Ari Hest Sets Major U.S. Tour For October/November 2009

New York (Top40 Charts/ Brick Wall Management) - Ari Hest has confirmed a major U.S. Tour for October and November. The concerts will showcase music from Hest's CD 'Twelve Mondays,' which features re-worked versions of 12 fan-selected songs, culled from his recently-completed, trailblazing '52' project, during which he wrote, recorded, produced and released one new song per week, for 52 weeks in a row. Stream songs here: www.brickwallmgmt.com/arihest/

Press coverage has praised Hest's bold decision to 'ditch major label life' and strike out on his own. Reviewers have described his music as having a 'straightforward, melodic folk sound (that) bears hints of Bruce Springsteen, Cat Stevens and the late Jeff Buckley.' THE WASHINGTON POST described Ari as 'an urbane folk-rocker with a sonorous baritone.' Other national and regional attention for his '52' and 'Twelve Mondays' releases includes multiple appearances in USA TODAY, and PERFORMING SONGWRITER MAGAZINE, as well as placements in ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE, NBC'S WEEKEND TODAY SHOW, PASTE, regional TV and numerous other outlets.

Irish singer/songwriter Declan O'Rourke will support Ari for most of his fall shows (see Declan dates in red, below):
10/4/09 Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry, NH
10/15/09 Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant Somerville, MA
10/17/09 Antioch Annex Narbeth, PA
10/18/09 Turning Point Cafe' Piermont, NY
10/22/09 The Barns at Wolftrap Vienna, VA
10/24/09 Puck Doylestown, PA
10/25/09 Towne Crier Cafe' Pawling, NY
10/29/09 Ashland Coffee and Tea Ashland, VA
10/30/09 Evening Muse Charlotte, NC
10/31/09 Eddie's Attic Decatur, GA
11/1/09 3rd & Lindsley Bar & Grill Nashville, TN
11/3/09 McGonigel's Mucky Duck Houston, TX
11/4/09 Momo's Austin, TX
11/5/09 The Belmont Hotel Dallas, TX
11/7/09 Rancho Manana Golf Course Cave Creek, AZ
11/8/09 Lestat's Coffee Normal Heights, CA
11/10/09 Hotel Cafe' Los Angeles, CA
11/11/09 The Freight & Salvage Berkeley, CA
11/13/09 Unitarian Center Ashland, OR
11/14/09 Highdive Seattle, WA
11/15/09 Mississippi Studio Portland, OR
11/18/09 Soiled Dove Underground Denver, CO
11/19/09 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
11/20/09 Maintenance Shop Ames, IA
11/21/09 CSPS Cedar Rapids, IA
11/22/09 Cedar Valley House Concerts Cedar Falls, IA
11/23/09 Home of Jill Moore Monticello, MN
11/24/09 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
11/25/09 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
11/27/09 Gino's Place Danville, IL
11/28/09 Thunderbird Cafe' Pittsburgh, PA
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