Jonny Lang’s brand new studio album, Signs, will
be released in North America on September 8th via SayRai / Concord
Records. The album (his sixth major label release) is his first in four
years. Signs was released in Europe this past Friday via Provogue
Records / Mascot Label Group.
Today, Jonny debuts the first video
from the new album with “Stronger Together” directed by Norwood Cheek. You can
watch the clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh02ZG8DWY8&feature=youtu.be
This past Sunday, the Daily Express
(UK) called Signs “…superbly written and
constructed: kicking off with the raw stomp of Make It Move before settling
into a series of compositions that effortlessly combine his hard-edged but
soulful voice with a real feel for the sort of melodic blues that connects with
a pop audience.”
Anyone who originally discovered Jonny
Lang through his searing instrumental work will revel in the huge guitar tones
and go for broke solos on Signs, while those who have appreciated his
growth as an honest and passionate songwriter will find that honesty and
passion unabated. Though he long ago left blues purism behind, Lang has never
abandoned its spirit of universal catharsis through the relating of personal trials.
Signs reaffirms his commitment to the blues and the guitar without
sacrificing the modern approach that has made him such a singular artist.
It is hard to believe that at only 36
years old Jonny Lang has already had a successful career for two decades.
Easier to believe when you learn he released his first platinum record at 15—an
age when many young people are just beginning to play music. Lie to Me
revealed a talent that transcended the crop of blues prodigies floating around
in the late Nineties. No flashy re-hasher of classic blues licks, even at that
early age Lang was a full-blown artist with a style of his own. Also, setting
Lang apart from the wunderkind crowd was a 15-year-old voice that sounded like
a weathered soul shouter. Actual life experience was yet to come, and has been
subsequently chronicled in a series of five uniformly excellent recordings.
Since the release of his debut album,
Grammy Award winning Jonny Lang has built a reputation as one of the best live
performers and guitarists of his generation. The path Lang has been on has
brought him the opportunity to support or perform with some of the most
respected legends in music. He has shared the stage with everyone from
The Rolling Stones and B.B. King to Aerosmith and Buddy Guy, who he continues
to tour with today.
JONNY LANG SIGNS
WORLD TOUR
9/08 Aspen, CO
Belly Up+
9/09 Boulder,
CO
Boulder Theater +
9/10 Arvada,
CO
Arvada Center +
9/12 Tulsa,
OK
Cain’s +
9/14 Dallas,
TX
House of Blues +
9/15 Houston, TX
House of Blues +
9/16 Austin,
TX
ACL Live +
9/18 Kansas
City,
MO
Knuckleheads #
9/19 St.
Louis,
MO
Pageant #
9/21
Milwaukee,
WI
Potawatomi Casino #
9/22
Milwaukee,
WI
Polawatomi Casino #
9/23 Chicago,
IL
House of Blues #
9/24 Louisville, KY
Bourbon & Beyond
Festival
9/26
Indianapolis,
IN
The Vogue #
9/30 Hartford, CT
Infinity Hall +
10/01 Fairfield, CT
Warehouse +
10/03 Boston, MA
The Wilbur Theater #
10/04 Portland,
ME
Aura #
10/06 Cranston, RI
Park Theatre #
10/07 Hampton Beach,
NH
Hampton Beach Casino #
10/08 Reading,
PA
Reading Blues Festival
10/19 Huntington,
NY
Paramount
10/22 Zwolle,
NL
Hedon
10/23 Cologne,
Germany
Gloria
10/25 Berlin,
Germany
Columbia Club
10/27 Hamburg,
Germany
Mojo
10/29 Copenhagen,
Denmark
Amager Bio
10.30 Oslo,
Norway
Rockafeller
10/31 Stockholm,
Sweden
Nalen
11/04 London,
UK
SBE (London Folk and Roots Fest)
11/05 Leuven,
Belgium
Hep Depot (Leuven Blues Festival)
11/07 Cleon,
France
La Travene (Blues de Travene)
11/09 Marseille,
France
Espace Julien
11/10 Six-Fours-les-Plages,
France
Espace Malraux
11/11 Paris,
France
La Cigale
11/13 Prague, Czech
Republic
Lucerna
11/14 Vienna,
Austria
Porgy and Bess
11/16 Sumperk, Czech
Republic
House of Culture (Blues Alive Fest)
11/27 Spokane, WA
Bing
Crosby
11/28 Seattle, WA
The
Neptune
11/29 Vancouver, BC
Commodore
Ballroom
12/01 Grants Pass, OR
Rogue
Theatre
12/02 Tahoe, NV
Montbleu
12/03 Sacramento, CA
Crest
Theatre
12/05 Santa Cruz, CA
The
Catalyst
12/06 Solana Beach, CA
Belly
Up
12/08 Pasadena, CA
The
Rose
12/09 San Juan Capistrano,
CA
Coach
House
12/10 San Juan Capistrano,
CA
Coach
House
1/09 Buffalo,
NY
Tralf
1/10
Cleveland, OH
House
of Blues
1/12 New
Buffalo, MI
Silver
Creek Event Center
1/16
Jacksonville, FL
FL
Theater
1/18 St.
Petersburg, FL
Palladium
1/19 Lake
Buena Vista, FL
House
of Blues
1/20 Myrtle
Beach, SC
House
of Blues
1/22 Atlanta,
GA
Centerstage
1/23 New
Orleans, LA
House
of Blues
1/25
Lafayette, LA
Acadiana
PAC
1/26 San
Antonio, TX
Aztek
Theater
1/27 Oklahoma
City, OK
Diamond
Ballroom
2/01 Agoura
Hills, CA
Canyon
2/02
Scottsdale, AZ
Talking
Stick Casino
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