
Avey Tare (Dave Portner of Animal Collective) released Down There in October 2010. Though he had previously released other non-Animal Collective work on Crumbling Land, the Living Bridge compilation, and Pullhair Rubeye with Kria Brekkan, Down There marks Dave's official solo record debut. During interviews conducted upon the album's release last year, Dave seemed set on not touring with this material due to the nature of each song's material. However, an unexpected solo tour was announced for this winter. We caught his show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn.