Charlene Kaye announces national tour dates with the Team StarKid SPACE Tour! After a special CMJ show, Charlene hits the road, playing a full-band opening set and then joining the StarKid band on guitar - a double dose of Ms. Kaye!
The tour kicks off after Charlene Kaye's has begun recording her upcoming LP, Animal Love. After an overwhelming outpouring of support from fans via Kickstarter, Animal Love is underway with bandmate and producer Tomek Miernowski. For a preview of what to expect from Animal Love, check out live performances of album tracks "Animal Love 1," "Animal Love 2," and "Hummingbird Heart."
Team StarKid and Charlene Kaye will be joined by Kaye's frequent collaborator Glee's Darren Criss for their final NYC shows. Give a listen to their duet on the lovely and insanely catchy "Dress and Tie" and find more music, tour dates and info below!
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Charlene Kaye Tour Dates
Oct 19 - CMJ @ Rockwood 1 - New York, NY
Oct 22 - Church of Boston - Boston, MA
Nov 2 - The College of New Jersey - Ewing, NJ
Nov 4 - Michigan Theatre - Ann Arbor, MI *
Nov 5 - London Music Hall - London, ON *
Nov 6 - The Mod Club - Toronto, ON *
Nov 7 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH *
Nov 8 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL *
Nov 10 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA *
Nov 12 - Antone's - Austin, TX *
Nov 13 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX *
Nov 15 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA *
Nov 19 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC *
Nov 20 - Fillmore - Washington, DC *
Nov 21 - TLA - Philadelphia, PA *
Nov 22 - Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH *
Nov 25 - House of Blues - Boston, MA *
Nov 26 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY *
Oct 22 - Church of Boston - Boston, MA
Nov 2 - The College of New Jersey - Ewing, NJ
Nov 4 - Michigan Theatre - Ann Arbor, MI *
Nov 5 - London Music Hall - London, ON *
Nov 6 - The Mod Club - Toronto, ON *
Nov 7 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH *
Nov 8 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL *
Nov 10 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA *
Nov 12 - Antone's - Austin, TX *
Nov 13 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX *
Nov 15 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA *
Nov 19 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC *
Nov 20 - Fillmore - Washington, DC *
Nov 21 - TLA - Philadelphia, PA *
Nov 22 - Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH *
Nov 25 - House of Blues - Boston, MA *
Nov 26 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY *
2 shows!
w/ Team StarKid SPACE Tour *
Check out the music video following the LA recording of "Dress and Tie," take a gander at Charlene Kaye and Darren Criss on the Red Carpet at the Grammy's discussing the track and their working relationship and give a listen to Charlene's interview with Mr.
Media on their collaborations.
Check out more of Darren Criss & Charlene Kaye's clever vocal interplay and sweetly sunny songwriting with the fanciful "Skin and Bones" video and as a bonus, listen to this rollicking live version of the track!
Press Praise for Charlene Kaye
A
few minutes of listening to Kaye’s jazzy vocals, poetic lyrics, and
strong song arrangements will convince anyone that she’s chosen exactly
the right profession. Her exotic beauty and effortless confidence
onstage present a singer/songwriter who seems primed for success…
the
singer/songwriter has continued to tour the country, continued to be
name-dropped by (and seen alongside) one of cable TV’s biggest musical
heartthrobs, and, most impressively, (in the span of five days)
convinced her fans to shell out more than my annual salary to fund her
next album.
Check
out this jazzy, swinging, rocking group for yourself, fronted by the
effervescent, golden-throated multi-instrumentalist Kaye.
Awaiting the Flood
A charming and talented emerging NYC chanteuse that mixes jazz,
folk and rock. This lady, together with her band The Brilliant Eyes,
has been working hard over the past few years and is finally getting
noticed by a growing local audience. An artist on the rise.
Deli NYC
It's not every artist who can extend their repertoire from
centuries-old folk tunes to a Justin Bieber cover...But New York-based
Charlene Kaye has no problem making that leap. It's all about dynamics
here, as Kaye and Co. start off smooth and slinky, building to an
explosive climax of abandon and musical madness."
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
NBC New York
The album's best described as a balancing act of sound. The songs
don't allow the listener to rest too long in either the saucy or
wistful, the warm or the cold... And it's just that kind of rhythm of
change that keeps the savvy listener suspended, waiting, excited.
Metro Times
Take the heady, theatric dressing-ups of Rufus Wainwright’s
baroque-pop, the sly, swing-able, indie-jazz of Feist with Kaye’s own
earnest folk-punch and you find her blend of classical poignancy with
pop’s whimsy...mystic, absurd, and elastic.
Real Detroit
Kaye's electrifying voice and her band's folk-tinged indie-pop = an eclectic night, torch-songs and unfettered rock alike.
Fee's List
Kaye's strong vocals rise and soar, wispy at the edges, but burning sun-fire at their thickest exertion...[Things... is] a blending of perfect balance, showing strength in arrangement and ambiance.
Who is Charlene Kaye?
Close
your eyes and listen. You'll hear throwback soul, orchestral chamber
pop, and dazzling rock and roll, all tied together with the striking,
one of a kind voice that belongs to Charlene Kaye. The daughter of two
church singers, Kaye was trained from the age of five at classical
piano and self-taught at the guitar. Born in Hawaii, raised in Arizona,
Singapore, Hong Kong — and with a college degree from the University
of Michigan — her music is as eclectic as it is universal. Equally
inspired by pop icons such as Blondie and Nina Simone as well as
current trailblazers Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor and the Yeah Yeah
Yeahs, her music is a mix of generations and genres, classic with a
contemporary edge, fitting with the times yet unmistakably timeless.
With her talented five-piece b
and, the
Brilliant Eyes, beside her, Kaye delivers the force of her powerful and
alluring vocals, delivering catchy pop with searing vulnerability,
gentle folk alongside growling rock, with her distinct charm and
magnetic stage presence tying it all together.
Hailed
as “an indie spirit headed for greatness” (the Michigan Daily), she
continues to conquer audiences in her home base of New York and beyond,
picking up steam even before she leaves the ground. Her single “Dress
and Tie” featuring Glee star Darren Criss reached #140 on the iTunes
charts the day of its release, and the video has accumulated nearly
200,000 views on YouTube since its March release. She has also shared
the stage with acts such as Minus the Bear, Big Boi, Jenny Owen Youngs,
and Hank and Cupcakes. She will record her highly anticipated
sophomore LP this year.
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