Having returned to the U.S. after a sold-out tour with British songstress Adele, Blue Note recording artist Amos Lee is making several television appearances and resuming his U.S. tour this month in support of his current album Mission Bell and an exclusive eight-song iTunes collection Live From SoHo that was released in August.
Last night, Lee performed "Hello Again" from Mission Bell on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Backing him was Calexico's John Convertino and Joey Burns, who both play on Mission Bell, which was produced by Burns.
The Calexico crew recently joined Lee for a taping of the Public Television program Live From The Artists Den that will air during the series' fourth season, which begins in early 2012. The performance was captured at the historic Fox Theatre in Calexico's hometown of Tucson where Mission Bell was recorded. A sneak peek of the performance, featuring the album's lead-off single "Windows Are Rolled Down," premiered on Hulu on October 6th.
Amos Lee - Windows Are Rolled Down video:
Lee will perform "Out of the Cold" on Rachael Ray on October 17th.
He will also perform "Cup of Sorrow" at the 10th Americana Music Association Honors and Awards ceremony at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on October 13th, which will be shown live locally on PBS and nationally on November 19th as a special episode of the new season of the highly acclaimed PBS series Austin City Limits.
After earning raves for his U.K. shows with Adele (who lavished praise on Lee during her set), the artist kicks off a series of U.S. tour dates on October 20th in Portland, ME, with support from Pieta Brown (who appears on Mission Bell), followed by a hometown show in Philadelphia with support from Brett Dennen on November 5th, and an appearance at KBCO's Holiday Concert Series in Denver (also with Dennen) on December 9th.
Also in December, Lee will perform two shows with one of his heroes, singer-songwriter John Prine, on the 16th and 17th. Please see below for all upcoming tour dates.
Amos Lee 2011 tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
October 2011
10/20 Portland, ME State Theatre
10/21 Lebanon, NH Lebanon Opera House
10/22 Boston, MA House of Blues
10/24 Albany, NY The Egg Center for the Performing Arts
10/25 Montreal, QC Metropolis
10/27 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/28 Syracuse, NY Westcott Theater
10/29 Huntington, NY Paramount Theatre
November 2011
11/05 Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music (w/Brett Dennen)
December 2011
12/09 Denver, CO Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre (w/Brett Dennen)
12/16 Mobile, AL Saenger Theatre (w/John Prine)
12/17 New Orleans, LA Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts (w/John Prine)
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