James Minchin III
James Minchin III
James Minchin III
News
- Monday, February 6, 2012
k.d. lang Announces Spring, Summer Tour Dates
k.d. lang has just confirmed a series of new shows in North America this spring and summer with her band the Siss Boom Bang. The band is featured on lang's latest album, Sing it Loud, and joined her on an extensive tour across the globe in support of the record all last year. The first date on the upcoming tour is slated for May 8 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, followed by stops across the Midwest, down South, on the East Coast, and back out West, as well as sets slated for festivals like Spoleto, Telluride, and more.
- Monday, November 21, 2011
k.d. lang Closes Out World Tour in Australia, Performs on Channel 7's "Sunday Night"
k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang close out their three-week tour of Australia—and months-long world tour—at the Brisbane Riverstage tomorrow night. The Age, reviewing one tour stop, says: "lang's voice remains a marvel." While in Sydney for a sold-out, six-night residency, lang and the band took time out for a special invitation-only live performance and audience Q&A that aired on Channel 7's Sunday Night. Fans around the world can now watch online via the show's site.
About The Siss Boom Bang
The Siss Boom Bang came together for the recording of k.d. lang's 2011 Nonesuch release, Sing it Loud, the singer-songwriter’s first record made entirely with a band of her own since the pair of albums with the Reclines that launched her groundbreaking career.
This collection of songs reflects the organic, collaborative nature of the sessions, which took place at Pisapia’s Middletree Studios in Nashville. Many of the songs were recorded live in the studio and that energy is palpable. The lead single “I Confess” is one of three songs lang penned with keyboardist Daniel Clarke and Joshua Grange, who plays baritone guitar and dobro. In addition to the original material, Sing it Loud includes a striking version of Talking Heads’ “Heaven.” Pisapia, who plays numerous instruments and serves as the band’s musical director, contributed the title track and co-wrote five songs with lang. Bassist Lex Price (Mindy Smith, Peter Bradley Adams) and drummer/percussionist Fred Eltringham (The Wallflowers) complete the lineup.
Latest Release
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Sing it Loud
April 12, 2011k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang’s Sing it Loud is lang's first record made entirely with a band of her own since the pair of albums with the Reclines that launched her career over 20 years ago. "The big, beautiful voice of k.d. lang swoops, purrs and soars" on the album, says the Los Angeles Times. USA Today says it "nods to lang's alt-country roots while reinforcing her reputation as a singer of genre-defying dexterity and beauty." The Ottawa Citizen calls it "a torch-and-twangtinged stunner."
On Tour
- May 8, 2012 – 08:00 pmThunder Bay Community Auditorium, Thunder Bay, ON
- May 10, 2012 – 07:30 pmThe O’Shaughnessy, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
- May 12, 2012 – 07:00 pmHarris Theater, Chicago, IL
- May 15, 2012 – 07:30 pmOverture Center, Madison, WI
- May 17, 2012 – 07:30 pmBloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
- May 18, 2012 – 08:00 pmGenesee Theatre, Waukegan, IL