Joseph LeMay On Tour This April with Sean Watkins

Courtesy Dreamspider Publicity

ASHEVILLE, NC -- Joseph LeMay has been receiving many accolades since the independent release of his debut album Seventeen Acres on in the spring of 2014. Rolling Stone Country’s Steve Betts wrote, “LeMay has crafted one of the best Americana albums of the year.” Elmore ’s Jim Hynes goes on to say, "If you didn’t know better, you’d think this might be a Paul Simon or Band of Horses album in terms of sound...Then, along comes ‘Redwing’ and again you realize how good a craftsman LeMay is." 

LeMay will be touring solo with Seventeen Acres this April, opening for Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, who also has a new album, All I Do Is Lie. The tour kicks off in Texas with shows in Houston, Austin, and Dallas. They stop in Oklahoma City before a couple of performances in Missouri in Kansas City and St Louis and then head into the midwest to Indianapolis, IN, and Evanston, Il. The tour closes in Denver, Colorado at Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill. 

Although a newcomer to the scene, LeMay has been developing his voice as a songwriter and producer for several years, observing and working with his longtime mentor and veteran producer, Charlie Peacock (The Civil Wars, Brett Dennen, Switchfoot, The Lone Bellow). LeMay’s ability to tastefully wear the hats of both artist and producer is what makes his Seventeen Acres stand out as an album of note. 

PopDose’s Keith Creighton says of Seventeen Acres, “Rarely has an album by a complete unknown hit me like a ton of bricks the way Joseph LeMay’s stunning debut has... an insanely promising artist…Seventeen Acres’ appeal extends way beyond the boundaries of the current Americana boom. Fans of Crowded House, Tom Petty, Iron & Wine, Paul Simon and countless others will welcome the tales of this gifted storyteller.”

“Music fulfills a need,” says LeMay. “It’s communicating across mediums. We don’t just want words. It’s the color and the canvas. The cadence and the lyric.” It’s with a balanced grasp of bare truth and pursuit of grace that LeMay channels this primal need in the desolation of his Seventeen Acres.


Joseph LeMay On Tour Opening For Sean Watkins This April
4/14 Tue - Mucky Duck - Houston, TX  
4/16 Thu - Cactus Cafe - Austin, TX       
4/17 Fri - Uncle Calvin's Coffeehouse - Dallas, TX       
4/18 Sat - Blue Door - Oklahoma City, OK    
4/19 Sun - Knuckleheads Saloon - Kansas City, MO        
4/21 Tue - Stage at KDHX - St Louis, MO  
4/23 Thu - The Hi-Fi - Indianapolis, IN         
4/24 Fri - SPACE - Evanston, IL  
4/26 Sun - Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill - Denver, CO

For more about Joseph LeMay and tour dates, please visit www.JosephLeMayMusic.com. Also, keep up-to-date with news at facebook.com/JosephLeMaymusic  and twitter.com/JosephLeMay. You can also watch videos for a few of the tracks off the new album at youtube.com/user/josephlemay1.

Listen to Seventeen Acres here

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