Luke Winslow-King releases 'Blue Mesa' on May 11th and announces second European tour
25-04-2018Genre-sweeping Luke Winslow-King releases deeply personal, new album 'Blue Mesa' through Bloodshot Records on May 11th and announces a second European tour.
His latest album is an example of craftsmanship at the highest level, radiating a warmth and timeless elegance. Adept at mixing country, blues, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, and folk influences intuitively and masterfully, Luke shapes a mood from many sources and shepherds it to a unifying place of acceptance and hope. Blue Mesa is both stately and approachable, manifestly proficient but deeply personal.
What sets this album above the singer and guitarist’s previous work is how he’s absorbed the offerings of a life in music. Born and raised in the Northern Michigan town of Cadillac, he moved to New Orleans at 19 and spent the next 15 years fully immersing himself in the musical waters that flow through there. Now that he’s moved on, it is the larger world, and the people and places in it, that enthralls him. From these travels and friendships comes a deeper and richer perspective on the American musical traditions he fell in love with at an early age.
With Blue Mesa Luke Winslow-King will be touring Europe not once but twice. Last month we already announced a tour in August and September, we are happy to announce a second run in October as follow up on this:
23 AUG: Tønder (DK) @ Tønder Festival
24 AUG: Tønder (DK) @ Tønder Festival
25 AUG: Tønder (DK) @ Tønder Festival
26 AUG: Tønder (DK) @ Tønder Festival
27 AUG: Hamburg (DE) @ Nochtwache
28 AUG: Berlin (DE) @ Quasimodo
31 AUG: Quintana Martín Galidez (ESP) @ Festival Valle de Tobalina
01 SEP: Amsterdam (NL) @ Paradiso
02 SEP: Venlo (NL) @ Grenswerk
03 SEP: Krefeld (DE) @ Kulturrampe
04 SEP: London (UK) @ Bush Hall
05 SEP: Bristol (UK) @ The Hen and Chicken
06 SEP: Oxford (UK) @ The Jericho Tavern
07 SEP: Chester (UK) @ St Mary`s Creative Space
08 SEP: Scrooby (UK) @ Scrooby Village Hall
09 SEP: Old Portsmouth (UK) @ The Square Tower
18 OCT: Arnhem (NL) @ Luxor
20 OCT: Groningen (NL) @ Oosterpoort
21 OCT: Den Haag (NL) @ Paard
23 OCT: Santander (ESP) @ Sala BNS
24 OCT: Aviles (ESP) @ Factoría Cultural
25 OCT: Madrid (ESP) @ Cool Stage
26 OCT: Zaragoza (ESP) @ Sala López
27 OCT: Valencia (ESP) @ Loco Club
28 OCT: Barcelona (ESP) @ Rocksound
30 OCT: Ingolstadt (DE) @ Neue Welt