MALEA McGUINNESS: SINGER, SONGWRITER, MUSICIAN TO JOIN ACCLAIMED PERFORMER KENNY LOGGINS FOR FIVE MID-WEST DATES

MALEA McGUINNESS will join acclaimed performer Kenny Loggins for a series of mid-west performances beginning June 15 in Sylvania, Ohio.  The shows–in support of MALEA’s independent release CLOSE AS AIR–will pair the singer/songwriters for five dates.  Just before the mid-west dates, MALEA is set to open for the Crash Test Dummies, Thursday, June 10 at the Brixton in Redondo Beach, CA.  The Los Angeles-based MALEA recently wrapped a two-month residency at Santa Monica’s Dakota Music Lounge; she’ll return there Saturday, June 5 for a Breast Cancer Awareness Concert.  Finally, MALEA will wrap this run of dates 4^th of July weekend opening for the Counting Crows at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, one of largest music festivals in the world.

“I have been a lifelong fan of Kenny Loggins,” MALEA says.  “I’m so grateful and excited for the opportunity to warm up the stage for him!”

These live performances will give MALEA the opportunity to perform songs from CLOSE AS AIR.  On the album, MALEA’s intimate vocals–with a slight hint of country twang–recall some of her own favorites, from roots Americana performers Linda Ronstadt, Crystal Gayle, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow and Eva Cassidy to more R&B-flavored singers like Roberta Flack and Laura Nyro.

The album’s first single, the rocking “Spinning” is already garnering airplay in New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Texas, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Colorado, among others.    The track empowers listeners to keep their identities in a world that is “spinning so fast/we don’t know if this will last/we’re holding our ground/don’t give up now/though it’s hard to be somehow.” 

MALEA MCGUINNESS: SINGER, SONGWRITER, MUSICIAN TO JOIN ACCLAIMED PERFORMER KENNY LOGGINS FOR FIVE MID-WEST DATES SHOWS KICK OFF JUNE 15 IN OHIO