New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Pavement PR) - NYC-based singer/songwriter Doug Keith will be kicking off a summer long national tour on June 9th in Pittsburgh, PA in support of both his recently released sophomore full-length "
The Lucky Ones" and the newly remixed and remastered re-release of his critically acclaimed 2009 debut album "Here's To Outliving Me" on July 13th (both on Doug's co-owned imprint The Village Label).
DOUG KEITH SUMMER 2010 TOUR:
6/9/10 Pittsburgh, PA Howlers Coyote Cafe
6/10/10 Columbus, OH The Treehouse
6/11/10 Glen Ellyn, IL Cab's Bistro
6/12/10 Champaign, IL Aroma Cafe
6/13/10 Chicago, IL Quenchers
6/15/10 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
6/16/10 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
6/22/10 Boston, MA
6/23/10 Providence, RI AS220
6/24/10 Middlebury, VT 51 Main
6/25/10 Burlington, VT Radio Bean
6/26/10 Bridgeport, CT
7/9/10 Hudson, NY
7/13/10 New York, NY
7/14/10 Pittsburgh, PA Howlers
7/15/10 Buffalo, NY
7/16/10 Columbus, OH The Treehouse
7/17/10 Kalamazoo, MI WIDR
7/17/10 Kalamazoo, MI
7/18/10 Holland MI
7/19/10 Milwaukee, WI
7/20/10 Dubuque, IA
7/21/10 Indianapolis, IN
7/22/10 Chicago, IL Uncommon Ground
7/23/10 Louisville, KY
7/24/10 Lexington, KY
7/25/10 Asheville, NC
7/26/10 Greensboro, NC
7/27/10 Winston-Salem, NC
7/28/10 Chapel Hill, NC
7/29/10 Wilmington, NC
7/30/10 Richmond, VA
7/31/10 Philadelphia, PA
WEST COAST DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAYING ABOUT DOUG KEITH:
'I don't know much about Doug Keith other than that his CD The Lucky Ones is one of my favorite albums of the year so far.' - THE WASHINGTON POST
'New Yorker Doug Keith's career is rooted in punk rock, as he started out playing bass for the Gods Hate Kansas and other loud, noisy bands, including Up The Empire. However, Keith does a complete 180 when he's by himself, which can be heard on sparse, emotional, acoustic number 'We Left Everything' from his second solo album, The Lucky Ones.' - MAGNET MAGAZINE
'The New York native's songs are rooted comfortably in traditional folk and Americana, without being mawkish or treading into tired territory. This is largely because Doug Keith's voice is so richly textured, backed by sweet harmonies and beautifully layered instrumentation. Keith is a modern-day troubadour. He sings of the usual topics: women, heartbreak, death, and longing. But thanks to a welcome trace of roughness in his voice, he comes off as a well-weathered and sage source of advice and storytelling." - NPR "ALL SONGS CONSIDERED/SECOND STAGE"
'Working with a poppier version of a singer-songwriter or even Americana feel, Doug Keith shows the strength of mature lyrics [on his second album The Lucky Ones]. Keith has gotten right by staying even-keeled, and the smart lyrics and steady music combine for a surprisingly good listen.' - POPMATTERS
'... much of The Lucky Ones bops along with a mildly psychedelic '70s singer-songwriter feel, while rockers like the fuzzed-out "Maria del Bosco" point toward his previous stints in bands including The Gods Hate Kansas and Up the Empire. Whether supported by a full band or just acoustic guitar and violin, Keith's Springsteen-sandpaper voice is low-key yet affecting, familiar yet his own.' - PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER
'The Lucky Ones proves that Doug Keith is a bonafide and extremely talented songwriter who we should expect to find on the scene for a long time to come.' - KALAMAZOO GAZETTE
"Doug Keith's second solo album, The Lucky Ones, is a just about perfect piece of work. One flawless, lovely, moving song after another for forty minutes and not a mistake, not a naff moment." - ROCK NYC
'It's no secret that we love a good punk rocker turned singer-songwriter around here (Jesse Malin, Elliott Smith, et al.), which explains, I suppose, why Doug Keith's new record, The Lucky Ones, is one of my favorite recent additions to that proud tradition. Keith, who used to play bass in the punk outfit The Gods Hate Kansas, has plenty of songwriting tricks/catchy choruses up his sleeve and the voice of an old soul to boot, but that only lays the foundation for the album's charm.' - TWENTYFOURBIT
'Doug Keith is endearing, his voice passionate, welcoming and his album The Lucky Ones is stark proof.' -DETROIT MUSIC SCENE
'The material on Doug Keith's second album, The Lucky Ones, ranges from the acoustic starkness of 'We Left Everything' to the surging electricity of 'The Lucky Ones' to the buoyant textures of 'Skip James Radio'; the common threads are the warmth and insight that the artist brings to every track.' - INSOMNIA RADIO
'In Doug Keith's warm, pleasant and infectious guitar-based sophomore album, the singer-songwriter achieves a kind of world-weary sensibility with a hopeful driving beat. This collection of songs seems to owe its drive to groups like The Feelies (especially in the title track) and some of its textural passages to the experimental noodlings of Sonic Youth. In many songs, however, it is Keith's rough-hewn voice that takes center stage and provides a wonderful contrast to some of the jaunty pop-inflected melodies.' - ALBANY TIMES UNION
[9 OUT OF 10] 'Filled with rich melodies, deep harmonies, thought provoking lyrics, and the unique, soft, baritone voice of Doug Keith, The Lucky Ones is the nicest surprise to come out on CD in 2010 thus far. I rarely shout that you must own an album, but if you purchase only one record this year, it has to be The Lucky Ones.' - ROCK AND ROLL GURU
'A soulful collection of self penned songs fill this album with a hazy vibe of good times and melancholy. Doug Keith obviously has a way with a tune and an ear for a ramshackle chorus. Sure this is a singer songwriter but the suspicion is that there is much, much more to come. This is a great album. Buy it and cherish it . Then play it to someone else.' - AMERICANA UK
'Eleven endearing indie pop songs... Ear pleasing melodies, warm acoustics and occasional moments of shoegazing simplicity.' - HEAR/SAY MAGAZINE -
'Doug Keith's lyrics create imagery like the classic country/folk storytellers and there's a lot of delicate interplay between Doug's vocals, his guitar work and the work of his band mates." - BROOKLYN ROCKS
'...eleven beautiful songs that are, at times, reminiscent of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. We will watch Doug Keith and his future work very closely because he will be huge.' - ROOTSTIME / BELGIUM
For MORE INFO ON DOUG KEITH:
https://www.dougkeith.com
https://www.myspace.com/douglaskeith
For MORE INFO ON THE VILLAGE LABEL:
https://www.thevillagelabel.com
