KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD CONFIRMS
SPRING/SUMMER TOUR
HOW I GO DEBUTED AT #1 ON BILLBOARD BLUES ALBUMS CHART
10 DAYS OUT: BLUES FROM THE BACKROAD DVD CERTIFIED PLATINUM
“Called a blues prodigy for years, Kenny Wayne Shepherd has now vaulted to master.” —Boston Globe
World-renowned musician and guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd will tour this spring and summer in support of his most recent album, How I Go (Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud), which came out August 2, 2011. Performances include three special dates at New York’s City Winery May 21, 22 and 23. See below for complete tour details. In addition to longtime collaborator and lead vocalist Noah Hunt, Shepherd’s band features drummer Chris Layton, bassist Tony Franklin and Riley Osbourn on B-3 and keyboards. Of a recent live performance, the OC Register heralds, “Shepherd and his band ruled the evening. He got ample help from a splendid band that included former Stevie Ray Vaughan drummer Chris Layton and ex-Firm bassist Tony Franklin.”
How I Go, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Blues Albums chart and #52 on the Billboard’s Top 200 chart, was awarded 3.5 stars by USA Today and described as a, “strong collection of Southern-inflected blues-rock originals and covers,” while Premiere Guitar asserts, “Shepherd is now at the height of his creativity. How I Go displays the full range of his musical influences mixing Southern rock, heavy rock, blues, and good old rock ’n’ roll.” Additionally, Shepherd recently performed the album’s first single, “Never Lookin’ Back” on ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The official music video for the song is available to view here. Moreover, Shepherd’s two-time Grammy-nominated 2007 documentary 10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroad was recently certified Platinum as Music Video Longform.
Released August 2, How I Go is Shepherd’s first since 2010’s Grammy-nominated live album, Live! In Chicago. Of making the new record, Shepherd comments, “At this point, most people who know about me know I can play guitar. As far as my approach to guitar on this record, it’s not about showing people how much I can play. It’s about really choosing the right notes and playing them at the right times so that every note penetrates people, and they feel it inside and it’s not just some fleeting thing that just goes right by them.” He goes on to say, “I wanted to be conservative, and selective, and tasteful in the solos that I did. I wanted to concentrate on the song as a whole: the vocals, the arrangements, so every instrument that is being played contributes to the song and takes it to a better place.”
For more information, please contact Asha Goodman, Mary Moyer or Carla Sacks at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000.
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD TOUR DATES
(additional dates to be announced)
April 22 /// Kansas City, KS /// Kansas Speedway
April 27 /// Fort Worth, TX /// Billy Bob’s Texas
May 5 /// Memphis, TN /// Beale Street Music Festival
May 6 /// Columbia, MO /// The Blue Note
May 9 /// Covington, KY /// Madison Theater
May 11 /// Tarrytown, NY /// The Music Hall
May 12 /// Chester, PA /// Harrah’s Chester Downs
May 14 & 15 /// Annapolis, MD /// Rams Head On Stage
May 17 /// Washington, DC /// The Howard Theatre
May 18 /// New Brunswick, NJ /// State Theatre
May 19 /// Charleston, WV /// Haddad Riverfront Park
May 21-23 /// New York, NY /// City Winery
June 7 /// Austin, TX /// Travis County Expo Center
June 8 /// Houston, TX /// House of Blues
June 9 /// New Orleans, LA /// House of Blues
June 15 /// Aurora, IL /// Blues on the Fox Festival
June 16 /// Petoskey, MI /// Odawa Casino Resort
July 1 /// Chichester, England /// Goodwood Racecourse
July 4 /// London, England /// Islington Assembly Hall
July 6 /// Ulm, Germany /// Zelt Festival
July 7 /// Frankfurt, Germany /// Festhalle
July 8 /// Weert, Netherlands /// Bospop Gestival
July 10 /// Paris, France /// Bataclan
July 12 /// Milan, Italy /// Milan Arena Music Festival
July 13 /// Munich, Germany /// Backstage
July 14 /// Peer, Belgium /// Belgium Rhythm and Blues Festival
July 27 /// West Wendover, NV /// Peppermill Concert Hall
August 2 /// Notodden, Norway /// Notodden Blues Festival
August 3 /// Calgary, AB /// Calgary International Blues Festival
August 10 /// Duluth, MN /// Bayfront Blues Festival
August 17 /// Lockport, NY /// Molson Canal Concert Series
August 19 /// Hampton Beach, NH /// Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
August 24 /// Bossier City, LA /// Centurylink Center
August 25 /// Orange Beach, AL /// The Amphitheater at the Wharf
August 31 /// Albuquerque, NM /// Sandia Resort & Casino
September 1 /// Bedford, TX /// Labor Day Blues & BBQ Festival