The Motor City crooner of soul, Mayer Hawthorne, is taking his band The County with him across North America for a month-long tour starting on March 4th in New York City. The multi-instrumentalist/singer/producer will be making much-anticipated stops along the way to play three days at Austin’s SXSW Festival and will end the tour on April 18th with a Sunday night serenade at Coachella.
Mayer and crew will be performing tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Weds 1/27 on ABC 12:05|11:05c) doing his hits “Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin'” and “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”.
You surely became familiar with Mayer’s R&B soul style in 2009 with the release of his debut album, A Strange Arrangement on Stone’s Throw Records, which received the approval of critics from the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, The New York Times, NPR, O Magazine, Pitchfork, and Alarm, among others.
Supporting Mayer for the first leg of his tour is the songwriter and pianist for Nouveau Riche, Nikki Jean. The second leg of the tour will include Mayer opening for the popular electro-pop band Passion Pit.
“Obsessive crooner eerily conjures Motown magic … immaculate debut” – SPIN
“If anything, A Strange Arrangement will hopefully turn a new generation onto a truly remarkable time in music.”- POPMATTERS
“Mayer Hawthorne: The best new soul singer we’ve heard this year” -ESQUIRE
MH & THE COUNTY W/ NIKKI JEAN SUPPORTING
March 4th Webster Hall New York, NY
March 5th Ottobar Baltimore, MD
March 6th Pearl Street Northampton, MA
March 7th Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
March 9th The First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
March 10th Rock and Roll Hotel Washington, DC
March 12th The Jewish Mother Virginia Beach, VA
March 13th The Loft Atlanta, GA
March 15th The Parish at House of Blues New Orleans, LA
March 16th The Loft Dallas, TX
March 17th Warehouse Live Studio Houston, TX
March 22nd Proud Larry’s Oxford, MS
March 23rd Exit/In Nashville, TN
March 24th Zanzabar Louisville, KY
March 26th St. Andrew’s Hall Detroit, MI
March 27th Wrongbar Toronto, ONT
MH & THE COUNTY @ SXSW (MORE INFO TO COME)
March 18th SXSW Austin, TX
March 19th SXSW Austin, TX
March 20th SXSW Austin, TX
MH & THE COUNTY SUPPORTING PASSION PIT
March 28th Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
March 29th The Pullo Center York, PA
March 30th House of Blues Cleveland, OH
March 31st Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
April 2nd Congress Theatre Chicago, IL
April 3rd Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI
April 4th First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
April 5th Beaumont Theatre Kansas City, MO
April 7th Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
April 8th In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT
April 10th McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR
April 11th Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
April 12th Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
April 14th UC Davis (Freeborn Hall) Davis, CA
April 15th Warfield San Francisco, CA
MH & THE COUNTY @ COACHELLA
April 18th: Coachella Indio, CA
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