Released March 8, Tour Kicks Off with Shows During SXSW
San Francisco, CA—Singer/songwriter Megan Slankard released her brand new album, A Token of the Wreckage, last week (March 8) that was three years in the making. And after a sold-out CD release party at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, Megan has set off on a nationwide tour, beginning with shows in Arizona and New Mexico, and continuing in Austin during the South By Southwest music festival. A Token of the Wreckage follows up 2005’s A Little Extra Sun, which followed 2003’s Freaky Little Story, which combined have sold more than 25,000 units to date. Megan continues to embrace her indie status and the grass roots movement that she has remained a part of. She also has grown a lot as an artist.
While Megan has been pounding the pavement for several years, and has influences that range from The Beatles to Counting Crows to Prince to Metallica to Simon & Garfunkel; she is rarely pigeonholed with comparisons musically or vocally. However, more than one critic has compared Megan to Rikki Lee Jones. She also has been supported for a while by powerhouse AAA station KFOG in San Francisco, and has opened for the likes of Colin Hay (Men at Work), Dan Vickrey of Counting Crows, David Knopfler of Dire Straits, Dishwalla, Hootie and the Blowfish and others. In fact, Megan has toured Europe multiple times with Knopfler.
Megan has placed in several songwriting competitions, including the 2009 IMA Vox Populi for her cover of Paul Simon’s “America.” She was also selected as a finalist in the 2008 and 2009 Musician’s Atlas/Borders Books Independent Music Awards, and as a semi-finalist in Discmaker’s 2007 Independent Music World Series, as well as the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. Also, TLC’s “What NOT to Wear” featured Megan and as a result, sales of Freaky Little Story reached #5 on Amazon.com. But now it’s time to turn the page and start a new chapter, and Megan hopes to do just that with A Token of the Wreckage.
For more information, please visit www.meganslankard.com
To download the single, “Our Little Secret,” click here:
http://meandthemachine.com/mike_farley/Our_Little_Secret.mp3
Tour Dates:
3/14: Fort Smith, AR @ R’s Landry
3/18: Austin, TX @ Romeo’s Italian Grill & Bar
3/19: Austin, TX @ Flipnotics (KC Turner Presents)
3/21: Dallas, TX @ Opening Bell Coffee
3/22: Grapevine, TX @ Buon Giorno Coffee
3/24: Godfrey, IL @ Lewis & Clark Community College (11am)
3/24: St. Louis, MO @ Foam
3/25: Jefferson City, MO @ Prison Brews
3/26: Rocheport, MO @ Rocheport General Store
3/27: Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
3/28: Minneapolis, MN @ Corner Coffee (11:30am)
3/28: Minneapolis, MN @ 331 Club
3/29: Minneapolis, MN @ Acadia Café
3/30: Madison, WI @ The Brink Lounge
3/31: Chicago, IL @ Uncommon Ground
4/1: Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater (Notes & Words)
4/3: Muncie, IN @ The Fickle Peach
4/4: Bloomington, IN @ Players Pub
4/5: Nashville, TN @ The Basement
4/6: Bowling Green, KY @ Greener Groundz
4/7: Cleveland, OH @ Nighttown
4/8: Lock Haven, PA @ Avenue 209 Coffee House
4/9: Pine Grove, PA @ House Concert
4/12: Manayunk, PA @ The Grape Room
4/13: New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall
4/14: Shelburne Falls, MA @ Mocha Maya’s Coffee Pub & Music Venue
4/15: Burlington, VT @ Skinny Pancake
4/16: Albany, NY @ Hudson River Coffee House
4/17: Ithaca, NY @ The Shop
4/17: Geneva, NY @ House Concert
4/18: Rochester, NY @ Lovin’ Cup
4/19: Albany, NY @ Emack & Bolio’s
4/20: Worcester, MA @ Lucky Dog Music Hall
4/21: Somerville, MA @ Sally O’Brien’s
4/22: Ft. Lee, VA @ House Concert
4/23 Chapel Hill, NC @ House Concert (To Attend Email: patrickdyerwolf@gmail.com)
4/26: Columbia, SC @ The White Mule
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