SELF-TITLED ALBUM OUT TOMORROW (JUNE 4) ON THIRD MAN RECORDS
DAY OF RELEASE SHOW AT NEW YORK'S BOWERY BALLROOM
Lyrical storyteller and "international Dust Bowl-blues playboy" (RIVERFRONT TIMES) Pokey LaFarge has teamed with RollingStone.com to unveil the video "Central Time," the first single from his self-titled album out June 4 on Third Man Records. Directed by frequent Third Man collaborator Jo McCaughey, with set design and Lomokino photography by Rachel Briggs, the video features whimsical scenes of Pokey and the band playing at St. Louis venue Off Broadway, as well as footage of Pokey and his band members in and around the city. Incorporating digital and Lomokino footage, the "Central Time" video as playful and charming as the song itself.
Pokey's self-titled album was produced by Old Crow Medicine Show frontman Ketch Secor. Pre-order the LP or CD NOW.
Pokey and the band will be on tour throughout the summer, stopping at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on the album's release date. Be sure not to miss the live show that has critics raving:
"Pokey LaFarge is making your new favorite songs"-- THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INLANDER
"freewheeling and fancy-free…the sort of feel-good Americana you can’t help but warm to."-- SEATTLE WEEKLY
"sounds as though he gunned the Delorean to 1931, pounding shots of whiskey with Jimmie Rodgers and Milton Brown upon his arrival. "-- WILLAMETTE WEEK
"If you’re looking for a roaring tour through the history of American music, there’s no better guide than Pokey LaFarge."---MXDWN
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
6/4/13 - New York, NY. Bowery Ballroom
6/5/13 - Alexandria, VA. Birchmere
6/7/13 - Cincinnati, OH. Taft Theatre
6/8/13 - Bloomington, IL. Downtown Bloomington
6/12/13 - Davenport, IA. Redstone Room @ River Music
6/13/13 - Omaha, NE. The Waiting Room Lounge
6/14/13 - Lyons, CO. Oskar Blues Grill & Brews
6/15/13 - Denver, CO. Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music
6/16/13 - Palisade, CO. Palisade Bluegrass Festival
6/22/13 - Fayetteville, AR. George’s Majestic Lounge
6/28/13 - Paducah, KY. Maiden Alley Cinema
7/9/13 - Decatur, GA. Eddie's Attic
7/10/13 - Knoxville, TN. WDVX Blue Plate Special
7/11/13 - Abingdon, VA. Farmer’s Market Pavillion
7/12/13 - Asheville, NC. The Grey Eagle
7/14/13 - Mount Solon, VA. Natural Chimneys Park
7/15/13 - Glenville, PA. Snail Pie Lounge
7/16/13 - Harrisburg, PA. The Abbey Bar @ Appalachian Brewing Co.
7/17/13 - Philadelphia, PA. World Café Live
7/19/13 - Northampton, MA. Iron Horse Music Hall
7/20/13 - Boston, MA. Great Scott
7/23/13 - Burlington, VT. Signal Kitchen
7/24/13 - Montreal, QC. Petit Campus
7/25/13 - Ottawa, ON. Elmdale Oyster House & Tavern
7/26/13 - Toronto, ON. Horsehoe Tavern
7/27-28/13 - Guelph, ON. Hillside Music Festival
7/30/13 - Ann Arbor, MI. The Ark
8/3/13 - Madison, WI. Memorial Union Terrace
8/9/13 - Henderson, KY. Audubon Mill Park
8/10/13 - Louisville, KY. Headliners Music Hall
8/16/13 - Biddinghuize, Netherlands. Lowlands
8/17/13 - Kiewit, Belgium. Pukkelpop
8/19/13 - Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland. Musikfestwochen
8/21/13 - Gronigen, Netherlands. Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival
8/22/13 - Tonder, Denmark. Tonder Festival
8/23/13 - Tonder, Denmark. Tonder Festival
8/24/13 - Tonder, Denmark. Tonder Festival
8/25/13 - Tonder, Denmark. Tonder Festival
8/31/13 - Dorset, UK. End Of The Road Festival
9/12/13 - Charleston, IL. Dvorak Concert Hall @ Doudna Fine Arts Festival
9/21-22/13 - Bristol, VA. Bristol Rhythm & Roots