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LEE HARVEY OSMOND-moniker for the acid-folk project helmed by multi-faceted artist Tom Wilson-last week (3/25) released his new full-length album BEAUTIFUL SCARS via Latent Recording and distributed by Megaforce/RED. No Depression noted the album “…brings to mind the imagined result of an unholy alliance between Tom Waits and Nick Cave, one that might also find Leonard Cohen lurking in the dark shadows. Happily then, Wilson’s ominous growl syncs well with the album’s general sway and rumble, making for an insurgent sound if ever there was one” (3/20/2016). Elmore Magazine says, “Wilson’s an inspired songwriter, constantly picking at scabs. This album offers ten fine tunes…they all have merit” (3/24/2016).
OSMOND-in support of BEAUTIFUL SCARS (produced by the Cowboy Junkies‘ Michael Timmins)-announced additional U.S. shows running throughout spring and into summer starting in Buffalo, NY on April 13 at Sportsmen’s Tavern & Music Hall with stops in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Seattle among other cities before wrapping in Alberta, Canada at Bear Creek Folk Festival. Full tour dates listed below and more information can be found here.
The album’s cover, which depicts Wilson as a powerful, raw and warrior-like figure, is a result of Wilson discovering at age 55 that his cousin was actually his mother and of Mohawk heritage, not Irish as he was raised to believe. “That’s actually how I feel as an artist,” Wilson explains. “At 56, I’m just emerging from the woods, with all of this new knowledge of who I am.” BEAUTIFUL SCARS, originally released in Canada, was produced by the Cowboy Junkies‘ Michael Timmins. “The album is where I am now,” Wilson says. “It was made during this discovery.” Also known as a member of the Americana trio Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Wilson adds: “I didn’t know where the inspiration was from, and I’m not a cosmic guy, but if you see my art or listen to what I’ve been writing about on this album, I’ve been documenting this through the fucking cosmos for the last couple of years.”
LEE HARVEY OSMOND TOUR DATES:
| Wed, April 13 | Buffalo, NY | Sportsmen’s Tavern & Music Hall |
| Thur, April 28 | Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark |
| Fri, April 29 | Chicago, IL | Schuba’s |
| Sat, April 30 | St. Paul, MN | Turf Club |
| Sun, May 1 | Cedar Rapids, IA | C.S.P.S. Hall |
| Mon, May 2 | Omaha, NE | Slowdown |
| Tue, May 3 | Kansas City, MO | Knuckleheads Saloon |
| Wed, May 4 | Salina, KS | Steifel Theatre for Performing Arts |
| Thur, May 5 | Dallas, TX | The Kessler Theatre |
| Fri, May 6 | Austin, TX | Cactus Café |
| Sat, May 7 | The Woodlands, TX | Dosey Doe |
| Sun, May 8 | San Antonio, TX | Sam’s Burger Joint |
| Mon, May 9 | Albuquerque, NM | The Cooperage |
| Tue, May 10 | Tucson, AZ | Club Congress |
| Wed, May 11 | Phoenix, AZ | MIM Music Theatre |
| Fri, May 13 | Pentiction, BC | The Dream Music Festival |
| Sat, May 14 | Pentiction, BC | The Dream Music Festival |
| Sun, May 15 | Santa Cruz, CA | Moe’s Alley Blues Club |
| Mon, May 16 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| Tue, May 17 | San Diego, CA | Music Box |
| Wed, May 18 | Bend, OR | Volcanic Theatre Pub |
| Thur, May 19 | Seattle, WA | The Triple Door |
| Fri, May 20 | Seattle, WA | The Triple Door |
| Thur, May 26 | Buffalo, NY | Sportsmen’s Tavern & Music Hall |
| Wed, June 15 | Buffalo, NY | Sportsmen’s Tavern & Music Hall |
| Fri, June 18 | Beaumont, AB | Beaumont Roots and Blues Festival |
| Sat, July 9 | Evansburg, AB | Pembina River Nights Festival |
| Wed, July 27 | Buffalo, NY | Sportsmen’s Tavern & Music Hall |
| Thur, July 28 | Belmar, NJ | Belmar Beach Concerts |
| Sat, July 30 | Philadelphia, PA | Tin Angel |
| Sat, Aug 13 | Grand Prairie, AB | Bear Creek Folk Festival |
| Sun, Aug 14 | Grand Prairie, AB | Bear Creek Folk Festival |
