Matt Nathanson’s music has been featured on hit shows like “Scrubs” and “One Tree Hill,” and soon it will be heard in venues across the United States. The folk rocker has announced plans to headline a 37-date tour supporting his 2007 release “Some Mad Hope.”
After a couple warm-up shows, Nathanson’s club and theater gigs will kick off September 28 in Indianapolis, IN, and wrap November 22 in Detroit, MI. Singer/songwriter Jessie Baylin will open on all dates in support of her sophomore release, 2008’s “Firesight.”
“Some Mad Hope” is the sixth album for Nathanson, who debuted in 1993 with “Please.” It wasn’t until the past few years that his songs began providing the soundtrack for prime time television’s hottest sitcoms and dramas. But, according to Nathanson, the delay in mainstream recognition might not necessarily be a bad thing.
“I don’t think I really understood how to make a record until this one,” Nathanson said about “Some Mad Hope” on his Web site. “The process and the result had much more of a dynamic to it — like we weren’t just presenting songs — it felt like the longest childbirth in the history of childbirths, but by the end, we really got it.”
Prior to headlining his U.S. trek, Nathanson will be performing at the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival on August 23. Over fifty musical acts are slated to perform at the three-day festival in San Francisco, CA, which includes sets from Radiohead and Beck on August 22; Tom Petty and Regina Spektor on August 23; and Jack Johnson and Wilco on August 24.
Matt Nathanson itinerary:
(Dates subject to change.)
| August 23 | San Francisco, CA | Outside Lands Festival |
| September 12 | Ewing, NJ | Kendall Hall/College of NJ |
| September 28 | Indianapolis, IN | Music Mill |
| September 29 | Columbus, OH | Newport Music Hall |
| October 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | Rex Theatre |
| October 2 | New York, NY | Nokia Theatre |
| October 3 | Towson, MD | Recher Theatre |
| October 4 | Philadelphia, PA | Theatre of Living Arts |
| October 7 | Washington, DC | Sixth and I Historic Synagogue |
| October 10 | Boston, MA | Berklee Performance Center |
| October 12 | Hartford, CT | Webster Theatre |
| October 14 | Rochester, NY | Water Street Music Hall |
| October 17 | Atlanta, GA | Center Stage |
| October 18 | Nashville, TN | Exit/In |
| October 20 | Orlando, FL | The Social |
| October 21 | Jacksonville, FL | Freebird Live |
| October 23 | Houston, TX | Scout Bar |
| October 24 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues |
| October 25 | Austin, TX | The Parish |
| October 27 | Phoenix, AZ | Brick House |
| October 28 | San Diego, CA | House of Blues |
| October 29 | West Hollywood, CA | House of Blues |
| November 2 | Portland, OR | Aladdin Theatre |
| November 3 | Eugene, OR | WOW Hall |
| November 4 | Spokane, WA | Knitting Factory |
| November 5 | Seattle, WA | Showbox |
| November 6 | Boise, ID | Knitting Factory |
| November 8 | Salt Lake City, UT | Avalon Theatre |
| November 10 | Denver, CO | Bluebird Theatre |
| November 11 | Boulder, CO | Fox Theatre |
| November 13 | Sauget, IL | Pop’s |
| November 14 | Lawrence, KS | The Bottleneck |
| November 15 | Omaha, NE | The Slowdown |
| November 16 | Des Moines, IA | People’s Court |
| November 18 | Minneapolis, MN | Pantages Theatre |
| November 19 | Madison, WI | Majestic Theatre |
| November 20-21 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues |
| November 22 | Detroit, MI | St. Andrew’s Hall |
