Balmorhea (BAL-MOR-AY) uses strings and acoustic guitars to paint a windswept landscape in the above video for "Remembrance" off their new album All is Wild, All is Silent. I imagine these guys make for a pretty powerful live set if the location is right. I'm a big fan of seeing strings in person. Tour schedule is below.
Jun 19 2009 @ Huckleberry’s Rock Island, Illinois
Jun 20 2009 @ Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Jun 21 2009 @ Bear’s Bloomington, Indiana
Jun 23 2009 @ First Unitarian Chapel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 24 2009 @ AS220 Providence, Rhode Island
Jun 25 2009 @ TT The Bears Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jun 26 2009 @ Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York
Jun 28 2009 @ Red and Black Washington DC
Jun 30 2009 @ Nightlight Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jul 1 2009 @ 529 Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 9 2009 @ Cactus Cafe Austin, Texas (with David Wingo of Ola Podrida)