New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ By Tiffany Shipp/ Sunshine, Sachs & Associates) - Singer/songwriter
Brett Dennen will kick off his 54-city Hope For The Hopeless Tour this week with national TV appearances planned on The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1/14) and Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2/9) and a Top Five radio hit with "Make You Crazy." His video for the song, featuring a tongue-in-cheek performance by Mandy Moore, will be added to VH1 rotation (1/19). Rounding out Brett's good news is a newly formed touring partnership with the Life is good apparel brand to raise awareness for the Life is good Kids Foundation.
At each show, a portion of merchandise sold will benefit the Life is good Kids Foundation, which has donated more than $3 million to date to charities helping at-risk children across the country.
"Brett Dennen has a vibe we love," says Life is good Chief Executive Optimist Bert Jacobs. "We're grateful that he is joining hands with us to make a difference for kids."
The tour will hit venues across the country, with two nights in San Francisco at The Fillmore and two nights in Los Angeles at the House of Blues. Dennen will be joined by supporting artists Erin McCarley, The Little Ones, Angel Taylor and Angus & Julia Stone throughout the tour.
In a nod to his steady growth and engaging stage presence, Rolling Stone wrote he "may soon give Dave Matthews a run for his tour grosses." With themes of optimism and social consciousness, Brett Dennen has developed a devoted fanbase and inspired comparisons to artists like Paul Simon, Neil Young and Bob Marley. Brett Dennen's Hope For The Hopeless (Dualtone/Downtown Records) debuted in October 2008 as the No 4 Independent Album, the No 6 Digital Album and entered the Billboard Top 200 Chart at No 41. Named a Rolling Stone "Artist to Watch in 2008," Brett also counts John Mayer, Michael Franti and Jason Mraz among his supporters. Brett's songs have been featured on Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs and House, among others and he has been spotlighted by NPR, USA Today Entertainment Weekly and the Washington Post.
The former camp counselor from Northern California, with long red hair and guitar held high on his 6'4" frame radiates confidence and ease in his own skin. As the audience grows, Brett Dennen remains the soulful and insightful artist that first captured hearts in California coffee houses just five years ago.
BRETT DENNEN 'S 2009 HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS TOUR:
(With Erin McCarley)
1/16 Orlando, FL The Social
1/17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture Room
1/18 Tampa, FL State Theatre
1/21 New Orleans, LA Parish
1/22 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio
1/23 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
1/24 Dallas, TX The Loft
1/26 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre
1/27 Knoxville, TN The Square Room
1/29 Nashville, TN Exit/In
1/30 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
1/31 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
(with Angel Taylor)
2/2 Columbia, SC Headliners
2/3 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
2/5 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
2/6 Falls Church, VA State Theatre
2/7 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
2/8 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
2/10 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
2/11 New York, NY Webster Hall
2/13 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
2/14 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
2/15 Montreal, QC Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire
2/16 Toronto, ONT The Mod Club Theatre
(with The Little Ones)
2/18 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
2/19 Traverse City, MI City Opera House
2/20 Columbus, OH The Basement
2/21 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
2/23 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
2/24 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
2/26 Chicago, IL Park West
2/27 Indianapolis, IN Music Mill
2/28 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
3/2 Louisville, KY Headliners
3/3 St. Louis, MO Duck Room
3/4 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
3/5 Des Moines, IA People's Court
(With Angus & Julia Stone) *with exception of 3/19
3/12 Vancouver, BC The Plaza
3/13 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
3/14 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
3/16 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
3/17 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
3/19 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Theatre
(without Angus & Julia Stone)
3/20 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
3/21 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
3/22 Sacramento, CA Boardwalk
3/24 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
3/25 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
3/27 San Diego, CA House of Blues
3/28 Phoenix, AZ Clubhouse
3/29 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
3/30 Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Brewing Co.
4/1 Aspen, CO Belly Up
4/2 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
4/3 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
4/4 Salt Lake City, UT Murray Theatre
