management has issued the following statement – “Unfortunately, John Paul of The Civil Wars has no voice and consequently the band needs to postpone the upcoming shows in Knoxville and Atlanta. Rescheduled dates will be announced next week, hopefully taking place in December 2011. All tickets will be honored, unless a refund is requested. Our sincere apologies and deep regrets for any disappointment and inconvenience this causes for any of you.”

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any additional questions at this time, please contact us at (877) 725-8849

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Our first Eddie & Agnes show with The Civil Wars has nearly sold out, so we’ve added a second. Monday, October 10th at Gaines Chapel in Presser Hall on the Agnes Scott Campus. Twice the fun!
Buy your tickets HERE.

“The Civil Wars are by far the BEST live band i have EVER seen. They are magical and stunning, they make my heart hurt but make it a bit stronger at the same time too! perfect timing! please check them out, their record is beautiful.  i’ve never been so blown away. i could go on gushing forever…”

I know, I know…that sounds like a teenage girl going over the top about some new CD. Actually, it’s a twenty-three-year-old. Named Adele.

In the past year, the Civil Wars have toured with Adele, and played A Prairie Home Companion, All Thing’s Considered and The Tonight Show, where even Steven Tyler, of all people, went kinda crazy over them. If you’ve got Steven Tyler, Adele, Taylor Swift (who has been all a-twitter about them), Paste’s Josh Jackson and Garrison Keillor all gushing about you at the same time, you’ve got to be doing something right.

All this for a act barely three years old. Live at Eddie’s Attic was their first release, a 2008 live recording from down there on N. McDonough of the second show the duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White ever played under the name “The Civil Wars,”.  It’s been downloaded over 100,000 times.

These days, when people talk about the history of Decatur music, they talk about how the Indigo Girls are from here, and how John Mayer worked the door at Eddie’s Attic, and how Sugarland formed here and how Shawn Mullins broke out of here. The Civil Wars’ 2011 Album, Barton Hollow is lining up awards, selling like crazy, and next year, everyone will be talking about Decatur’s connection to them in the same breath as those others. I’ve been proud of every act that we’ve brought to Agnes Scott under the Eddie and Agnes banner, but these guys are something very special.

What do they sound like? Alison Krauss, Hem, The Cowboy Junkies, maybe even a little Nick Drake at times. But, at heart, they are a duet, and it is the shimmering interplay between Williams and White that defines them, and it is something absolutely unique.

And no, that isn’t Johnny Depp lip syncing in the video.

The Civil Wars will play Agnes Scott’s Presser Hall on October 9, tickets on sale today.

For more,

Civil Wars website

NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

Live at Eddie’s Attic free download

KCRW review

Yes, you can download Barton Hollow from iTunes, but I’m not going to link to it. Instead, go buy a copy from Decatur CD. It’ll sound better.

P.S.–We’ve got another great act lined up for October, for Eddie and Agnes, just need to work out ticket sales. Stay tuned…