France may have La Blogotheque and the “Take Away Shows” to make musicians look mysterious and musician-y, but around these parts we’ve got something much, much better. You see America, we’ve got TBS and Team Coco. Sure, Sam Beam might seems all artsy-fartsy playing songs underneath creaky floorboards, but take a peek at this video of the bearded bard from last night’s episode and try not to be entertained.

The 36-year-old Beam – better known by the moniker Iron & Wine – took to Stage 15 casually dressed in a blazer/T-shirt combo and led his seven-piece band through “Tree By The River” from one of our most important albums of 2011, Kiss Each Other Clean, which actually comes out today. The nearly three-and-a-half performance might not have featured odd camera angles or that faux-antique look, but it did boast both flute and saxophone solos. Take that France.

Check it all out in it’s full-color, crystal-clear beauty above and cop tickets to one of his upcoming shows by clicking here.

Video via The Audio Perv.

Iron & Wine 2011 Tour Dates:
01/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theater
01/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theater
01/29 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
02/02 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
02/03 – Oslo, NO  @ Rockefeller
02/04 – Gothenburg, SE  @ Tradgarn
02/05 – Aarhus, DK  @ Voxhall
02/06 – Copenhagen, DK  @ Vega
02/07 – Hamburg, DE @ Fabrik
02/08 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain
02/09 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria
02/10 – Vienna, AU @ WUK
02/11 – Munich, DE @ Freiheizhalle
02/12 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv
02/13 – Zurich, CH @ El Lokal
02/14 – Frankfurt, DE @ Mousonturm
02/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
02/16 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
02/17 – Paris, FR @ Alhambra
03/04 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
03/08 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
03/09 – Brighton, UK @ Corn Exchange
03/10 – Birmingham, UK @ Town Hall
03/11 – Edinburgh, UK @ HMV Picturehouse
03/12 – Liverpool, UK @ Philharmonic Hall
03/14 – Dublin, UK @ Olympia
03/15 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
03/16 – Gateshead, UK @ Sage
03/17 – Leeds, UK @ Metropolitan University
04/14 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre *
04/15 – Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom *
04/16 – North Adams, MA @ Mass MoCA *
04/17 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
04/18 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
04/19 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
04/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
04/22 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/23 – Savannah, GA @ Trustees Theater *
04/25 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club *
04/26 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend *
04/27 – Richmond, VA @ The National *
04/28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall
04/29 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

* = w/ The Low Anthem