i’ve been a fan of dar williams since i stumbled across her one night in NYC. i was walking rowards times square, passed towne hall and saw a poster with her name on the box office door for her show that same night.
i had heard her name before but was unfamiliar with her music. by chance, i stuck my head in the door and asked “got any tickets for tomight left?” the guy behind the desk replied, “it just so happens that the promoter just turned in a few on the front row…want one?” so i bought it, front row center, on the aisle. she was touring “beauty of the rain,” which is still my favorite release of her’s and i’ve been a fan since.
besides being a great singer songwriter, she also puts on a very nice show, very engaging, funny and a relaxed stage personna.
her newest release is “promised land”
click here and you can have a listen to “it’s alright/mp3” or you can watch a video @ “it’s alright/video”
below is a brief bio and tour dates (i’ll be @ the louisville show):
Dar is a singer, songwriter, storyteller, mother, environmentalist and so much more. She’s also an absolute delight to see live and she’s currently on tour. Check out the dates below.
In addition to Dar’s signature insightful, melodic story-songs, Promised Land also includes two covers: Fountains of Wayne’s “Troubled Times” (“I’m a sucker for a tragic protagonist conveyed through what seems like a really pleasant pop song,” Williams says) and “Midnight Radio” from the stage musical and film Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
DAR WILLIAMS ON TOUR
October 14 – Boulder Theater – Boulder, Colorado *
October 15 – Holladay United Church of Christ – Holladay, Utah
October 17 – Moore Theatre – Seattle, Washington #
October 18 – The John G Shedd Institue for the Arts – Eugene, Oregon#
October 19 – Aladdin Theater – Portland, Oregon #
October 20 – Rio Theatre – Santa Cruz, California #
October 22 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, California#
October 23 – El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, California #
October 24 – Club Congress – Tucson, Arizona #
October 25 – Orpheum Theatre – Flagstaff, Arizona #
October 28 – House of Blues – Dallas, Texas #
October 30 – Texas Union Ballroom, University of Texas – Austin, Texas #
November 1 – Eddie’s Attic – Decatur, Georgia (7:00pm)
November 1 – Eddie’s Attic – Decatur, Georgia (9:30pm)
November 2 – Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, North Carolina
November 3 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, North Carolina
November 6 – Gravity Lounge – Charlottesville, Virginia
November 7 – The Birchmere – Alexandria, Virginia
November 8 – The Birchmere – Alexandria, Virginia
November 18 – Spalding Auditorium, Dartmouth College/Hopkins Center – Hanover, New Hampshire
November 21 – Blueberry Hill – St. Louis, Missouri
November 22- 3rd and Lindsley – Nashville, Tennessee
November 23 – Clifton Center – Louisville, Kentucky
December 6 – Toad’s Place – New Haven, Connecticut
December 12 – Bearsville Theater – Woodstock, New York
December 13 – Narrows Center for the Arts – Fall River, Massachusetts
December 14 – The Opera House – Skowhegan, Maine
December 26 – The Iron Horse – Northampton, Massachusetts (7:00pm)
December 26 – The Iron Horse – Northampton, Massachusetts (9:30pm)
December 27 – Southpaw – Brooklyn, NY
* w/Jayme Stone
# w/ Shawn Mullins
w/ Lucy Wainwright
what we need is music 