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Neil’s November tour dates

Neil continues to travel around the States, without Jack Johnston this time. Latest dates below, with a couple of euro ones chucked in for good measure (which hopefully will turn into a proper euro tour).

11/06 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
11/08 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
11/10 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
11/11 – New York, NY @ The Mercury lounge (early show)
11/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music hall of Williamsburg
11/14 – Cambridge, MA @ Lizard Lounge
11/17 – Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java
11/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ World cafe Live (early show)
11/20 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
11/21 – Charlotte, NC @ The Evening Muse
11/22 – Carrboro, NC @ The Local 506
11/23 – Athens, GA @ The Melting Pot
11/28 – Stockholm @ SVMK@debaseer
11/29 – Sundsvall @ Pipeline-30th anniversary
11/30 – Oslo @ Cafe Mono

Neil Halstead UK/Ireland tour dates

following Neil’s August jaunt around the states, he’ll be playing a number of September dates in the UK to support the official release of Oh! Mighty Engine (out in UK on Sep 22nd).

22-09-08 Leeds, Faversham [tickets]
23-09-08 Wolverhampton, Little Civic [tickets]
24-09-08 London, St Giles in the Fields [tickets]
25-09-08 Manchester, Sacred Trinity Church [tickets]
26-09-08 Glasgow, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut [tickets]
28-09-08 Dublin, The Sugar Club [tickets/tickets]
29-09-08 Belfast, Spring and Airbrake [tickets/tickets]

Oh! Mighty Engine – out now in the US

Neil Halstead’s second solo record “Oh! Mighty Engine” is out now (on Brushfire Records) in the US, followed by Canada on 8/5, and in the UK on 9/22.

TracklistingOh! Mighty Engine (click for larger version)
1. oh mighty engine
2. elevenses
3. little twig
4. witless or wise
5. paint a face
6. always the good
7. no mercy for the muse
8. sometimes the wheels
9. queen bee
10. spinning for spoonie
11. a gentle heart
12. baby I grew you a beard

some lniks, reviews and interviews with more to follow: Listen to the album at Neil’s myspace page ¦ Wired.com [interview] ¦ exclaim.ca [interview] ¦ allmusic.com Review ¦ Aversion.com Review UPDATED: new interviews with Neil (thanks cw) at brooklyvegan and muzzle of bees.

additional Neil US dates

Neil Halstead will be supporting his new solo record ‘Oh! Mighty Engine’ with US live dates through to the end of August. He will be supporting Jack Johnson until the 18th August, and will then continue with a number of headling shows.

07-20 Oxford, England – Truck Festival
08-03 Oro, Ontario – Burl’s Creek Park *#
08-04 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Music and Arts Festival *
08-06 Mansfield, PA – Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts *#
08-07 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center *#
08-10 Jersey City, NJ – Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival) *#
08-12 Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre *#
08-13 Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre *#
08-15 Bonner Springs, KS – Sandstone Amphitheater *#
08-17 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre *#
08-18 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater *#
* with Jack Johnson # with Rogue Wave

08-22 Vancouver, Media Club
08-23 Seattle, Sunset Tavern
08-24 Portland, Douglas Fir
08-26 San Francisco, Cafe Du Nord
08-27 Santa Cruz, The Crepe Place
08-28 Los Angeles, LA Hotel Cafe
08-29 San Diego, The Casbah
08-30 Long Beach, California, Fingerprints record shop

“Paint a Face” mp3 available at Stereogum

Stereogum are hosting a track from Neil’s new record ‘Oh! Mighty Engine’. It’s called ‘Paint a Face’ and you can download it from here.