“Totally renewing and reinvigorating”—The Huffington Post
“Matisyahu’s music is decidedly unique”—WNYC
“He’s still got plenty of the ol’ sun-bleached reggae charm”—Time Out New York
On the heels of two sold-out release week shows in NYC and LA and the announcement of 70+ dates this summer and fall, Grammy-nominated musician Matisyahu performed “Surrender” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last night. Watch the performances “Surrender” HEREand “Champion” HERE.
Matisyahu’s fifth studio album Akeda is out now on Elm City Music and available on iTunes HERE. Of the album, Magnet declares, “While the lyrics have a raw emotional edge, the music on Akeda weaves a subtle hypnotic spell.” In support of the album, Matisyahu is currently on a 70+ date summer/fall tour with dates set for Los Angeles, Toronto, Seattle, and more. See below for full tour routing.
Akeda was recorded in Brooklyn’s Studio G and produced by Dub Trio’s Stu Brooks with assistance from studio owner Joel Hamilton. The material for the album was written by Matisyahu at his Los Angeles home and while on tour. Matisyahu states, “This record and period of my life deal with madness, listening for and following the inner intuitive voice, a small still sound. This record deals with love, with feelings of brokenness and humility, with humanity, struggle and sacrifice.”
In addition to working with Brooks and Hamilton, Matisyahu also collaborated with Dave Holmes and Joe Tomino from his touring band, Dub Trio, as well as longtime friends and musical collaborators Aaron Dugan, Rob Marscher and Mark Guiliana. “It was very
much an in-house project,” states Matisyahu. “The vocal and musical styles are drawn from many places in order to create my current sound, which cannot be categorized very easily. The album has a classic live, analog, recorded feel as well as more modern electronic elements. There are more tunes on this record that fans may refer to as my ‘roots’ or as reggae tunes, and those songs lead in and out of tunes with more layers, electronic arrangements and other stylistic influences.” The album features special guest appearances by reggae artist Collie Buddz and hip-hop artist Zion I.
Matisyahu came to public attention with his album Live at Stubbs (2005). Youth (2006) quickly followed and reached #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers and Reggae Albums charts. Both albums subsequently went Gold, and Youth was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. 2009’s Light reached #1 on the Reggae Albums chart and stayed in the top spot for 34 weeks. His fourth studio album,Spark Seeker (2011), marked his relocation from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and found him working with Dr. Luke protégé KoOoL Kojak.
Matisyahu Tour Dates
June 12 Honolulu, HI Republik
June 14 Kahului, Maui, HI Maui Arts & Cultural Center
June 15 Lihue, Kuai, HI Kilohana Plantation
June 19 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony
June 20 Baltimore, MD Power Plant Live
June 21 Long Island, NY Beer Fields Craft Beer & Music Festival
June 22 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
July 3 Del Mar, CA San Diego State Fair
July 4 Fairplay, CO The SouthPark Music Festival Center
July 5 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
July 11 Mooresville, IN Serendipity Festival
July 12 Salt Lake City, UT Reggae Rise Up
July 13 Costa Mesa, CA OC Fair and Event Center
August 3 Philadelphia, PA Reggae In The Park
August 25 Redding, CA Cascade Theatre
August 26 Reno, NV Knitting Factory Concert House
August 27 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion *
August 28 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery*
August 29 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel & Casino*
August 30 Riverside, CA Fox Performing Arts Center*
August 31 Pozo, CA Pozo Saloon*
September 4 Joshua Tree, CA Joshua Tree Retreat Center†
September 14 Wilmington, NC California Roots Festival: Carolina Sessions†
September 16 Richmond, VA The National†
September 17 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel†
September 20 Norfolk, VA The Norva†
September 21 Cleveland, OH House of Blues†
September 22 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom†
September 23 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre†
September 26 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s†
September 27 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE†
September 28 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall†
September 29 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall†
September 30 Kansas City, MO The Pageant†
October 2 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue†
October 4 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall†
October 5 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s†
Ocober 7 Aspen, CO The Black Sheep†
October 8 Boulder, CO Boulder Theatre†
October 9 Telluride, CO Club Red†
October 12 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House†
October 13 Missoula, MT The Wilma Theatre†
October 14 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory†
October 15 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom†
October 16 Seattle, WA Showbox at The Market†
October 17 Bend, OR Midtown Ballroom†
October 21 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theatre†
October 23 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia at L.A. Live†
October 27 Tempe, AZ The Marquee Theatre†
October 28 Tuscon, AZ Rialto Theatre†
October 29 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre†
October 30 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls†
October 31 San Antonio, TX Tobin Center for the Performing
Arts - River Walk Plaza†
November 1 Dallas, TX House of Blues†
November 2 Austin, TX Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre†
November 3 Houston, TX House of Blues†
November 4 New Orleans, LA House of Blues†
November 5 Atlanta, GA Terminal West at King Plow†
November 6 Charleston, SC The Music Farm†
November 7 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Live†
November 8 Boca Raton, FL Mizner Park Amphitheatre†
November 10 Gainesville, FL Curtis M. Phillips Center†
November 11 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues†
November 12 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre†
November 13 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall†
*with Ozomatli
†with Radical Something
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