NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Epic Records) - Epic recording artist Sara Bareilles's voice is not so little anymore.
Little Voice, the highly anticipated debut album from singer/songwriter
Sara Bareilles - which was released on July 3 - skyrocketed onto iTunes album chart at No.1. and made an impressive debut on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart at No 45. Praised by critics for its depth and honesty, Rolling Stone raved 'Bareilles' writing voice is uniquely her own.'
The album's unprecedented explosive sales at iTunes is amplified by news that Sara will be opening for American heartland singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin on a road jaunt which kicks off August 27th at the Croc in Seattle and will cover 18 major cities across the U.S.
The road trip doesn't end there. Immediately following, Sara will head out on the road in support of Grammy winning rock band Maroon 5 on a string of fall tour dates starting September 29th in Detroit, MI. In addition, starting October 14th Sara will take the stage to open for Paolo Nutini.
Sara has recently made several national television appearances on such shows as The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, NBC's Today Show and the CW11 Morning Show.
The extraordinary Sara Bareilles is a mesmerizing artist- whose sound has been compared to Fiona Apple and Norah Jones - who grew up performing in her native Humboldt County with no formal training in either voice or piano. Much of Sara's adolescence was spent perched in front of a worn piano teaching herself chords and scribbling out simple melodies and lyrics. In 2003, Sara co-produced her first independent studio demo, "Careful Confessions,' which earned Sara a loyal grassroots following through touring. With word of mouth support and hypnotic live performances that leave fans hanging on her every word, Epic Records took notice and signed Sara to a record deal in April 2005.
Little Voice, - which was recorded in Los Angeles with renowned producer Eric Rosse (Tori Amos, Anna Nalick) - contains twelve songs that are stylistically acute, with fluid blends of pop and rock, as well as soul and jazz that reveal Sara's incredible vocal prowess. The first single off Little Voice is the addictive pop track, 'Love Song' which was as Sara says, 'born from being kick you in the crotch mad.'
You can catch Sara Bareilles (pronounced Bar-rell-is) performing 'Love Song,' and other favorites from Little Voice on the Jon McLaughlin tour through September 27th, then with Maroon 5 and Paolo Nutini on dates listed below. For more information please go to www.sarabmusic.com.
Full schedule of dates below (WITH JON MCLAUGHLIN):
August 27 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
August 28 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
August 29 Sacramento, CA Harlows
August 31 San Francisco, CA GAMH
September 1 Modesto, CA Fat Cat
September 2 San Diego, CA Delta/ HOB 5th Ave
September 4 Los Angeles, CA Roxy
September 5 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
September 7 Aspen, CO Belly Up
September 8 Denver, CO Johnson & Wales College
September 10 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
September 11 Minneapolis, MN The Varsity
September 13 Bloomington, IN Bluebird
September 14 Chicago, Il Martyr's
September 19 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
September 21 Providence, RI Decibel
September 22 Portland, ME The Station
September 24 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe
September 26 Richmond, VA Canal Club
September 27 South Bend, IN Notre Dame University
WITH MAROON 5
September 29 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
October 1 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
October 2 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
October 4 Toronto, ON Air Canada Center
October 5 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans
October 7 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
October 8 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
October 10 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
October 12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
October 13 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum
WITH PAOLO NUTINI
October 14 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
October 16 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
October 17 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
October 19 Park City, UT Harry O's
October 21 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
October 23 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
October 24 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
October 26 Nashville, TN Wildhorse Saloon
