Ingrid Michelson Announces a US Co-Headlining Tour with Mat Kearney

Ingrid Michaelson has announced a US co-headlining tour with Mat Kearney that kicks off on March 9th.

Ingrid is continuing to tour behind her well-received 2009 release Everybody and she has also been performing live on a number of the network talk shows. Her most recent appearance was on the Ellen Degeneres show last month where she performed "Maybe", the first single off Everybody.



As last fall's tour sold out quickly, anyone interested in seeing the tour should sign up on Ingrid Michaelson's website to be able to purchase pre-sale tickets.

Here are the upcoming tour dates:

March 09, Lancaster, PA, Chameleon
March 11, Athens, OH, Templeton Blackburn Memorial
March 12, Allentown, PA, Crocodile Rock
March 13, Montclair, NJ, Wellmont Theatre
March 14, New Haven, CT, Toad's Place
March 16, Clifton Park, NY, Northern Lights
March 17, Providence, RI, Lupo's
March 18, Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
March 20, Baltimore, MD, Rams Head Live
March 21, Norfolk, VA, The Norva
March 23, Charlotte, NC, Amos' Southend
March 24, Jacksonville, FL, Florida Theatre
March 25, Tampa, FL, Ruth Eckerd Hall
March 26, Orlando, FL, House of Blues
March 27, Gulf Shores, AL, The Hangout
March 29, Charleston, SC, Music Farm
March 30, Knoxville, TN, Bijou Theatre
March 31, Greenville, SC, The Handlebar
April 1, Bloomington, IN, The Bluebird
April 2, Chicago, IL, Riviera Theatre
April 3, Des Moines, IA, People's Court

Links:
Ingrid Michaelson's MySpace Profile

Ingrid Michaelson Releases Video for "The Way I Am" and Sells Out Bowery Ballroom

Ingrid Michaelson
Originally uploaded by Somnonaut

At the end of September, I caught Ingrid @ Rockwood Music Hall. The club was sold out but, as most people know, Rockwood isn't that big. Since then, Ingrid sold out the Knitting Factory last week and has now sold out the Bowery Ballroom for an upcoming show on December 19th.

Ingrid's DIY rise has been nothing short of amazing - in a previous post in late September, I commented on that the songs on her MySpace page had gotten 3 million plays. About 7 weeks later, the number of plays is now up to 5.4 million. All I can say is more power to her...

Ingrid has a post on her MySpace page entitled "To Sell Out or Not To Sell Out...that is the question...". Below is a snippet of the post:

my question to you all is, when do you call it "selling out" and when do you call it "succeeding"? i have gotten a few emails and comments saying that now that my songs are on TV and mainstream radio programs, that i have become "a sellout". i suppose i should have stayed in my basement playing concerts for my dolls all my life.... i have seen this before. it makes me a bit upset because it seems that some people love knowing about an indie artist, but as soon as they garner some attention, these people get mad! but you have to understand that this is how we make a living!

I really get tired of the indie/hipster backlash when any artist starts to get a following. I have seen this with too many artists and it is really just silly posturing. If an artist is only playing to you and your five friends night after night, they are going to find a different line of work. You can't afford to live in NYC and not make some money. We all have a "I remember when [fill in the blank with your favorite indie artist] played my living room, high school gym, McDonald's parking lot" story but both time and people move on. Get over it kids - no one needs to apologize for being successful.

To get back on point, Ingrid released the official video for "The Way I Am" on YouTube last week. The video was directed by Autumn de Wilde (Rilo Kiley, Death Cab for Cutie, Elliott Smith).



Ingrid puts on a great show so, if you can get tickets for the Bowery Ballroom show, she is really worth checking out.

Links:
Review of Ingrid Michaelson's September 25th show at Rockwood Music Hall
Review of Ingrid Michaelson's November 16th show at Knitting Factory
Ingrid Michaelson's Website
Ingrid Michaelson's MySpace Page

Ingrid Michaelson @ Rockwood Music Hall, September 25, 2007

There is always something a bit magic about watching an artist play to a sold-out, standing room only crowd. The show at the Rockwood was special because the crowd was completely into Ingrid's set. The intimacy of the Rockwood (I think capacity is 75 people) added to the night and there seemed to be an almost personal connection between the band and the audience.

I wasn't that familiar with Ingrid Michaelson's music prior to the show so I couldn't put together a set list. Ingrid played for about an hour and the final song of the set was "Keep Breathing" (which is getting some radio play and is also on the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack). In doing some background research on Ingrid, I was completely impressed that, on her MySpace page, her songs have gotten 3 Million total plays and 55,000 plays today. To put this in perspective, the Indigo Girls have gotten 600,000 total plays on their MySpace page and 672 plays today. All I can say is "WOW"!

Ingrid has a new CD (released earlier this year) available through CD Baby entitled "Girls and Boys". She has obviously resonated well with the Grey's Anatomy audience as the CD writeup on CD Baby notes that two songs from this release were featured on the show.

Check out Ingrid's TV debut on Last Call with Carson Daly:


Ingrid is playing some dates with Matt Nathanson next month (October) and will be back in town for a show at the Knitting Factory on November 16th.

To wrap this up, here are some additional pictures from the Rockwood Music Hall show:



Links:
Ingrid Michaelson's Website