Andy Shauf has shared a new video for “Halloween Store,” which is from this year’s Norm. The video was hand-animated by Margaret Bialis with creative direction from Véra Haddad.
“I think design-wise I was inspired by the warmth and hominess of looking forward to Halloween when you were a kid (hopefully shown with the film being animated on paper with colored pencils), juxtaposed with how off-putting and cold liminal spaces can feel,” Bialis says. “I also thought it was important to have some charming moments throughout the film, but ultimately leave the viewer with the impression that maybe this Norm guy isn’t the most savory of characters. Maybe he’s more of a monster than the monsters we see at the Halloween store.”
You can watch the video below.
Andy Shauf has also announced a 2024 spring solo tour that hits Brooklyn at Murmrr Theatre on March 28. Tickets for all dates go on sale Friday, October 27 at 10 AM local time. He’s currently on tour in Europe, and that trek wraps up at Iceland Airwaves. All dates are listed below.
Andy Shauf – 2023/2024 Tour Dates
Mon. Oct. 23 – Cork, IE @ St. Luke’s
Wed. Oct. 25 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Metronum
Thu. Oct. 26 – Barcelona, ES @ La Nau
Fri. Oct. 27 – Zaragoza, ES @ La Lata De Bombillas
Sun. Oct. 29 – Madrid, ES @ El Sol
Mon. Oct. 30 – Porto, PT @ Mouco
Wed. Nov. 1 – Kortrijk, BE @ De Kreun
Thu. Nov. 2 – Liège, BE @ Reflektor
Sat. Nov. 4 – Reykjavik, IS @ Iceland Airwaves
Fri. Nov. 24 – Seoul, KR @ Musinsa Garage
Mon. Nov. 27 – Tokyo, JP @ Club Quattro
Tue. Nov. 28 – Osaka, JP @ Club Quattro
Wed. Nov. 29 – Aichi, JP @ Club Quattro
Sat. Dec. 2 – Hong Kong, HK @ Clockenflap Music Festival
Thu. Mar. 21 – Homer, NY @ Center For The Arts
Fri. Mar. 22 – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios
Sat. Mar. 23 – Portland, ME @ First Parish Church
Mon. Mar. 25 – Boston, MA @ First Church Cambridge
Tue. Mar. 26 – South Deerfield, MA @ Tree House Brewing
Thu. Mar. 28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Murmrr
Fri. Mar. 29 – Arden, DE @ The Gild Hall
Sat. Mar. 30 – Vienna, VA @ The Barns @ Wolff Trap
Mon. Apr. 1 – Asheville, NC @ Asheville Masonic Temple
Wed. Apr. 3 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
Sat. Apr. 6 – Eau Claire, WI @ Pablo Center
Sun. Apr. 7 – Evanston, IL @ SPACE
Sat. Apr. 8 – Evanston, IL @ SPACE
Sat. Apr. 20 – Boulder, CO @ Bluebird Music Festival
Sun. Apr. 21 – Boulder, CO @ Bluebird Music Festival
Mon. Apr. 22 – Santa Fe, NM @ St. Francis Auditorium
Thu. Apr. 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Pico Union Project
Fri. Apr. 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Pico Union Project
Sat. Apr. 27 – Ojai, CA @ Ojai Women’s Club
Sun. Apr. 28 – Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Library
Tue. Apr. 30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Wed. May 1 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Fri. May 3 – Seattle, WA @ Washington Hall
Sat. May 4 – Portland, OR @ The Old Church
Sun. May 5 – Portland, OR @ The Old Church
Wed. May 8 – Bend, OR @ Old Saint Francis
Thu. May 9 – Boise, ID @ El Korah Shrine
Sat. May 11 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Tavern