Jessica Lea Mayfield Featured on NPR's "Weekend Edition"; Watch Her Perform "Sometimes At Night" in New Video

Browse by:
Year
Browse by:
Publish date (field_publish_date)
Submitted by nonesuch on
Article Type
Publish date
Excerpt

Jessica Lea Mayfield and her album Tell Me were featured on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday. "Meeting, matching, looking for love and struggling to keep it are all subjects for songs on Jessica Lea Mayfield's new album," says host Scott Simon. Mayfield performs those songs at First Avenue in Minneapolis tonight, the final stop on her tour with Justin Townes Earle. Up next are three shows with the Avett Brothers. Watch Mayfield performs the song "Sometimes At Night," off of Tell Me, in a video here.

Copy

Jessica Lea Mayfield and her recently released Nonesuch debut, Tell Me, were featured on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday this past weekend. Mayfield spoke with host Scott Simon about her new album, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.

"Meeting, matching, looking for love and struggling to keep it are all subjects for songs on Jessica Lea Mayfield's new album," says Simon by way of introduction. "Jessica Lea Mayfield is just 21, but her songs are wry, blunt and ring with bitter experiences."

You can listen to the piece at npr.org.

Mayfield performs those songs of love and heartache in a Valentine's Day concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis tonight. It's the final stop on her tour with Justin Townes Earle. Up next are three shows this coming weekend with the Avett Brothers, fresh off their performance at the Grammys with Mumford & Sons and Bob Dylan. Mayfield launches her own headlining tour in March. For more information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

In the video below, Mayfield performs the song "Sometimes At Night," off of Tell Me, live at the Kent State Folk Festival in her hometown of Kent, Ohio, on November 18, 2010, via the Nonesuch YouTube channel and at nonesuch.com/media:


To pick up a copy of Tell Me on CD and pre-order the vinyl (due out February 22), head to the Nonesuch Store, where all orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the complete album at checkout. Nonesuch Store downloads also include the exclusive bonus download "I'll Be the One You Want Someday (Live)."
featuredimage
Jessica Lea Mayfield: "Sometimes At Night" [video]
  • Monday, February 14, 2011
    Jessica Lea Mayfield Featured on NPR's "Weekend Edition"; Watch Her Perform "Sometimes At Night" in New Video

    Jessica Lea Mayfield and her recently released Nonesuch debut, Tell Me, were featured on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday this past weekend. Mayfield spoke with host Scott Simon about her new album, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.

    "Meeting, matching, looking for love and struggling to keep it are all subjects for songs on Jessica Lea Mayfield's new album," says Simon by way of introduction. "Jessica Lea Mayfield is just 21, but her songs are wry, blunt and ring with bitter experiences."

    You can listen to the piece at npr.org.

    Mayfield performs those songs of love and heartache in a Valentine's Day concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis tonight. It's the final stop on her tour with Justin Townes Earle. Up next are three shows this coming weekend with the Avett Brothers, fresh off their performance at the Grammys with Mumford & Sons and Bob Dylan. Mayfield launches her own headlining tour in March. For more information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    In the video below, Mayfield performs the song "Sometimes At Night," off of Tell Me, live at the Kent State Folk Festival in her hometown of Kent, Ohio, on November 18, 2010, via the Nonesuch YouTube channel and at nonesuch.com/media:


    To pick up a copy of Tell Me on CD and pre-order the vinyl (due out February 22), head to the Nonesuch Store, where all orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the complete album at checkout. Nonesuch Store downloads also include the exclusive bonus download "I'll Be the One You Want Someday (Live)."

Enjoy This Post?

Get weekly updates right in your inbox.
terms

X By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Nonesuch based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.

Thank you!
x

Welcome to Nonesuch's mailing list!

Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store!
terms

By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Nonesuch based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.

Related Posts

  • Friday, March 22, 2024
    Friday, March 22, 2024

    The Big Ears Festival is in Knoxville, TN, with performances by Sam Amidon, Laurie Anderson, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Rhiannon Giddens, Mary Halvorson, Robin Holcomb, Wayne Horvitz, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Kronos Quartet, Brad Mehldau, Ringdown, Davóne Tines, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, and Yasmin Williams; conversations with many of the above; and an exhibit of Nonesuch artist photos by Michael Wilson. Beyond Big Ears, John Adams conducts LA Phil in Timo Andres's new concerto and his own City Noir at Disney Hall, where SF Symphony performs his Naive and Sentimental Music. Richard Goode plays Beethoven in Michigan. Tigran Hamasyan tours California. Emmylou Harris is in Pennsylvania and Boston, where The Magnetic Fields start their 69 Love Songs anniversary tour. Mandy Patinkin is in Portland, OR. Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered is performed on Prince Edward Island.

    Journal Topics: On TourWeekend Events
  • Friday, March 15, 2024
    Friday, March 15, 2024

    Rhiannon Giddens plays a sold-out show at the Beacon Theatre in NYC, where Nathalie Joachim has sold out Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing. The Black Keys play a set at Stubb's in Austin for SXSW. Tigran Hamasyan and his trio are in Boston and Chicago. Hurray for the Riff Raff has a sold-out show in St. Paul. Brad Mehldau plays solo in Europe—in Geneva, Rome, and Verona. Mandy Patinkin is in San Antonio. Cécile McLorin Salvant performs Ogresse conducted by Darcy James Argue in Luxembourg and Brussels.

    Journal Topics: On TourWeekend Events