Had a great time opening for Clare and Van Dyke on the west coast, and Nouvelle Vauge in Orlando and Atlanta!   Here are some photos I took along the way…

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Very excited to be heading out next week for some west coast shows! I’ll be doing a solo opening set for Clare and The Reasons and the legendary, Van Dyke Parks!!! I’m also adding on a couple of dates on 2/17 and 2/18 in the southeast with Nouvelle Vague!  Come and say hi!

Van Dyke Parks + Clare & The Reasons + Josh Mease
Tuesday 2/9 – Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
Wednesday 2/10 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Friday 2/12 – San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall
Sunday 2/14 – Los Angeles, CA – McCabe’s

Nouvelle Vague + Josh Mease
Wednesday 2/17 – Orlando, FL – Firestone
Thursday 2/18 0 Atlanta, GA – The Loft

And there happened to be a camera filming and a ukulele for me to play…

Wishing everyone a happy 2010.  Click HERE or on the image below for the link…

Thanks to all of you who came out to the Texas shows, and thanks to Robert Gomez, Matthew Gray, Alan Hampton, Frank Locrasto etc.    Here’s a new interview on Deli NYC’s website…

www.madelinedonahue.com

Happy to finish out 2009 in NYC at one of my favorite venues, Rockwood Music Hall.  Also looking forward to some upcoming dates in my home state.  I’ll be sharing shows with some great folks (Robert Gomez, Matthew Gray, Alan Hampton, Sarah Jaffe, Etc.).  Hope to see you!

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Friday December 12/11/09 – 10PM (21+)
Rockwood Muisc Hall
196 Allen St. (bet. Stanton & Houston)
New York, NY 10002
http://www.rockwoodmusichall.com
w/ Christina Courtin
Cover: Free!
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Tuesday 12/15/09 1:00 PM
Live on KPFT 90.1 FM – Sound Awake
Houston, Texas
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Tuesday 12/15/09 – 9PM (21+)
Ghost Room
304 W 4th St
Austin, TX 78701
http://www.theghostroom.com/
w/Robert Gomez/Matthew Gray
Cover: $5.00
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Wednesday 12/16/09 – 9PM (18+)
The Mink
3718 Main Street (@ Alabama)
Houston, TX
http://www.minkonmain.com
w/Robert Gomez/Alan Hampton
Cover: $7.00
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Friday 12/18/09 – 8PM (All Ages)
J&Js
118 West Oak Street
Denton, TX
w/Sarah Jaffe/Robert Gomez/Matthew Gray
Cover: $7.00
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Saturday 12/19/09 – 9:30PM (21+)
The Cavern
1914 Greenville
Dallas, TX
http://thecaverndallas.com
w/Robert Gomez/Matthew Gray
Cover: $6.00
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I think the Audio Perv likes me.  I guess if you have to be liked by a perv, this would be the one to be liked by.  GO HERE for “You Found Me” etc…

Looking forward to hitting the road this week, and playing in some new towns.  More info on the “Shows” page.  Come out and say hi!

“Opener Josh Mease ribbed the audience with rigidly assigned fictional names (not everyone in there was named Bob, I’m at least 85% sure) and a set of breathy, stoic folk-pop that sounded far more resonant live than on his modest records: Myriad autumnal dirges, huskily imploring da-da-da-das, implacable swoons in the arid Iron and Wine vein. Most of the setlist came from Mease’s latest album, Wilderness, and it’s pretty fetching stuff: ballad “Eleanor” shared a little of Patrick Watson’s wicked circus-dirge leanings, as inflected by the minor undertones Mease toys with so often. All the Bobs seemed delighted by this one, especially.”

” Josh Mease brings a subtle variety of musical influences to his brand of folk rock, from lounge jazz to country and blues.  His unassuming vocals lead the way to a world free from the hustle and bustle of New York City streets, and the instrumentalists providing his backup make him more than just another Brooklyn singer/songwriter.  The songs he writes serve many purposes, and you may end up humming the melodies to more than one of his tunes on your way to grab a drink at the bar.”