Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Mat Kearney announces a series of summer headline dates in support of his new album, City of Black & White, set for release on Aware/Columbia Records on May 19. Kearney will begin the tour season by sharing the stage with England’s own Keane in May, including a sold out show at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
The video for “Closer To Love,” the first single from City of Black & White, premiered on AOL and began airing last week on VH1. USA Today heralded the song “Pick of the Week” on March 3rd, saying “The first single…takes life’s storms and unexpected tragedies as the starting point for a gently reassuring song about hope, intimacy and an unquenchable spirit.”
The single, new video and pre-orders for the album are currently available at Kearney’s new website: http://www.matkearney.com, as well as a track-by-track video interview by Kearney himself.
Additionally, a live acoustic video performance of “All I Have” from City of Black & White will be free to view on Amazon.com.
After spending five years traveling the country establishing himself as a new artist, Mat dug his roots into his new hometown of Nashville, TN, allowing the songs on City of Black & White to evolve from various places and sources – in the back room of a studio where he stopped in to visit a friend, writing with people he met at coffee shops, hearing someone fiddling around with the guitar and humming along. He opened up the writing process to friends and to the community of musicians in Nashville, and crafted songs such as “Fire and Rain,” “Here We Go,” and “Lifeline.”
Kearney’s major label debut, Nothing Left To Lose includes the hit singles “Nothing Left To Lose,” “Undeniable,” and a late addition to the record, “Breathe In, Breathe Out,” which was used in television promotions for the fourth season of Grey’s Anatomy and included a music video that premiered during the season preview. Kearney was also a VH1 You Oughta Know Artist, headlined the first VH1 You Oughta Know Tour, and his video for the single “Nothing Left To Lose” tied the record for the most weeks in rotation (45) on VH1. Six separate songs from the album received prominent television licensing on popular shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, Bones, Friday Night Lights and more. Kearney has toured with John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, The Fray, Jason Mraz, and more.
SUPPORTING KEANE:
May 9 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
May 10 Anaheim, CA The Grove at Anaheim
May 12 Salt Lake City, UT Kingsbury Hall
May 13 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
May 15 St. Paul, MN Myth
May 16 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
May 19 Washington, DC Constitution Hall
May 20 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theater
May 21 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion
May 23 Toronto, ON The Sound Academy
May 24 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
May 26 Montclair, NJ The Wellmont Theatre
May 27 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall – SOLD OUT!
HEADLINE DATES:
June 19 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
June 20 Birmingham, AL City Stages
June 21 Charlotte, NC Amos
June 22 Charleston, SC Music Farm
June 25 Norfolk, VA Norva
June 26 Richmond, VA The National
June 29 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
June 30 Bloomington, IL Bluebird
July 2 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
July 3 Detroit, MI Comerica Cityfest
July 5 Duluth, MN Bayfront Festival
July 6 Green Bay, WI Meyer Theatre
July 7 Madison, WI Majestic
July 10 Minneapolis, MN Basilica Block Party
July 11 Kansas City, MO Beaumont
July 15 Memphis, TN Minglewood
July 16 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
July 17 Omaha, NE Slowdown
July 19 Denver, CO Mile High Festival
