New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ MPress Records) Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachael Sage kicks off Summer 2014 with a new EP and appearances at a number of festivals, both stateside and overseas. Sage will be celebrating her latest EP "New Destination", which showcases her confident and sophisticated songwriting, merging classical, folk, pop and rock influences. Featuring members of Daft Punk, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen's bands, the eclectic 4-song recording redefines Sage's string-heavy alt-pop within a more adventurous, contemporary setting. The prolific pianist/producer will support "New Destination" with an extensive tour, accompanied by longtime violinist,
Kelly Halloran (G Love, Michael Franti).
Summer Festival season starts off with two slots at Seattle PrideFest this Sunday, June 29 and ends with the Hudson
Music Festival in Hudson, NY on August 10. At Seattle PrideFest on Sun. June 29, Sage will perform on the Main Stage (2:15pm) right before Star Trek's
George Takei and on the Mural Stage at 4:45pm. Then on the other side of the pond, she returns to Oxfordshire, UK for the Cornbury
Music Festival July 4-6. She will be performing on the Caffe Nero Stage among the fantastic festival lineup which includes Lissie, Suzanne Vega,
Jools Holland and
Simple Minds. Back in the U.S. on July 12 for the 18th annual
Black Potatoe Festival in Clinton, NJ, Sage will perform on the Quarry Stage at 6:30pm. This 5-day festival also boasts performances by
Sarah Borges, Ellis Paul & more. On July 17, she headlines at the Ladybug Festival in Wilmington, DE, a free outdoor festival at Market St. between 2nd & 3rd Avenues.
August 7 Sage returns to Boulder, CO for the FMQB Triple A Conference, a private industry event at which she will make her performance debut: the conference will also feature Train, Ray LaMontagne, Ryan Adams, and Lucius. Then, August 10 she returns to New York for the Hudson
Music Festival in Hudson, NY, the State's largest free 3-day music festival.
More about Rachael Sage: "One part Elton John, one part Kate Bush" (UNCUT), Sage has had an illustrious career as an independent artist, praised by the likes of The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and MOJO. She has shared the stage with Eric Burdon, Ani DiFranco, Marc Cohn,
Sarah McLachlan, Judy Collins and
Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey). Her songs have appeared on MTV, HBO, the "Fame" soundtrack, and the current season of LifetimeTV's #1 reality series, "Dance Moms." Sage has made a name for herself as one of the most active touring artists in indie music with her dynamic piano playing, delicate guitar work and soulful vocals. Billboard has said "her keen ironic sense of humor and quirky sense of the profound is what makes her special as a songwriter" and RollingStone.com called her a "genuine talent."
On Tour Now:
Jun 27 New York, NY RAW NYC "
Panorama" @ The Cutting Room - 7:00PM
Jun 28 Easton, PA Gold Room @ Mercantile Home - 8:00PM
Jun 29 Seattle, WA Seattle PrideFest @ The Main Stage - 2:15PM @ Mural Stage - 4:45pm
Jul 2 Southampton, UK The Art House - 7:30PM
Jul 4-5 Oxfordshire, UK Caffe Nero Stage @ Cornbury
Music Festival - 9:30AM
Jul 6 Kingston Upon Hull, UK The Speakeasy at Kardomah94 - 8:00PM
Jul 8 London, UK The Troubadour - 8:00PM
Jul 10 Brighton, UK The Marwood - 9:00PM
Jul 12 Clinton, NJ
Black Potatoe Festival @ Quarry Stage - 6:30PM
Jul 17 Wilmington, DE Ladybug Festival - 9:00PM
Jul 24
Little Compton, RI Alex & Ani Summer Concert Series at Carolyn's Sakonnet Vineyard - 6:00PM
Aug 7 Boulder, CO FMQB Triple A Conference Showcase - 4:00PM
Aug 10 Hudson, NY Hudson
Music Festival - 3:30PM
