Today, legendary singer/songwriter Janis Ian releases “Resist,” the latest track from her upcoming release The Light at the End of the Line, out January 21, 2022 on her own label, Rude Girl Records. “Resist” is a call to arms for all people to stand up and work together to assert their right to full equality. Janis sings, “I know it’s hard to believe when they’re yelling in your ear and it’s the only voice you’re able to hear. But you raise up your fist and you learn to resist and you say ‘I will not disappear.’” Listen to “Resist” HERE and pre-order The Light at the End of the Line HERE.
About “Resist,” Ian says, “In the fifteen years since my last full release album, so much has changed – and yet, here we are, still fighting many of the same battles. If “At Seventeen” was released today and needed a follow up, I’d hope “Resist” would be it.”
The Light at the End of the Line caps Ian’s extraordinary career that began in 1967 with her self-titled debut. Ian notes, “I love this album,” she says. “There is an element of, ‘This is the absolute best I can do over the span of 58 years as a writer. This is what I’ve learned. And I realized that this album has an arc, and I’ve never really done anything like that before.”
Ian is also planning her final run of the US, the Celebrating Our Years Together tour, with dates starting in February and running through November 2022. Dates are selling quickly with sold out shows in Los Angeles, Virginia and other markets. Dates are listed below and will continue to be updated; for tickets go to janisian.com.
Janis Ian began her iconic career at age 14 when she wrote her socially and politically impactful song “Society’s Child” about an interracial romance between teenagers. Her honest songwriting has translated into timeless, culturally significant tracks including “At Seventeen,” “Jesse” and “Stars,” the latter which was covered by Nina Simone, Cher, Mel Tormé and a host of other artists who felt the song spoke to their own lives. She has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and won two: one in 1976 for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female (“At Seventeen”) and one in 2013 for Best Spoken Word Recording (Society’s Child: My Autobiography).
Over her extraordinary career, Ian has forged deep connections with her fans, and she cherishes those associations. She notes, “As I wrote The Light at the End of the Line, I realized that it’s really a love song. I didn’t understand that so many years of meeting my audience after shows, of corresponding with them, had created this very real relationship that few artists are privileged to have.”
JANIS IAN 2022 TOUR DATES
February 24 – Santa Fe, NM – Jean Cocteau Theatre
February 25 – Santa Fe, NM – Jean Cocteau Theatre
February 26 – Santa Fe, NM – Jean Cocteau Theatre
February 27 – Santa Fe, NM – Jean Cocteau Theatre
March 3 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
March 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum
March 6 – El Cajon, CA – The Magnolia
March 11 – Santa Monica, CA – McCabe’s Guitar Shop
March 12 – Santa Monica, CA – McCabe’s Guitar Shop
March 13 – Santa Monica, CA – McCabe’s Guitar Shop
March 16 – Fresno, CA – The Painted Table Events Center
March 18 – Saratoga, CA – Montalvo Arts Center
March 20 – Berkeley, CA – Freight & Salvage
March 31 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
April 2 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Parker Playhouse*
April 3 – Stuart, FL – The Lyric Theatre
April 6 – Jacksonville, FL – WJCT Soundstage
April 14 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Caffe Lena
April 15 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Caffe Lena
April 16 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Caffe Lena
April 18 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Caffe Lena
April 21 – Old Saybrook, CT – The Kate
April 23 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Auditorium*
April 24 – Turners Falls, MA – Shea Theater Arts Center
April 27 – Harrisburg, PA – The Whitaker Center*
April 29 – Richmond, VA – Tin Pan
April 30 – Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere
May 1 – Newton, NJ – The Newton Theater
May 5 – Collingswood, NJ – Scottish Rite Auditorium*
May 6 – Ocean City, NJ – Ocean City Music Pier*
May 7 – New York, NY – Concert Hall Society for Ethical Culture*
May 8 – Riverhead, NY – Suffolk Theatre
May 11 – Akron, OH – Goodyear Theatre**
May 13 – Stoughton, WI – Stoughton Opera House
May 14 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music
May 15 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music
May 18 – Columbus, OH – Southern Theater**
May 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall**
May 22 – Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theatre
May 25 – St. Louis, MO – The Sheldon***
May 27– Nashville, TN – CMA Theater***
September 28 – Portland, OR – The Old Church
September 29 – Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
September 30 – Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
October 7 – Sidney, BC – Mary Winspear Centre
October 8 – Sidney, BC – Mary Winspear Centre
October 28 – Brownfield, ME – Stone Mountain Arts Center
October 29 – Rockland, ME – Strand Theatre
November 6 – Norfolk, CT – Infinity Music Hall
November 11 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
November 12 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
November 16 – State College, PA – The State Theatre
*with special guests Livingston Taylor and Tom Chapin
**with special guest Tom Rush
***with special guest Livingston Taylor