Michael Nesmith Solo Tour Announced
November 19, 2018 by fred.velez
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From the Video Ranch website:
This January, Michael Nesmith will play six concerts as a duo with pedal steel guitarist Pete Finney.
The tour is orchestrated around the classic album And the Hits Just Keep On Comin’… whose stripped down instrumentation showcases Nesmith’s compositions, voice, and Red Rhodes’s magic as a pedal steel player.
January’s tour with Pete Finney aims to reignite those essential elements of Nesmith’s music.
From Andrew Sandoval:
I am pleased to announce that in a few weeks, Michael Nesmith will return to the concert stage to perform his classic 1972 album, And The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ for a series of West Coast shows. Accompanied by just his trusty pedal steel guitarist, Pete Finney, these performances will mark the first time Nez has toured in a duo format since 1975. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, November 21, 2018. VIP Meet & Greet packages will also be available in limited numbers.
Although his recent performances have focused on his legendary 1970s albums recorded for RCA, this is the first time he will perform any of his albums in its entirety. And The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ is significant in Nesmith’s catalog, because it returned him to his roots as a singer-songwriter where his career began before The Monkees. Featuring just the accompaniment of Red Rhodes on pedal steel, his music and message achieved real purity on the album’s ten original songs.
Hits served as the truest songbook that Michael would ever issue on record and it remains among his most satisfying albums. In addition to the album’s ten songs, you can expect to hear many of Nesmith’s other key tracks of the era, such as “Joanne,” “Silver Moon,” “Some Of Shelley’s Blues” and “Propinquity.”
If I don’t see you in January for these shows, I hope to catch up with you for the Mike & Micky Show, which is hitting the Northeast & Midwest in March!
Michael Nesmith presents
And The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ Tour
1/17/19–Seattle, WA– Neptune Theatre
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1/19/19–Grants Pass, OR– The Rogue Theater
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1/20/19–Sacramento, CA– Sofia Center For The Arts
1/22/19– West Hollywood, CA– Troubadour
1/24/19– San Juan Capistrano, CA– The Coach House
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1/26/19– Mill Valley, CA– Sweetwater Music Hall
TICKETS ON SALE SOON