Meg Myers, a fast-rising musician originally out of Tennessee, (last reported on by Best New Bands senior editor Sarah Hess as having put on a great show at 2014′s Lollapalooza,) is about to depart on a headlining tour that will begin at the end of the month and take her all the way into June and the starting days of summer. The songwriting southerner-turned-LA musician is pairing this announcement with a second big step in her budding career: the release of the first (and titular) single off her debut, full length album, Sorry, due out in the summer as well, via Atlantic Records.
Myers, whose down-to-earth, alternative rock style, vocals led to a notable level of positive reception for her sophomore EP, Make a Shadow (2014), has kept herself fresh on the minds of music lovers across the country, even while still assembling her debut record. The leading single from that last project, “Desire,” became a Top 20 favorite with alternative radio platforms all throughout the country, while the song’s accompanying video has managed to earn more than 2 million views – and still increasing – through Myers’s official YouTube channel.
Having developed public repute as an an artist that puts on an energetic and memorable live show, Myers spent an abundance of time out on the road touring, headlining clubs, supporting artists that have included Broods, Royal Blood and even the famed Pixies –not to mention easily capturing the audiences’s attention an assortment of popular festivals. Amidst all of this growing front line popularity with fans, Myers has also been getting a leg up in the larger world of media, with a recent appearance on NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly,” which marked Myers’s first appearance on national television.
New fans can get a copy Myers’s newest EP, Make a Shadow, from iTunes, Google Play and Amazon, now. Full information regarding the tour is below.
Look out for Sorry, coming in the summer!
MARCH
28 / Columbus, OH / CD1025 Radio Show @ The LC Pavilion
APRIL
10 / Phoenix, AZ / FestivALTAZ @ Quail Run Park
18 / Tucson, AZ / KFMADay 2015 @ Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
MAY
7 / Kansas City, MO / Buzz Under The Stars @ Kansas City Live!
11 / New York, NY / The Studio At Webster Hall
12 / Cambridge, MA / TT The Bear’s
13 / Portland, ME / Port City Music Hall
16 / Rochester, NY / 94.1 The Zone Bonzai @ Main Street Armory
19 / Indianapolis, IN / The Hi Fi
21 / Chicago, IL / Lincoln Hall
22 / Nashville, TN / The High Watt
23 / Maryland Heights, MO / Pointfest 2015 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
24 / Tulsa, OK / Vanguard
26 / Albuquerque, NM / Launchpad
27 / Denver, CO / Lost Lake
28 / Salt Lake City, UT / The State Room
30 / Reno, NV / Knitting Factory
JUNE
1 / Seattle, WA / The Crocodile Café
2 / Portland, OR / Hawthorne Theatre
3 / Eugene, OR / Wow Hall
5 / Orangevale, CA / The Boardwalk
6 / Mountain View, CA / LIVE 105’s BFD @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Keep up with Meg Myers through her official website and these social media outlets:
Facebook
Twitter (@megmyers)
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Instagram
YouTube
SoundCloud
