Amos Lee to Appear at Capitol Center this August

The Capitol Center for the Arts ("CCA") welcomes critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Amos Lee to its mainstage on Wednesday, August 2. Lee has performed as opening act for Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Merle Haggard, Van Morrison, John Prine, Dave Matthews Band, Adele, the Zac Brown Band, Jack Johnson, The Avett Brothers, and David Gray. His music has appeared on the soundtracks of numerous TV shows and movies. Opening for Mr. Lee is Bailen. This show is presented in association with Kirschner Concerts.

Lee's 2013 album, Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song, earned acclaim from The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Paste, and More. His previous offering, Mission Bell, took #1 on the Billboard Top 200. Lee's most recent album, Spirit, has drawn unanimous praise from various tastemakers. Billboard wrote, "Amos Lee is ready to take his fans on a journey down to Memphis for a little bit of old school soul." Huffington Post initially premiered Lee's "Vaporize," while American Songwriter debuted the title track and claimed, "The soulful piano ballad adopts the perspective of the anonymous street singer, who, as Lee imagines him, plays music to 'feel the spirit." "Till You Come Back Through" debuted on Reli,x which wrote, "It draws on a range of sounds that have influenced him."

Along the way, Lee has performed on the late night television shows Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and the Late Show with David Letterman. He has also been a musical guest for The Ellen Degeneres Show and Tavis Smiley on PBS.

About Bailen:
Siblings David and Daniel (twins), and their sister Julia have been playing together their whole lives. Bailen started in 2014 with their childhood friend Pierre. Their music is nostalgic with melodic hooks and a deep soulful quality, all with a modern, youthful perspective. Since forming Bailen, they have starred on London's West End (Daniel in Close to You), played all over Europe and the United States, and most recently toured Taiwan with Mando-Pop star Yen-J. They are regulars at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City where they recently finished up an unprecedented 40-show residency culminating in the Downtown Comes Uptown series with WFUV at Lincoln Center. The band has collectively appeared, performed, or collaborated with Burt Bacharach, The Lone Bellow, Joseph, Raul Midon, Diane Birch, Animal Years, American Authors, Pig Pen Theater Co, Oh Honey, The Marcus King Band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Bill Withers, and Dianne Reeves.

Tickets for the August 2 performance be ordered by calling the Capitol Center for the Arts at (603) 225-1111 or online at www.ccanh.com. Tickets may also obtained at the CCA's box office at 44 South Main St., Concord, NH, which is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11AM to 6PM.

About the Capitol Center for the Arts The award-winning Capitol Center for the Arts (ccanh.com) inspires, educates, and entertains audiences by providing a quality venue for the performing arts as well as an eclectic variety of professional-level, artistically-significant presentations.

The Capitol Center is conveniently located off Rt. 93 in downtown Concord, New Hampshire and is close to several quality restaurants, shopping boutiques, and other area attractions. The facility first opened in 1927 as the Capitol Theatre, a prime stop on the Vaudeville circuit; it later became Concord's premier movie house and concert hall. After closing in 1989, it underwent a multi-million dollar renovation / modernization and reopened in 1995 as the Capitol Center for the Arts. Today, the Capitol Center is home to the 1304-seat Chubb Theatre, the Spotlight Café, the Governor's Hall ballroom, and the Kimball House, a stately Victorian mansion.