WATCH ALLEN STONE PERFORM ON LAST NIGHT’S ‘AMERICAN IDOL’
photo credit: Shervin Lainez
NEW SONG “BROWN EYED LOVER” OUT NOW VIA ATO RECORDS
MASSIVE 44-DATE COLLABORATIVE SPRING TOUR WITH ANDREW MCMAHON
KICKS OFF TONIGHT
U.S. FALL HEADLINING TOUR ANNOUNCED
TORONTO, ON – April 10, 2018 – Washington state R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Allen Stone appeared on last night’s episode of ‘American Idol’ as a guest coach performing his hit “Unaware” with contestant Dennis Lorenzo [watch it here]. Stone will return for next Monday’s episode, this time performing the Marvin Gaye classic, “What’s Going On”, with contestant Marcio Donaldson. In conjunction Stone released a new song, “Brown Eyed Lover“, via ATO Records, kicking off a massive, special collaborative spring tour with Andrew McMahon, Zach Clark and Bob Oxblood tonight in Kansas City, and announcing a fall headlining tour (all confirmed dates below).
About the single, Allen stated, I am a slave to the road, constantly in a different city, always on the other side of town, never in the same bed for more than a night. It seemed as though I chose a lifestyle that wasn’t lending itself to be shared with a partner. That was until I met my soon to be wife. “Brown Eyed Lover” depicts the internal struggle of being in a relationship while also being on the road – the struggle of having to leave constantly for my career but wanting my relationship to move forward. I don’t want to keep her waiting.
Allen has spent the past few months in the studio working on new material. “Brown Eyed Lover” is a first taste of the new material, some of which will be destined for a new full-length record later in 2018. Today’s announcement of fall headlining dates looks forward to that new music with anticipation. A Fan Pre-Sale goes live on Wednesday, April 11, with tickets open to all on Friday, April 13.
This spring’s “Pen and Piano Tour” with McMahon, Cark, Oxblood and Stone will feature the musicians sharing the stage throughout the night. Equal parts VH1 ‘Storytellers’ and ‘Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood’, each artist will perform a mix of their own music, as well as collaborating together, while sharing stories with the audience in an intimate “living room” atmosphere. The tour comes to Toronto on May 31st at The Danforth.
Allen will also appear at Victoria’s Rock The Shore Festival July 13-15.
Pen and Piano Dates:
04/10 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman [sold out]
04/11 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant [sold out]
04/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater [sold out]
04/14 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave [sold out]
04/15 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues [sold out]
04/17 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall [sold out]
04/19 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues [sold out]
04/20 – Greensburg, PA @ Palace Theater [sold out]
04/21 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Hall [sold out]
04/23 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club [sold out]
04/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts [sold out]
04/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts [sold out]
04/26 – Washington DC @ 9:30 Club [sold out]
04/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw [sold out]
04/29 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza [sold out]
05/01 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
05/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead
05/04 – Nashville, TN @ Topgolf [sold out]
05/05 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground [sold out]
05/06 – Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater [sold out]
05/08 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
05/09 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn [sold out]
05/10 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
05/12 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
05/13 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s
05/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Ford Amphitheatre [sold out]
05/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore [sold out]
05/18 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades [sold out]
05/20 – Spokane, WA @ Bing Crosby Theater
05/22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
05/24 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre [sold out]
05/25 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room [sold out]
05/27 – Napa, CA @ Bottlerocket Festival
05/28 – Iowa City, IA @ The Englert Theatre
05/29 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre [sold out]
05/30 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
05/31 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
06/03 – Cleveland, OH @ Spring Fling
06/05 – Rochester, NY @ Anthology
06/06 – Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony [sold out]
06/08 – Portland, ME @ Aura
06/09 – Hartford, CT @ The Webster
06/10 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
06/12 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
06/14 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
06/15 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Fall Headlining Dates:
10/11 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/12 – Napa, CA @ Jam Cellars Ballroom
10/13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
10/14 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
10/20 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
11/07 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
11/08 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
11/10 – Chattanooga, TN @ Walker Theatre
11/11 – Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine
11/14 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/15 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
11/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/18 – Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents
11/21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/23 – Boston, MA @ Royale
11/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
11/25 – Munhall, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
11/28 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
12/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity
12/04 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar
12/05 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
12/07 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
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