Jessica Lea Mayfield, fresh off her stand-out performance at the Bonnaroo festival, kicks off her extensive US summer tour with a free set in Chicago's Grant Park this evening for Taste of Chicago. The tour, featuring songs from Mayfield's Nonesuch debut album, Tell Me, will take her across the United States through the end of September, including several shows out West with the Avett Brothers, a performance with Punch Brothers, sets at Bumbershoot and the Philadelphia Folk Festival, and a late-September concert supporting John Prine. See below for all of the currently scheduled tour dates and visit nonesuch.com/on-tour for further details and ticket links.
Metromix names Mayfield one of the 25 hottest artists under 25, citing the song "Our Hearts Are Wrong," off Tell Me, as a highlight of the new album, saying it "sounds like Loretta Lynn fronting the Bad Seeds."
The Los Angeles Times recently included Tell Me first on its list of the year's best music so far. "Mayfield’s ability to capture private vignettes and draw them with unguarded honesty makes Tell Me essential listening," says the Times. "It’s rough and honest, strong but also delicate and vulnerable."
To pick up a copy of Tell Me, head to the Nonesuch Store, where orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album at checkout.
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD ON TOUR
Jun 28 |
Taste of Chicago |
Chicago, IL
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Jun 30 |
East Side Club |
Madison, WI
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Jul 1 |
Varsity Theater* |
Mineapolis, MN
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Jul 2 |
80/35 Music Festival |
Des Moines, IA
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Jul 3 |
Gabe's* |
Iowa City, IA
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Jul 5 |
Mojo's* |
Columbia, MO
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Jul 6 |
Lucky's* |
Witchita, KS
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Jul 8 |
Larimer Lounge* |
Denver, CO
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Jul 10 |
Gallivan Center** |
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jul 13 |
Sun Valley Pavilion** |
Sun Valley, ID
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Jul 15 |
Comcast Arena at Everett** |
Everett, WA
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Jul 16 |
LB Day Comcast Amphitheatre** |
Salem, OR
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Jul 17 |
Britt Pavilion** |
Jacksonville, OR
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Jul 19 |
Fox Theatre** |
Oakland, CA
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Jul 20 |
Detroit Bar* |
Costa Mesa, CA
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Jul 22 |
Papp and Harriet's* |
Pioneertown, CA
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Jul 23 |
Compound Grill* |
Phoenix, AZ
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Jul 26 |
Club Dada* |
Dallas, TX
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Jul 27 |
Juanita's* |
Little Rock, AR
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Jul 28 |
Hi-Tone Cafe* |
Memphis, TN
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Jul 29 |
Bottletree* |
Birmingham, AL
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Jul 30 |
Bele Chere Festival |
Asheville, NC
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Aug 11 |
The Mohawk Place |
Buffalo, NY
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Aug 12 |
Delilah's Lounge |
Ithaca, NY
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Aug 13 |
Grand Point North Festival |
Burlington, VT
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Aug 14 |
Lovin' Cup |
Rochester, OH
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Aug 21 |
Philadelphia Folk Festival |
Schwenksville, PA
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Aug 23 |
IOTA Club & Cafe |
Arlington, VA
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Aug 24 |
The Gallery at The Abbey Bar |
Harrisburg, PA
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Aug 25 |
The Kennett Flash |
Kennett Square, PA
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Aug 26 |
The Saint |
Asbury Park, NJ
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Aug 27 |
Belleayre Music Festival† |
Highmount, NY
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Sep 4 |
Bumbershoot Festival |
Seattle, WA
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Sep 10 |
Blues at the Crossroads Festival |
Terre Haute, IN
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Sep 16&17 |
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion |
Bristol, TN
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Sep 23 |
Pygmalion Music Festival |
Champaign-Urbana, IL
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Sep 28 |
The Mountain Winery‡ |
Saratoga, CA
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* Ferraby Lionheart supports
** w/ The Avett Brothers
† w/ Punch Brothers
‡ w/ John Prine