Brooke Waggoner confirms U.S. tour dates in support of her upcoming fifth studio album SWEVEN, available January 15 via Swoon Moon Music. Kicking off on January 8, Waggoneer will play shows including Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and will play with Wilco at NPR's Mountain Stage. Please see full list of dates below!
American Songwriter recently premiered the video for her song "Widow Maker" saying, "It's a fast, upbeat ear-worm featuring an electric organ and a scientific spoken word breakdown." Read the full post HERE and watch it below!
The classically trained pianist, songwriter and arranger self-produced and recorded her new album in Turquoise Noise studio in her hometown of Nashville. View the trailer for SWEVEN HERE. Waggoner handpicked a close group of musicians and family members to work on these recordings and created music throughout the latter half of 2014. She had a self-imposed deadline for the recording saying, "My only goal was to finish it before my son was born. It came down literally to the day."
While creating the music for the album, Waggoner found herself drawing on her present while revisiting her earliest work. She sought to continue an ongoing theme started in her debut EP Fresh Pair of Eyes, which the London Sunday Times called, "One of the most exciting releases to come out of America in 2007." She wanted to tackle directly a conversation about aging of which she says, "the beauty that lies within every notch on your belt, the good ones and the bad."
The Texas native has worked with a wide collection of artists including Jack White, playing piano on his solo projects Blunderbuss and Lazaretto, plus orchestrating strings on the new Dead Weather album Dodge and Burn. Waggoner was also a member of the all female touring band, The Peacocks, for White's Blunderbuss. Notably, she has also played piano on Beck's song "I'm Down" and arranged for ABC's "Nashville." Her album Originator debuted at #1 on iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts and was heralded by Entertainment Weekly as a "bold step forward." That same year, she played festivals including Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits. Her songs have been widely used in television licensing including programs such as "Grey's Anatomy," "Pretty Little Liars" and others.
BROOKE WAGONEER TOUR DATES:
January 8 /// Loveland, CO /// Vintage White's Market
January 10 /// Los Angeles, CA /// Hotel Cafe
January 16 /// Nashville, TN /// EastSide Manor *
January 28 /// Dallas, TX /// Musicbed In-House Concert Series
February 14 /// Charleston, WV /// NPR's Mountain Stage †
February 16 /// Boston, MA /// Berklee's Cafe 939 ‡ February 17 /// New York, NY /// Rockwood
February 19 /// Philadelphia, PA /// World Cafe Live §
February 20 /// Washington, D.C. /// Sixth & I Historic Synagogue * *
February 27 /// Knoxville, TN /// Central Collective
March 3 /// Oxford, MS /// Thacker Mountain Radio @ Lyric
March 4 /// Oxford, MS /// Music in The Hall
