Lee Fields Announces Extensive Fall Tour
Soul vet Lee Fields & The Expressions released his latest album Emma Jean earlier this month viaTruth & Soul Records. Coming at a time when many new artists are trying to emulate the soul and swagger of the 1960s, Mr. Fields showers us with authenticity on the 11-track album.
There’s a sharper wisdom in the songwriting–from the having loved, lost, and learned vibe of “Don’t Leave Me This Way” to the sophisticated arrangements and studio acumen that’s paired with Lee’s straightforward sincerity in “Just Can’t Win.” Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) wrote “Paralyzed,” and having Emma Jean mixed and partially recorded at his Nashville studio, country soul and bluesy rock are immediately noticeable. It brings a different kind of strut to the album, but Fields–born and raised in North Carolina–is right at home with the Southern soul sound. In fact, it feels like a natural progression: an organic, refreshingly pure next step.
Emma Jean is the follow up to Fields’ first two Truth & Soul albums—2009’s My World and 2012’s Faithful Man. Lee Fields & The Expressions have forged a distinct soulful sound and a grown style with this album. They’ve pushed their sound in new directions, moving from being content as contemporary soul music royalty and instead delving into and exploring its next steps.
Tour Dates
Jun 27 San Francisco – The Fillmore
Jun 28 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Jun 30 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Jul 02 Victoria, BC – Upstairs Cabaret
Jul 03 Vancouver, BC – The Imperial
Jul 04 Seattle, WA – Neptune
Jul 05 & 06 Portland, OR – Waterfront Blues Festival
Jul 12 Chicago, IL – West Fest
Jul 25 Calgary, AB – Calgary Folk Music Festival
Jul 26 Edmonton, AB – Interstellar Rodeo
Aug 03 Johnstown, PA – Ameriserv Flood City Music Festival
Aug 08 Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany – Haldern Pop Festival
Aug 09 Bad Windsheim, Germany – Weinturm Open Air Festival
Aug 24 Burlington, VT – WYSIWYG Festival
Aug 30 Marshall, NC – Transfigurations: Harvest at 10
Sep 08 Waterloo, ON – Starlight Lounge
Sep 09 Toronto, ON – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
Sep 10 Montreal, QC – Cabaret Mile End
Sep 11 Fredricton, AB – Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival
Sep 12 Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Folk Fest
Sep 14 Telluride, CO Telluride Brews & Blues Fest
Sep 16 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Sep 18 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
Sep 19 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
Sep 20 St. Louis, MO – 2720 Cherokee
Sep 21 Nashville, TN – Exit In
Sep 23 Shreveport, LA – Bears on Fairfield
Sep 25 Austin, TX – The Parish
Sep 26 Houston, TX – House of Blues
Sep 27 Dallas, TX – Index Festival
Sep 30 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
Oct 02 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Oct 03 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
Oct 04 Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
Oct 05 Philadelphia, PA – World Café
Oct 16 Munich, Germany – Ampere
Oct 17 Nancy, France – Jazz Pulsation
Oct 18 Utrecht, The Netherlands – Roots Festival TivoliVredenburg
Oct 19 The Hague, The Netherlands – Paard van Troje
Oct 21 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique – Orangerie
Oct 23 Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
Oct 24 Glasgow, UK – O2 ABC
Oct 25 Dublin, Ireland – The Sugar Club
Oct 26 Cork, Ireland – Cork Opera House – Cork Jazz Festival
Oct 28 Bristol, UK – Colston Hall
Oct 29 Brighton, UK – Dome Concert Hall
Oct 31 Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom
Nov 01 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Palace
Nov 04 Paris, France – Trabendo
Nov 05 Lyon, France – Epicerie Modeme
Nov 06 Nimes, France – Paloma
Nov 07 Toulon, France – Espace Andre Malraux
11/8 Nice, France – Salle Grappeli
Nov 010 Reims, France – La Cartonnerie
Nov 11 Koln, Germany – Clubbahnhof Ehrenfeld
Nov 12 Berlin, Germany – Bi Nuu
Nov 14 Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen
Nov 15 Oslo, Norway – Cosmopolite Scene
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