Stephen Kellogg With Tift Merritt April 29, 2011

Stephen steps out on his own for a rare solo tour this April & May. He will be hitting the road with very special guest Tift Merritt.

Stephen Kellogg is a product of pure American ingenuity, blending the classic folk-rock tradition exemplified by Fleetwood Mac and Van Morrison with the modern-rock chops of the Counting Crows and the showmanship familiar to hard rock (or, on a good night, even stand-up comedy). First as a solo performer, and now backed by a full band, Kellogg has developed a following the old fashioned way, through rigorous touring and the blind devotion to his work common to most any successful musician. Kellogg and company's commitment to questionable hotel rooms, successive weeks of peanut butter and honey sandwiches and the soul-sucking silence of an empty room has paid off in a supremely loyal fan base known to sell out venues in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and all points between in a heartbeat.

Songstress Tift Merritt is a North Carolina native. Her father taught her guitar chords and Percy Sledge songs. With her longtime band, she has built a unique and critically acclaimed body of work of sonic short stories and poignant performances.

ift’s latest release, See You On The Moon, produced by Tucker Martine, is her most visceral work to date, and finds her doing what she does best more directly – and better – than she ever has. Tift also produces The Spark for KRTS Marfa, Texas Public Radio. The Spark explores the real lives and processes of the people behind great works of art. Guests have included writer Nick Hornby, artist Kiki Smith, and singer-songwriter and Merge co-founder Mac McCaughan. Emmylou Harris, when asked about Tift, said, “I first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writers’ night at a small club in Nashville. She stood out like a diamond in a coal patch, and everyone there knew she carried a promise of great things to come.”

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