Paging Mr. Proust, the new album from revered band The Jayhawks has received major critical praise following its April release. The eclectic collection of 12 new songs helps illustrate why The Jayhawks have remained such an influential and important rock band for over three decades. Paging Mr. Proust is filled with beautiful harmonies, infectious melodies and masterful songwriting. The new album has been the subject of features in outlets that include, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Salon, The Guardian (US) and Rolling Stone Country, while garnering great reviews everywhere from American Songwriter to The Boston Globe to Paste. NPR Music posted a great write up via First Listen and NPR’s All Songs Considered featured the experimental track “Ace” in one of their discussions. See press highlights HERE.
“The band evokes an almost airy Beatlesque sound at times, but also rocks hard…A bright, challenging album.” – Boston Globe
“…these dozen songs demonstrate Louris’ versatility as a writer and the band’s range as performers…Paging Mr. Proust’ is as ambitious an album as the Jayhawks have ever made…” – Paste
Paging Mr. Proust is a testament to a band pushing forward and exploring new territory while still maintaining elements of the Jayhawks sound. The new album features the longtime core lineup that includes Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, Tim O’Reagan and Karen Grotberg. The group recently recruited multi-instrumentalist Chet Lyster (The Eels, Lucinda Williams) for the upcoming tour dates. The band will soon bring their illustrious show to the West Coast with newly announced summer tour dates. Beginning on July 12 in Fargo, the tour includes stops in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and concludes in Omaha on July 31. See full list of dates below.
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The Jayhawks Tour Dates
May 20 – Louisville, KY – Headliner’s Music Hall
May 21 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
May 22 – Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theatre
June 7 & 8 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
June 10 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
June 11 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
June 13 – Boston, MA – Royale
June 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 15 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
June 17 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
June 18 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
June 19 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater
June 21 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
June 22 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
June 24 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
June 25 – Nashville, TN – Musician’s Corner in Centennial Park
June 26 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
June 28 – Kansas City, MO – Knucklehead’s
June 29 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
July 1 – Minneapolis, MN – Minneapolis Zoo
July 12 – Fargo, ND – The Sanctuary
July 14 – Billings, MT – Babcock Theatre
July 15 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge
July 16 – Alta, WY – Targhee Fest
July 18 – Vancouver, BC – The Imperial
July 19 – Seattle, WA – The Neptune
July 20 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
July 22 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
July 23 – Santa Cruz, CA – Don Quixote’s
July 24 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
July 26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
July 27 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent
July 29 – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Railyard
July 30 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theatre
July 31 – Omaha, NE – The Slowdown