Pokey LaFarge will continue his extensive nationwide tour this August including newly added west coast dates in Solana Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Grass Valley, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. Tickets go on-sale this Friday, June 9. These new performances expand an already impressive tour, which includes stops at Chicago’s Metro, Nashville’s Mercy Lounge, New York’s Bowery Ballroom and Rough Trade and Philadelphia’s World Café Live. See below for complete details.
Recorded in LaFarge’s hometown of St. Louis, Manic Revelations features 10 new original songs and was produced by the Southside Collective—LaFarge, Joey Glynn (bass), Ryan Koenig (harmonica, guitjo, electric guitar), Adam Hoskins (electric guitar), Matt Meyer (drums, percussion), Luc Klein (trumpet, euphonium, piano, glockenspiel), Alec Spiegelman (saxophone, piano, tubax, organ, clarinet, flute), David Beeman (tambourine, stylophone, guitar, organ)—along with additional production by Tony Hoffer.
“The manic revelation is the state where artists create,” says LaFarge. “I got to the point in writing these songs where I felt like a house on fire that just kept burning.” He continues, “This album is about confronting yourself. It’s about confronting your city, its relation with the world, and all its people.”
POKEY LAFARGE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
June 14—Des Moines, IA—Simon Estes Amphitheater#
June 15—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue*
June 16—Chicago, IL—Metro*
June 17—Detroit, MI—Magic Stick*
June 18—Grand Rapids, MI—Pyramid Scheme*
June 21—Indianapolis, IN—The Vogue*
June 22—Nashville, TN—Mercy Lounge*
June 23—Hamilton, OH—Whimmydiddle 2017 @ RiversEdge Amphitheater
June 24—Owensboro, KY—ROMP: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival
June 25—Asheville, NC—The Grey Eagle*
June 28—Louisville, KY—WFPK Waterfront Wednesday†
June 29—Milwaukee, WI—Summerfest
June 30—Cleveland, OH—Beachland Ballroom~
July 1—Pittsburgh, PA—The Rex Theatre~
July 2—Toronto, ON—Horseshoe Tavern~
July 5—Montreal, QC—Montreal International Jazz Festival
July 6—Ottawa, ON—Ottawa Bluesfest
July 7—Burlington, VT—Higher Ground‡
July 8—Cambridge, MA—The Sinclair‡
July 9—Portsmouth, NH—Prescott Park Arts Festival
July 12—New York, NY—Bowery Ballroom+
July 13—Brooklyn, NY— Rough Trade NYC‡
July 14—Philadelphia, PA—World Cafe Live Downstairs‡
July 15—Greenfield, MA—Green River Festival
July 16— Mt. Solon, VA—Red Wing Roots Festival @ Natural Chimneys Park
August 4—Wichita, KS—Wichita Vortex Music Festival§
August 13—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up (on-sale 6/9)
August 15—Los Angeles, CA—Troubadour (on-sale 6/9)
August 18—Santa Cruz, CA—Catalyst Atrium (on-sale 6/9)
August 19—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore (on-sale 6/9)
August 20—Grass Valley, CA—Center for the Arts (on-sale 6/9)
August 22— Portland, OR—Wonder Ballroom (on-sale 6/9)
August 23—Seattle, WA—Showbox (on-sale 6/9)
August 24—Vancouver, BC—Imperial (on-sale 6/9)
September 23—Muncie, IN—Muncie Three Trails Music Series
September 24—Franklin, TN—Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival
September 29—Columbia, MO—Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival
#appearing with Drive-By Truckers
*with special guest Lillie Mae
†appearing with Robyn Hitchcock, Carly Johnson
~with special guest Hackensaw Boys
‡with special guest Kelsey Waldon
+with special guest The Deslondes
§appearing with Dwight Yoakam
Vents MagaZine Music and Entertainment Magazine
