J.S. Ondara Announces North American Fall Tour Dates

Breakout singer-songwriter J.S. Ondara has confirmed new North American dates this fall, with nights in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, and more. The new dates follow Ondara's current sold out debut headline tour, as well as stops at Xponential Festival andNewport Folk Festival.

The tour supports Ondara's debut LP Tales of America, out now via Verve Forecast. The album continues to receive widespread critical attention, with Ondara recently appearing onNPR's "All Things Considered" and "World Cafe."

Tales of America is a completely acoustic album produced by Grammy-nominated Mike Viola(Jenny Lewis). The LP was recorded at Boulevard Recording and East West Studios in Los Angeles, with all lyrics written by Ondara and featuring collaborations with Andrew Bird,Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes and Joey Ryan of The Milk Carton Kids.

J.S. Ondara grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, listening to American alt-rock and making up his own songs for as long as he can remember. At an early age, he fell in love with the music of Bob Dylan and moved to Minneapolis in 2013 to pursue a career as a singer and songwriter. He began making his way in the local music scene, continually writing songs about what he saw, felt and experienced in a place far different from home. Since then, he has toured nationwide, opening for Anderson East, First Aid Kit, The Milk Carton Kids, Mt. Joy and The Head & The Heart.

J.S. ONDARA LIVE

April 3-Salt Lake City, UT-The State Room [SOLD OUT]

April 5-Seattle, WA-Columbia City Theater [SOLD OUT]

April 6-Portland, OR-The Old Church [SOLD OUT]

April 8-San Francisco, CA-Café Du Nord [SOLD OUT]

April 9-Los Angeles, CA-Moroccan Lounge [SOLD OUT]

April 10-San Diego, CA-Casbah [SOLD OUT]

May 17-Baltimore, MD-The 8x10

May 18-Northampton, MA-Iron Horse

May 20-Pittsburgh, PA-Club Café

May 21-Cleveland, OH-House of Blues Cleveland

May 22-Cincinnati, OH-MOTR

May 25-Richmond, VA-Richmond Music Hall

May 29-Columbus, OH-The Basement

May 30-Nashville, TN-The Basement

May 31-Charlotte, NC-The Evening Muse

June 1-Canton, NC-Lake Logan Conference Center (Cold Mountain Music Festival)

June 4-Atlanta, GA-The Earl

June 5-Birmingham, AL-The Saturn

June 7-Austin, TX-Antone's Nightclub

June 8-Dallas, TX-Sons of Hermann Hall

June 10-St. Louis, MO-Old Rock House

June 11-Des Moines, IA-Vaudeville Mews

June 12-Madison, WI-High Noon Saloon

July 27-Philadelphia, PA-Xponential Festival

July 28-Newport, RI-Newport Folk Festival

October 10-Portland, OR-Aladdin Theater

October 11-Vancouver, BC-Hollywood Theater

October 13-Seattle, WA-Neumos

October 17-San Francisco, CA-The Independent

October 19-Los Angeles, CA-Troubadour

October 21-Denver, CO-Bluebird Theater

October 24-Chicago, IL-Lincoln Hall

October 26-Toronto, ON-Mod Club Theater

October 30-Washington, DC-6th & I

November 1-Boston, MA-Sinclair

November 2-Brooklyn, NY-Music Hall of Williamsburg

December 7-Minneapolis, MN-First Avenue

Photo credit: Josh Cheuse