NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Downtown/Atlantic recording artist
Kevin Michael has announced a series of tour dates surrounding the upcoming release of his self-titled debut album. "KEVIN MICHAEL" - which features the breakthrough first single, "It Don't Make Any Difference To Me (Feat. Wyclef Jean)" - arrives in stores on
September 18th.
Named one of mtvU's "Freshman 5" new artists of the summer, Michael will herald the album's release by joining British pop heroine Lily Allen for a number of shows, kicking off on September 6th at San Diego's House of Blues (see itinerary below). In October, the singer/songwriter, who is based in Chester, PA (outside of Philadelphia), will accompany Maroon 5 on their eagerly anticipated fall arena tour, with dates beginning on October 15th at Boston's TD Bank North Garden.
"KEVIN MICHAEL" is a stunning statement of purpose from a remarkably talented young musician, a phenomenal collection that extends the long creative tradition of R&B by imagining it anew. Michael's irresistible blend of classic soul, funk, pop, and R&B - featured on tracks like the soaring "If I Ain't Got You" and the anthemic "We All Want The Same Thing" - conjures up greats from the past while also bringing something totally new to the game. The album follows Michael's debut release, the iTunes exclusive EP, "YA DIG?"
Michael is shaping up as a true online sensation, logging over 1.5 million streams at his official MySpace page, located at www.myspace.com/kevinmichaelmusic. In May, he joined Maroon 5 for a packed MySpace Secret Show at San Diego's Epicentre. In addition, MySpace recently named "We All Want The Same Thing (Feat. Lupe Fiasco)" as its "Single of the Week." The track - a powerful expression of Michael's biracial roots and heritage - is also featured in a national Verizon ad campaign.
Both artist and album have already begun receiving rapturous critical praise. Vibe hailed "KEVIN MICHAEL" as an "energetic... debut, which spans swooning R&B to jumpy alternative funk," while Spin decreed Michael to be "as fresh-out-the-box an R&B singer/songwriter as D'Angelo or Cody Chesnutt." Gawker.com waxed ecstatic, declaring that Kevin "sounds like Prince, looks like Lenny Kravitz and can reduce a grown woman to a pool of lust and flesh."
For more information, please visit www.kevinmichael.com or www.myspace.com/kevinmichaelmusic.
KEVIN MICHAEL
Tour 2007
9/6-15 w/Lily Allen
10/15-31 w/Maroon 5
SEPTEMBER
6 San Diego, CA House of Blues
7 Las Vegas, NV The Joint - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
10 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
12 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
14 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
15 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
OCTOBER
15 Boston, MA TD Bank North Garden
16 Washington, DC Verizon Center
18 Columbia, SC Colonial Center
20 Sunrise, FL Bank Atlantic Center
21 St. Petersburg, FL St. Pete Times Forum
23 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
24 Duluth, GA Gwinett Civic Center
26 Houston, TX Toyota Center
27 Ft. Worth, TX Ft. Worth Convention Center Arena
29 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
31 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena
