Jon McLaughlin Kicks Off Headline Tour

02/02/2009
. (PR) American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin has returned to the road with his first headlining dates of 2009 including a series of high-profile gigs this week in Philadelphia (WXPN's World Caf� Live radio broadcast), Boston (The Paradise), and New York City (The Blender Theatre at Gramercy).

Opening all shows (which run through the first weekend of March) will be fellow Island Def Jam band Parachute VA, the first act signed to the newly relaunched Smash division of Mercury Records.

The tour comes on the heels of McLaughlin and Parachute VA's exclusive live performances last weekend at the Island Def Jam Music Group's House Of Hype at the Sundance Film Festival. McLaughlin and Parachute VA appeared on "Park City TV" while in town for the festival.

With Parachute VA:
02/2 Troy, NY Revolution Hall
02/4 Buffalo, NY Tralfamadore
02/13 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
02/14 South Bend, MI Legends (Notre Dame)
02/16 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
02/18 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
02/19 Kansas City, MO Bottleneck

Jon McLaughlin solo dates:
02/20 Chicago, IL House of Blues
02/26 Universal City, CA Hard Rock Cafe (March On Stage)
02/27 San Diego, CA SOMA
03/1 Sacramento, CA Hard Rock Cafe (March On Stage)
03/4 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
03/5 Seattle, WA Neumos
03/7 St. Paul, MN Benson Great Hall

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