NASHVILLE |FROM: MARCEE RONDAN
SOPHIE B. HAWKINS
TO JOIN CHRIS ISAAK FOR JULY
CONCERT DATES;
“WALKING ON THIN ICE” SINGLE CLIMBS INTO TOP 30
ON A/C CHART
Chris Isaak has invited singer, songwriter and musician SOPHIE B. HAWKINS to join him on part of his U.S. tour this summer. Beginning July 9 in Philadelphia and going through July 30 in Denver, SOPHIE will perform hits (the Top 5 “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” from her Grammy-nominated TONGUES AND TAILS and the #1 R&R AC/Adult Top 40 hit “As I Lay Me Down” from WHALER), alongside songs from her latest release, the critically acclaimedWILDERNESS which includes the Top 30 A/C track “Walking On Thin Ice,” described by Rollingstone.com (4/7) as “a dreamy charm…”
Because SOPHIE is doing it all on her own this time, the victory of having a successful song is sweeter. “It’s harder now to achieve success because I don’t have the corporate machine behind me, but I do have the will and the passion which makes climbing the charts even sweeter.” SOPHIE independently recorded, conceived and planned the release of the album, which she co-produced with production wizards Christian and Frank Berman (Amber, Baha Men, Real McCoy).
Since the album’s release in late April, the critics have chimed in with their support:
“Sophie B. Hawkins lightens up on ‘Wilderness’ (Trumpet Swan/Lightyear), with a sound and aura evocative of Laura Nyro and Nina Simone.”
–Jonathan Takiff, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 4/20/2004
“Her best moments come when her fanciful pop orchestrations offer plenty of compensation, as on the evocative ‘Surfer Girl,’ or when her lyrics sound so effortlessly offhand they could pass for something composed by Paul Simon. Consider the final verse to ‘Blue,’ for example: ‘Dropping your dirty laundry off once a week/The delivery boys compete/But you never let them past the stoop/’Cause you know that you’re the neighborhood scoop.’”
–Mike Joyce, WASHINGTON POST, 4/30/2004
“Sophie B. Hawkins can always be counted on to create music that plays against the prevailing cultural forces. Her new CD Wilderness is all love, light and playfulness-and it’s a pleasure listening to it.”
–Kim McNabb, CHICAGO FREE PRESS, 5/5/2004
“Delightfully unorthodox yet keenly melodic, WILDERNESS finds Hawkins once again making her own distinctive mark on the musical landscape.”
–Dave Gil de Rubio, BARNES & NOBLE.COM, 4/20/2004
“…dozen-song set about love and heartbreak…”
–Sandra Barrera, LA DAILY NEWS, 4/16/2004
Beyond the Chris Isaak dates, look for SOPHIE to continue her cross-country trek in support of WILDERNESS.
The tour dates are as follows:
DATE CITY VENUE
Sun 6/6 Asbury Park, NJ NJ Pride Festival
Sun 6/13 Washington, DC DC Pride Festival
Sun 6/20 Los Angeles, CA LA Pride
Fri 6/25 Great Barrington, MA Helsinki
Sat 6/26 New York, NY NY Pride on the Pier
Sun 6/27 San Francisco, CA SF Pride Café Dunard
Fri 7/9 Philadelphia, PA **Electric Factory
Thurs 7/15 Springfield, MA WRNX Concert
Sat 7/17 Madison, WI WMMM Concert
Fri 7/23 Rochester Hills, MI **Meadow Brook Music Fest
Sat 7/24 Cleveland, OH **Scene Pavilion
Sun 7/25 Chicago, IL **House of Blues
Mon 7/26 Chicago, IL **House of Blues
Tues 7/27 Chicago, IL **House of Blues
Thur 7/29 Kansas City, MO **Starlight Theatre
Fri 7/30 Denver, CO **Universal Lending Pavilion
Tues 8/24 Exton, PA Eagleview Concerts
Wed 8/25 Haddon Hts, NJ Sundown Music Series
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**Indicates date with Chris Isaak.
