Limited Edition Vinyl Available For Record Store Day
(Los Angeles, CA), April 15, 2013 – One of the most celebrated artists of the past decade, progressive rock torchbearer Steven Wilson, has included a string of in-store appearances to coincide with his sold-out North American tour, launching Tuesday, April 16 at The State Theater in Tampa, Florida. The appearances (listed below) will include a limited edition Record Store Day exclusive 12” Picture Disc, featuring the demo versions of two tracks from his most recent release, The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) (Kscope). These demo versions have never been available on vinyl and will be pressed on a heavyweight (180g) picture disc. This release will be strictly limited and will feature the following tracks:
SIDE 1 – Luminol (13.05)
SIDE 2 – The Watchmaker (12.25)
For this leg of the North America tour, Jazz fusion and rock drummer Chad Wackerman will be filling the drum seat of Marco Minnemann. Fans and critics are invited to arrive early as there is no support act but before the set there is a visual and musical element that you are invited to experience to set the tone for the evening. Full routing listed below. The following link is a glimpse into rehearsal for the tour: http://vimeo.com/61359395
The following is a link to the stunning video for “The Raven That Refused To Sing”:
Wilson’s third solo album, The Raven that Refused to Sing (and Other Stories), released February 25, 2013 on Kscope and featured a limited 4-disc deluxe edition (Blu-ray, DVD and 2CD) packaged in an impressive 128-page hardback book containing lyrics, short stories by Wilson, and haunting images and illustrations by Hajo Mueller. Standard double vinyl, CD and Blu-Ray editions are also available.
Best known as founder and front man of British rock act Porcupine Tree, four-time Grammy nominee Steven Wilson has produced and collaborated with artists as diverse as Opeth, Blackfield, Jethro Tull, and King Crimson. Porcupine Tree’s last studio album went top 30 in both the UK and USA, and the tour climaxed with sold out shows at Royal Albert Hall in London and Radio City Music Hall in New York. Following the release of his solo effort Grace For Drowning, Steven embarked on his first ever solo tour, assembling a virtuoso band, featuring Marco Minnemann (drums), Nick Beggs (bass), Theo Travis (flute and sax), Adam Holzman (keys) and Niko Tsonev (guitars), to accompany him. With the addition of Guthrie Govan (guitar) and legendary producer / engineer Alan Parsons, Wilson emerges as the modern torch-bearer of his influences and illuminates a path to music’s heralded past.
STEVEN WILSON IN-STORE SIGNINGS
Tuesday, April 16
12:30-1:30
Daddy Kool Records
666 Central Ave
St Petersburg FL 33701
Wednesday, April 17
12:30-1:30pm
Criminal Records
1154-A Euclid Ave NE
Atlanta GA 30307
Sunday, April 21
12:30-1:30
Record Theatre
1800 Main Street
Buffalo NY 14208
Saturday, April 27
12:30-1:30
Newbury Comics
Harvard Square
36 JFK St.
Cambridge MA 02138
Tuesday, April 30
12:30-1:30
The Exchange
5858 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15217
Thursday, May 2
12:30-1:30
Record Den
7661 Mentor Ave
Mentor OH 44060
Wednesday, May 8
6pm-7pm acoustic performance
Amoeba Records
1855 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
Spring 2013 North American Tour Dates:
April 16 Tampa, Florida The State Theater
April 17 Atlanta The Variety Playhouse
April 19 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
April 20 Washington D.C. Howard Theatre
April 21 Buffalo Town Ballroom
April 23 Toronto, Ontario Phoenix Concert Theatre
April 25 Montreal, Quebec Club-Soda
April 26 New York City Best Buy Theater
April 27 Boston Berklee Performance Center
April 28th Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall (with Opeth & Katatonia)
April 30 Pittsburgh Mr Small’s
May 2 Cleveland House of Blues
May 3 Chicago Park West
May 4 Minneapolis The Fine Line
May 6 Boulder Boulder Theater
May 9 San Francisco The Fillmore
May 10 Los Angeles Club Nokia